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1 hour ago, Madyaker said:

Sheeran is too happy clappy and shallow to write a bond theme. Billie's music has some darkness to it which I like and is needed in a bond theme imo, can't wait to hear it.

True, too happy clappy , they really need someone like the e festers fav Ezra. 

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12 minutes ago, priest17 said:

Ezra Furman would pull out an amazing Bond theme

Tremendous, bringing bond into the 21st century. Certainly a different kind of Bond, quite a bit different from macho Sean Connery! 

But surely our Ezra singing shotgun? 😉

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17 hours ago, Madyaker said:

Sheeran is too happy clappy and shallow to write a bond theme. Billie's music has some darkness to it which I like and is needed in a bond theme imo, can't wait to hear it.

My thoughts exactly.  I've seen BE get a lot of stick from people who seem to think she's shit, but I'm rather taken with the mixture of solid lyricism, interesting vocal production and frequently filthy synth laden backing.  Honestly some of that stuff is up there with El-P's production for me. 

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18 hours ago, Madyaker said:

Sheeran is too happy clappy and shallow to write a bond theme. Billie's music has some darkness to it which I like and is needed in a bond theme imo, can't wait to hear it.

Happy clappy and shallow? His breakthrough track was about a woman's descent into crack addiction, written after he had met someone at a homeless shelter. I'll admit that his biggest hits are often safe and poppy, but he has written some (IMO) great, but clearly very meaningful songs - supermarket flowers about the death of his grandmother is (again IMO) genuinely heartbreaking. Having said all that, i cn see how his style may not be right for a Bond Theme, but happy clappy and shallow it ain't.

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1 hour ago, Spindles said:

I've seen BE get a lot of stick from people who seem to think she's shit, but I'm rather taken with the mixture of solid lyricism, interesting vocal production and frequently filthy synth laden backing.  Honestly some of that stuff is up there with El-P's production for me. 

Well said, I think her stuff is good enough to back up all the hype that  surrounds her. 

I'm really looking forward to hearing the bond track.

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On 1/14/2020 at 4:05 PM, CaledonianGonzo said:

Would be up for another Glastonbury moment like this:

(glitch in the BBC audio aside)

What was with all the glitches on the BBC audio at Glastonbury 2016? I re-watched bits of Muse and Last Shadow Puppets recently from that year's set and both of them had all kind of split-second scratchy noises on the audio.

I think with Billie Eilish doing the No Time to Die theme, all that matters is that its decent. Sam Smith's was awful, while the Jack White-Alicia Keys one was a mess. But Adele's was solid and I like Chris Cornell's one for Casino Royale, so presumably it means that franchise is due a good one.

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6 minutes ago, charlierc said:

What was with all the glitches on the BBC audio at Glastonbury 2016? I re-watched bits of Muse and Last Shadow Puppets recently from that year's set and both of them had all kind of split-second scratchy noises on the audio.

Lord knows. Didn't happen in the field, at any rate.

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1 hour ago, Keithy said:

Love Billie but feat this Bond thing is a duff move. Generally when they try and get someone 'cool' to do it, it falls flat. 

Plus I don't think she needs to do it. 

Definitely feels like a bit of a desperate reach by an outdated franchise. Quite what possessed her people to say yes to it, god only knows. Like you say, her momentum is such that attachments to projects like this could only serve to damage her; they certainly won't increase her stardom.

Mind you, she's been loaning out her music to all and sundry for a while... https://www.what-song.com/Artist/27171/Billie-Eilish

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It also feels odd given Billie is quite outspoken about not wanting to be sexualised by the media, music industry, etc.... and is doing a song for a franchise that probably sexualises women more than any other.

I really don't get how it benefits her. It feels like a record company decision more than her choice. Unless of course they have chucked millions her way and she's thought..."one song....why not?"

In a way Bad Guy or Bury A Friend would be a great Bond song.....but a film studio would never sign off on those. They've typically always been big theatrical type songs.

 

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40 minutes ago, kalifire said:

Mind you, she's been loaning out her music to all and sundry for a while... https://www.what-song.com/Artist/27171/Billie-Eilish

Tbh, i don't have a problem with artists licensing their songs out. It's where the big bucks are and generally it's just a fraction of the song that's used.

For instance, I've got a tattoo of the opening riff of 'Infinity Guitars' by Sleigh Bells....which they then licenced to Microsoft for some Win7 promo and the money they got from that far outstripped their album earnings, has made them both comfortably financially and can keep the band going. I can't begrudge them that even if it means I have a Win7 promo riff on my arm 🤦‍♂️

The Bond song just stinks of a franchise desperately trying to get some reflected 'coolness'. Though I suppose Bond isn't on the radar of her core fan base and it'll pass them by.

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10 hours ago, Keithy said:

Plus I don't think she needs to do it. 

 

8 hours ago, Keithy said:

The Bond song just stinks of a franchise desperately trying to get some reflected 'coolness'. Though I suppose Bond isn't on the radar of her core fan base and it'll pass them by.

What if she just wants to do it? I don't think every action by every person needs to be part of an agenda. 

FWIW I think she'll smash it.

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