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Everybody has an opinion. Not to my liking.
I like the song too, it is not the best track in the world. But they they made a very good attempt to go back to the classic instrumentals like YOLT with this, and at the same time gave it a modern touch with sam's voice (love it or hate it)
i think it will pay off in the end. As far as i remeber half of everyone here was hating on Skyfall when it was released, i wasn't sure myself back then what to think of it.
All that matters is that the song fits the movie and we will see if it does in a couple weeks.
As to the main points of criticism:
1) too high singing: it is quite interesting that no one mentions A-Ha the living daylights in here. Seems that no one had a problem back then with a high singing male singer... ok whatever
2) too 'emotional/sensitive': the quintessetial scene (or one of the) of Craigs run, is and will always be his lovestory with vesper and especially the "i have no armor left..." line. Again, no one had a problem with it back then. This song takes that theme and runs with it. Looks like Spectre will dig a bit deeper into that. and i am totally fine with that AS LONG as they don't overdo it, and i don't think they will, cause it will probably be just as much of an revenge movie due to Blowaltz... So really, everybody just chill out...
Well, that's just what I'm doing right now. And I can tell you WOTW really succeeded in one thing, after listening to it twice the conclusion was: DAD and AWTD aren't that awful after all. :D
All other things aside... Another Way to Die is a great track, just doesn't really work as a Bond theme.
Just kidding ...didn't dislike DAD or AWTD but didn't really go for them.
WOTW is just such a great song drowned out by horrible vocals.
:))
Exactly my impression, Sir Hilary. I hope it will start to grow on me when the movie opens over here on November 4th (already booked tickets for the first screening - 7 weeks in advance, never did that before). Well, at least it is not as bad as DAD (I doubt any other artist would deliver such a poor pile of crap and get away with it and cashing in the money) or AWTD. But way beyond the achievements of classic or very good Bond songs (GF, DAD, DAF, LALD, ATK, TLD, GE, YKMN, and SF). Mediocre at its best. In Germany we have the saying "he/she tried his/her best", meaning, that it is not good at all. But if Kleinman comes up with a terrific opening credits sequence, it might work.
Will be interesting to see how Madeline Swann plays into all that
I'm betting that whoever hired him for this believed the hype too.
If it was a high profile young male singer they wanted then why didn't they give John Newman a call?
This is just nonsense. I've dismissed countless songs at first because they were too weird, and then they come back and impress you in new ways after some time. Also why would someone listen to a song repeatedly in order to convince themselves to like it? What stake does a person have in any song that they have to 'work' in order to make themselves like it? Finally your thesis only works under the conditions that there is objectively good and bad songs which is of course horseshit.
https://dropbox.com/s/zm2js5p6qxqq40r/SS%20WOTW%20stadium.mp3?dl=0
Why would a Bond fan want to convince themself that a Bond theme doesn't suck? Well, I'll let you figure that out yourself.
The song gets praised after viewing the film
The film gets bashed after viewing it
I have been critical myself. While I'm not a fan of the song myself, I absolutely despise some of the reactions in here towards Sam Smith. If Mr Smith would be checking this forum, he would hang himself :-(.....or at least starting to cry. People in here should think about that. And also......rephrasing some of the foul, offensive, tabloid-esque bickering in here wouldn't be a bad idea!
Criticise the song?? Be my guest. But let's not forgat that a good chap, who struggled himself in his life with his weight and so on, made this song. People really need to be more respectful towards each other, epecially in ht ecreative industry when it's really a lot about personal taste, and not about simply scoaring a goal in overtime.
haha This, as a response to GG's comment, made me laugh
Not that I necessarily disagree with GG.
You miss my point. Look to =bg='s remark below you. He says "It has no hook. It aimlessly wanders". Better saying that than "Stupid faggot stole from Michael Jackson!" or "So because he was fat I'm gonna like it more". One can discuss in a more civilized way no?
Fair points.
Yes let's do this appreciation thread.
I officially declare hereby that I like Writing's On The Wall.
When I listened to it live on BBC 1 this morning in the bus to work (on my iPhone with in-ear headphones) shivers run down my spine and my initial reaction was, wow...at last a decent proper Bond song again (Skyfall didn't do that to me).
The hate, yes hate, that song and Sam Smith get in the social media is really stupid.
Sometimes I think people just need a victim to vent their frustration that they build up in their own lives.
Sam Smith is probably a welcome target. Gay (yes...homophobia still exists), very successful (envy), still fairly new in the business (not built up enough respect yet) and of course he doesn't look like Justin Bieber or those blokes from One Direction, so the whole girly fraction will bash it too :))
And he is singing with a high voice in places...and that's reason enough to lambast the song??
Anyway, I like it, full stop.