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I tend to agree with this. George Michael in particular would have killed it.
Good call.
Oh my! Too good a prospect.
It's honestly not meant to be insulting. Honest. I am not the first to see that - from wider media reactions. And some of them are from within the pink press too.
But like others have said, that can of worms ain't worth it. Certainly not over a song from a movie.
It does sap your enthusiasm for 'Spectre'.
Hopefully eon will have the wisdom to ditch it.
As usual, you're right. Being masculine is one of the defining traits of Bond. That's why we won't complain about Cornell being too masculine in YKMN. the criticisms of the song that some see as homophobic exist because those qualities aren't part of Bond's character. If one of the sappy love ballads from Roger's era had been sung from Bond's perspective people would be up in arms too.
Great post! I feel exactly like you.
That is surprising to read. Surely, you've seen the trailers which incidentally were made after Smith wrote the song; in fact SP had done less than 5 weeks of filming by the time he was done. Everything we've seen so far in terms of quality, enjoyment and excitement clearly stands independently from Smith's 20 minute effort which he cranked out shortly after everyone came back from the Christmas holidays.
"Spend a lifetime running, and I always get away."
sounds similar to:
"You crossed me so many times, yet you never saw me."
Just saying.
Yes, I'm finding that it certainly improves the more you listen to it - you accept and assimilate it in effect! :)
It depends on the song. NDIB and TWINE are clearly from Anya and Elektra's perspectives. YKMN and SF are from Bond's.
It still feels descriptive to me. 'The coldest blood runs through my veins, you know my name', doesn't feel like something Bond would think about himself. Maybe it's true, but someone else filled that in for him.
I think there was a poster over on CBn who years ago explained what it all meant - some lines from M, some from Bond etc.
I've heard it once and I'm sorry I don't like it, quite passionately in fact I personally think it's terrible but then a good few of you like it but that's my opinion. I'm not sure how I'm overreacting by saying this. I can see those who would have most likely been similar if I'd got my dream and Radiohead would have been the artist.
The one factor it's always going to fall down for me is his voice, I just don't like it, I think it sounds weak to me and no I'm not taking pops at Sam Smith's sexuality. He could have been straight and sung the same way and my opinion would be just the same and I take great offense that anyone would imply I'm homophobic because I don't like it, I most certainly are not.
The same way I've heard people say I can't listen to Guns n Roses because of Axl Rose's voice. I can't personally see why you would deprive yourself of one of the greatest rock debuts of all time and one of the best full stop rock albums of all time but if the voice is that much of a sticking point then I understand that you couldn't let it go.
I'll go back to 2008, while I'll never call AWTD one of the best of the series I certainly personally wouldn't call it one of the very worst and the amount of venom on the previous forum when that was released was pretty strong. Jack White had committed some serious crime delivering what in some peoples eyes was series heresy and they didn't mind saying it. So now we are here again in 2015 and some people including myself have similar feelings about the new theme.
I don't think if you really dislike it you are going over the top, I pretty much know when I hear something if it really rubs me up the wrong way like this has a few more plays it's not going get any better. If that makes me narrowed minded in some peoples opinions then so be it. I have an eclectic taste in music but I'm at that age when new stuff rarely excites me that is just the way it is and my love of music can make me very opinionated and I'm unapologetic music snob and unlikely to change.
I hope that those like it continue to debate on it sensibly and respect others opinions. Anyway this is my last word on it. My views provoked some rather strong reactions so if I offended anyone sorry. RC7 and myself have made up and I'm putting the whole thing behind me and moving on and I'll be keeping out of threads discussing this song, I've said my piece and that is it.
Of course, if the film does not have a romance relatable to the song, it deserves every bit of criticism it would get for being misleading to the film and just a one-off love song.
Maybe we should set up a charity to collect donations for the poor downcast sod? :D
In any case, 2 minutes, 30 seconds does not qualify for 2 hours, 30 minutes.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion like you saying Radiohead sound like a bunch of autistic 14 year olds. I respect your opinion please do the same and put your wooden spoon away.
My opinion is relevant to me I tried to explain myself if you don't like it that is your problem, I don't like Smith and never have so me not liking the song isn't a big leap.
It was. You and others. It's not an attack or anything but the point I'm making is, it's premature to start worrying if Bond will come off as weak or needy based on the song of a 23 year old who decided to write a 4 minute love song. With the footage we've seen so far and based on the comments from the cast and crew, Bond is on top form. We should trust what we can actually see what the film makers have shown us so far over Smith's song which he wrote lss than 5 weeks into filming.
"All the previous men to create 007 anthems performed over-the-top virility: In Jones’s case, it was with lounge-singer swagger and adventure-narrator drama; in the cases of Paul McCartney, or Jack White, or Chris Cornell, it was with seething rock edge. Smith is doing something else entirely—going supremely emotional, vulnerable, weak.
Smith sounds so fragile there that you could argue he’s subverting the franchise, or betraying it. The James Bond character is lizardlike and amoral, a sex machine who’s always made to regret the rare instances when he allows a woman to hold power over him. The Daniel Craig era has complicated this notion, but not to the extent that Smith now has. Handwringing about a supposed cultural assault on masculinity awaits, no doubt."
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/09/writings-on-the-wall-sam-smiths-radically-wimpy-james-bond-theme/407383/