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Julie is a master at blending her favorite things together: comedy, showtunes, and Kate Bush. This track is not only hilarious, but it'll have you singing along before you're done hearing it.
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about
Silence is the first single published from Miss Klausner’s 2022 live solo show, “Medleys and Other Variants.” It began as a goof on a flimsy premise: what if Kate Bush CBE, a phenomenal, ethereal and otherworldly-talented artist, were to adapt Silence of the Lambs into a stage musical. Naturally, Kate's obsessions with body functions (Moving, 1978; Breathing,1980) would manifest themselves lyrically, and her scansion of some sections of Wuthering Heights might reprise. The rest of Silence picked up where parody/ satire/ whatever left off, and soon became its own insane thing. With Eli Bolin’s virtuosic composition and Julie challenging herself to be as stupid as possible lyrically and as proficiently expressive vocally, we soon arrived at the recording studio of Christian Cassan, who produced and played on the track as though it were a Serious Business early 80s rock single. We pray to Goddess Kate it tickles your funny bones and blesses your ear drums in tandem.
lyrics
I’M ON ASSIGNMENT
TO RESEARCH THE BRAIN
OF ONE WHO COULD BEST BE CALLED
CRIMN’LY INSANE
MY HEART’S BEATING FAST
I’M A ROOKIE AT THIS
WILL LECTER BE NASTY
OR BLOW ME A KISS
DOWN AND DOWN I’M DESCENDING
SOMEBODY FLICKS ME WITH CUM
SO HELP ME PLEASE
DIRECT MY PATH
I NEED TO MEET JAME GUMB
BUT FIRST -
LET’S LEARN HOW TO BLINK
THIS IS HOW YOU BLINK
READY, LET’S ALL BLINK
OPEN YOUR EYES
NOW SHUT THEM
SHUT THEM
OPEN
SHUT
OPEN
SHUT
OPEN
SHUT
OPEN YOUR EYES
NOW SHUT THEM
SHUT THEM
SHUT THEM
SHUT THEM!
HANNIBAL!
IT’S ME, CLARICE, TELL ME ALL ABOUT
FRIGGIN’ BUFFALO BILL
HANNIBAL!
IT’S ME, CLARICE, I’M THE FBI
I NEED HELP!
RUBBING THE LOTION
WHENEVER IT’S TOLD
LOWER THE BASKET
DOWN INTO THE HOLE
MAKING A SKIN SUIT
IS NOT A REAL THING
THAT TRANS PEOPLE DO
MYTHS ARE DAMAGE-EN-ING
YOU’RE ASKING ME FOR MY MEM’RIES?
MY STORIES TOLD FROM THE HEART?
TRAUMAS FROM MY CHILDHOOD
I THINK IT’S TIME TO START—
TO LEARN ONCE MORE HOW TO BLINK
HERE COME THE INSTRUCTIONS
THE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO BLINK
OPEN YOUR EYES
NOW SHUT THEM
SHUT THEM
OPEN
SHUT
OPEN
SHUT
OPEN
SHUT
OPEN YOUR EYES
NOW SHUT THEM
SHUT THEM
SHUT THEM
SHUT THEM!
HANNIBAL!
IT’S ME, CLARICE, TELL ME ALL ABOUT
FRIGGIN’ BUFFALO BILL
HANNIBAL!
IT’S ME, CLARICE, I’M THE FBI
I NEED HELP!
CHEW AND SWALLOW
POINT AND FLEX
INHALE, EXHALE
HERE’S HOW TO HAVE SEX
IN AND OUT AND
IN AND OUT AND
IN AND OUT AND
IN AND OUT AND
IN AND OUT AND
IN AND OUT AND ..... (etc) IN
AND OUT
HOW DID I GET HERE ON MY OWN?
COULD IT BE MY BOSS THINKS I’M SEXY?
IF IRON SULFIDE IS FOO-EL’S GOLD
ARE THESE RIDDLES INTENDED TO VEX ME?
WE’RE ALL ALONE
WE’RE TWO OF A KIND
I GIVE YOU MY STORIES
YOU GIVE ME YOUR MIND
THE BUREAU IS STRUGGLING
BUT I’M ON THE CASE
I’M FRIGHTENED BUT CAN YOU BLAME ME
YOU ATE A WOMAN’S FACE
HANNIBAL!
IT’S ME, CLARICE, TELL ME ALL ABOUT
FRIGGIN’ BUFFALO BILL
HANNIBAL!
IT’S ME, CLARICE, I’M THE FBI
I NEED HELP!
WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA HOLY CRAPADOO
QUID PRO QUO WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA HOLY CRAPADOO
credits
released August 3, 2023
PERFORMED by Julie Klausner
MUSIC by Eli Bolin
LYRICS by Julie Klausner
MUSIC VIDEO EDITED by Vic Berger IV
DIRECTED by Jodi Lennon
SHOT by Zach Stone
PRODUCED by Christian Cassan
CHOREOGRAPHED by Jeremy Laverdure
PIANO & KEYBOARDS by Jon Spurney
MASTERED by Whynot Jansveld
GRAPHIC DESIGN and COVER ART by Todd Alcott
MUSIC DIRECTOR- NYC Shows- Dan Pardo
THANKS Jared Cheek, Connor Ratliff
Julie Klausner created the Hulu series “Difficult People.” She wrote two books, hosted the How Was Your Week podcast and
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