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  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    Posts: 13,894
    I heard some of it on the news. I say some, because I turned over. It might as well been an instrumental, as all I heard was Smith screeching. I couldn't make out any lyrics at all. Dreadful. As dreary as Skyfall was, I could understand the lyrics.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    If it was an instrumental ,it would have been among the best. As it is, it is among the worst.
  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
    edited September 2015 Posts: 3,675
    While it's not great, it isn't horrible either. The orchestra is great, but Smith... I don't know. Kind of evens out. Oh well, you can't win them all.

    As Sir Sean says in some cuts of "Thunderball":

    "Sorry old chap, better luck next time!"

    High hopes for 2017/18.

    EDIT: It's a grower. Smith is right. I think paired with DK's titles, it might be perfect.
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    ChampionAlonso wrote: »
    The more I listen it, the more I Like it. My wife love it, even more than me.

    My female manager Donata, also a Bond fan by the way, really loved the song on first listen. I was a bit....stunned....surprised :-).
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    edited September 2015 Posts: 45,489
    Thank you, @Gustav_Graves, for posting that instr. version. Love it to death.
  • RC7RC7
    Posts: 10,512
    Shardlake wrote: »
    I'd lowered my expectations but I wasn't quite prepared for how utterly dreary and boring this is. His falsetto is completely wrong for it, it's not like he's even good at that, like the late great Jeff Buckley or Bono they know how to do a proper falsetto not this vanilla peddler

    Seriously I can't believe they signed off on this, I though Skyfall was pretty unexciting when I first heard it but it worked on the credits a treat but I'll be just trying to block the sound out and enjoy what it likely to be another great credit sequence from Mr Kleinman.

    This is got to be one of the worst themes ever, absolutely bloody awful! I certainly won't be buying the 7" of this.


    Blah, blah, Yorkshire blah.
  • MrLunnMrLunn Lunnigham
    Posts: 60
    Apologies I'm in the haters' camp here. The nice stings and arrangements can't hide the dodgy lyrics and lack of guts/soul in the song. It insists on itself, forced and a bit pants really.

    Overall it comes below A Man with a Golden Gun and that's saying something.
  • DoctorKaufmannDoctorKaufmann Can shoot you from Stuttgart and still make it look like suicide.
    Posts: 1,261
    I'm not so sure that Newman will use the tune for his score. He only incorporated Adele's song in one track of the SF soundtrack reluctantly. And he is not involved in the production of WOTW, right? David Arnold just incorporated AWTD in one track of the soundtrack. He also was not involved in producing the song. That's the difference between the days of John Barry and the present. Barry was the composer of most Bond theme songs, and thus he used instrumental versions of the song for his score. Does anybody know, if WOTW will be on the soundtrack CD?
  • ZekidkZekidk
    edited September 2015 Posts: 3,169
    Whether you like it or not, this is actually quite funny, IMO:
  • JamesSpectreJamesSpectre
    edited September 2015 Posts: 163
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  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited September 2015 Posts: 23,883
    Gustav_Graves wrote: »
    ChampionAlonso wrote: »
    The more I listen it, the more I Like it. My wife love it, even more than me.

    My female manager Donata, also a Bond fan by the way, really loved the song on first listen. I was a bit....stunned....surprised :-).

    Thank you.

    This proves what some of us were suspecting. That the instrumental is ridiculously good and suspenseful.

    It's rather sad that SS's vocals has not added (quite the opposite in fact) to the lush instrumentals here. Sad indeed.

    Let's hope (pray) that we get this instrumental version as the opener and his vocal version is included in the end credits, where it belongs imho.
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Back to the lyrics of "Writing's On The Wall". I've been analyzing them:
    I've been here before
    But always hit the floor
    I've spent a lifetime running
    And I always get away
    But with you I'm feeling something
    That makes me want to stay
    (Guys? these are indirect references to all the shit that Bond has endured over the course of three past Bond adventures. He 'hit the floor' tremendously when Vesper committed suicide. Then in QOS he really run away, out on revenge. And now after 9 years he finally meets another serious love interest. A Tracy-like character? Madeleine Swann?)

    I'm prepared for this
    I never shoot to miss
    But I feel like a storm is coming
    If I'm gonna make it through the day
    Then there's no use in running
    This is something I gotta face

    If I risk it all
    Could you break my fall
    (This could refer to Bond being a more seasoned, grown-up, down-to-earth character now in SP. He's perhaps more ready for a 2nd real relationship again. But there's a storm coming........the storm of SPECTRE perhaps. And even then he decides to stay cool and calculated.)

