Best Bond Theme
Maineiacs
13-11-2006, 10:39
With the new Bond film set for release, here's my question: What's your favorite theme song?
Here they are:
Main Bond Theme -- John Barry Orchestra (first heard in Dr. No) (1962)
http://bondmovies.net/wavs/james-bond.mp3
"From Russia With Love" -- Matt Munro (1963)
http://bondmovies.net/wavs/from-russia.mp3
"Goldfinger" -- Shirley Bassey (1964)
http://bondmovies.net/wavs/goldfinger.mp3
"Thunderball" --Tom Jones (1965)
http://bondmovies.net/wavs/thunderball.mp3
"You Only Live Twice" -- Nancy Sinatra (1967)
http://bondmovies.net/wavs/you-only-live-twice.mp3
"We Have All the Time in the World" -- Louis Armstrong (from On Her Majesty's Secret Service) (1969)
http://bondmovies.net/wavs/on-her-majestys.mp3
"Diamonds Are Forever" -- Shirley Bassey (1971)
http://bondmovies.net/wavs/diamonds.mp3
"Live And Let Die" -- Wings (1973)
http://bondmovies.net/wavs/live-let-die.mp3
"The Man With the Golden Gun" -- Lulu (1974)
http://bondmovies.net/wavs/man-with-golden-gun.mp3
"Nobody Does it Better" -- Carly Simon (from The Spy Who Loved Me) (1977)
http://bondmovies.net/wavs/spy-who-loved-me.mp3
"Moonraker" --Shirley Bassey (1979)
http://bondmovies.net/wavs/moonraker.mp3
"For Your Eyes Only -- Sheena Easton (1981)
http://bondmovies.net/wavs/for-your-eyes-only.mp3
"All Time High" -- Rita Coolidge (from Octopussy) (1983)
http://bondmovies.net/wavs/octopussy.mp3
"Never Say Never Again" -- Lani Hall (1983)
http://bondmovies.net/wavs/never-say-never-again.mp3
"A View to a Kill " -- Duran Duran (1985)
http://bondmovies.net/wavs/view-kill.mp3
"The Living Daylights" -- A-ha (1987)
http://bondmovies.net/wavs/living-daylights.mp3
"Licence to Kill" -- Gladys Knight (1989)
http://bondmovies.net/wavs/licence-kill.mp3
"Goldeneye" -- Tina Turner (1995)
http://bondmovies.net/wavs/goldeneye.mp3
"Tomorrow Never Dies" -- Sheryl Crow (1997)
http://bondmovies.net/wavs/tomorrow.mp3
"The World is Not Enough" -- Garbage (1999)
http://bondmovies.net/wavs/world-is-not-enough.mp3
"Die Another Day" -- Madonna (2002)
http://bondmovies.net/wavs/die-another-day.mp3
Sorry, couldn't find "Casino Royale" by Herb Alpert or "The Look of Love " by Dusty Springfield (both from the 1967 comedy version of Casino Royale)
Philosopy
13-11-2006, 10:47
On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
Best by a long way.
Harlesburg
13-11-2006, 10:49
I can't remember many of them, just the Garbage one(Sarah whats hereface) and the World is not enough.
Boonytopia
13-11-2006, 11:40
I'd go with Goldfinger. The Shirley Bassey songs always make me think of Bond films.
Cannot think of a name
13-11-2006, 11:43
I'm pretty fond of-
Nobody Does it Better
Live and Let Die
You Only Live Twice
all with kick ass covers done by Sex Mob, by the way
and
Thunderball
Which brings a side question that came up once, I swear:
Who would you rather buy 'shrums from, Jesus or Tom Jones?
German Nightmare
13-11-2006, 11:44
The original Bond theme which appears in all movies.
Now that's the Bond-feeling. :D
http://www.studip.uni-goettingen.de/pictures/smile/bond.gif
Lunatic Goofballs
13-11-2006, 12:05
I'm pretty fond of-
Nobody Does it Better
Live and Let Die
You Only Live Twice
all with kick ass covers done by Sex Mob, by the way
and
Thunderball
Which brings a side question that came up once, I swear:
Who would you rather buy 'shrums from, Jesus or Tom Jones?
What he said. :)
But I'll also add Goldeneye because Tina is a goddess. *nod*
Cannot think of a name
13-11-2006, 12:31
What he said. :)
But I'll also add Goldeneye because Tina is a goddess. *nod*
Also ably covered by Sex Mob, twice even. Fuck I love that band.
EDIT: Except that's a total lie, they did Goldfinger...my bad...
Dododecapod
13-11-2006, 13:03
I think it's either the James Bond Theme or Nobody Does it Better (The Spy Who Loved Me was highly forgettable, but the theme was good.)
JobbiNooner
13-11-2006, 13:26
I don't like most of the Bond theme songs... For me it's more like which do I tolerate, and which ones do I absolutely hate, and fast forward through to the movie? I thought the last one "Die Another Day" was awful. If I had to pick a favorite it would probably be "Live and Let Die".
Imperial isa
13-11-2006, 14:59
i just cant make up my mind over some of them
but i would say one be Licence to Kill
I V Stalin
13-11-2006, 17:18
Goldfinger and Diamonds Are Forever.
I'm hoping Chris Cornell can produce a good one as well.
Daistallia 2104
13-11-2006, 17:34
The "James Bond Theme" is the only real Bond theme (and Sean Connery the only real Bond).
The Cassiopeia Galaxy
13-11-2006, 18:25
Goldfinger is my favourite, second favourite is Man with the Golden Gun.
And yes Sean is the One True Bond.
