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Yes, me too. When the song was finished the bus arrived at the station where I got off.
It was a nice feeling to start work, just having listened to such a wonderful pleasant song.
You're deluded Mr @nobodydoesitbetter, people who don't like it aren't going to change their minds when it's wedded to DK (hopefully) stunning credits. I think DAD's credits are pretty damn good but even better with the sound down! No amount of excellent visuals could make me like Madonna's offering and, I'm afraid, the same goes for Sam Smith's outing.
Connery in Jamaica in his suit sitting in his hotel room alone drinking and then putting the glass up against his forehead, I see Lazenby in the barn with Tracy then him holding her as she lays dead in his arms in the car, I see Moore visiting Tracy's grave, I see Dalton walking away from Felixstowe and Della, I see Alec and Bond talking in the grave yard, I see Paris Carver showing up to Bond's hotel and the ensuing love scene, I see Bond kiss a dead Paris, I see Bond staring longingly and lovongly at a computer screen with Elektra imprisoned and him touching the screen, then a love scene between the two and then Bond shooting her dead, then I see scenes of Bond and Vesper’s, LeChiffre torturing Bond, which culminate with Bond trying tirelessly to revive her only to come to the realisation that she's gone, I see bits and pieces of the QoS pts, I see Bond and Mathis talking on the plane, followed by Bond holding a dying Mathis, followed by scenes of Bond being shot off from the top of the train, crashing into the water, the word association test, Bond emerging and running through Westminster, shots of SF Manor, the tombstones of his parents, Bond holding a dying M and lastly Bond on a rooftop looking over London.
=D>
Very well written.
Gives the track a whole new depth for me
In all honesty, I believe more people like it than it might appear as negativity is usually louder in cyberspace than positive reactions. That is the case all over the net: tech forums, politics, music, other films, et. Always the same.
And I bet, outside the Bond and social media communities, out there in the real world where people will hear the song on the radio minus all the fighting and bickering, the reaction will be even more positive. But obviously it won't be for everyone. And in that respect I am not surprised one bit.
Once the smoke clears and the film comes out, I think it will sit nicely in the cannon of great Bond theme songs.
Much appreciated :-bd
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34357110
I haven't specifically selected -ve over +ve, these are the coherent ones though I'm struggling to find many +ve ones:
there's been 430 comments before BBC closed the replies
But again, those comments are from an online site where anonymous people tend to be more vocal in their opinions (positive or negative) than people who will simple hear and judge the song based on how it sounds in the film or the radio and not bother to go online to voice their disdain or approval.
I guess what I'm saying is that in this day and age we tend to hear more from people who dislike something online verses those who are happy with something and don't see a need to post about it. The internet does not represent as much of the everyday world and everyone's opinions as it appears. I admit I fall into the trap of sometimes thinking what I read online is representational of a greater whole when the number of people who don't post anything (good or bad) is much larger.
If you think about it, 430 or 1000 or 10,000 people is tiny in comparison to the millions of non online people we'll never hear from.
I respect, you may not care for the song, I'm just not trying to create a new topic of debate with anybody, just share my appreciation of the song.
This is an APPRECIATION thread for people who like the song.
The social media is in no way a measure for how a song or a movie is viewed by the general public. The social media is mostly swamped by bored young people who have to vent their frustration on anything.
The instant overwhelming success in the charts all over the world tells a different story.
Very good point! And just want to say I appreciate this thread! Nice to read some enthusiastic posts once in a while. Nothing wrong with that.
This seems as good a place as any to share this one and CATCHING BULLETS' thoughts on Sam Smith, WRITING'S ON THE WALL and how things move on, even in the world of the Bond song.
Breaking Bond's fall with WRITING'S ON THE WALL
I tend to agree there's a louder vocal minority on most things online that seem more overwhelming than the majority that may love something or more likely be indifferent. You could very well be correct.
The point of referencing the BBC comments was to show non mi6comminty reaction and the very pro and anti diverging threads. There seems no middle ground.
I absolutely agree on the point that the song is more polarizing than usual, but to me that's not a bad thing. Shows Smith and company are not going an overly safe route and trying something different.
Hope you do like it when you hear it.
Great analysis.
Thank you for the link. Read it, very well written and a great analysis. =D>
I love it. Really strange to be one of the very few who loves it. And no, I'm not a Sam Smith fan.
http://jamesbondradio.com/spectre-writings-on-the-wall-sam-smith-reviewed/
Thanks for sharing! I think these two hit the nail on the head. It's a classic and most don't realize it yet, but they will.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x37ueuc_sam-smith-writing-s-on-the-wall-nc-re-work_music
I agree. Since its release, I have been listening to it in a loop and have grown to like it.