

Listen to Freddie Mercury who wants to live s awesome. Last thought when watching blockbuster films GUNS ARE BAD no matter what context they are in. Remember there is always someone worse off than you. Think nice thoughts when you go to bed and always try to help others who are worse off. Throughout all my illness and sad times this song still helps me.įamily and friends are never too far away.

It's the saddest song ever sung and the myriad of memories it conjures of my childhood leave me wiping tears and blowing my nose for 10 minutes after I listen to it. Marshall from OntarioI can't even read the lyrics to this song without welling up with emotions.Barry Allan from Gagetown CanadaJust stopped by here today on a sad note that Susan Jacks passed away.Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind You gave me love and helped me find the sun When all the birds are singing in the sky Thank you for attending this TED talk on why ‘Skyfall’ sounds a bit like a great Bond theme but isn’t a great Bond theme.We've known each other since we were nine or ten And the subject – what is it about? Skyfall is… a mansion in the film? Who sings a Bond song about a mansion? Or any kind of abode or dwelling? It’s hard for Adele to connect the song with any relatable human emotion, regardless of her demonstrable skills. There’s a swirling chord progression which barely moves for the entirety of the song (which is a colossal four minutes and forty-six seconds long), the dynamic level barely goes further than mezzo-forte to forte and back again.Īdele, utterly spellbinding vocal talent that she is, basically whispers the whole song. So, let’s attempt to rationalise the song with its constituent parts.

As a result, the sheer relief of hearing a passable Bond theme led listeners to believe that ‘Skyfall’ was a classic. A theory for you: by the time ’Skyfall’ came along, there hadn’t been a classic Bond theme for many, many years (since 1995 to be precise).
