Warum nur, warum?

"Warum nur, warum?"

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 the 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.

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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 (first by Matt Monro, with later versions by Brenda Lee with Richard Williams, Peter Grant, Al Martino, Nancy Wilson and Timi Yuro among others), in Italian and in Spanish as "Vete por favor" by Matt Monro, on each occasion featuring similar sentiments.

Following the 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".

Chart performance

Matt Monro version

Chart (1964-65)	Peak position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[1]	4
US Billboard Middle-Road Singles^[2]	5
US Billboard Hot 100^[3]	23

External links

Lyrics to "Warum nur, warum" at The Diggiloo Thrush website

References

^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 173.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 586.

v t e Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation	1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1971 1972 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	Anita Liane Augustin Nadine Beiler Blue Danube Timna Brauer Marty Brem Vincent Bueno Carmela Corren Thomas Forstner Petra Frey Global.Kryner Karel Gott Ferry Graf Peter Horten Stella Jones Udo Jürgens Natália Kelly Lumix Gary Lux The Makemakes Jimmy Makulis Pia Maria Bob Martin Marianne Mendt Mess The Milestones George Nussbaumer Manuel Ortega Paenda Eric Papilaya Alf Poier The Rounder Girls Salena Cesár Sampson Schmetterlinge Eleonore Schwarz Christina Simon Simone Bobbie Singer Bettina Soriat Springtime Teya Tie Break Trackshittaz Nathan Trent Waterloo and Robinson Tony Wegas Westend Wilfried Harry Winter Conchita Wurst Zoë
Songs	~~"Alive"~~ "All to You" "Amen" "Boom Boom Boomerang" "Du bist" "Du bist Musik" "Du hast mich so fasziniert" "Einfach weg" "Falter im Wind" "Für den Frieden der Welt" "Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe" "Get a Life – Get Alive" "Halo" "Heute in Jerusalem" "Hurricane" "I Am Yours" "Der K. und K. Kalypso aus Wien" "Keine Mauern mehr" "Kinder dieser Welt" "Limits" "Lisa Mona Lisa" "Loin d'ici" "Maria Magdalena" "Merci, Chérie" "Mrs. Caroline Robinson" "Musik" "My Little World" "Nobody but You" "Nur ein Lied" "Nur in der Wiener Luft" "Nur noch Gefühl" "One Step" "Reflection" "Rise Like a Phoenix" "Running on Air" "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen" "Say a Word" "The Secret Is Love" "Sehnsucht" "Shine" "Sonntag" "Tausend Fenster" "Venedig im Regen" "Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder" "Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt" "Warum nur, warum?" "Weil der Mensch zählt" "Weil's dr guat got" "Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt" "Wenn du da bist" "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" "Wohin, kleines Pony" "Woki mit deim Popo" "Y así" "Die Zeit ist einsam" "Zusammen geh'n"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Austria did not compete

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1964
Countries	Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Switzerland United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Hugues Aufray Arne Bendiksen António Calvário Gigliola Cinquetti Robert Cogoi Anneke Grönloh Udo Jürgens Sabahudin Kurt Lasse Mårtenson Matt Monro Nora Nova Rachel Romuald Bjørn Tidmand Tim, Nelly and Tony Anita Traversi
Songs	"Caracola" "Le Chant de Mallory" "Dès que le printemps revient" "I Love the Little Things" "I miei pensieri" "Jij bent mijn leven" "Laiskotellen" "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne" "Non ho l'età" "Oração" "Où sont-elles passées" "Près de ma rivière" "Sangen om dig" "Spiral" "Warum nur, warum?" "Život je sklopio krug"

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