{"id":2270,"date":"2015-09-09T14:10:27","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T19:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keenerpodcast.com\/?p=2270"},"modified":"2015-09-09T14:12:33","modified_gmt":"2015-09-09T19:12:33","slug":"sam-smith-records-the-new-007-theme-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keener13.org\/?p=2270","title":{"rendered":"Sam Smith Records The New 007 Theme Song"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Bob Berry<\/p>\n

Calling it “one of the highlights<\/strong><\/a>” of his career, British singer Sam Smith has confirmed what everyone pretty much knew:<\/p>\n

He will sing the theme “Spectre<\/strong><\/a>“, the 24th James Bond film. “Writing’s on the Wall,” will be released on September 25. The movie debuts on October 26 in the UK and on November 6 in the United States.<\/p>\n

Sam Smith was a four-time winner at this year’s Grammy Awards<\/strong><\/a>, including Best New Artist, plus Song and Record of the Year. But singing the Bond Theme is an entirely different gig. Smith will be following the likes<\/strong><\/a> of Dame Shirley Bassey (“Goldfinger”), Sir Paul McCartney (“Live And Let Die”), Duran Duran (“A View To A Kill”), and Adele; whose recording of “Skyfall<\/strong><\/a>” became the first 007 theme to win The Brit Awards, Golden Globes and Academy Award in the same year!<\/p>\n

Is he up to the task? It’s an open question<\/strong><\/a>, according to the UK’s Guardian newspaper. But then, people doubted Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan and the newest Bond (now on his 4th round of Tuxes), Daniel Craig.<\/p>\n