From the moment it was first announced that Leona Lewis would be undertaking the all-important duties of singing the exit music to James Cameron's first film since Titanic, comparisons between her Avatar love theme and Celine Dion's seminal "My Heart Will Go On" were inevitable. Now that we've finally heard the song, entitled "I See You," we can finally perform an educated analysis.
THE EVIDENCE:
CRITERIA 1: LYRICS
"I See You"
"Walking through a dream
I see you
A light and darkness breathing hope of new life
Now I live through you and you through me
Enchanting
I pray through my heart
That this dream
Never ends"
"My Heart Will Go On"
"Every night in my dreams
I see you. I feel you.
That is how I know you go on.
Far across the distance
And spaces between us
You have come to show you go on.
Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on"
CONCLUSIONS: Share a preoccupation with vision during electrophysiological states of sleep; fantasies of immortality and fear of death; abandonment issues.
CRITERIA 2: MUSICAL INFLUENCE DUMPED BY FIRST VERSE
"I See You"
Imogen Heap.
"My Heart Will Go On"
Enya.
CRITERIA 3: VOCAL QUALITY AS COMPARED TO SPREADABLE FOODSTUFF
"I See You"
Cream cheese.
"My Heart Will Go On"
Whipped butter (room temperature).
CRITERIA 4: THEMATIC ADHERENCE TO JAMES CAMERON PLOT
"I See You"
Moderate. Avatar process is kind of like dream-state; crippled Marine and his Na'vi love interest therefore exist in a sort of "dream" from which she hopes he never awakes.
"My Heart Will Go On"
Moderate. Lack of nautical or water references; no metaphors comparing doomed young love to sinking luxury liner. Central theme of enduring love fairly applicable.
CRITERIA 4: HIT POTENTIAL
"I See You"
Moderate.
"My Heart Will Go On"
Huge.
FINAL FINDINGS
Lightning has failed to strike twice. Leona will have to keep searching for the signature ballad she'll close 948 consecutive performances with at Caesar's Palace starting June of 2027.