Madonna's "Die Another Day" Video
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Originally posted by Captain Harlock
The song is absolutley horrible. Bond themes are supposed to be these huge sweeping number with orchestra's, not this techno garbage.
The song is absolutley horrible. Bond themes are supposed to be these huge sweeping number with orchestra's, not this techno garbage.
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Originally posted by Captain Harlock
The song is absolutley horrible. Bond themes are supposed to be these huge sweeping number with orchestra's, not this techno garbage.
The song is absolutley horrible. Bond themes are supposed to be these huge sweeping number with orchestra's, not this techno garbage.
And, I love Garbage.
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Am I the only one who thinks that the last several 007 songs have sucked? Not memorable that is. I can't even remember the last good one. "A View To A Kill" (!?)
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Originally posted by Daytripper
Am I the only one who thinks that the last several 007 songs have sucked? Not memorable that is. I can even remember the last good one. "A View To A Kill" (!?)
Am I the only one who thinks that the last several 007 songs have sucked? Not memorable that is. I can even remember the last good one. "A View To A Kill" (!?)
- Matt
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The hiring of Madonna to do this song is just one more signpost that the Bond franchise is circling the drain. Again.
Stink up your own nonexistent film career, Miss Thing. Leave other movies alone, OK?
Stink up your own nonexistent film career, Miss Thing. Leave other movies alone, OK?
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Originally posted by Phyre
Lets get Portishead on Bond track.
Lets get Portishead on Bond track.
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C'mon. You know Madonna can't do the same thing as everyone else. That's what makes her Madonna! I think the song is hot and the video is pretty well done too. She may not be everyone's taste, but I'm a die hard fan.
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Originally posted by Phyre
Lets get Portishead on Bond track.
Lets get Portishead on Bond track.
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I'd have to say I hated the techno version I got off LimeWire. T-ball, I hope you're right that the version on the movie is different, but I doubt it is.
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Originally posted by MatthewCho
To each his own. I'll take this one any day over Garbage's "The World Is Not Enough."
And, I love Garbage.
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To each his own. I'll take this one any day over Garbage's "The World Is Not Enough."
And, I love Garbage.
- Matt
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Originally posted by Brak55
On the other hand, I thought the Garbage theme was one of the best in the last 10 to 15 years. Felt the grand sweep of the music and arrangement really fit in with the other great Bond themes.
On the other hand, I thought the Garbage theme was one of the best in the last 10 to 15 years. Felt the grand sweep of the music and arrangement really fit in with the other great Bond themes.
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Let me just say that I think the song itself is okay as a Madonna song, but the TOTAL ANTITHESIS of what a Bond song should be about. They are supposed to sound somewhat mysterious, not boogie-woogie techno.
The video is both dumb and clever IMO. It is clever in that it has a lot of Bond movie props and references in it (i.e. OddJob, the white cat, the golden girl), but dumb in that it seems more like a Bond theme video wannabe than actual Bond video. Also, two Madonnas having in axe fight is pretty lame.
The video is both dumb and clever IMO. It is clever in that it has a lot of Bond movie props and references in it (i.e. OddJob, the white cat, the golden girl), but dumb in that it seems more like a Bond theme video wannabe than actual Bond video. Also, two Madonnas having in axe fight is pretty lame.
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from The Miami Herald:
BY HOWARD COHEN
Meet the newest Bond Girl.
Madonna, just Madonna.
Die Another Day, the lively title song for the 20th official James Bond movie, written by Madonna with coproducer Mirwais Ahmadzai, has generated such a buzz -- and massive Internet downloads -- that Warner Bros. rushed the song's release to radio.
Last week, Die Another Day debuted at No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100, instantly becoming the biggest domestic Bond hit song since Duran Duran's A View to a Kill in 1985. (Can anyone remember such misfires as Sheryl Crow's Tomorrow Never Dies, Gladys Knight's Licence to Kill or Garbage's The World Is Not Enough?)
A CD single, with multiple mixes, and the full Die Another Day soundtrack, will be in stores Tuesday. The movie opens Nov. 22.
So how does Madonna compare to previous Bond Girls like Shirley Bassey, Carly Simon, Nancy Sinatra and Shirley Manson?
She's, well . . . she's Madonna. Ever the agent provocateur, Madonna appears to have had full creative control, making her Die Another Day the edgiest (but not the best) Bond theme to date.
