Skyfall: Adele confirms James Bond theme song

I like it....will use it on a 90 second bj later tonight.... :face:

I like it. I was afraid that there would be some pressure for Adele to perform something in the vein of Shirley Bassey, and that the end result would feel too much like a pastiche. But my fears have been allayed; I've always felt that Adele is one of the few artists who could reasonably pull off a song that sounded like Bassey whilst retaining its own identity, and I think that's exactly what she's done here.

Loving it, especially the way the Bond theme creeps its way in.

Now we just need parts of the theme to find their way into the score.

I dunno. I've given it a few listens, and I'm still kinda unimpressed. The song's a bit too dependent on the Bond vamp and it lacks a great hook like the best of the Bond songs. Not the worst of Bond songs, but not especially memorable, either.

I've gotta say, I'm not mad about the verse either, but I like the stirring chorus a lot and the punchy drums. That's when the song sounds like it really comes into its own.

It was a wise choice for them to pick C minor, at least. Almost like they were reading some of my thoughts...

Largo's Shark wrote:

I've gotta say, I'm not mad about the verse either, but I like the chorus a lot and the punchy drums. That's when the song sounds like it really comes into its own.

I'll agree it picks up there, largely because of the quality of the orchestrations, and the end of this clip suggests that the song is really build as the song goes on.

Even so, I don't think very memorable. All the Arnold-written choruses had a stronger hook than this song, even if Adele's "Skyfall" doesn't sound like a camped-up Bond song pastiche.

Harmsway wrote:

I dunno. I've given it a few listens, and I'm still kinda unimpressed. The song's a bit too dependent on the Bond vamp and it lacks a great hook like the best of the Bond songs. Not the worst of Bond songs, but not especially memorable, either.

Yeah, I'm with you on this, though I've only listened to it once. I like the Bond theme, but it just sounds like another Adele song with the Bond theme in it... If they were going to include the Bond theme, it should have been subtle like in GE. It's definitely better than DAD, AWTD and All Time High though.

How it marries with the visuals will be the deciding factor for me, I think.

Edit: Just listened to it again, and can't stop humming it. It's cool. I like it. Not up there with Live and Let Die, Surrender, You Only Live Twice, A View to a KIll or Diamonds Are Forever, but definitely a great addition to the series.

I'll be interested to hear how it's woven into the score. (If it's woven into the score, that is.)

Absolutely. Actually, when the Bond theme kicks in, it kinda reminds me of LALD's Bond theme rendition.

Harmsway wrote:

I dunno. I've given it a few listens, and I'm still kinda unimpressed. The song's a bit too dependent on the Bond vamp and it lacks a great hook like the best of the Bond songs. Not the worst of Bond songs, but not especially memorable, either.

Probably a fair and accurate assessment.

PS--Adele sounds more like K. D. Lang than Bassey to me.

Pretty scathing article on Adele.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/blogs/blog-on-the-tracks/6058807/Someone-like-Adele

Love the comments.

Quote :

It seems to me that you hate Adele because you find it uncomfortable to hear someone singing from their soul, and daring to share something from within themselves.

Adele's lyrics are not pretentious, cryptic, and ultimately meaningless and worthless, like for instance those of Dylan, Leonard Cohen, or John Lennon. Rather they are the heartfelt expressions of a young woman making her way in the world.

Music needs more honestly like this this - not since James Blunt has a new songwriter delivered such strong, direct, and passionate songs, straight from the heart.