14 DAY TRIAL // Everything related to the James Bond franchise is a huge deal, and not just for the millions of diehard fans. Sam Smith has been selected to perform the theme song, and the efforts of his labor, a song called “Writing’s on the Wall,” were made public some hours ago.
The Internet isn’t exactly thrilled with the song. Those who don’t find it very bland and too mellow for the kind of action movie that Bond has become in modern times, since Daniel Craig came on board as 007, find it a poor copy or shameless ripoff of Michael Jackson’s environmental ballad “Earth Song.”
You can see some samples below of this kind of reactions that “Writing’s on the Wall” generated on Twitter. Mashups of the two songs have also started popping up online, and I will include a couple of them for you to check out, so you can form a more educated opinion on the latest Bond so-called controversy.
“Writing’s on the Wall” is currently available solely on iTunes and Spotify, and it’s sitting at the top of the iTunes chart. Obviously, it’s not a flop and many people find it beautiful, powerful and just as history-making as Smith promised it would be.
It’s still not on the same level as Adele’s Oscar-winning “Skyfall,” which she wrote and recorded for the previous film, though.
Reading through all your amazing comments. I'm so happy you like it and I can't believe it's still number one on iTunes!!!!
— SAM SMITH (@samsmithworld) September 26, 2015
Bond vs Earth Song. You made us do this. Sorry Sam. #WritingsOnTheWall https://t.co/LmaznLwBWw
— BBC Radio 1 (@BBCR1) September 25, 2015
Sam Smith just rips off other artists' songs First it's Tom Petty, now it's Michael Jackson 😒
— BreakingHorrorFiles (@BrHoFi) September 26, 2015
Is anyone else just hearing "Earth Song" by Michael Jackson? #writingsonthewall
— Mike Murphy (@MikeJayM) September 25, 2015
Has anyone noticed that the new bond song #writingsonthewall is actually The Earth Song by Michael Jackson?
— Jonny Borrows (@jonnyborrows) September 25, 2015
@TonyRomm Michael Jackson recorded a mediocre environmental ballad. Sam Smith made it worse.
— Benjamin Freed (@brfreed) September 25, 2015
Michael Jackson's Earth Song x Aha's Living Daylights ÷ John Barry = Writing's On The Wall by Sam Smith
— Michael Hogan (@michaelhogan) September 25, 2015
Sam Smith's "Writing's On The Wall" isn't bad... But the build up to the chorus sounds like he's taking us into Michael Jackson "Earth Song"
— Matthew Connell (@matthewconnell) September 25, 2015
On the drive to work this morning we heard Sam Smith's #writingsonthewall - anyone else hear #MichaelJackson's #earthsong? #radio #audio
— flick learning ltd (@FlickLearning) September 25, 2015
The new James Bond thyme by Sam Smith....its Michael Jackson's Earth Song right ?
— Richard John (@RichieRJ) September 25, 2015
Can't get Michael Jackson's Earth Song out of my head after hearing Sam Smith's new #JamesBond song
— Kathryn Lovelock (@PoshKathryn) September 25, 2015
Now it's been suggested that Sam Smith's #writingsonthewall sounds like Michael Jackson's Earth Song I can't unhear it
— Lulu (@louisafortune) September 25, 2015
Just listened to a bit of that Sam Smith James Bond song, kept expecting him to burst into Michael Jackson's aaahaaahaaaa from Earth Song.
— Claire Hannah (@Claire_journo) September 25, 2015