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[SecretAgentFan]

Hmmm... bad day?

[Shrublands]

Since when did LALD and TLD become good Bond themes...?

'Live and Let Die' voted UK's favourite James Bond theme

Congratulations to Paul McCartney, whom so many think created a good bond theme. Luckily I won't let BBC listeners tell me what is good or not. My main objection is that the song - or whatever we should call the mess - sounds like a suitably theme for Biff Tannen, rather than James Bond or the movie LALD. Try to imagine the Lovin' Spoonful singing over a Star Wars opening and you are almost there.

I don’t think anyone is letting BBC listeners tell them what to think – they are simply using the fact that it came first in a recent poll to show that generally speaking it is considered good and is liked by a fair proportion of people.

[thecasinoroyale]

I never thought I'd imagine Biff Tannen and the 'Live And Let Die' theme in the same mix.

[univex]

Really liking the Adele choice (if true) but such a shame since I just heard the Muse album and the opening track, Supremacy, would DEFINITELY fit a Craig film; twangy guitars, orchestra and all. Some of the orchestral bits during the first verse even sound similar to bits and pieces of the Bond theme, it's a great opening track.

The lyrics are as follows:

Wake to see
Your true emancipation is a fantasy.

Policies
Have risen up and overcome the brave.

Greatness dies,
And some are lost invisible to history.

And then it's spies
Brainwashing our children to be mean.

You don't have long, I am on to you.
The time, it has come to destroy
Your supremacy

You don't have long, I am on to you.
The time, it has come to destroy
Your supremacy

Bloody hell, just listened to it. If Supremacy isn´t the new Bond theme, then Muse must have auditioned for it, that´s for sure. The melodic part is wonderful. If he stopped the yelling and if they silenced thosd heavy riffs a bit, it could very well be a winner. But the song having the same title as a Bourne film doesn´t help much.

[QOS4EVER]

Really liking the Adele choice (if true) but such a shame since I just heard the Muse album and the opening track, Supremacy, would DEFINITELY fit a Craig film; twangy guitars, orchestra and all. Some of the orchestral bits during the first verse even sound similar to bits and pieces of the Bond theme, it's a great opening track.

The lyrics are as follows:

Wake to see
Your true emancipation is a fantasy.

Policies
Have risen up and overcome the brave.

Greatness dies,
And some are lost invisible to history.

And then it's spies
Brainwashing our children to be mean.

You don't have long, I am on to you.
The time, it has come to destroy
Your supremacy

You don't have long, I am on to you.
The time, it has come to destroy
Your supremacy

Bloody hell, just listened to it. If Supremacy isn´t the new Bond theme, then Muse must have auditioned for it, that´s for sure. The melodic part is wonderful. If he stopped the yelling and if they silenced thosd heavy riffs a bit, it could very well be a winner. But the song having the same title as a Bourne film doesn´t help much.

Supremacy isn't as good as say "You Know My Name" But it Undoubtly has the Bond theme sprinkled throughout, I agree They must have auditioned for it

[univex]

Really liking the Adele choice (if true) but such a shame since I just heard the Muse album and the opening track, Supremacy, would DEFINITELY fit a Craig film; twangy guitars, orchestra and all. Some of the orchestral bits during the first verse even sound similar to bits and pieces of the Bond theme, it's a great opening track.

The lyrics are as follows:

Wake to see
Your true emancipation is a fantasy.

Policies
Have risen up and overcome the brave.

Greatness dies,
And some are lost invisible to history.

And then it's spies
Brainwashing our children to be mean.

You don't have long, I am on to you.
The time, it has come to destroy
Your supremacy

You don't have long, I am on to you.
The time, it has come to destroy
Your supremacy

Bloody hell, just listened to it. If Supremacy isn´t the new Bond theme, then Muse must have auditioned for it, that´s for sure. The melodic part is wonderful. If he stopped the yelling and if they silenced thosd heavy riffs a bit, it could very well be a winner. But the song having the same title as a Bourne film doesn´t help much.

Supremacy isn't as good as say "You Know My Name" But it Undoubtly has the Bond theme sprinkled throughout, I agree They must have auditioned for it

I agree with you as well. You Know My Name has supremacy over Supremacy.

[Walecs]

You Know My Name is the best song ever written.

[QOS4EVER]

I strongly agree. In My Personal Opinion "You know my Name" is the Best Bond Title Song ever written
Just Watched the songs Official video , What a feel it has to it !
You can really feel that Energetic Youth quality of Bond after watching this,Simply Amazing!

Edited by QOS4EVER, 25 September 2012 - 01:02 PM.

[univex]

I don´t agree, sorry. It´s good. But cmon, it´s no FRWL, GF, TB, YOLT, LALD, ...

You Know My Name is the best song ever written.

What?! And you say you are from Italy? That´s like you saying Ford is the best auto brand,

[QOS4EVER]

I don´t agree, sorry. It´s good. But cmon, it´s no FRWL, GF, TB, YOLT, LALD, ...

You Know My Name is the best song ever written.

What?! And you say you are from Italy? That´s like you saying Ford is the best auto brand,

I guess we all have our own opinion's , I liked it mainly because it fall's more in line with our generation and really captures the esscence of Craig's Bond

[Shrublands]

There is nothing particularly wrong with YKMN, I quite like it on the whole.
But ‘the best song ever written’?

Even this ‘it’s of our time’ argument doesn’t wash with me - it never really hit the zeitgeist in the way GF, LALD, NDIB and AVTAK did in their day.

