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Guitar Learning Journey: Matt Monro's "Walk Away" instrumental acoustic guitar cover
Guitar Learning Journey: Matt Monro's "Walk Away" instrumental acoustic guitar cover
"Walk Away" is an english adaptation of the song "Warum nur, warum?" (Only why, why?); the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964, sung in German by Udo 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 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: Matt Monro, Brenda Lee with Richard Williams, and Peter Grant), Italian and 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".
"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.
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