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Another Way To Mess Up A Bond Theme
I was listening to the new bond theme on the radio this morning and as much as I want to like it, I can’t. In the words of the late, great Eric Morecambe, Jack White and Alicia Keys are ‘playing all the right notes not necessarily in the right order’.
I’m a big fan of both White and Keys. In fact with a few more years behind him I reckon White could get dangerously close to genius territory, he’s that good! As for keys, well I think Bob Dylan was on the money when he said, ‘I looked at her and thought there’s nothing about that girl I don’t like.’ I concur Mr Zimmerman.
I’m sure the track will look great when it’s accompanied by naked silhouettes vaulting over a giant Walther PPK but, call me old fashioned, I like to look at music with my ears…or something.
The last few Bond themes have all tried to shake off the spectre (did you see what I did there?) of John Barry and Shirley Bassey by recycling the latest drum and base loops and turning the dials all the way up to 11. I say if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.
Bond custodians Brocolli and Wilson could do worse than dig out a copy of Wings Greatest Hits for a reminder that it is possible to combine strings, horns and guitars and still stay faithful to what is expected from a Bond theme. Track 3, press play…
Da, da, da,
Da, da, da,
Da, da.
Da, da, da,
Da, da, da, da, daaaaaah.
I always said Macca wrote the best lyrics.
