Talk:It's Oh So Quiet

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Question

Are there any citations to support the assertion that she "resents" this song being her biggest seller? It could be that it's not on the Greatest Hits package for financial reasons.--Son of Somebody 21:40, 14 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This information needs to be ascertained. Added {{fact}}

Track listing

Concerning the track listing, there's a few versions according to Discography Björk 1995.xlynx 08:01, 29 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Blow A Fuse

I am looking for evidence that Betty Hutton recorded a song called "Blow A Fuse" rather than "It's Oh So Quiet". I have found no reliable source that backs this up. Labalius (talk) 20:47, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's on the original 78s as "Blow a Fuse", from an era before full-saturation coverage of entertainment (pre-Sgt. Pepper). Unfortunately, this renders the internet almost useless for verifying this fact. It's also unfortunate that this widely-known fact is tagged as "not verified". If the Beatles had recorded in the 40s-50s, the "Target Jingle" would be similarly un-verifiable as "Hello Goodbye". Oh well.--Son of Somebody (talk) 13:29, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the reply. Would you by any chance own a copy of the original 78? If so then it can be cited using the Cite music release notes template. Even better would be an image of the record, clearly showing the information. I am sure that fair use could be justified for this. I would be happy to do the editorial work. I believe that it is important to verify "widely-known" facts such as this, especially since several sources state explicitly that the name of the original release was "It's Oh So Quiet". For example Second Hand Songs, Satins And Spurs and this RCA discography all state that it was the B-side of the single "Murder, He Says", released as RCA Victor catalog number 20-4179 in 1951. On the other hand, Music Brainz gives the name as "Blow A Fuse", with the same catalog number but the year 1948. However, none of these sources can be classed as reliable. I expect that the only way to verify the original song title is via the original release. Labalius (talk) 00:13, 25 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And here is someone who says he owns the 'original' recording and that it's title was 'It's Oh So Quiet', not 'Blow a Fuse'.

Confirmation

I have now linked a scan of Billboard magazine to the article, which shows that Betty Hutton released "It's Oh, So Quiet" — Labalius (talk) 13:19, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

FlashForward

This song was used in s01e04 of FlashForward in the beginning. Not sure how you can make note of that but a good chunk of it was used near the beginning and in a literal way. Trivia section? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.222.106.112 (talk) 23:00, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Trivia sections should be avoided. This fact may be better placed in an article about the TV episode, rather than the song — Labalius (talk) 00:35, 3 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Recording

Some years back I heard a radio documentary that included a section about this song. The person reminiscing noted that the orchestra and studio had been booked for a number of hours, and had been busy rehearsing away, but Bjork was so late arriving that they only had time to do a single take for the actual recording. I had hoped to find this confirmed here. Anyone know any more? -- EdJogg (talk) 09:01, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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