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[Invincible1958]

I think it's funny that we got people who think this is the worst song of them all, and other, who put it up on #1!

I absolutely love it! It's raw and has a great energy. And I think it's VERY Bond!

[Vauxhall]

I think it's funny that we got people who think this is the worst song of them all, and other, who put it up on #1!

Stating the obvious I know, but that's the great thing about music. The only thing I could say for certain about this song is that it would be someone's favourite and also someone's least favourite track! There will be someone out there in the big wide world who genuinely wanted a hip-hop collaboration between Eminem and Celine Dion

[SecretAgentFan]

I´m worried about the score for this movie because that track will not be incorporated into the score and I feel the movie will suffer greatly from that as it might just come across as another Axtion movie and not a Bond movie

Yeah, right. C´mon, get a grip on yourself. While the melody probably won´t be integrated into the score, how can this make the movie suffer?

This song may not be everyone´s cup of tea (although the whole song remains unknown at this point anyway). But a song has never stopped me from liking a Bond movie.

Really, what´s with all these hysterical reactions? Why only: If I don´t like this bit, then everything sucks!

[Captain Tightpants]

which is basically just going to invovle making a hell of a lot of noise

A bit like Jack White and Alicia Keys, then.

Yeah, but 1) they're not whinging incessantly as if they could force anything to be changed, and 2) White and Keys have music as well. And 3) I actually like it because I'm not so concerned with nit-picking eveything to pieces that I decide which side of the fence I'm going to land on before I've even had a chance to jump.

[Mr_Wint]

Really, what´s with all these hysterical reactions? Why only: If I don´t like this bit, then everything sucks!

The 41 fans who voted "I like it" have no reason to be worried about QOS. I am pretty sure they will like it (no matter how the film turns out).

[MkB]

You mean "Kashmir" ? I don't think so, but it's true this song is a bit "rapped", with a result similar to Puff Daddy rapping on Led Zeppelin's Kashmir.

Yes, it was Kashmir, but I think the cover by P Diddy feat. J Page in Godzilla wan titled Come to me

[007_Stef]

i loved it. that piano.. wow..
cant wait to see it in the titles. I already like it better than YKMN.

[Zorin Industries]

This is not the final version of the track and it is distorted somewhat. So an earlier draft has been leaked which is worth remembering.

It works. I noted it would divide fans and it should. Confidence in a Bond song does not always denote brass and torch song warbling. It also marks a development from the cock rock masculinity of YOU KNOW MY NAME to a lady-infused duet indicative of the film and its story arcs.

Though I did think we were starting off "in a puddle on the floor" at one point there. Thank God we didn't though as both the Lulu and unused Alice Cooper THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN tracks are heavily homaged as an Eminem barrage of lyrics bombard you instantly and get in the title lyric without trying (not easy).

This will do well in the charts. And I haven't felt that for a long while with our Bond ditties. The song doesn't take itself too seriously and has a courage to it - one that could almost have let the song get away with sharing the film's title.

[Loomis]

(I actually liked the Devil May Care song better. Serious.)

That's the worst Bond song ever. And may even be one of the worst songs ever.

[Zorin Industries]

(I actually liked the Devil May Care song better. Serious.)

That's the worst Bond song ever. And may even be one of the worst songs ever.

Agreed.

[Loomis]

It works. I noted it would divide fans and it should. Confidence in a Bond song does not always denote brass and torch song warbling.

Indeed, although in a weird way I can actually imagine Bassey covering this song, rather like she did that version of "I'm Coming Up", or whatever it's called. "Another Way to Die" is, among other things, deliciously camp, as, of course, the majority of Bond songs are. The good ones, anyway.

[ImTheMoneypenny]

I feel like the only person on earth who hasn't heard this

You're in good company, I haven't either. Yesterday I left my house and came back too late. Such is life. It'll be new to us when it officially hits.

[JADSTERSDAD]

Just heard the 1m47sec bit. And, very sad to say, I'm crushingly disappointed. It's not a patch on 'You Know My Name' as I feared. David Arnold is the only one who's even come close to nailing the 'Bondness' of a song, next to the Guv'nor, of course. LALD, Nobody Does... etc. were Ok, but no great shakes. Die Another Day still holds the coveted bottom spot, for me though. I don't think that can ever be topped (bottomed!).

Seriously... this will really divide people.

[HellIsHere]

THE WORST JAMES BOND SONG EVER... I AM SO SAD... I HAVE no WORDS... Babs and Michal are completelly crazy if they approved this piece of bad song writing... It'll flop in the charts and it will be remembered as another TRY ... BAD BAD BAD IT HURTS!