    How do I live? How do I breathe?
    When you're not here I'm suffocating
    I want to feel love, run through my blood
    Tell me is this where I give it all up?
    For you I have to risk it all
    Cause the writing's on the wall
    (Bond also knows that because he (sharing a dubious relationship with SPECTRE) and Madeleine (daughter of a real Bond villain) share the same bad fate, it's perhaps better to stick together, and to fall in love completely)

    A million shards of glass
    That haunt me from my past
    As the stars begin to gather
    And the light begins to fade
    When all hope begins to shatter
    Know that I won't be afraid
    (Agent 007 in this 4th adventure is absolutely fearless. He has his emotions in check. And that does help him on his mission)

    If I risk it all
    Could you break my fall?

    How do I live? How do I breathe?
    When you're not here I'm suffocating
    I want to feel love, run through my blood
    Tell me is this where I give it all up?
    For you I have to risk it all
    Cause the writing's on the wall
    The writing's on the wall
    (Repeat/Chorus)

    How do I live? How do I breathe?
    When you're not here I'm suffocating
    I want to feel love, run through my blood
    Tell me is this where I give it all up?
    How do I live? How do I breathe?
    When you're not here I'm suffocating
    I want to feel love, run through my blood
    Tell me is this where I give it all up?
    For you I have to risk it all
    Cause the writing's on the wall
    (I......have a feeling.......that in this 24 Bond film Bond will marry for the first time......with Madeleine Swann. And this time around......the ending is HAPPY. At the very end of the film Bond and Madeleine have been married in secret....and are happy. But in the very last scene, we see S.P.E.C.T.R.E. working on a new plot again. BUT no worries, Madeleine stays alive....in this film. That's what I think at least....)

    What do you guys think of my analysis :-)??? I am not a fan of the song.....but the lyrics are spot on and very similar to Adele's lyrics of "SkyFall" in that it really tells part of the story of the film :-).
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    I'm surprised he's not killed himself, with the 's' he's been through according to this tragic chorus.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,330
    Thanks for the Instrumental version Gustav. :)
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
    Posts: 10,588
    Gustav_Graves wrote: »
    Back to the lyrics of "Writing's On The Wall". I've been analyzing them:
    I've been here before
    But always hit the floor
    I've spent a lifetime running
    And I always get away
    But with you I'm feeling something
    That makes me want to stay
    (Guys? these are indirect references to all the shit that Bond has endured over the course of three past Bond adventures. He 'hit the floor' tremendously when Vesper committed suicide. Then in QOS he really run away, out on revenge. And now after 9 years he finally meets another serious love interest. A Tracy-like character? Madeleine Swann?)

    I'm prepared for this
    I never shoot to miss
    But I feel like a storm is coming
    If I'm gonna make it through the day
    Then there's no use in running
    This is something I gotta face

    If I risk it all
    Could you break my fall
    (This could refer to Bond being a more seasoned, grown-up, down-to-earth character now in SP. He's perhaps more ready for a 2nd real relationship again. But there's a storm coming........the storm of SPECTRE perhaps. And even then he decides to stay cool and calculated.)

    How do I live? How do I breathe?
    When you're not here I'm suffocating
    I want to feel love, run through my blood
    Tell me is this where I give it all up?
    For you I have to risk it all
    Cause the writing's on the wall
    (Bond also knows that because he (sharing a dubious relationship with SPECTRE) and Madeleine (daughter of a real Bond villain) share the same bad fate, it's perhaps better to stick together, and to fall in love completely)

    A million shards of glass
    That haunt me from my past
    As the stars begin to gather
    And the light begins to fade
    When all hope begins to shatter
    Know that I won't be afraid
    (Agent 007 in this 4th adventure is absolutely fearless. He has his emotions in check. And that does help him on his mission)

    If I risk it all
    Could you break my fall?

    How do I live? How do I breathe?
    When you're not here I'm suffocating
    I want to feel love, run through my blood
    Tell me is this where I give it all up?
    For you I have to risk it all
    Cause the writing's on the wall
    The writing's on the wall
    (Repeat/Chorus)

    How do I live? How do I breathe?
    When you're not here I'm suffocating
    I want to feel love, run through my blood
    Tell me is this where I give it all up?
    How do I live? How do I breathe?
    When you're not here I'm suffocating
    I want to feel love, run through my blood
    Tell me is this where I give it all up?
    For you I have to risk it all
    Cause the writing's on the wall
    (I......have a feeling.......that in this 24 Bond film Bond will marry for the first time......with Madeleine Swann. And this time around......the ending is HAPPY. At the very end of the film Bond and Madeleine have been married in secret....and are happy. But in the very last scene, we see S.P.E.C.T.R.E. working on a new plot again. BUT no worries, Madeleine stays alive....in this film. That's what I think at least....)

