It's Oh So Quiet

"In a way it was against my principles to do an old cover version because I'm so anti-retro. But it has this story, this narrative: there's a beginning and something happens in the middle and the ending is different. So many pop songs, especially with English lyrics, are just 900 different ways of saying 'she left me!' Which I actually love because it's pop, just one idea, very simple, but it doesn't mean it's cheap. I can relate to it, but I belong to the storytelling group." Original Version: Betty Hutton - It's Oh So Quiet (1951), written by Bert Reisfeld.

[Intro] Shh, shh [Verse 1] It's oh, so quiet, shh, shh It's oh, so still, shh, shh You're all alone, shh, shh And so peaceful until [Chorus 1] You fall in love, zing boom The sky up above, zing boom Is caving in, wow bam! [Bridge 1] You've never been so nuts about a guy You wanna laugh, you wanna cry You cross your heart and hope to die [Verse 2] Till it's over, and then, shh, shh It's nice and quiet, shh, shh But soon again, shh, shh Starts another big riot [Chorus 2] You blow a fuse, zing boom The devil cuts loose, zing boom So what's the use, wow bam! Of falling in love? [Verse 3] It's oh, so quiet It's oh, so still You're all alone And so peaceful until [Chorus 3] You ring the bell, bim bam You shout and you yell, hi ho-ho You broke the spell [Bridge 2] Gee, this is swell, you almost have a fit This guy is "gorge" and I got hit There's no mistake, this is it! [Verse 4] Till it's over, and then It's nice and quiet, shh, shh But soon again, shh, shh Starts another big riot [Chorus 2] You blow a fuse, zing boom The devil cuts loose, zing boom So what's the use, wow bam! Of falling in love? [Outro] The sky caves in The devil cuts loose You blow, blow, blow Blow, blow your fuse, ahh! When you fall in love Shh