[SecretAgentFan]

Up, up and away with that beautiful balloon...

´scuse me, I just had to escape all this negativity.

[marktmurphy]

(I actually liked the Devil May Care song better. Serious.)

That's the worst Bond song ever. And may even be one of the worst songs ever.

Yes, I absolutely agree with that; I'll never understand that choice.

A friend of mine put it rather well: he said the melody's not great (but not bad) but it's less dad-rock than YKMN.
It is a proper rock song, whereas YKMN just wasn't- it was a film composer's idea of rock.

[JADSTERSDAD]

A friend of mine put it rather well: he said the melody's not great (but not bad) but it's less dad-rock than YKMN.
It is a proper rock song, whereas YKMN just wasn't- it was a film composer's idea of rock.

And thats' bad? These are FILMS after all. Let's leave 'proper rock' to Bruckheimer.

[marktmurphy]

And that's bad? These are FILMS after all. Let's leave 'proper rock' to Bruckheimer.

No; he's a movie producer. Let's leave proper rock to rock musicians. Which is what they've done here, and it works.

[JADSTERSDAD]

Well....at least you made me smile, Mark! Caught me out there. But hang on... Cornell is a rock musician and he co-wrote the CR song! I guess a lot of people will like this and I respect that. For me, though, song/rock or whatever, YKMN is 'Bond' and AWTD just isn't.

[marktmurphy]

Yeah, Cornell only co-wrote it and Arnold handled the whole way it sounds- this is all Jack White and it sounds much the better for it.
It's totally Bond for me as well; the Bond tone of voice is there in spades; it's overblown, serious sounding; everything. I can't think what's missing. I can't be bothered to look back but I bet you'll find loads of people saying YKMN isn't a Bond song the day after they first heard it.

It's a Bond song, it's a rock song. Good stuff.

[neversaynever]

i've finally managed to hear it. and i can finally say i agree with those calling for a bit of calm. this is a short excerpt which appears to be pretty badly recorded. somehow it makes jack white sound like he's singing into a tin can.

i'm putting in a vote for reserving judgment until i see it with the titles, or at least until i hear a better version of this song, and the complete song at that!

[Satorious]

It's great that based upon what we've heard so far - many members think this is an amazing Bond song. Sadly, I'm going to fly in the face of all that and say that I find the song desperately disappointing (almost as much as that Madonna effort). The Coke commercial actually made this tune sound catchy and cool, perhaps it's better if White does distance himself from it. I really hope we get a decent film version remix of this, because to me - at the moment, this just ain't a Bond song. It's piece of mass-produced crud, produced for the kiddies rather than the movie. I'd really love to know John Barry's (or heck - even David Arnold's) "true" opinion of this song!

Perhaps it might grow on me.

[Dunph]

I'm loving the snippet so far. I'm hoping David Arnold has incorporated the ominous strings, horns and piano in his score.

I also like the truncated description of Bond's situation at the start of the film in the chorus:

I'm gonna let it open (? Can't make out that first bit),
A woman walking by,
A drop in the water,
A look in the eye,
A phone on the table,
A man on your side,
A someone that you think that you can trust,
Another way to die.

[Satorious]

Good God man, I don't want Arnold's music to sound any worse than it is already!

[Mr Teddy Bear]

Agreed, Dunph. I see great potential for Arnold to elaborate on certain ideas from Another Way to Die.

[SecretAgentFan]

Is anybody out there who has already heard the FULL song?

[Zorin Industries]

So let me get this right... we're damning a song from half a bootleg version and we're damning the film because of a trailer...?

I think some people are fans of the wrong thing.

[Santa]

it's less dad-rock than YKMN.

And thank God for that!
It's OK. Not the best thing I've ever heard on first listen but leagues better than YKMN, which is not hard I suppose. Not bad at all.
Does anyone else have trouble hearing the words 'Robert Mugabe' in anything but a really strong Welsh accent since Gavin & Stacey?

[Blonde Bond]

After a day and listening to it near 200 times, I have to say that I love it!

I wouldn't have even listened it this many times if I didn't love it. After reading of the lyric transcription (thank you for those) I've also started to appreciate the lyrics. First this wasn't the case.

So there it is. I love it! Bring on the full song...

[JackWade]

THE WORST JAMES BOND SONG EVER... I AM SO SAD... I HAVE no WORDS... Babs and Michal are completelly crazy if they approved this piece of bad song writing... It'll flop in the charts and it will be remembered as another TRY ... BAD BAD BAD IT HURTS!

Worst Bond song ever? I'm sorry, but if you think this is worse than DAD there's something wrong with you.