Sam Smith to sing the new Bond theme?

dark crystal

Hells to the no!

Unless the beige one pulls something spectacular out of the bag, that would be a frickin' disaster. I've always thought Muse would do a brilliant Bond theme myself.

Who would all you wise music aficionados on AH choose to do justice to the legacy of the Bond theme?

darkpagandeath

Who ?

Junkyard Tom

Is he related to Sam Spudz?

Agent Coulson

Is she any good?

KungPao

dark crystal wrote: »

Hells to the no!

Unless the beige one pulls something spectacular out of the bag, that would be a frickin' disaster. I've always thought Muse would do a brilliant Bond theme myself.

Who would all you wise music aficionados on AH choose to do justice to the legacy of the Bond theme?

Limp Bizkit did a good Mission Impossible, maybe them?*

*I may be out of touch

dark crystal

I simply don't believe you are all this behind on the musical trends of today's youth.

Sam Smith like. You know, the guy who sings those songs in the charts.

GLaDOS

Is he the really whiney guy?

NachoBusiness

darkpagandeath wrote: »

Who ?

Sam Brown.

dark crystal

KungPao wrote: »

Limp Bizkit did a good Mission Impossible, maybe them?*

*I may be out of touch

Did they?

I don't think I've ever heard a Limp Bizkit song in my life, so I'm even more out of touch than you :P

DEFTLEFTHAND

Extremely disappointing news. I imagine there is a lot of anger about this in the James Bond community.

Cold War Kid

Sam Smith is dreadful, but his whiny voice might be ok for the melodrama of a Bond song. And while his voice really is unbearably whiny, the lad can sing, and hit those high notes.

I'd like a Bond theme song by Bjork. Although she did a very Bond-esque song, Play Dead, from a film called The Young Americans (the song was produced by David Arnold, who is a film soundtrack composer and worked on Bond films).

Sinead O'Connor could belt out a Bond theme song brilliantly too. As could Bono. And David Gahan from Depeche Mode.

The Backwards Man

Nobody does it better

Cold War Kid

I fecking love James Bond theme songs - was just thinking about this topic yesterday when Tomorrow Never Dies was on TV; cracking number by Sheryl Crowe.

Good call Dark Crystal!

My fave is Licence To Kill by Gladys Knight & The Pips. That Adele number is class too.

Tarzana2

dark crystal wrote: »

Unless the beige one pulls something spectacular out of the bag, that would be a frickin' disaster. I've always thought Muse would do a brilliant Bond theme myself.

Muse are the beigest of the beige!

I could see Florence Welch being good. The song would need to suit her voice though, sometimes she sounds terrible.

Amy Winehouse would have been perfect for singing a Bond theme song.

dark crystal

Cold War Kid wrote: »

I fecking love James Bond theme songs - was just thinking about this topic yesterday when Tomorrow Never Dies was on TV; cracking number by Sheryl Crowe.

Good call Dark Crystal!

My fave is Licence To Kill by Gladys Knight & The Pips. That Adele number is class too.

I love those two themes. Skyfall may actually have nudged it past Goldfinger as my favourite Bond theme.

Live and Let Die, Nobody Does It Better and Diamonds Are Forever would probably round out my top five. There are very few duff ones though. Lulu's Man With the Golden Gun and Sheena Easton's For Your Eyes Only are pretty dire and I thought yer man from The White Stripes duet with Alicia Keys was awful too.

Yakult

Have no interest in Bond tunes, but I might if they used Hanger 18.. Old song but still!

Junkyard Tom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqFIc-NeHSk

KungPao

dark crystal wrote: »

Did they?

I don't think I've ever heard a Limp Bizkit song in my life, so I'm even more out of touch than you :P

Ya. It was just before people realised they were utter garbage riding on the waves of Eminem and Korn.

dark crystal

Tarzana2 wrote: »

Muse are the beigest of the beige!

Ah here, on what planet could Muse be described as beige??

I could see Florence Welch being good. The song would need to suit her voice though, sometimes she sounds terrible.

She's worse than Sam Smith at the whining!

Edit: Just saw the Amy Winehouse comment and I'm totally with you there. She would have done an amazing job.

dodderangler

Does the song really matter? It's still gonna be a Shiite film like every other bond film

The Backwards Man

I've always thought Louis Armsrong's song used in On Her Majesty's Secret Service was the most apt Bond song.

Tarzana2

dark crystal wrote: »

Ah here, on what planet could Muse be described as beige??

I find them fantastically dull myself. They want to edgy but they just aren't. A very pedestrian rock group.

dark crystal

dodderangler wrote: »

Does the song really matter? It's still gonna be a Shiite film like every other bond film

Now now dodderangler, don't be coming in and raining on my parade - now there's a tune - Streisand would have belted out a Bond number like no one's business.

GLaDOS

dark crystal wrote: »

Ah here, on what planet could Muse be described as beige??

Their last few albums have been pretty uninspiring tbf. Muse of old would have made a good bond tune though.

The Backwards Man

Tarzana2 wrote: »

I find them fantastically dull myself. They want to edgy but they just aren't. A very pedestrian rock group.

If they were in your living room right now would you horse them out?

DEFTLEFTHAND

I always liked Garbage's Bond theme.

johnnyskeleton

darkpagandeath wrote: »

Who ?

He fills in for Vincent Brown whenever the latter has had too many jars that afternoon.

Cold War Kid

Duran Duran - View To A Kill... quality!

