And no, I don't care that he's gay. Elton John is gay and he has a lot of great tunes to his credit.
Rob Halford is gay and that doesn't stop me from being a Judas Priest fan.
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Live interview and song on Elvis Duran show in the states...7 AM Eastern...(thanks to Simon for the heads up)
any idea on how oversea's viewers can listen to it?
"You see Mr.Bond, you can't kill my dreams...but my dreams can kill you.Time to face destiny" - "Time to face gravity"
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Just heard it there on BBC Radio 1 - what do we all think of it?
Mixed emotions here but I love the music and Sam Smith's high notes at points. Well written, too. I really need to hear it a few more times though to be fair! It may yet grow on me like Adele's Skyfall.
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
SAM SMITH @samsmithworld 8 mins ago
Ladies & Gentleman, here it is... The James Bond 2015 theme tune to #Spectre 'Writing's On The Wall' http://po.st/WOTWsp
"Enjoy it while it lasts."
"The very words I live by."
SAM SMITH @samsmithworld 8 mins ago
Ladies & Gentleman, here it is... The James Bond 2015 theme tune to #Spectre 'Writing's On The Wall' http://po.st/WOTWsp
out of the first listening: it is catchy though sometimes VERY high sung.
overall it is a good song eventhough I'm not completely blown away but tumbs up!
"You see Mr.Bond, you can't kill my dreams...but my dreams can kill you.Time to face destiny" - "Time to face gravity"
Yeah. Mixed feelings here too. Orchestra's great, Sam's pitch is a little too high in too many places, and the tone of the lyrics is a bit too lovey-dovey for my taste. Misses a patina of mystery for it to be bondesque. Not one of the greats, hope the opening credits' edit will fix it some.
Now, how does a bloke change his name here...? )
"Enjoy it while it lasts."
"The very words I live by."
Yeah. Mixed feelings here too. Orchestra's great, Sam's pitch is a little too high in too many places, and the tone of the lyrics is a bit too lovey-dovey for my taste. Misses a patina of mystery for it to be bondesque. Not one of the greats, hope the opening credits' edit will fix it some.
Now, how does a bloke change his name here...? )
Exactly the same way I feel about it. There is just too much candy in the song itself, Sam's pitch is definitely too high and that's what Shatterfang was talking about I'm afraid - I was expecting Sam to sound like a canon because he is able to do that but instead he's doing the high pitch voice for which he's known for...
Maybe I will start liking it in a few days, currently I'm more like "meh".
It doesn't do it for me. In my opinion a bond song should be exciting and preparing you for the film to follow. This is just dull. There's nothing to it, I felt like I wanted it to kick in but it never did. There's no hook in the chorus, and is completely forgettable. It's disappointing because the film itself is shaping up to be a classic, but the song just won't match up to it.
Just heard this on radio 2 (I'm old) intro gave me goosebumps that lasted approximately 2.7 milliseconds, then the lyrics kicked in and it went down hill from there.
My first listen had me thinking, this is more x factor than spectre.
It has grown on me a little after several listens and the orchestration
Is fantastic, but the songs' till not great ( only my opinion) I'll have to have a look
at the lyrics as at times, I can't make out what he's singing.
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Sorry if this has already been posted. In The Mirror,they say that
Adelle turned down £5 million, to do the Spectre Theme.
Then again maybe its a slow news day and the rags are being inventive!!!
And no, I don't care that he's gay. Elton John is gay and he has a lot of great tunes to his credit.
Rob Halford is gay and that doesn't stop me from being a Judas Priest fan.
New 2020 ranking (for now DAF and FYEO keep their previous placements)
1. TLD 2. TND 3. GF 4. TSWLM 5. TWINE 6. OHMSS 7. LtK 8. TMWTGG 9. L&LD 10. YOLT 11. DAD 12. QoS 13. DN 14. GE 15. SF 16. OP 17. MR 18. AVTAK 19. TB 20. FRWL 21. CR 22. FYEO 23. DAF (SP to be included later)
Bond actors to be re-ranked later
George Michael is gay and he's one hell of a singer.
I just see Sam Smith as a rip off version of George Michael.
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Just saw that news myself! Very excited!
Kind regards,
Craig
any idea on how oversea's viewers can listen to it?
Mixed emotions here but I love the music and Sam Smith's high notes at points. Well written, too. I really need to hear it a few more times though to be fair! It may yet grow on me like Adele's Skyfall.
M - "Colonel Smithers is giving the lecture 007!"
the lyrics appear to allready be online!
SAM SMITH @samsmithworld 8 mins ago
Ladies & Gentleman, here it is... The James Bond 2015 theme tune to #Spectre 'Writing's On The Wall'
http://po.st/WOTWsp
"The very words I live by."
Listening to it - mixed feelings.
"The very words I live by."
And yet the perfect combination for 2015 - Smith and Craig's Bond.
The song echoes the post CR films perfectly: it thinks its a lot better than it actually is.
Not the best start for SPECTRE. Lets hope the writing's not on the wall
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p033dnsg
M - "Colonel Smithers is giving the lecture 007!"
overall it is a good song eventhough I'm not completely blown away but tumbs up!
I don't like his voice at all! I prefer Skyfall by Adele over this!
( Don't think I'll be doing the " Told you so" dance !)
Now, how does a bloke change his name here...?
"The very words I live by."
Exactly the same way I feel about it. There is just too much candy in the song itself, Sam's pitch is definitely too high and that's what Shatterfang was talking about I'm afraid - I was expecting Sam to sound like a canon because he is able to do that but instead he's doing the high pitch voice for which he's known for...
Maybe I will start liking it in a few days, currently I'm more like "meh".
My first listen had me thinking, this is more x factor than spectre.
Is fantastic, but the songs' till not great ( only my opinion) I'll have to have a look
at the lyrics as at times, I can't make out what he's singing.