    What do you guys think of my analysis :-)??? I am not a fan of the song.....but the lyrics are spot on and very similar to Adele's lyrics of "SkyFall" in that it really tells part of the story of the film :-).

    Nice analysis. I'd put in in spoiler tags though.
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Posts: 7,526
    The lyric "I'm prepared for this", I still can only hear "Unprepared for this"
    I'm sure you all are right but for some reason my ears keep messing it up :P
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
    Posts: 11,139
    Good song or bad song, one thing for sure is, it's got the whole world talking and once again highlights just how much of an event Bond is. Some may find this hard to believe but this is really helping the movie in a big way.
  • MansfieldMansfield Where the hell have you been?
    Posts: 1,263
    I like the song. The instrumental is powerful and elegant. Sam Smith's voice blends in well with it, but it does not transcend the music itself.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited September 2015 Posts: 23,883
    doubleoego wrote: »
    Good song or bad song, one thing for sure is, it's got the whole world talking and once again highlights just how much of an event Bond is. Some may find this hard to believe but this is really helping the movie in a big way.

    You're definitely right. That's why he was selected, undeniably, and his song was bound to be controversial, for a number of reasons.

    This is excellent marketing for the general public. That was its purpose.

    It may have reduced the enthusiasm of some die hards (certainly myself) today, but we've already bought our tickets (most of us anyway) so there's no point preaching to the converted. The film and the score can still save the day for me, and I look forward to both with bated breath.
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    jake24 wrote: »
    Gustav_Graves wrote: »
    Back to the lyrics of "Writing's On The Wall". I've been analyzing them:
    I've been here before
    But always hit the floor
    I've spent a lifetime running
    And I always get away
    But with you I'm feeling something
    That makes me want to stay
    (Guys? these are indirect references to all the shit that Bond has endured over the course of three past Bond adventures. He 'hit the floor' tremendously when Vesper committed suicide. Then in QOS he really run away, out on revenge. And now after 9 years he finally meets another serious love interest. A Tracy-like character? Madeleine Swann?)

    I'm prepared for this
    I never shoot to miss
    But I feel like a storm is coming
    If I'm gonna make it through the day
    Then there's no use in running
    This is something I gotta face

    If I risk it all
    Could you break my fall
    (This could refer to Bond being a more seasoned, grown-up, down-to-earth character now in SP. He's perhaps more ready for a 2nd real relationship again. But there's a storm coming........the storm of SPECTRE perhaps. And even then he decides to stay cool and calculated.)

    How do I live? How do I breathe?
    When you're not here I'm suffocating
    I want to feel love, run through my blood
    Tell me is this where I give it all up?
    For you I have to risk it all
    Cause the writing's on the wall
    (Bond also knows that because he (sharing a dubious relationship with SPECTRE) and Madeleine (daughter of a real Bond villain) share the same bad fate, it's perhaps better to stick together, and to fall in love completely)

    A million shards of glass
    That haunt me from my past
    As the stars begin to gather
    And the light begins to fade
    When all hope begins to shatter
    Know that I won't be afraid
    (Agent 007 in this 4th adventure is absolutely fearless. He has his emotions in check. And that does help him on his mission)

    If I risk it all
    Could you break my fall?

    How do I live? How do I breathe?
    When you're not here I'm suffocating
    I want to feel love, run through my blood
    Tell me is this where I give it all up?
    For you I have to risk it all
    Cause the writing's on the wall
    The writing's on the wall
    (Repeat/Chorus)

    How do I live? How do I breathe?
    When you're not here I'm suffocating
    I want to feel love, run through my blood
    Tell me is this where I give it all up?
    How do I live? How do I breathe?
    When you're not here I'm suffocating
    I want to feel love, run through my blood
    Tell me is this where I give it all up?
    For you I have to risk it all
    Cause the writing's on the wall
    (I......have a feeling.......that in this 24 Bond film Bond will marry for the first time......with Madeleine Swann. And this time around......the ending is HAPPY. At the very end of the film Bond and Madeleine have been married in secret....and are happy. But in the very last scene, we see S.P.E.C.T.R.E. working on a new plot again. BUT no worries, Madeleine stays alive....in this film. That's what I think at least....)

    What do you guys think of my analysis :-)??? I am not a fan of the song.....but the lyrics are spot on and very similar to Adele's lyrics of "SkyFall" in that it really tells part of the story of the film :-).

    Nice analysis. I'd put in in spoiler tags though.

    It's really a guess.......but I'm starting to feel that the song "Writing's On The Wall" is actually the big spoiler. I think "SPECTRE" could also be the most romantic Bond film since "OHMSS". The song is evoking that 200%.
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    edited September 2015 Posts: 11,119
    For all of you: A better edited version in HQ .mp3 format. DJ's and voices are edited out. Fel free to download:
    http://picosong.com/Syaq

    And it's happening again with me. This 'crooner' really starts becoming beautiful after more listenings. It's a very refined FRWL-esque love ballad. I think that can be the beauty of a song as well........a song that really needs to grow on you.......is a quality too?
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
    Posts: 9,020
    Heard it 20 times by now.

