Christmas Special - List your Top 5 James Bond Theme songs.

I have lived out of the UK for many years, and don’t know “Adam and Joe” but have just seen that Joe Cornish is responsible for Attack the Block, which was a terrific film, and am tempted to waste the rest of the day on watching back episodes of this show. Great stuff.

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Ah! They did a very very silly TV show back in the 90s, which is a bit dated but good fun. They then did radio for several years and you can still find their podcasts. That Bond song is from their 6music podcast :slight_smile:

These days we all need a good dose of silly, I reckon. To counteract the rank stupidity of most of our politicians … :grin:.

Probably this

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  1. View to a kill
  2. Nobody does it better
  3. Tomorrow never dies
  4. Goldeneye
  5. Live and let die

You Only Live Twice is brilliant - must win!

  1. Nancy Sinatra - You Only Live Twice (1967)
  2. A-ha - The Living Daylights (1987)
  3. Louis Armstrong - We Have All The Time in the World (1969)
  4. John Barry & Orchestra, Monty Norman - James Bond Theme (1962)
  5. Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
  1. Nancy Sinatra - You Only Live Twice (1967)
  2. Shirley Bassey - Goldfinger (1964)
  3. Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better (1977)
  4. Paul McCartney & The Wings - Live and Let Die (1973)
  5. Tom Jones - Thunderball (1965)

I like this!

Chris Cornell - You Know My Name - 5 points
Gladys Knight - Licence To Kill - 4 points
Tina Turner - GoldenEye - 3 points
Paul McCartney & Wings - Live and Let Die - 2 points
Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever - 1 point

I know my top pick will get slept on (even though it’s utterly brilliant) but I am astonished that Gladys Knight hasn’t featured on a single list so far.

My shadow 5, because there’s always 5 more you could have picked:

Shirley Bassey - Goldfinger
Louis Armstrong - We Have All The Time in the World
Nancy Sinatra - You Only Live Twice
Sheena Easton - For Your Eyes Only
Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better

  1. John Barry & Orchestra, Monty Norman - James Bond Theme (1962)
  2. Nancy Sinatra - You Only Live Twice (1967)
  3. Louis Armstrong - We Have All The Time in the World (1969)
  4. Shirley Bassey - Goldfinger (1964)
  5. Duran Duran - A View To A Kill (1985)

‘You Only Live Twice’ - 5 points.

That’s it, that’s the post.

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Overdose at Christmas and give it up for Lent.

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  1. You Only Live Twice
  2. Live and Let Die
  3. Diamonds Are Forever
  4. Goldfinger
  5. Goldeneye

Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better (1977)
Chris Cornell - You Know My Name (2006)
Paul McCartney & The Wings - Live and Let Die (1973)
Duran Duran - A View To A Kill (1985)
Shirley Bassey - Goldfinger (1964)

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Sorry for delay. Gonna add these up this afternoon. Last chance to vote.

1st Carly Simon - Nobody Does it Better 39 points
2nd Wings - Live & Let Die 36 Points
3rd Shirley Bassey - Goldfinger 27 Points

4th Nancy Sinatra - You Only live twice 25 Points
5th Tina Turner - Goldeneye 20 Points
6th Duran Duran - A View to a Kill 15 Points
7th Monty Norman - James Bond theme 14 Points
Louis Armstrong - We have all the time… 14 Points
9th Chris Cornell - You know my name 9 points
10th Sheryl Crow - Tomorrow never dies 8 points

Thanks for voting!

Not in this comp!

  1. John Barry & Orchestra, Monty Norman - James Bond Theme
  2. Louis Armstrong - We Have All the time in the World
  3. Carly Simon - Nobody Does it Better
  4. Paul McCartney & Wings - Live and Let Die
  5. Nancy Sinatra - You Only Live Twice

There’s a Radiohead cover of Nobody Does It Better out there, I’d hunt it out, if you have the time, as it really brings the song to life.

I guess we’re talking about theme songs rather than film scores, but I always loved Eric Serra’s score for GoldenEye (although I’m probably in the minority here as it seemed to be widely panned by critics if I remember rightly).