james bond songs

Here's my list... note that I classified not only on how good the song was, but how fitting it was for a James Bond movie (with the begining credits of women-cinematography)...

1. James Bond theme (Dr. No)
2. Diamonds Are Forever - Shirley Bassey
3. Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey
4. You Only Live Twice - Nancy Sinatra
5. Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon
6. We Have All the Time in the World - Luis Armstrong
7. Moonraker - Shirly Bassey
8. Tommorrow Never Dies - Sheryl Crow
9. The World is Not Enough - Garbage
10. Veiw to a Kill - Duran Duran
11. Live and Let Die - McCartney & the Wings
12. From Russia With Love - Matt Monroe
13. All Time High - Rita Coolridge
14. Never Say Never Again - Lani Hall
15. For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton
16. You Know My Name - Chris Cornell
17. Die Another Day - Madonna
18. Thunderball - Tom Jones
19. Goldeneye - Tina Turner
20. The Living Daylights - a-ha
21. Licence to Kill - Gladys Knight
22. The Man With the Golden Gun - Lulu

Out of those, I like Duran Duran.

MONTY wrote:

Doctor? wrote: 10/10 Well spotted, the effects in YOLT were indeed done by Derek (fucking HOOOJ explosion) Meddings, of Thunderbirds fame.

Needless to say it's got the biggest explosions of any Bond I can think of, except the others Derek did

Just been watching ALL ABOUT THUNDERBIRDS on BBC I-player. Derek all aglow of blowing things up. I actually forgot there was a MYSTERON Agent in Spectrum!!!

Did they mention that he once blew up most of the board of ATV? Someone HAS to give Gerry money for a new series man. The new Capt Scarlet was spectacular, and they killed it off by showing it during MoM on a sat morn.

Big Barry Gray concert on this summer, he wou;d have been 100 this year!! Tempting to go, but then, as well as all the cool sci-fi tunes, he was Vera Lynne's main songwriter, so, erm no thanks.

PS....Cozzie, you have no soul pet. I like View to a Kill too, but to pick it out of some of THE finest tunes ever written is mental.

One word: Goldfinger!

Miss Disco wrote: One word: Goldfinger!

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The Living Daylights was a brilliant theme track that runned throughout the film. The synth-rocik version that appeared on the third a-ha album (Stay On These Roads) was superb too.

I also liked Carly Simon's theme to The Spy Who Loved Me, as much as I loved the movie. I absolutely detested the Austin Powers movie that... you know what.

I liked the Duran Duran song at first, but it hasn't stood the test of time as much as The Living Daylights has.

Empress Touch wrote: The Living Daylights was a brilliant theme track that runned throughout the film. The synth-rocik version that appeared on the third a-ha album (Stay On These Roads) was superb too.

Personally thought it was one of the weakest, as was the film. You got a thing for Morten Harket or something?

Burt Reynolds wrote:

Empress Touch wrote: The Living Daylights was a brilliant theme track that runned throughout the film. The synth-rocik version that appeared on the third a-ha album (Stay On These Roads) was superb too.

Personally thought it was one of the weakest, as was the film. You got a thing for Morten Harket or something?

Not a bad song, but not fitting for James Bond.... and it was one of the worst, if not THE worst Bond movie ever to come out....

duran duran / a view to a kill shirley bassey / goldfinger shirley bassey / diamonds are forever shirley bassey / moonraker a-ha / the living daylights wings / live and let die garbage / the world is not enough

Empress Touch wrote: The Living Daylights was a brilliant theme track that runned throughout the film. The synth-rocik version that appeared on the third a-ha album (Stay On These Roads) was superb too.

I also liked Carly Simon's theme to The Spy Who Loved Me, as much as I loved the movie. I absolutely detested the Austin Powers movie that... you know what.

I liked the Duran Duran song at first, but it hasn't stood the test of time as much as The Living Daylights has.

not bad at all. considering it the soundtrack was supposed to be done by the pet shop boys.

"...As the story goes, the Boys allegedly backed out of the project when they learned that the film's producers didn't want them to provide a complete soundtrack but merely the opening theme song. But apparently Neil and Chris haven't found an alternate means of putting this track to use, so it languishes in the vault. Incidentally, A-ha got the ultimate job of providing what turned out to be one of the less memorable James Bond themes..."

AgentWood wrote: overall, i think the james bond series has produced some great theme songs. especially:

a-ha--the living daylights carly simon--nobody does it better wings--live and let die sheena easton--for your eyes only shirley bassey--goldfinger madonna--die another day duran duran--a view to a kill

Coldplay were in the frame for Casino Royale apparently but it went to that other fella. pity, cos im not a big Coldplay fan, but they do that sweeping orchestra stuff pretty well.

"For your eyes only" always gives me a shiver, because it was the song of the first Bond I ever saw (in a film theatre).

EdelBrock wrote:

Not a bad song, but not fitting for James Bond.... and it was one of the worst, if not THE worst Bond movie ever to come out....

Oh I dunno, I think your brain has (quite rightly) misfiled License To Klll under "complete wank" rather than "James Bond Movies".

Fuck me what shite. Crap bloke playing Felix Felix killed Bond all soppy Bond played by bell-end Shit tune no gadgets/action/fuck all

My $DEITY they want shooting for making that.