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[thefro]

I'm not comfortable with a Bond song NOT named after the movie it's featured in, but I'll wait to listen to it before making a judgement

This one turned out pretty darn good.

Helps when you've got an EGOT winner writing the song though.

 

[Matticers]

I thought Ellie was confirmed to be doing it a while ago. Oh well. I don't care who does the song as long as it's a good one.

 

[Souldriver]

Ellie' voice is peculiar and not what people would imagine a "bond song voice", but I can fully hear an awesome bombastic orchestrated bond song with Ellie singing it.


Sam Smith though, nope. Not excited in the least. Hopefully the instrumentals are amazing, cause it's not his voice that'll make me like the song.

 

[KingK]

Never heard of this guy before. I don't really listen to pop radio channels...

 

[BruceCLea]

He's awful. So mopey. And dopey.

 

[faridmon]

Just glad it's not Ellie Goulding. That would have been a travesty.

As crap she is, she is fucking Beatles compared to Sam Smith

 

[Exterminieren]

Not convinced.

Ah, never mind. Throw a brass section at it, it'll be a Bond song soon enough.

 

[Gonzalez]

This one turned out pretty darn good.

Helps when you've got an EGOT winner writing the song though.

The words "The Spy Who Loved Me" do appear in that song, though.

 

[Gonzalez]

Exactly!
Conchita even has the voice and delivery to pull this off. It would be so dramatic and awesome.

I think this person deserves a bigger "Who", than Sam Smith.

 

[Ivan 3414]

Exactly!
Conchita even has the voice and delivery to pull this off. It would be so dramatic and awesome.

This lady is way too progressive for James Bond lol.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

makes me depressed about the radiohead rumors. should have known it was too good to be true.


Sam smith is aight. That's the safebet and logical one.

 

[Ridley327]

Two of the last three haven't been. You Know My Name was brilliant.

And that's hardly a Craig-era invention. Nobody Does it Better is generally top 10 material for opening themes for the series, and you also have the likes of All Time High as well.

 

[Tadaima]

The words "The Spy Who Loved Me" do appear in that song, though.

Well, we haven't heard the lyrics to this song yet. Perhaps they contain the title somewhere.

 

[BowieZ]

Chorus lyrics are out!

Writing's on the wall,
When it crumbles,
We will stand tall,
Face it all together

Writing's on the wall,
When it crumbles,
We will stand tall,
Face it all together
At wordwall,
At wordwall

 

[diamount]

Didn't she take a break to have a child? It's not that she's no longer relevant, it's just that she wants some time out of the spotlight for the sake of her kid.

The quality of her work has never really diminished. She's always taken her time with things. There's no doubt that her next album will be as good as her last two.

What makes you think Adele is forgotten?

Adele hasn't relased any new music since Skyfall in 2012.

She has a new album coming out this year and it'll be big.

Oh, I just assumed so because she never had any hits in recent years. If she decided to become a mother then that's cool but I doubt she will ever reach the same popularity as before.

 

[Souldriver]

Chorus lyrics are out!

Writing's on the wall,
When it crumbles,
We will stand tall,
Face it all together

Writing's on the wall,
When it crumbles,
We will stand tall,
Face it all together
At wordwall,
At wordwall

Is this real?


It's almost like a joke how cliched and similar it looks like skyfall.

 

[Diprosalic]

they went with Sam fucking Smith. smh.

 

[Tadaima]

Oh, I just assumed so because she never had any hits in recent years. If she decided to become a mother then that's cool but I doubt she will ever reach the same popularity as before.

Does it really matter as long as the quality of her music is just as good?

 

[number11]

People are hating on Sam Smith but wanted Ellie Goulding of all people?

 

[Betta Lines]

Is this real?


It's almost like a joke how cliched and similar it looks like skyfall.

notsureifserious.gif

 

[Vigilant Walrus]

I like Sam Smith!

Need to cash in his relevancy as he will be forgotten in a couple years, similar to Adele.

The fuck is this? Adele is the national anthem of heartbreak. She will never be forgotten. Adele is more real than real. She is superreal. Best you don't forget that... diamount.

*spits the ground angrily*

 

[DECK'ARD]

Is this real?


It's almost like a joke how cliched and similar it looks like skyfall.

*facepalm*

 

[Schattenjäger]

Depeche Mode would have been epic

 

[brisk tacos]

From Goldfinger (can't decide if From Russia with Love count here or not) to Die Another Day there were 17 movies over 4 decades, only 3 movies didn't have their song named after the movie.

In the Daniel Craig era, Skyfall is the exception to the rule, so yeah, I think there's definitely a trend here.

