As someone who grew up on Bond and bought all the 60's soundtracks, I gotta say--this may be the best Bond song of them all. A crime it was not used in an opening scene.
If it was up to me, she would have sang the theme for "No Time to Die". Haven't heard the theme for that yet, but I'm just saying that she deserves to sing another one.
Omg, why didn't they use this as the main theme? I liked Sheryl Crow's song, but this sounds more "Bondish". K.d. Lang sounds a bit like the First Lady of Bond themes, Dame Shirley Bassey.
@@peoples2296 Sheryl Crow wasn't the only artist they sought out for Tomorrow Never Dies. K.D. Lang was their original choice, and this was originally going to be the title song. But K.D. Lang's sexuality was a big no no, so they bumped her to the end credits and then went on a mad search for a more markatable artist. Tomorrow Never Dies has probably the most rejected Bond theme songs of all time because of this.
@@JCBro-yg8vd K.D. Lang wasn't their original choice. They had a bunch of artists submit songs including Pulp, Swan Lee, and Saint Etienne. Lang and Crow's songs were the ones that made the cut. You can look up the other artists songs here on RU-vid.
Absolutely right! K.D. Lang was robbed on this one. Her rendition of “Surrender” is utterly haunting and SHOULD have been the title song! I think it’s better than the film itself. It’s THAT good…
I was a kid working for a movie theater when this movie came out, and I’m telling you that no song makes you feel more bad ass than this when you’re cleaning a movie theater.
@@mro4ts457 Have you seen Surrender set to the TND title sequence? Because I strongly disagree; this song fits the intro just as much. If anything, a power song like this is what is appropriate for the opening while Sheryl's much more mellow song is perfect for end credits. Like the OP I genuinely enjoy Sheryl Crow's TND, but hearing Surrender at the end credits had me so pumped... for a movie that had just finished.
I can't believe the producers passed on using this for the opening titles! David Arnold's music is a brilliant homage to John Barry with a modern twist, and K.D. Lang's vocals are amazing! This should easily be placed amongst the top James Bond title tracks of all time!
@@stickynorth It's odd. They did 4 movies in a row with one theme for the villain, and the other theme for the love story. In the first 3, the villain was first, the love story was at the end. But in this film, they swapped. Maybe just as well, because Sheryl Crow's song at the end would have been worse than having it at the beginning, since it was a "depressing" love story, not an uplifting one. What annoyed me after-the-fact was the way they butcher movies on TV these days, if you watch TND on a commercial station, you DON'T EVEN HEAR the end theme at all! (And it's the BEST part of the movie!)
This and Goldfinger are the best James Bond Themes ever. There are a couple of good songs but none of the others have that grandeur and are so well sung, as these two are.
In addition to sounding like the better Bond song, it really fits the overall premise of the movie - the pen being mightier than the sword, and tomorrow can be whatever the writer makes it.
Interesting and very spot on point of view, even when she sings “you will relish the wold that I create” she is sort of saying that the media can create a “new world” and we’ll just live in it … and relish it, very smart … thank you :)
This Is, in my view, the most underrated song in the Bond franchise because it harkens back to so much that one historically associated with Bond. First, Lang belts out the lyrics that remind one of Dame Shirley Bassey. Second, the horns draw on the Goldfinger theme. Third, like Goldfinger, the lyrics are about the villain Elliot Carver.
I was dumbstruck when the credits started rolling over this in the theater. I sat my ass back down and listened so happily to k d belting it out. Amazing, She got robbed. Should have been the theme song.
Yes, this is clearly just head and shoulders, hips and knees above that lame Sheryl Crow song and soooooo much more "Bond". Then there's the totally awesome vocals compared to Crow's - well, cawing.
While I like the original by Sheryl Crow, I can say that this one is much better. Lang’s sexy voice along with the great instrumental makes it very enjoyable.
This is actually the original, David Arnold even placed the main melody of this song all over the musical score. The Sheryl Crow one was a replacement.
Yes, The Living Daylight by A-ha was great with its catchy tune...It was helping to have it in head for the day of work...So dynamic ! .....And, nearly 15 years ago, I realized that Kd & Morten Harket, were, for me, the Best Vocalists on Earth !! 😊....They should make a Duet !!
Lyrics Your life is a story I`ve already written The news is that I am in control And I have the power To make you surrender Not only your body but your soul Tomorrow never dies, surrender Tomorrow will arrive on time I`ll tease and tantalize with every line Till you are mine Tomorrow never dies Whatever you`re after Trust me, I`ll deliver You`ll relish the world that I create Tomorrow never dies, surrender Tomorrow will arrive on time I`ll tease and tantalize with every line Till you are mine Tomorrow never dies The truth is now what I say I`ve taken care of yesterday Tomorrow never dies, surrender Tomorrow will arrive on time I`ll tease and tantalize with every line Till you are mine Tomorrow never dies Tomorrow never dies Tomorrow never dies
Man, that eight note brass motif REALLY makes you feel this song haha. Such an old school sounding Bond song. It’s fantastic. David Arnold was a gift to the franchise.
