Have you heard Sam Smith's theme for the upcoming James Bond Spectre movie?  I highly encourage you not to listen to it.  Where James Bond themes once were bold and brash and orchestrally brassy, this theme is sad and moody, basically the story of a broken-hearted James Bond, with lyrics like: I've spent a lifetime running And I always get away How do I live? How do I breathe? When you're not here I'm suffocating I want to feel love, run through my blood Tell me is this where I give it all up? A million shards of glass That haunt me from my past As the stars begin to gather And the light begins to fade When all hope begins to shatter Yes, this is James Bond.  James Bond is now a sad, morose character.  If you actually listen to the song on Spotify, it is sung in a very depressing, self-pitying, whiny tone. But thinking that reminded me of something: congressional Republicans! Whenever you see Republicans...(Read Full Post)