The four-minute tune resembles a traditional Bond song only in its use of portentous strings. Both self-indulgent and winningly creative, the electronic-laced song reduces Madonna's voice to a percussive sound effect as flatulent synth machines stomp out the song's catchy, synaptic hook. Poor 007 isn't mentioned anywhere in the lyrics but Sigmund Freud is. Go figure.
''I'm going to break the cycle / I'm going to shake up the system,'' Madonna sings. No doubt she's already done precisely that.
BY HOWARD COHEN
Meet the newest Bond Girl.
Madonna, just Madonna.
Die Another Day, the lively title song for the 20th official James Bond movie, written by Madonna with coproducer Mirwais Ahmadzai, has generated such a buzz -- and massive Internet downloads -- that Warner Bros. rushed the song's release to radio.
Last week, Die Another Day debuted at No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100, instantly becoming the biggest domestic Bond hit song since Duran Duran's A View to a Kill in 1985. (Can anyone remember such misfires as Sheryl Crow's Tomorrow Never Dies, Gladys Knight's Licence to Kill or Garbage's The World Is Not Enough?)
A CD single, with multiple mixes, and the full Die Another Day soundtrack, will be in stores Tuesday. The movie opens Nov. 22.
So how does Madonna compare to previous Bond Girls like Shirley Bassey, Carly Simon, Nancy Sinatra and Shirley Manson?
She's, well . . . she's Madonna. Ever the agent provocateur, Madonna appears to have had full creative control, making her Die Another Day the edgiest (but not the best) Bond theme to date.
The four-minute tune resembles a traditional Bond song only in its use of portentous strings. Both self-indulgent and winningly creative, the electronic-laced song reduces Madonna's voice to a percussive sound effect as flatulent synth machines stomp out the song's catchy, synaptic hook. Poor 007 isn't mentioned anywhere in the lyrics but Sigmund Freud is. Go figure.
''I'm going to break the cycle / I'm going to shake up the system,'' Madonna sings. No doubt she's already done precisely that.
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Billboard single review:
The theme to the latest James Bond installment, Die Another Day, is certainly a far cry from the melodic musings of Shirley Bassey, Nancy Sinatra, Paul McCartney, and even Duran Duran. "Die Another Day" in many ways picks up on the heels of Madonna's inventive, experimental Music—thanks to her reunion with writer/producer Mirwais Ahmadzai—with a predominance of squiggly blips and zaps and enough effects on Madonna's vocal to render it practically non-human. It's an odd number, somewhat disjointed, a bit nonsensical, and not so much melodic as a highly stylized jam—but one must never underestimate the motivations of the long-and-lasting Madonna; and sure enough, with repeated listening, there are enough clever goings on and a hook that sinks into the consciousness to make this a captivating journey.
James Bond purists may find themselves fitful that the traditional melodrama that marks such theme songs is remiss here, but radio jumped on the track weeks ahead of its official release, which will certainly fan the flames of publicity for the upcoming flick, out Nov. 22 in the U.S. On the horizon: an onslaught
of remixes.
Score another bull's-eye for Madonna.
The theme to the latest James Bond installment, Die Another Day, is certainly a far cry from the melodic musings of Shirley Bassey, Nancy Sinatra, Paul McCartney, and even Duran Duran. "Die Another Day" in many ways picks up on the heels of Madonna's inventive, experimental Music—thanks to her reunion with writer/producer Mirwais Ahmadzai—with a predominance of squiggly blips and zaps and enough effects on Madonna's vocal to render it practically non-human. It's an odd number, somewhat disjointed, a bit nonsensical, and not so much melodic as a highly stylized jam—but one must never underestimate the motivations of the long-and-lasting Madonna; and sure enough, with repeated listening, there are enough clever goings on and a hook that sinks into the consciousness to make this a captivating journey.
James Bond purists may find themselves fitful that the traditional melodrama that marks such theme songs is remiss here, but radio jumped on the track weeks ahead of its official release, which will certainly fan the flames of publicity for the upcoming flick, out Nov. 22 in the U.S. On the horizon: an onslaught
of remixes.
Score another bull's-eye for Madonna.
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Originally posted by Jepthah
I'll never figure out those sycophantic hacks.
I'll never figure out those sycophantic hacks.
I enjoy many, many artists, from Enya to Outkast to the Strokes. However, Madonna still stands out. Now, pop and dance music (or her many images) may not be your thing, but there's no denying her talent (musically, not theatrically). She's been around for 20 years now, and it wasn't simply an accident.
- Matt
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