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Absolutely. Eilish is going to be a massive asset, the same way Adele was. Maybe even more so.
My rating of the Craig era songs;
1. You know my Name.
2. Skyfall
3. No time to die.
4. Writings on the wall.
5. Another way to die.
It will never be all time favourite of the series but of the era I think it is second only to Cornell and Arnold's storming start to Craig's tenure.
I found a different NO TIME TO DIE Music Video :D
Haters *knew* the song was going to be terrible. Haters *knew* an 18-year old wasn't going to make it work. Haters *knew* it was going to be amelodic, not-at-all Bondian.
Haters will indeed always hate, even if they are completely and utterly proven wrong.
Ok but to my ears it sounds like he’s forcing it out.
Fair enough. He did alter his approach to singing the song in general when performing live in his final years. I'd recommend checking out one of his acoustic renditions.
That is Cornell's style he isn't forcing it out at all.
Well, unfortunaely she isn't anymore.
I never said he was. Matt007 said it sounded like he was and it's one of the reasons he doesn't care for the song, so I suggested he check out one of Cornell's acoustic versions of the song where he softens his approach to the chorus.
I have nothing against her, personally. If I don't like the song much, I don't like it. I'm still waiting to see it with the film before I can see if there's a new appreciation beyond my initial reaction.
I am trying to also look at this song alongside the other title songs in the series history, and having listened to them one after the other in chronological order on compilations, I can anticipate the three last Craig era ballads playing consecutively will feel repetitious.
In terms of marketing, NTTD is doing its job like gang busters:
https://headlineplanet.com/home/2020/02/15/billie-eilishs-no-time-to-die-debuts-at-1-on-global-spotify-chart-2-on-us-listing/
“Billie Eilish’s “No Time To Die” Debuts At #1 On Global Spotify Chart, #2 On US Listing“
https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8551127/billie-eilish-no-time-to-die-justin-bieber-changes-best-new-release
“Billie Eilish has beaten one of her absolute favorite musicians when it comes to the music fans can't get out of their heads at the moment.
"No Time to Die," her new track for the upcoming James Bond film of the same name, has been voted the release of the week, and took in a whopping 66 percent of the vote.”
Well, that doesn't apply to everyone of course. I'd never heard anything from her before hearing the song yesterday – in other words no impression whatsoever whether she'd be a good choice or not. I simply found the song forgettable.
I certainly wasn't suggesting otherwise.
Yeah I don’t care much for the outro actually not so much the choruses on reflection.
“You know what’s funny about it? Like, two years ago, we were like, ‘Wouldn’t it be crazy to make a song for the Bond movies, and, like, wouldn’t that be dope?’ ” she explained. “And so, kind of for two years-ish, we’ve been subconsciously trying to … in our own way. And, like, we’ve written songs that have never come out that are like, ‘Oh, this sounds like Bond, like, this would be dope, like, it would never happen, whatever.’ And then this offer came up and we were like, ‘Ahhh!’ “
“It was honestly, like, a great process,” she said after they were tapped to pen the song. “We got a piece of the script, like the first scene, and then wrote the song immediately. And we wrote it in three days, and we wrote it in Texas, and we recorded it in a bunk on the bus, in the basement in the dark.”
It was a team effort as well. “I thought it would just be like, here’s the song and they take it, and then they, then I would have no say,” Eilish said. “But they actually were completely, they really wanted to know what I think.… We worked with Hans [Zimmer] and the entire orchestra. They recorded all of the orchestra when we went there.” They continued to work together to bring it to where it is now. “It went through a lot of different versions and then we got it,” she said. “We all worked really hard. Hans was incredibly easy to work with and he’s so funny, and it was a really good collaborative experience.”
This has been the case all decade, and generally so in the Craig era.
“ Like” really?
Transcribed verbatim.
I agree, it gives me the feeling when I listen to Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only and All Time High back to back. Then the way A View To A Kill's opening bars jolt you out of a malaise like Bond getting hit with a defibrillator surge in CR!
Similarly that MOR ballad trend started with Nobody Does It Better - just like this current run appears to have been inspired by Skyfall's success (number one in the pop charts, first Bond song Oscar win). The next two are in a similar vein tone wise. All yearning and introspection.
Makes me look forward to the next Bond tenure to see a new approach.
Ok boomer
2. SF
3. NWTD
4. AWTD
5. WOTW
As temping as it is to say yes, I guess i'll say no.
I wear the label Boomer with a badge of honor. We are supporting most of what came after , and the quality of music, art , movies and scientific advancements of our generation are unparalleled.
Am a Boomer ? Damn straight I am , even if on the edge of Gen X. 😎🤟🏼