Countries in Review: Austria (part two)

There's a theme with most of the songs in this section of the Austrian Eurovision songs, and it's the fact that Austria seems to have a taste for music that doesn't alway mesh with the rest of Europe.

Ah, the Sacher torte...  How I love you so, you wonderful Viennese invention...

6. "Weil's dr guat got" George Nussbaumer 1996
7. "Heute in Jerusalem" Christina Simon 1979
8. "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen" Udo Jürgens 1965
9. "Weil der Mensch zählt" Alf Poier 2003
10. "All To You" The Rounder Girls 2000
11. "Sonntag" Mess 1982
12. "Reflection" Bobbie Singer 1999
13. "Falter im Wind" Milestones 1972
14. "Kinder dieser Welt" Gary Lux 1985
15. "Die Zeit ist einsam" Timna Brauer 1986
16. "Tausend Fenster" Harry West 1968
17. "Say A Word" Manuel Ortega 2002
18. "Venedig im Regen" Thomas Forstner 1991
19. "Du hast mich so fasziniert" Harry Winter 1960
20. "Sehnsucht" Jimmy Makulis 1961
21. "Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe" Liane Augustin 1958
22. "Nur noch Gefühl" Gary Lux 1987
23. "Nur ein Leid" Thomas Forstner 1989
24. "Keine Mauern mehr" Simone 1990
25. "Maria Magdelena" Tony Wegas 1993

This unique musical taste is really noticable with the songs that come in sixth and seventh on my list:

George Nussbaumer   "Weil's dr guat got"   1996

Christina Simon  "Heute in Jerusalem"   1979

Personally I like the idea of a gospel number and a German cabaret number, but they were out of the box choices to go to Eurovision and were not particularly successful--Nussbaumer coming in 10th and Simon coming in dead last.

Most of the rest of the songs in the rest of ths songs in this section are songs that followed trends that were in pop music at the time:

Manny Ortega  "Say A Word"  2002

Mess   "Sonntag"  1982

Harry Winter  "Du hast mich so fasziniert"  1960

All three are prefectly nice but completely forgettable songs, which seems to be a trend among Austrian Eurovision entrants.

The only song that I feel disappointment in is the following number:

The Rounder Girls  "All For You"  2000

I'm a sucker for Motown songs, and the three ladies in this girl group have great voices, but they were really let down by a bad vocal mix and nerves, which made me rank then tenth--lower that I really wanted to rank them.   Which pretty much translates as "Does anybody have a The Rounder Girls album then can send my way?"

Wait.  They have some albums on Spotify!   I know what's going to be playing on my computer for the next couple of hours.

Tomorrow, my top five Austrian Eurovision songs.