"Live and Let Die" by Paul McCartney and Wings
East of Eden is Nod
13-11-2006, 18:29
The definitely best song was "License To Kill", for the definitely worst Bond movie.
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Turquoise Days
13-11-2006, 18:40
Apart from the original, I'd say from Russia with Love, We have all the time in the world, and You only live twice.
Cluichstan
13-11-2006, 18:50
The best is clearly the original, but if I have to pick one other than that, gotta go with "A View to a Kill."
Apart from the original, it is On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
EDIT: View to a Kill is a better theme than I remember. It is very cool, but I stand by my original opinions.
Dragontide
13-11-2006, 19:22
A tie between "Live and Let Die" and "The Man With the Golden Gun" (also the two best Bond films)
Red_Letter
13-11-2006, 19:46
I like earlier ones, particularly "live and let die", and "The maqn with the golden gun" as well as the later "Golden Eye" but for some reason "The World is not Enough" gives me some kind of male power arousal.*shrug*
Megaloria
13-11-2006, 20:36
Goldfinger, as performed by Leningrad Cowboys.
Cluichstan
13-11-2006, 20:41
I like earlier ones, particularly "live and let die", and "The maqn with the golden gun" as well as the later "Golden Eye" but for some reason "The World is not Enough" gives me some kind of male power arousal.*shrug*
It's because you wanna bone Shirley Manson. And let's face it, what guy wouldn't? ;)
Gauthier
13-11-2006, 21:34
"Nearly Civilized" - Esthero
The Master Mind
13-11-2006, 21:42
We Have All the Time in the World and The Living Daylights. Definitely the best! :D
Muravyets
13-11-2006, 22:22
I've listened to all of them, and all I can say is
I LOVE JAMES BOND!!!!
*sigh* *swoon*
Cluichstan
13-11-2006, 22:24
We Have All the Time in the World and The Living Daylights. Definitely the best! :D
I chose "A View to a Kill," but a-ha's "Living Daylights" is damn sweet, too.
Dorstfeld
13-11-2006, 22:56
Another vote for
...Goldfingerrrrrrrrr
da dadada daaaah
Armistria
13-11-2006, 23:00
Goldfingerrrrrrrrr (da dadada daaaah)!
Seriously, that was the first thing that popped into my head when you said 'Bond Theme', so I guess it's the most catchy.
'You Only Live Twice' is also quite memorable, and 'What a Wonderful World' is a good song; it just doesn't seem to have that Bond big number feeling to it that you expect a Bond theme to have.
Apart from the original, Goldfinger, and then Goldeneye. I do think that wailing females sound more Bondy. Sorry Duran Duran (although I do love that song, just not the best Bond theme.)
Steel Butterfly
14-11-2006, 02:54
Goldeneye is the best, other than the actual "james bond theme" which can't be touched
Anti-Social Darwinism
14-11-2006, 04:26
The original bond theme and Live and Let Die.
Katurkalurkmurkastan
14-11-2006, 04:37
Goldfinger, Goldeneye.
I always think Carly Simon is telling me that Nobody Does It Better :)
Grape-eaters
14-11-2006, 04:43
The best would have to be the original theme song. Next up, myfavorite movie theme, is Goldfinger, followed by Diamonds are Forever.
Amarenthe
14-11-2006, 06:26
Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough, Goldeneye...
And, of course, the original Bond theme.
(The Living Daylights is another good one.)
Daniloth
14-11-2006, 06:29
It has to be Goldfinger =\
Any other answer would risk incurring the wrath of Zombie Jesus
BAAWAKnights
14-11-2006, 06:32
Just for the trivia of it, the original (main) Bond theme's title is "Bea's Knees".
Amarenthe
14-11-2006, 06:35
Just for the trivia of it, the original (main) Bond theme's title is "Bea's Knees".
I thought you were trying to say "Bees Knees", so when I googled it, I found nothing. But, alas, when I googled "Bea's Knees", I found that you're exactly right. :p I'll add that to my Bond trivia.
Duntscruwithus
14-11-2006, 07:20
It's because you wanna bone Shirley Manson. And let's face it, what guy wouldn't? ;)
Not me. She isn't particularly attractive to me. Actually she's borderline ugly to me. But thats just me.
For me, it is always gonna be the main theme song. All the others are specific to a movie. But when you hear the Theme, you know Bond is at it again.
The Potato Factory
14-11-2006, 07:24
Main Bond Theme by miles. Goldfinger's pretty good, and despite what y'all say, Die Another Day isn't bad.
EDIT: Goldeneye goes in there too. For some reason, they always sound a lot better on MP3 than from memory.
Maineiacs
14-11-2006, 07:58
Well, here's my favorites. "Nobody Does it Better", "Live and Let Die" (also my favorite Bond film, largely because I've always had a thing for Jane Seymour), "For Your Eyes Only", and "A View to a Kill" (the only Duran Duran song I like. Otherwise, they are the best example of the worst of '80s music). I also like "The Look of Love" from the 1st Casino Royale, and I refuse to apologize to Bond purists for liking that film -- it was frikkin' hilarious.
The Master Mind
16-11-2006, 13:08
'You Only Live Twice' is also quite memorable, and 'What a Wonderful World' is a good song; it just doesn't seem to have that Bond big number feeling to it that you expect a Bond theme to have.
Well really 'We Have All the Time in the World' isn't the theme for OHMSS. It was that interesting tune without lyrics, which I like alot as well.
I V Stalin
16-11-2006, 13:13
I'm hoping Chris Cornell can produce a good one as well.
Looks like I was wrong to hope that. It sounds shite.
Goldfinger, Live and Let Die, OHMSS, Goldeneye, and the Original.