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Alicia Keys and Jack White - Another Way To Die

muppetmuppet Posts: 980
edited October 2008 in Other Music
So what do you think?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plqxuAnP4rw

I think it kind of stinks. The verses with piano and strings are pretty good but everything else is so...schizoprhenic. I was hoping they'd go back to the 'vintage' Bond sounds - this isn't as bad as Die Another Day but I thought You Know My Name was a step in the right direction.

Not keen on the vocals either. Say what you want about Amy Winehouse, but I wish her version would have materialized. Her voice is amazing and really suits James Bond, IMO.
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  • Marie CurieMarie Curie Posts: 1,250
    It's all over the place, but I kinda like it.
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  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    Marie Curie wrote:
    It's all over the place, but I kinda like it.
    yah... is this seriously the final cut? its jumpy as hell... it definitely has that james bond feel to it though... cant wait to see it against some trippy opening sequence visuals :D
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  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    muppet wrote:
    Not keen on the vocals either. Say what you want about Amy Winehouse, but I wish her version would have materialized. Her voice is amazing and really suits James Bond, IMO.
    ooo i hadnt heard this... but YES shed be a perfect fit... i like alicia keys but its as bad as beyonce in goldmember or haley in die another day... bond just doesnt do the jungle fever well
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  • TiaMijaTiaMija Posts: 597
    sgossard3 wrote:
    ooo i hadnt heard this... but YES shed be a perfect fit... i like alicia keys but its as bad as beyonce in goldmember or haley in die another day... bond just doesnt do the jungle fever well


    No, you didn't just say that.
  • mattosbornemattosborne Posts: 339
    sgossard3 wrote:
    ooo i hadnt heard this... but YES shed be a perfect fit... i like alicia keys but its as bad as beyonce in goldmember or haley in die another day... bond just doesnt do the jungle fever well

    wow, tell us how you really feel.
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  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    mattosborne wrote:
    wow, tell us how you really feel.
    oh give me a break with the over PC... i didnt think the asian girl in tomorrow never dies was that great of a bond girl either... i must be a big RACIST
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  • partyofonepartyofone Posts: 44
    There's something totally off about the song. I really thought it would be a cool and interesting combination when it was first mentioned, but eck. Their voices do not go well together. His voice isn't, I dunno, maybe 'manly' enough to contrast hers.
    And it does really seem all over the place. I do like the piano bit though during the verses.

    I'm thinking maybe if Jack did it alone it would have been better? But then again, I'm not so sure. I liked the direction they were taking with Cornell too(even if you didn't like the song), I think they should have gotten someone with a harsher voice. I don't feel like Jack White fits the Bond theme. A hard rock band would be a cool choice for this new bond direction...
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  • Brain of mJBrain of mJ Posts: 786
    I like it, good pairing of the two distinct talents. Considering what we've had from Madonna, Chris Cornell and Sheryl Crow of late when it comes to Bond themes, it easilly takes the cake.
  • noslavenoslave Posts: 7
    I like it as a song, I'm not sure how much I like it as a Bond theme.

    Chris Cornell's was the best for quite a while, Madonna's was the worst ever.
  • muppetmuppet Posts: 980
    partyofone wrote:
    There's something totally off about the song. I really thought it would be a cool and interesting combination when it was first mentioned, but eck. Their voices do not go well together. His voice isn't, I dunno, maybe 'manly' enough to contrast hers.
    And it does really seem all over the place. I do like the piano bit though during the verses.

    I'm thinking maybe if Jack did it alone it would have been better? But then again, I'm not so sure. I liked the direction they were taking with Cornell too(even if you didn't like the song), I think they should have gotten someone with a harsher voice. I don't feel like Jack White fits the Bond theme. A hard rock band would be a cool choice for this new bond direction...

    Not been a fan of the White Stripes, I can't even tell if it's Jack or Alicia singing.
  • GardenpartyGardenparty Posts: 1,910
    Heard this once and my first thought was that it was in fact a bit of a mess.

    I still think Garbage did the best Bond song of the past 15 years.
    “I know this song so well, I can smoke a cigarette, have a drink, brush my teeth, take a shit, and mow the lawn while singing it. But I'll only be doing a couple of those things during this version.”
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