A couple of days ago, we reported that Leona Lewis was lined up to sing “I See You (Theme From Avatar)” for um, “Avatar,” and some people were sort of (hilariously) offended that we would dare to suggest that song might be anything but good.
Well, we’re ready to take on another round of bloggers (and U2 fans) furrowing their brows at us, because we’ve actually heard U2’s “Winter,” written for the forthcoming Jim Sheridan film “Brothers” and it sucks. U2 fans may have already heard the song as it appeared earlier this year on the Anton Corbijn directed short film “Linear” which accompanied U2’s latest album of tedium, No Line On The Horizon. There is no doubt that this won’t be positioned for a Best Song consideration, but we’re still banking on T. Bone Burnett and “Crazy Heart” making quick work of the so far uninspired category.
The song, which clearly is about a boy going off to war, has some painfully obvious and high school level metaphors going on here. “Summer sings in me no more”? In a song called “Winter”? You have to be fucking kidding us with this shit. As for the music, it’s very typical of latter day U2 with the Edge’s dull and now lazy shimmery guitar thing and Bono‘s voice swooning all over the place. Bono even has the audacity to attempt to dramatically speak some of the lyrics midway through the song. It’s ugly folks. As for the rhythm section, they seem to have taken a time out on this one.
The full lyrics (courtesy of Oscar lovers InContention) and the over six minute song are below:
The yellow sun
Well it took the hand
Of a country boy
To a city in a far off landOk, we read that far and stopped, it’s just not worth it. Meanwhile, according to the Wrap, a full-blown “Brothers” Oscar campaign will soon be mounted by Lionsgate. Sounds correct, as “Brothers” screenings are a umm… line on the horizon. Here’s the lighter-flicking anthem.
