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We suppose that it's one of those honours for a musician, asked to perform the theme song for the latest instalment of the Bond franchise. It was always going to be a challenge for whoever took on that after Adele's offering last time.
And that is what Sam Smith's Writing's On The Wall is up against. And sadly for us, there's just something not right with the track. The orchestration at the start & throughout has all the markings of Bond anthem but sadly it is Smith's vocals in the chorus with just a tad more falsetto than we feel is needed here (and at times, seems that it is may be at the limits of his range)
We can see it doing the rounds but we can't help think that this might be one track that we'll hear constantly for the next few days and hoping that like a spectre, it will disappear...
Rating: 2/5
