Aufrecht geh 'n ( " Walk tall " ) was the German entry in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest , performed in German by Mary Roos . The song was composed by Michael Reinecke with lyrics by Michael Kunze , who previously had written the lyrics to Silver Convention 's 1977 entry " Telegram " . This was also Mary Roos ' second Eurovision entry ; she had represented Germany at the 1972 Contest with Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben " , placing 3rd in a field of 18
1972 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1972
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