Trivial Matters

With all of the hype over Quantum of Solace, there’s been little play (or mention) of the theme song. Jack White and Alicia Keys were called in to replace the downward-spiral that is Amy Winehouse, and managed to pull off a catchy tune.

The local alternative radio stationin Portland, which plays a Jack White song about once in three, instantly dismissed it because of Keys’s involvement. Now there’s a story on Time naming it one of the worst Bond themes of all time. I don’t buy that. I think once people get in the theater, hear the song, and watch the movie, it will click and it’ll start getting some airplay and well-deserved respect.

Is it the best Bond theme? No. To me, Garbage’s “The World Is Not Enough” is my favorite, with “Live and Let Die” in a close second. But I think the new one is growing on me.

(And Chris Cornell’s “You Know My Name” was decent too.)

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