ScummyMan

Arctic Monkeys recent style would suit a Bond theme imo.

dark crystal

Cold War Kid wrote: »

Duran Duran - View To A Kill... quality!

Oh yeah, that was a good one. Shite Bond film, but great theme. I quite liked the A-Ha one too.

Tarzana2

The Backwards Man wrote: »

If they were in your living room right now would you horse them out?

I would probably, though I can't imagine myself not offering them a tea or coffee or a drink. :pac:

Cold War Kid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QEsjd1WZuY

"Scorpio!
He'll sting you with his dreams of power and wealth.
Beware of Scorpio!
His twisted twin obsessions are his plot to rule the world
And his employees' health.
He'll welcome you into his lair
Like the nobleman welcomes his guest
With free dental care and a stock plan that helps you invest!
But beware of his generous pensions
Plus three weeks' paid vacation each year
And on Fridays, the lunchroom serves hot dogs and burgers and beer!
He loves German beer!"

:pac:

Tarzana2

Wait, did Amy Winehouse do a Bond theme tune before her death?

Cold War Kid

dark crystal wrote: »

Oh yeah, that was a good one. Shite Bond film, but great theme. I quite liked the A-Ha one too.

Like that one too. Really like Goldeneye by Tina Turner also.

Had a look there: all the 60s ones were excellent in my opinion. From the 70s they were mixed, but mostly really good. I think the crap ones have all been mentioned. And Moonraker would be Shirley Bassey's weakest.

Links234

It'll never be bettered.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXM4eIoPZUU

dark crystal

Cold War Kid wrote: »

Like that one too. Really like Goldeneye by Tina Turner also.

Had a look there: all the 60s ones were excellent in my opinion. From the 70s they were mixed, but mostly really good. I think the crap ones have all been mentioned. And Moonraker would be Shirley Bassey's weakest.

I forgot Goldeneye! I'll knock Carly Simon's one out of my top five for Turner. Brilliant tune.

The Backwards Man

dark crystal wrote: »

I forgot Goldeneye! I'll knock Carly Simon's one out of my top five for Turner. Brilliant tune.

You knock Carly Simon, you're knocking me!!:(

I really like For Your Eyes Only too, powerful song.

johnnyskeleton

Links234 wrote: »

It'll never be bettered.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXM4eIoPZUU

"Take on Me" would be a good theme tune for the more ridiculously OTT Roger Moore Bond movies.

endacl

I wonder if Tom Petty know he's written the new Bond theme?

The Backwards Man

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

"Take on Me" would be a good theme tune for the more ridiculously OTT Roger Moore Bond movies.

The Bond always shows on ITV.


Greatest song they never wrote:pac:

The Backwards Man

endacl wrote: »

I wonder if Tom Petty know he's written the new Bond theme?

Why do you care?

You don't know how it feels.

FanadMan

Yakult wrote: »

Have no interest in Bond tunes, but I might if they used Hanger 18.. Old song but still!

Possibly I've seen too much :cool:

hatrickpatrick

dark crystal wrote: »

the beige one

suicide_circus

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I've always thought Louis Armsrong's song used in On Her Majesty's Secret Service was the most apt Bond song.

Yeah beautifully judged use of music there. Particularly as his lovely new wife is killed...really feeds into Bonds damaged antihero character. A very underrated Bond installment, George Lazenby and Telly Savalas were great IMO. Louis Armstrong adding the bittersweet theme was the icing on the cake.

frostyjacks

Absolutely terrible choice if true. Very overrated singer.

I'd rather Adele have another go, or Emile Sande. It's best to have a girl with a bit of soul to open a Bond film, not some whiney fat bloke.

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frostyjacks wrote: »

Absolutely terrible choice if true. Very overrated singer.

I'd rather Adele have another go, or Emile Sande. It's best to have a girl with a girl with a bit of soul to open a Bond film, not some whiney fat bloke.

I'm sure Tom Jones will be delighted with that comment.

Kev W

dark crystal wrote: »

I've always thought Muse would do a brilliant Bond theme myself.

Apparently "Supremacy" was originally written for submission as the theme for Skyfall. Love that song but the better one won there.

I always thought it was a shame Queen never did one in the 80s.

As for now, I'd pick Lady Gaga.

Yeah, go on, get your digs in. I'm bulletproof.

Kev W

The official 007 twitter has confirmed it's Sam Smith. The song is called "Writing's on the Wall".

Edit:
It's written by Thomas Newman, who wrote Skyfall. So that's a good sign.

Mushy

Kev W wrote: »

Apparently "Supremacy" was originally written for submission as the theme for Skyfall. Love that song but the better one won there.

I always thought it was a shame Queen never did one in the 80s.

As for now, I'd pick Lady Gaga.

Yeah, go on, get your digs in. I'm bulletproof.

I was going to say Supremacy sounded like an audition for a Bond song.

If they were given it, they'd blow it out of the park!

razorblunt

I read some comment about Sam Smith's album saying "whomever the guy was Sam Smith's album is about, I can only presume it drove him further away". He's popular don't get me wrong but the voice doesn't suit.

If they were going for flavour of the month I'd almost like someone along the lines of Jess Glynn to have a go at it.

Or let's just revisit the 70s and 80s and have Mary Byrne do it.

frostyjacks

Lana Del Ray would have been a good choice. She could have doubled up as a Bond girl as well, get their money's worth.