It seems that even her Majesty's Secret Service can't keep music from illicitly appearing on the interwebs. Jack White and Alicia Keys' James Bond theme has finally leaked in its entirely. Listen to it here -- and (possibly) marvel at how well Jack White's bluesy screech and rough guitars meld with Alicia Keys' so-smooth vocals on the first-ever Bond duet.
Despite Keys' presence as the Bassey-style Bond Girl singer, this one definitely sounds more like a White Stripes track than anything off of As I Am.
But Keys is sticking to her campaign of collaborating with the rocker.
"I would love to rock with him on my next album," she told Rolling Stone.
According to magazine, White wrote their duet after swapping ideas with Keys over the phone. The lyrics, he says, borrow from themes in the upcoming movie, which is all about mistrust and paranoia. As the chorus goes: "Someone that you think you can trust is just another way to die."
In real life, though, White and Keys have a bit more faith in each other. Both musicians have gone on record in the past to say that they're members of the mutual admiration society.
"I like that she sneaks odd-sounding things into pop music that shouldn't be there," White said of Keys. As for her opinion of White, she says: "I love Jack and the White Stripes, the rawness of their style. 'Seven Nation Army' obviously is crazy. And 'Icky Thump' - the intro to that is off the chain."
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