Skyfall Theme by Adele
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With You know your Name as the best Craig Era and a top song in the whole series as well.
Essencially this guys list is my list.
brucewaynegretzky
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I'll admit it.... Die Another Day is a guilty pleasure song.
The Madonna song right? YESSSSS
The music is great and I like it. Better than that shit that was in Quantum of Solace.
Edit: as for best bond theme, I will say that Shirley Bassey is still the queen but here are my top three:
1-Diamonds are forever
2-You Know My name
3-From Russia With Love
Edit: as for best bond theme, I will say that Shirley Bassey is still the queen but here are my top three:
1-Diamonds are forever
2-You Know My name
3-From Russia With Love
This is my first Adele song.
0:00-1:24 - I'm really enjoying the song. It feels like it's building up to something really grand.
The chorus is solid. It didn't really blow the lid off, but that's cool.
2:30 - The backup singers don't help this at all. I think it should should have just been Adele alone on it. I think they make the chorus sound worse.
Verse 3 is a little weak. It sounds like she couldn't think of anything to put there. I would have loved for the final chorus to be much more powerful. It kinda sounds like she raised her voice instead of getting stronger, if that makes sense to anyone.
I think the best part of this song is the music. It's absolutely gorgeous. Especially the transition into the 007 theme after the first chorus. Really smooth.
This is about 2/3 of a really solid song. If the backup singers and verse 3 were taken out and just instrumental, then she just finished up with a stronger version of the chorus, I think she would have knocked it out of the park.
0:00-1:24 - I'm really enjoying the song. It feels like it's building up to something really grand.
The chorus is solid. It didn't really blow the lid off, but that's cool.
2:30 - The backup singers don't help this at all. I think it should should have just been Adele alone on it. I think they make the chorus sound worse.
Verse 3 is a little weak. It sounds like she couldn't think of anything to put there. I would have loved for the final chorus to be much more powerful. It kinda sounds like she raised her voice instead of getting stronger, if that makes sense to anyone.
I think the best part of this song is the music. It's absolutely gorgeous. Especially the transition into the 007 theme after the first chorus. Really smooth.
This is about 2/3 of a really solid song. If the backup singers and verse 3 were taken out and just instrumental, then she just finished up with a stronger version of the chorus, I think she would have knocked it out of the park.
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A More Normal Bird
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Echoing (lol) the comments about the backup vocals. Their rhythm is too bouncy for the wispy tone, one needs to change. Either a bleaker phrasing or a fuller, more gospel/jazz tone would have been an improvement in my opinion.
EnderWiggles
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Maybe Adele's codename is 700
OriginofHysteria
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I threw my money at this song like no other. Loving it now that I'm hearing it in better quality.
NintendoGal
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This photo really creeps me out. I think it's because of how the light is hitting the dude and making him look extremely pale. Creepy stalker/bad guy on public transportation... :: shudders ::
maniac-kun
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Great Bond theme <:
hehe
Enjoying the song for sure. Wouldn't say it's up there with my favourite but it's good, listening to it is just getting me even more hyped for the movie.
Favourites (theme songs):
1 - Live & Let Die
2 - You Know My Name
3 - The World Is Not Enough
With shoutouts to Thunderball, Diamonds are Forever and A View To A Kill.
EDIT: Oh and Tomorrow Never Dies, because I watched a live video on YouTube and she can really hit those notes on stage.
Vivalaraza
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Starts strong but fades.
Like it, was never in doubt Adele would do a good job.
Like it, was never in doubt Adele would do a good job.
Hours Left
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I like it.
shut up
Meh, it's OK but only because of the Orchestra. She sounds like she has a cold or something. The backing singers are shockingly bad and the lyrics are bland as hell.
If you compare it to this though...
If you compare it to this though...
Wind's Howling
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Seriously? That does not even remotely fit the Bond style.
And Adele does not sound like she has a cold. That is her voice. Just listen to some of her songs.
Vivalaraza
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Not feeling this tbh.
I NEED SCISSORS
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She's a really great singer but I wish she could say her Ls properly.
Let the Skyfowwwwwww
when it crumbowwwwws
We will stand towwwww
Face it owwww, together
Let the Skyfowwwwwww
when it crumbowwwwws
We will stand towwwww
Face it owwww, together
I think it's deliberate but yeah it annoys me as well.
Though I do like it, this does bug me.
brotkasten
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It's such an incredibly boring song. There's a build-up but no real pay off, very anticlimactic. It's not even a good Adele song. And now that the winter starts, it's going to be all over the radio stations.
Ugh.
It's still better than the Jack White song or the one from Muse.
Ugh.
It's still better than the Jack White song or the one from Muse.
I like Adele. Her first album and 21 were great but something seems off about her delivery in this one. I don't know whether it is a more lazy effort compared to other songs or because of her vocal problems.
or Skyfall = We are betrayed. The whole system crumbles.
Lapidus' Beard
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Pretty bland IMHO. Chorus should have gotten more power.
Betta Lines
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It's her natural London accent. And yeah, it ruins it for me.
Don't know much about Adele so didn't know this, interesting.
Souldriver
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I agree with this post start to finish.
Great song with great instrumentals, Adele has a good voice, backing vocals are almost comically bad, song doesn't progress enough towards the end.
PowderedToast
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BertramCooper
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so hip and edgy
BertramCooper
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The Top 40 station here in Columbus (Clear Channel-owned) has already been playing it like crazy this morning.
Exterminieren
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If Gaben jokes are off the table, this shit should be bannable too.
ScreenSplitter
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Not heard it yet, but I'm making a wild guess... it's generally slow paced and sad?
Wind's Howling
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No it is actually pretty upbeat and a synthesizer is being used.
The dubstep section was pretty surprising.
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