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Matt Monro originally released Walk Away written by Don Black and Udo Jürgens and Matt Monro released it on the single Walk Away in 1964.
Following the Eurovision Song Contest, United Kingdom representative Matt Monro had a hit with his English-language version of “Warum nur, warum?”, entitled “Walk Away” (lyrics by Don Black, with whom Monro attended the Eurovision contest). Monro came second in the 1964 Eurovision Song Contest with the Tony Hatch song, “I Love the Little Things”.
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“Warum nur, warum?” | |
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Eurovision Song Contest 1964 entry | |
Country | Austria |
Artist(s) | Udo Jürgens |
Language | German |
Composer(s) | Udo Jürgens |
Lyricist(s) | Udo Jürgens |
Conductor | Johannes Fehring |
Finals performance | |
Final result | 6th |
Final points | 11 |
Entry chronology | |
◄ “Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder” (1963) | |
“Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen” (1965) ► |
“Warum nur, warum?” (German pronunciation: [ˈvaːrʊm nuːɐ̯ vaˈrʊm]; “Just why, why?”) was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964, sung in German by Udo Jürgens.
“Warum nur, warum?” was succeeded as Austrian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 by “Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen” (“Tell her, I send my love”), also performed by Jürgens.
The song was performed sixth on the night (following Finland‘s Lasse Mårtenson with “Laiskotellen“
and preceding France‘s Rachel with “Le chant de Mallory“).
At the close of voting, it had received 11 points, placing sixth in a field of 16.
The Austrian entry “Warum nur warum?“, performed by songwriter Udo Jürgens, caught Monro’s ear, despite its sixth-place finish, and he recorded an English version titled “Walk Away”, earning him another hit single late in 1964. The song had lyrics by Monro’s manager and friend, Don Black, whom he had met during his Denmark Street days when Black was working for Toff Music.
Background
The song is in the chanson style and features Jürgens wondering why bad things need to happen, such as flowers dying and the object of his affections ignoring him.
The song was recorded in English (three times Italian and Spanish as “Vete por Favor” by Matt Monro, on each occasion featuring similar sentiments.: Matt Monro,
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Chart performance
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Chart (1964-65) | Peak position |
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UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 4 |
U.S. Billboard Middle-Road Singles | 5 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | 23 |
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