Musik (song)
Encyclopedia
"Musik" was the Austria
n entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971
, performed in Viennese
(a dialect of German
spoken in Vienna
) by Marianne Mendt
.
The song was performed first on the night (followed by Malta
's Joe Grech
with "Marija l-Maltija
"). At the close of voting, it had received 66 points, placing it 16th in a field of 18.
The song is about the ubiquity of music, although as Mendt sings, "it is often sold as something else". Marianne's performance at the ESC was pretty fair at best. Her main problem was that she was trying too hard in her performance. Her preview video was much better with there being a lot of symbolism, with the music switching tempos back and forth between birds flying over the Danube river and a plane flying overhead. The original version of the video was a little hard to listen to especially the chorus line had a very annoying high pitch screech singing along with Mendt. But orchestration-wise, the lyrics "feel the beat" referred to the birds flying over the lake and "feel the drum" referred to the plane flying overhead.
The song was succeeded as Austrian representative
in the 1972 Contest
by Milestones
performing "Falter im Wind
".
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971
Eurovision Song Contest 1971
The Eurovision Song Contest 1971 was the sixteenth Eurovision Song Contest and the first held in Dublin, Ireland. The new voting system that was introduced in this Eurovision did have one big problem: some juries gave fewer points out than others...
, performed in Viennese
Viennese German
Viennese German is the city dialect spoken in Vienna, the capital of Austria and is counted among the Bavarian dialects. Even in Lower Austria, the state surrounding the city, many of its expressions are not used, while farther to the west they are often not even understood.- Linguistic...
(a dialect of German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
spoken in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
) by Marianne Mendt
Marianne Mendt
Marianne Mendt is an Austrian jazz singer and actress, best known for her participation in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest.- Early career :...
.
The song was performed first on the night (followed by Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
's Joe Grech
Joe Grech
Joseph Grech, a Maltese singer, was born in Cospicua, Malta on 9 February 1934. He married Josephine née' Buttigieg on 24 September 1961. They have a daughter Marcelle, also a versatile singer. At a very early stage in his life, Joe started to play the trumpet with the Zejtun Band Club...
with "Marija l-Maltija
Marija L-Maltija
"Marija l-Maltija" was the Maltese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, performed in Maltese by Joe Grech...
"). At the close of voting, it had received 66 points, placing it 16th in a field of 18.
The song is about the ubiquity of music, although as Mendt sings, "it is often sold as something else". Marianne's performance at the ESC was pretty fair at best. Her main problem was that she was trying too hard in her performance. Her preview video was much better with there being a lot of symbolism, with the music switching tempos back and forth between birds flying over the Danube river and a plane flying overhead. The original version of the video was a little hard to listen to especially the chorus line had a very annoying high pitch screech singing along with Mendt. But orchestration-wise, the lyrics "feel the beat" referred to the birds flying over the lake and "feel the drum" referred to the plane flying overhead.
The song was succeeded as Austrian representative
Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest
Austria has appeared frequently at the Eurovision Song Contest. The country has won once, in 1966, with the song "Merci Chérie".In recent years, Austria's entries have tended towards the humorous, in contrast with the dance-pop achieving success. 2003 saw comedian and personality Alf Poier perform...
in the 1972 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1972
The Eurovision Song Contest 1972 was the 17th edition series. Monaco was unable to host this year's Eurovision as they were unable to provide the resources. They approached French TV, who agreed to produce the contest, but only if the contest was staged in France and not the planned Monte Carlo...
by Milestones
Milestones (band)
Milestones, also referred as The Milestones in the Eurovision official web site, were an Austrian rock band, active between 1968 and 1975. They are known for their participation in the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest.- 1968-1972 :...
performing "Falter im Wind
Falter Im Wind
"Falter im Wind" was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972, performed in German by Milestones....
".