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Unfortunately, not everything - even the best things in life - pleases everyone.
with Loverman by Martin Gore
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urrgPcvrO2E
that title sequence is infinitely better lol
ok, the Gore track is alot longer than than the title sequence, but it still goes well with it lol
I'm part of the tiniest majority (maybe just me and Madonna herself) that actually quite liked DAD (the song). Not one of the best, but I don't really get the overwhelming negativity to it.
Actually I don't think Madonna likes it either. :P
Wonder who's fault and if they'll give me a better copy.
Try iTunes first I suppose
And in response to those people who are saying that Muse's "Supremacy" should have been the Skyfall song, I just want to say my piece, which is: I love Muse, but "Supremacy" sounds like nothing more or less than a Muse song, whereas "Let the Sky Fall" sounds like both a Bond theme AND an Adele song. VERY few artists can pull that off.
Some huge WAA WAAA old style brass, you know?
Hoping for a music video of it soon!
Best song since either TWINE or Goldeneye. When the TWINE theme song first came out I loved it and went out and bought the CD single.
I wonder how many other stations around the world will premiere it today.
Happy James Bond Day! I’m going to open a bottle of bubbly tonight and watch Dr No. Can’t think of anything more appropriate. :)
1) My biggest complaint is Adele is too dang obvious. There have been plenty of bands that everyone thinks it perfect for Bond, but the recent choices, Jack White, Chris Cornell, even Madonna and Sheryl Crow, didn't have anything new on the radio at the time, unlike Adele, who seems to have a different single playing every other song on the radio.
2)It's too cliche. Through 50 years of Bond themes, the songs have transitioned from the jazzy sound of Shirley Bassey and Tom Jones to the rock-and-roll sound of Paul McCartney to the straight-up rock sound of Chris Cornell. If they wanted a throwback to the 60's, I still think they should have just brought Shirley Bassey herself into the recording studio.
3)The lyrics. It's okay to sing about Skyfall as an abstract thought, but continually referring to Skyfall as a location, which we know it is in the movie, makes it hard to take the song seriously out of context.
Anyway, I think I'm going to go on the record, and draw ire, and say I liked Jack White & Alicia Keye's effort better.
Nevertheless right now is only a piece of music. We have to hear it in the film and assess it in that context..
I don't mind Another Way to Die but I definitely think Skyfall is better. I think it has a catchy tune but what I will say as I have in the past, is that it does lack originality. Despite all the orchestral sounds, the song is a bit on the plain, unoriginal side but I still like the tune (maybe because much of it is the 007 theme ;) ) and will download it from i tunes.
Ohhh, they're playing it on the radio as I write this.
Could you provide a link? According to my site it's at 70, and when I go to the page that lists all the countries, it's not in any of the top 10's.
But here is a screen-cap from my actual US iTunes program:
Strange indeed.
We'll see tomorrow when everyone wakes up.
The lyrics are original, the orchestration is original, the only 'red flag' is the Bond theme but it's not in full, it only uses ques.
I say that's a mighty silly reason to strike down Adele if the Oscars go that route.
I think that's fair enough. The 007 theme is fairly consistent throughout. What would you rate it out of 10 Adelefan?
They're really promoting it on the radio. They keep talking about Global James Bond Day too.
Now as a song by Adele I can do without the orchestra and back-up singers easily. She doesn't need much to sing an amazing song. But I see how a song like this would create a mood in a film. The orchestra adds a very dramatic element to the song as well as the chorus singers and it will definitely enhance any emotions created by the film. I hope the James Bond Theme doesn't make it ineligible for an Oscar nomination.