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The Lowest Bitter
Carte BlancheNur Ein XV
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The Lowest Bitter

Entry from Carte Blanche in Nur Ein XV.

Bond Theme

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The Lowest Bitter - Carte Blanche

Liner Notes
SpoilerI don't really like James Bond. Let me rephrase that; I despise James Bond and everything that he stands for.
This song is my attempt to write a theme befitting the obnoxious prick.
This challenge leaves a lot open to interpretation. I decided it wasn't worth trying to ape the Bond theme sound, as I'm sure a lot of people will have done that far better than I ever could. I'm really not very good at pastiche, and Bond themes are basically a pastiche of themselves already which makes aping them even harder. But I did put loads of strings in this song as a concession to Bond themes, and I made use of a drum beat in the chorus that reminded me of Bond chase scenes.

Lyrics
psychopath, wielding a gun
kill a man and make a pun
fuck a femme fatale and run
I'm James Bond,
and I'm an asshole

I'm a government killer,
carte blanche,
I do anything I want
I'm an Eton wanker,
carte blanche,
I do anything I want
and what the fuck are you gonna do about it?

I drive a shitty British car,
and I drink martinis wrong
I do anything I want
because I'm a fucking asshole

carte blanche,
carte blanche,
carte blanche,
carte blanche,
and what the fuck are you gonna do?

I'm a government killer,
carte blanche,
I do anything I want
I'm an emblem of the empire,
carte blanche,
I do anything I want
I'm the mascot of misogynists,
carte blanche,
I do anything I want
I'm an Eton wanker,
carte blanche,
I do anything I want
I'm a government killer,
carte blanche,
I do anything I want
I'm an emblem of the empire,
carte blanche,
I do anything I want
I'm the mascot of misogynists,
carte blanche,
I do anything I want
I'm a government killer,
I'm a government killer,
and what the fuck are you gonna do?
I'm a government killer

Reviews

2 posted notes

GlennCase

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Mildly amusing, but this doesn't sound remotely like a Bond theme. I imagine you know that, however. The verse structure sounds like it was picked at random. Vocals go flat fairly often.

LYRICS: [OKAY] 1 point
STRUCTURE: [OKAY] 1 point
PERFORMANCE: [OKAY] 1 point
CONCEPT/CHALLENGE: [OKAY] 1 point
DYNAMICS/MIX: [OKAY] 1 point
SCORE: 5 out of 10

vowlvom

Forum post

When I mentioned that the challenge this week was Bond Themes, my girlfriend said "I hope somebody writes a song calling him an arsehole". Enter The Lowest Bitter! I'm also no fan of Bond so this amused me on every listen, and some of the line deliveries made me laugh. I really like the arrangement, and the little melodies that come in under the repeated string motif. Without any actual attempt to conjure up the Bond atmosphere in the music I don't feel like I can rank this up with the songs that really took on and nailed the "theme" part of the challenge as well as the "Bond" part, but this was definitely one of my personal favourites.

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