What's your Favorite Bond Title Song. Only Choosing ONE.

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  • Posts: 418
    I love most of them, but if i had to pick only one, it would probably be -
    'You Only Live Twice'..
  • Kerim wrote:
    Live and Let Die and not the Guns and Roses version.

    Disagree totally, G&R's version is brilliant and quite faithful with a little of their style thrown in. Of course, unless you don't like G&R to begin with...

    I love the Guns n Roses version. Maybe I'm biased because I love them as a band but I think it might be even better than the original.

    Well, I don't know I'd go that far, but past the fact that G&R covered the original, I love both versions equally and love hearing them both, even if I am very down on Axl and the HOF debacle. Of course, if you ever spent any time with the guy like I have, you'd know he's a schizoid wackjob with a lot of personal demons I don't think he's yet to have conquered, but then I haven't hung with him for about 20 years now so...

  • edited May 2012 Posts: 1,497
    Kerim wrote:
    Live and Let Die and not the Guns and Roses version.

    Disagree totally, G&R's version is brilliant and quite faithful with a little of their style thrown in. Of course, unless you don't like G&R to begin with...

    I love the Guns n Roses version. Maybe I'm biased because I love them as a band but I think it might be even better than the original.

    Well, I don't know I'd go that far, but past the fact that G&R covered the original, I love both versions equally and love hearing them both, even if I am very down on Axl and the HOF debacle. Of course, if you ever spent any time with the guy like I have, you'd know he's a schizoid wackjob with a lot of personal demons I don't think he's yet to have conquered, but then I haven't hung with him for about 20 years now so...

    The GnR version is great. It rocks a lot harder than the original. Plus Axl puts a whole different twist on the vocal. I also love Slash's slide solo mimicking the strings in the original. I can't say one version is better than the other. But GnR certainly shows how you do a cover right-- It also says something that when McCartney plays LALD live now in concert he goes for the more beefed up approach ala GNR.

  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    I would have to say 'Live and Let Die'. It's incredibly catchy.
  • Posts: 2,189
    Goldfinger!!! Classic Bond, and Bessy's bettter than the Beatles. Nobody does it better was good, but puts me to sleep, and while I love TWINE and You know my name, I feel like Goldfinger is more iconic as a Bond song.
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    Licence to Kill
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    Goldfinger!!! Classic Bond, and Bessy's bettter than the Beatles. Nobody does it better was good, but puts me to sleep, and while I love TWINE and You know my name, I feel like Goldfinger is more iconic as a Bond song.

    See, I don't think Goldfinger is that good. I think Bassey is a good singer, but in GF, she just seems to be screaming. DAF was better.
  • edited May 2012 Posts: 228
    my favorites in top 5 order

    1.The living daylights
    2.Goldeneye
    3.You only live twice
    4.Die another day
    5.License to Kill

    but ya my most favorite is Aha's living daylights. something about it is just awesome.

    but my favorite soundtrack is TWINE, I love Renards Song aka "only myself to blame performed by scott walker ".
  • Posts: 5,634
    Live and Let Die is the best James Bond song ever, there's no room for debate

    If Bassey was allowed three attempts at getting it right then why didn't they ask Paul McCartney and Wings back for a second brilliant score?, they could of made The Spy Who Loved Me or For Your Eyes Only so much better.. 8-|
  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
    edited May 2012 Posts: 1,874
    I'd be easier to list those I don't like - Madonna.
    Oh, and I can live without Jack White's effort too!
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
    Posts: 4,348
    For me it is:
    1- Gold-fin-gahhh

    and the close second unfortunately isn't really a title song:
    2- We Have All The Time In The World
  • edited May 2012 Posts: 1,497
    zebrafish wrote:
    For me it is:
    1- Gold-fin-gahhh

    and the close second unfortunately isn't really a title song:
    2- We Have All The Time In The World

    An excellent choice nonetheless! It's also essentially the other main theme of OHMSS, and it's the one with lyrics too, so I'd say it counts. ;-)
  • MrBondMrBond Station S
    Posts: 2,044
    You Know My Name. Without a doubt.
  • Posts: 228
    You Only Live Twice

    Also really love Coldplay's version and the instrumental by John Barry just great music.


    British singer "Robbie Williams", also does a really great rendition of YOLT. Check it out sometime dude
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    You Only Live Twice

    Also really love Coldplay's version and the instrumental by John Barry just great music.


    British singer "Robbie Williams", also does a really great rendition of YOLT. Check it out sometime dude

    You don't mean Millenium do you?
  • Posts: 228
    Yes in a matter of fact I do Bain
  • brinkeguthriebrinkeguthrie Piz Gloria
    Posts: 1,400
    Tomorrow Never Dies---kd Lang.
    TLD-aha
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    Lang did the end credits for TND, Crow did the actual Title song, there is a bit of a difference, as in 1989 and Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle for instance

    I think Daylights was the first to do this, but I quite like The Pretenders 'If there was a man'
  • Posts: 224
    Nobody Does It Better.
  • Posts: 228
    well its official according to LondonMusicHub the skyfall title song is recorded and finished, I guess its only a matter of time until it leaks or it goes public
  • Posts: 228
    well its official according to LondonMusicHub the skyfall title song is recorded and finished, I guess its only a matter of time until it leaks or it goes public
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    well its official according to LondonMusicHub the skyfall title song is recorded and finished, I guess its only a matter of time until it leaks or it goes public

    What is the LondonMusicHub and how do they know the song has been recorded? Do they also state who it's performed by, Buttons?

  • Posts: 12,837
    Yes in a matter of fact I do Bain

    Really though the only thing Robbie used for Millenium was the music, the lyrics had nothing to do with YOLT. In the video though he's doing his best Bond impression.
  • edited May 2012 Posts: 278
    Yes in a matter of fact I do Bain

    Really though the only thing Robbie used for Millenium was the music, the lyrics had nothing to do with YOLT. In the video though he's doing his best Bond impression.


    Willams & Guy Chambers only used the string arrangement from YOLT on Millenium, nothing else!!! Getting the green light to use just the string arrangement was hard enough, Barry was not keen at all and in fact disliked the unoriginal approach of such workings, he'd rather "Pop" stars compose there own material rather than copy/sample!?
    Although the royalties such song bring in compensates that somewhat!! :-B

    well its official according to LondonMusicHub the skyfall title song is recorded and finished, I guess its only a matter of time until it leaks or it goes public

    The London music hub is utterly unreliable, and has no insight into whats going on with the SkyFall song!! It's a work in progress, but almost done, Thomas Newman arrives in June to start recording the score/song in London, at Air Stuidos I believe!!! :-B
  • DiscoVolanteDiscoVolante Stockholm, Sweden
    Posts: 1,347
    Diamonds Are Forever for me
  • Posts: 1,146
    Thunderball for me, since I'm a classic Bond guy, but You know my name from Casino Royale is fantastic, and every time I see the Madmen Opening credits piece I think, "Heyyyy!"
  • Posts: 645
    I gotta say SKYFALL is up there for me now...

    Also I'm a fan of this mix, very subtle, mellow mix.

  • Tough, but Nobody Does It Better if I have to pick one
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,827
    Can't pick just one, but I love TND (Surrender- KD Lang), DAF, TLD, & TWINE.
  • Posts: 1,405
    If I have to choose just one, it would be You Know my Name.
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