And let maybe expand a bit on this issue here, like, I don't think it's the end of the world or anything, but I think that James Bond mostly work because of tradition, and yeah, I think it's kinda cool to having these songs that immediately evoke memory of the movie, even if it's on the nose.
Now yeah, you can break with those traditions if it can improve your movie (I think the Craig Bonds have played with it, sometime successfully sometime not) but really, let's not act like we're dealing with lyrical masterpieces that we can't work the name of the movie into them.

The DC movies work explicitly because they break the formula. Skyfall trying to reset it back to the old formula was the most disappointing direction to take it.

 

[davepoobond]

Sam Smith is boring, but hopefully its a good song. i dont think i hate any of the bond themes yet

 

[Betta Lines]

Sam Smith is boring, but hopefully its a good song. i dont think i hate any of the bond themes yet

Not even The Man With The Golden Gun, All Time High, Die Another Day, Another Way to Die or Skyfall?

 

[Cheebo]

Man With The Golden Gun theme is terrible but I still enjoy it for what it is. Ditto for All Time High/Octopussy. Which is fitting for Bond. Even the worst Bond movies are fun to watch and pretty enjoyable.

 

[dantevsninjas]

Were all the good singers busy?

 

[ShabbadooJr]

I like Sam Smith when he's collaborating with Disclosure, which it sounds like he did here. Works for me.

 

[BruceCLea]

I'd think HEALTH would make a great Bond song. Drugs Exist off their latest would be a good template.

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

He's going to sing in falsetto the whole way isn't him?

 

[Dutch Gronk]

I fucking hate the guy his whiny voice.

 

[Sane_Man]

Some of you guys kill me. I can't even fathom how it's possible to be so culturally oblivious. It's frankly nothing short of stunning.

There's no cultural merit to knowing who Sam Smith is. These people should be proud of their ignorance.

 

[Betta Lines]

Are we actually going to hear this today or do we have to wait until the 25th? I don't understand the need to separate the reveal and the actual audio by more than 2 weeks...

 

[Lebron]

but it was suppose to be Lana Del Ray

 

[Sumio Mondo]

It's kinda mind boggling why they went with this guy when his songs are so downbeat and Bond songs are, for the most part...upbeat?

 

[Reverend Funk]

Shoulda been Smashmouth.

 

[Shepard]

but it was suppose to be Lana Del Ray

Agreed. I'd sue them if I were Lana, she got robbed.

 

[Solo]

Ugh. Worse than choosing Adele. Looks like Chris Cornell will forever be the holder of the best Craig era theme.

 

[BertramCooper]

People are hating on Sam Smith but wanted Ellie Goulding of all people?

Ellie Goulding wouldn't have been my first choice, but I really enjoy her music and think she's absolutely capable of doing a great Bond theme.

So yes, I would have preferred Goulding over Smith. By a huge margin.

 

[Sanjuro]

Ugh. Worse than choosing Adele. Looks like Chris Cornell will forever be the holder of the best Craig era theme.

Disagree. The Quantum of Solace's proposed theme is still the best in the Craig era.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UBATpyffM0

 

[Penguin]

So not a silly goose, is the song releasing in roughly an hour or can you only pre-order it then?

 

[Tansut]

Disagree. The Quantum of Solace's proposed theme is still the best in the Craig era.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UBATpyffM0

Years later and I still love listening to this.

 

[BertramCooper]

So not a silly goose, is the song releasing in roughly an hour or can you only pre-order it then?

Pre-order, from what I understand. It appears to be getting released on the 25th.

But I can't imagine that it won't get leaked before then.

 

[Currygan]

Sam Smith is boring, but hopefully its a good song. i dont think i hate any of the bond themes yet

I do, man. Still can't get over the godawful, bone chilling, hair ripping, arse clenching Alicia Key's Quantum of Solace one

 

[BertramCooper]

Sam Smith is boring, but hopefully its a good song. i dont think i hate any of the bond themes yet

Have you listened to "All Time High" recently?

Because I don't know anyone who likes that shit.

 

[Zombine]

arse clenching

Warning: may induce kegels

 

[Zultan]

I always thought Bond theme song singers were female. Like some sort of unwritten rule. Did I miss something?

 

[GoldenEye 007]

I always thought Bond theme song singers were female. Like some sort of unwritten rule. Did I miss something?

There have been a number of male singers and male bands that have performed.

 

[Penguin]

I always thought Bond theme song singers were female. Like some sort of unwritten rule. Did I miss something?

Well 3 of the 4 Craig-era ones has been male...

And the very first vocal one (From Russia with Love) was male... so it happens.