[univex]

There is nothing particularly wrong with YKMN, I quite like it on the whole.
But ‘the best song ever written’?

Even this ‘it’s of our time’ argument doesn’t wash with me - it never really hit the zeitgeist in the way GF, LALD, NDIB and AVTAK did in their day.

Thank you.

[PPK_19]

An article on the BBC news site, about the new Muse album. They ask Muse drummer if they submitted 'Supremacy' for Skyfall.

He replies:

'"It's got a little whisper to the Bond vibe - it all goes a bit crazy Live and Let Die in the middle. My view is they should use it for the next James Bond film, but I don't know what's going on with that. I heard Adele was doing it!"

I bet he's lying through his teeth! I bet they DID submit it, but got turned down!

[thecasinoroyale]

'You Know My Name' is a brilliant Bond song, in my Top 5, and will hold up well for Craig's era but 'A View To A Kill' is the best IMO.

Well, still waiting for this announcement..can't believe it's so close to the month of release and all we have is maxed out rumour!

[Shrublands]

Well, still waiting for this announcement..can't believe it's so close to the month of release and all we have is maxed out rumour!

I know – bizarre, isn’t it?

[thecasinoroyale]

Well there must be a reason - probably James Bond Day now that's next week. It has to be!

[junkanoo]

I don´t agree, sorry. It´s good. But cmon, it´s no FRWL, GF, TB, YOLT, LALD, ...

Exactly. It's not a bad song but c'mon. It's fine if that's someone's personal opinion, just no way is that any general consensus. A great song people know the lyrics to. And even fans don't know the lyrics to You Know My Name, no pun intended.

[Walecs]

In My Personal Opinion "You know my Name" is the Best Bond Title Song ever written

You Know My Name is the best song ever written.

What?! And you say you are from Italy? That´s like you saying Ford is the best auto brand,

What does nationality have to do with musical tastes?

Also, I don't know about the other countries, but You Know My Name exactly describes the life in Italy. You can't trust anyone, everybody will betray you, and they're all ipocrital people.

Edited by Walecs, 25 September 2012 - 03:36 PM.

[QOS4EVER]

I don´t agree, sorry. It´s good. But cmon, it´s no FRWL, GF, TB, YOLT, LALD, ...

And even fans don't know the lyrics to You Know My Name

That's Quite a Bold statement to make,I am a fan and I do know the lyrics to "you know my name",

There is nothing particularly wrong with YKMN, I quite like it on the whole.
But ‘the best song ever written’?

Even this ‘it’s of our time’ argument doesn’t wash with me - it never really hit the zeitgeist in the way GF, LALD, NDIB and AVTAK did in their day.

You are right by saying that it did not create such an Impact as AVTAK or others did for its time. But I guess I dont have that sense of Nostalgia For the Older Bond Films or Songs, I truly fell in love with the Bond Franchise after watching CR and QOS and I strongly feel that YKMN embodies everything great of the Craig era without resorting to the gimmicky substance that is "Techno"

[Shrublands]

Well there must be a reason - probably James Bond Day now that's next week. It has to be!

You see, I’d have thought they’d have told us a bit about it before releasing it. Not too much to ask, logical even. But at this rate, they won’t have time. Strange.

[Walecs]

even fans don't know the lyrics to You Know My Name

I do.

[Shrublands]

even fans don't know the lyrics to You Know My Name

I do.

Well, not many fans.

GF, DAF, LALD, NDIB, AVTAK - you would only have to play a small bit of them and whole sections of the population would know exactly what they are, from big Bond fans to people who don’t care about Bond at all.

YKMN would draw mostly blank looks, honestly. For as popular and widely seen as CR was, the general public has forgotten that song.

[lechero]

It seems Roger Friedman has already heard parts of the song:

http://www.showbiz41...-is-classic-007

The most interesting part offers a glimpse of the lyrics:

Part of the chorus of the song goes: “Let the sky fall/Let it crumble/We will stand tall/And face it all/together.”
The introductory lines, which follow a piano solo, are: “This is the end/Hold your breath and count to ten/Feel the Earth move and then/Hear my heart burst again.”

Edited by lechero, 25 September 2012 - 04:48 PM.

[Shrublands]

Bloody hell, there is a lot of detail there.

[SecretAgentFan]

Well, if he were making all this up he would set himself up pretty badly.

So, I start to believe it.

ADELE it is.

And the lyrics sound fine. I´d love a haunting ballad for 007.

[Pussfeller]

I guess we'll know next week.

[Shrublands]

And the lyrics sound fine.

Yes they do. I don’t like this rubbish with millionaire pop starts attempting to sing with sincerity about the terrible life of being a professional killer. It always sounds hollow and childish.

Or worse, lyrics that trot out Bond cliché – girls, guns and spies, whatever.

No, far better to sing something that superficially sounds to be about danger but is actually a thinly valid ode to sex and orgasms.

[SecretAgentFan]

I hope the song will be featured on the score CD, completist that I am.

[PPK_19]

YES! So happy Adele is doing it. I was listening to her album '21' on the way to work this morning. She has a beautiful voice and such range, i can't wait to hear her do this.

Those lyrics sound ok too, this Friedman character really is a useful source! So, only just over a week till we hear it!

[TheSilhouette]

I don't think Supremacy has anything to do with Skyfall. This isn't the first Muse song with traces of the Bond theme.