    Not only does it grow on you, but the melody is fantastic and the structure of the song is really well done.
    Accompanied by this wonderful orchestral, very bondesque, almost Barry-esque music, Writing's On The Wall is already a classic (for me) and lightyears better than that dreary Skyfall song with that boring chorus and Adele screeching at the end.

    Can't believe they finally got one proper classic Bond song for the Craig era. About bloody time!!

    Half an hour ago I played it on our sound system for my wife, she absolutely loves it and can't believe how good it is.
  • mnhettiamnhettia
    edited September 2015 Posts: 203
    here here, agree with @BondJasonBond006 100%. Skyfall was lazy bond song. WOTW is a proper bond song!
  • MrLunnMrLunn Lunnigham
    Posts: 60
    BondJasonBond006 wrote: »
    Heard it 20 times by now.

    Not only does it grow on you, but the melody is fantastic and the structure of the song is really well done.
    Accompanied by this wonderful orchestral, very bondesque, almost Barry-esque music, Writing's On The Wall is already a classic (for me) and lightyears better than that dreary Skyfall song with that boring chorus and Adele screeching at the end.

    Can't believe they finally got one proper classic Bond song for the Craig era. About bloody time!!

    Half an hour ago I played it on our sound system for my wife, she absolutely loves it and can't believe how good it is.

    you heard it twenty times? Cor blimey guvnor next thing you'll be saying is that your wife likes it as well..

    Everyone has their own tastes...but really... a classic?

    Skyfall had more soul in it but the strings and arrangements are better on this effort though.
  • RC7RC7
    Posts: 10,512
    BondJasonBond006 wrote: »
    Heard it 20 times by now.

    Not only does it grow on you, but the melody is fantastic and the structure of the song is really well done.
    Accompanied by this wonderful orchestral, very bondesque, almost Barry-esque music, Writing's On The Wall is already a classic (for me) and lightyears better than that dreary Skyfall song with that boring chorus and Adele screeching at the end.

    Can't believe they finally got one proper classic Bond song for the Craig era. About bloody time!!

    Half an hour ago I played it on our sound system for my wife, she absolutely loves it and can't believe how good it is.

    We disagree quite a lot, but on this, no chance. I'm with you on this.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    MrLunn wrote: »
    Skyfall had more soul in it but the strings and arrangements are better on this effort though.

    Agree 100% on both accounts.
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    RC7 wrote: »
    BondJasonBond006 wrote: »
    Heard it 20 times by now.

    Not only does it grow on you, but the melody is fantastic and the structure of the song is really well done.
    Accompanied by this wonderful orchestral, very bondesque, almost Barry-esque music, Writing's On The Wall is already a classic (for me) and lightyears better than that dreary Skyfall song with that boring chorus and Adele screeching at the end.

    Can't believe they finally got one proper classic Bond song for the Craig era. About bloody time!!

    Half an hour ago I played it on our sound system for my wife, she absolutely loves it and can't believe how good it is.

    We disagree quite a lot, but on this, no chance. I'm with you on this.

    Hug each other :-D. I bet it looks cute hehe
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
    Posts: 9,020
    MrLunn wrote: »
    BondJasonBond006 wrote: »
    Heard it 20 times by now.

    Not only does it grow on you, but the melody is fantastic and the structure of the song is really well done.
    Accompanied by this wonderful orchestral, very bondesque, almost Barry-esque music, Writing's On The Wall is already a classic (for me) and lightyears better than that dreary Skyfall song with that boring chorus and Adele screeching at the end.

    Can't believe they finally got one proper classic Bond song for the Craig era. About bloody time!!

    Half an hour ago I played it on our sound system for my wife, she absolutely loves it and can't believe how good it is.

    you heard it twenty times? Cor blimey guvnor next thing you'll be saying is that your wife likes it as well..


    yeah..can you imagine I'll play it for my wife next...oh wait... :))
  • petergreenhill5petergreenhill5
    edited September 2015 Posts: 824
    A real disappointment. An average X-Factor ballad with a Bond arrangement bolted on to make it seem Bondish. The first two verses seem to be building to a strong chorus with a serious hook but it just fades away. Still we still have Thomas Newman's score to look forward to. Hopefully Newman won't use too much of this mediocre effort in his score.
  • MrLunnMrLunn Lunnigham
    Posts: 60
    <img src="http://s9.postimg.org/492eplorj/song_is_out.jpg">;

    limited edition cover.
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