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Mandibles
Carte BlancheNur Ein XV
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Carte Blanche
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Entry from Carte Blanche in Nur Ein XV.

Bond Theme

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Carte Blanche
by Mandibles

Too many men have held me in their arms
Too many men have fought to win my charms
Now mister man, I’ve found you here disarmed
I’ll pick your brain, and eat your heart

I’ve shaken your world
Stirred your soul
Call me old-fashioned
I’ll swallow you whole
I’ve got the carte blanche
To do what I need
When I’m at the top
You will be
The one on your knees

So many men have tried to hold me down
So many men left littered on the ground
So if you can, try not to scream and shout
The secrets that you hold so profound

I’ve shaken your world
Stirred your soul
Call me old-fashioned
I’ll swallow you whole
I’ve got the carte blanche
To do what I need
When I’m at the top
You will be
The one on your knees

There's only one who ever lived as I
There’s only one who knows this world of mine
Now I plan to have us intertwine
And in the night he’ll find it’s do or die

I’ve shaken your world
Stirred your soul
Call me old-fashioned
I’ll swallow you whole
I’ve got the carte blanche
To do what I need
When I’m at the top
You will be
The one on your knees

Reviews

2 posted notes

GlennCase

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This started out as a very promising song! Those verses are excellent, but I do not like the chorus at all. You have written half of a song that is a very good Bond theme. The horns, and overall instrumentation are quite good. Tasty guitar. The chorus single-handedly sinks this.

LYRICS: [OKAY] 1 point
STRUCTURE: [OKAY] 1 point
PERFORMANCE: [GOOD] 2 points
CONCEPT/CHALLENGE: [OKAY] 1 point
DYNAMICS/MIX: [OKAY] 1 point
SCORE: 6 out of 10

vowlvom

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I found the retro fuzzy vocal sound really offputting on first listen, although it grew on me with repeat visits - it contributes to the jazzy feel but makes some of the harder consonant sounds a little jarring. The shift from verse to chorus is really interesting and effective, and the brass on the way back out of the chorus is great and works realy well with the jazz guitar. I thought the lyrics were mostly solid apart from the "Mr. Man" line which I found really offputting. Mostly though I thought this was another excellent take on the challenge.

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