This unquestionably should've been over the opening credits. Classic Bond sound: dynamic vocals, killer melody, and lyrics which reflect the theme of the story. I'd easily put this in the top ten Bond themes, too bad hardly anybody's heard it. I don't hate the Cheryl Crow song, it beats "Die Another Day" and "Another Way To Die", but after hearing THIS there's just no comparison. Crow has never been my cup of tea as a performer, but she is not without talent. She does her best with the song they gave her, but even that is out of her range. I understand the producers gimmick of going with who's hot on the charts at the time, but this was just a phenomenally bad call.
Crap-Another-Way and Another-Way-To-Fly shouldn't have even BEEN considered for "list of possible-songs to be on the "list of James-Bond--songs to be in movies" ". Even the "Quantum of Solace"-song that came in the PS3 "Quantum of Solace" videogame (for the opening-credits) was better than the turdfest they used in the movie (for the opening credits). Edit / P.S.: And Roger Moore was right (he felt the same thing I did but I didn't-know how exactly to put-it-into-words-accurately): that film wasn't cut well. Whoever made those cuts and edits really--doesn't-know how to edit a film. I've seen better cuts on a whole piece of construction paper being tried to be cut by a old crappy rusted blunt-as-hell no-sharp--cutting-edges pair of scissors.
Biggest missed opportunity that they didn't use this one in the film. The lyrics are extremely well-written and the motif is just so... Seductive, mysterious, heroic and powerful. Easily one of the best Bond songs, or at very least in the Top 10 had it been used.
I remember playing the game on my PS1. I finished it and went to take something to drink from the kitchen. I heard the beginning of the song and run back, just to listen to the most amazing Bond song... Still can't understand why it was not the main song.
@@iammrbadguy9706 Yeah the franchise went to shit once Mr. depresso Hitman took over in 2006 to showcase the great dark and gritty persona of Bond you fuck
Your life is a story I`ve already written The news is that I am in control And I have the power To make you surrender Not only your body but your soul Tomorrow never dies, surrender Tomorrow will arrive on time I`ll tease and tantalize with every line Till you are mine Tomorrow never dies Whatever you`re after Trust me, I`ll deliver You`ll relish the world that I create Tomorrow never dies, surrender Tomorrow will arrive on time I`ll tease and tantalize with every line Till you are mine Tomorrow never dies The truth is now what I say I`ve taken care of yesterday Tomorrow never dies, surrender Tomorrow will arrive on time I`ll tease and tantalize with every line Till you are mine Tomorrow never dies Tomorrow never dies Tomorrow never dies
This really should have been the title song for the movie! It's got the espionage vibes from the Sean Connery/Roger Moore era and fits so well with the film. Top class!
I love them both. And while perhaps it would have made more sense to go with this song for the opening titles, I prefer to have Tomorrow Never Dies on my Spotify playlist and leave this one off
Wow! KD Lang is excellent at performing this James Bond song! Definitely should be the theme song! I so much love hearing Lang's voice and own every CD of hers as she can sing!
This is the most underrated song of David Arnold and also underrated singer KD Lang what an amazing song I am not tired of it listening this masterpiece!
Ok, poor choice of words for my comment. There have many great Bond theme songs, as you guys have noted, but, there have been some truly awful ones. I would rate Madonna's Die Another day as the worst. Horrible! Also, those by Sam Smith and Aha were awful. Didn't care for the one by Paul McCartney, either. I grew up on Bond and loved the Shirley Bassey vocals with composer,John Barry. Adele's Skyfall kind of had that early Bond feel to it.
This is an absolute banger! It captures that Shirley Bassey/classic Bond soundscape much better than the Sheryl Crow theme used in the film's opening sequence.
KD must have thought “why the hell isn’t my song in the beginning title sequence??!” Wrong decision by producers to have Sheryl crow do the opening song. Crow was popular in late 90’s but THIS song sung by KD Lang is 200% better for the opening scene. I found out by watching the entire movie on cable until the end credits. I’m glad I did
Agree, should've been the intro song. Evokes the best of John Barry and even alludes to the story. It's almost like the Broccolis or someone decided this song was TOO perfect.
David TOLSON she totally does. There are many singers that I love but this lady has a medicinal quality to her voice. Hearing her is medicine to the ears. Flawless.
This is actually the only kd lang song Ive ever listened to, and the only way I can describe her is Shirley Bassey meets Frank Sinatra. She's a crooner, but female.
If ever a song should have been the main title, this is it. Sheryl's song was amazing but somehow this just had a sass and swagger to it that really suited the movie. And KD's voice is gorgeous.
@@gmar7836 They still played it and i don't want to repeat what i said in my original reply but i feel this song is more special than oh just another bond opener skip because its a end credit song and the tone of the song being somber works better as a end song..
@@fakegeek5462 I still disagree it should’ve been the opening song. If you look at the comments on this thread just about everyone agrees with this film. It was worthy of it. Plus it’s more classy 😊
