What's your favourite James Bond theme song of all time?

LordSutch · 18-10-2015 06:07PM #1

So with just one week to go before the release of the latest Bond film "Spectre" in Irish cinemas, I thought it would be a good excuse to ask "what is your favourite Bond Song/tune of all time"?

James Bond theme songs - listen/watch.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=james+bond+songs

(see attached Poll).

Enjoy . . .

The_Valeyard · 18-10-2015 06:08PM

Louis Armstrong,

'We have all the time in the world'

Fantastic song.

jaykay74 · 18-10-2015 06:08PM

Nobody does it better.

sadie06 · 18-10-2015 06:08PM

Gladys Knight Licence to Kill. Love it!

Turtyturd · 18-10-2015 06:09PM

James Bond Jr.

Starscream25 · 18-10-2015 06:09PM

A view to a kill, Duran Duran.

timthumbni · 18-10-2015 06:10PM

On her majesty's secret service. Close thread. Epic, absolutely epic. Close thread.

The_Valeyard · 18-10-2015 06:10PM

Turtyturd wrote: »

James Bond Jr.

Ha!!

I remember it well,

in fact.....

Bored_lad · 18-10-2015 06:10PM

Skyfall by Adele.

Links234 · 18-10-2015 06:10PM

An absolute classic!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXM4eIoPZUU

18-10-2015 06:10PM

Licence to Kill

A View to a Kill

(for a bad decade of Bond films, they nailed the music in the 80s)

Live and Let Die

18-10-2015 06:15PM

Bored_lad wrote: »

Skyfall by Adele.

Oh no, it sounds like that Billy Connolly version of the song sung by a drunk uncle that always has "kirabye" in it!

NachoBusiness · 18-10-2015 06:20PM

'Set your hopes up way too high, the living's in the waaaaaaay weeeee diiiiiiiiie!!'

I have A-Ha's Headlines & Deadlines in the car and so no contest for me.

Earthhorse · 18-10-2015 06:23PM

Can't say I have a standout favourite but just want to commend you on all the work you put into that poll. It's a thing of beauty.

Dr Turk Turkelton · 18-10-2015 06:25PM

So many to choose from but Live and let die just about sways it.

jamesbere · 18-10-2015 06:26PM

Tomorrow never dies, always taught it was a very good song

18-10-2015 06:29PM

Don't know all of them but among those that I do know my favourite is either "Diamonds Are Forever" or "The World Is Not Enough". I lean towards the latter, but that may be just be 'cause I like Garbage in general.

Also like "Live and Let Die", "Goldeneye" and "Tomorrow Never Dies". "Skyfall" is ok but a bit overrated, while "Another Way to Die" isn't as bad as people make it out to be (though I think maybe Jack White should have sang it solo as Alicia Keys didn't really add anything to it.)

Not a fan of the latest one. Parts of it are ok but the falsetto notes in the chorus are far too grating.

Should probably mention that I have never actually seen a Bond film in my life.

Vincent Vega · 18-10-2015 06:47PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSEmKXzpQMQ

:pac:

18-10-2015 07:13PM

3 for Aha and Duran Duran not out of the blocks. I must be the only 41 year old on here...then again I went for Gladys Knight...

Pherekydes · 18-10-2015 07:13PM

The John Barry one.

RhubarbCrumble · 18-10-2015 07:14PM

"Goldeneye", but very closely followed by "The spy who loved me"

Riddle101 · 18-10-2015 07:15PM

Goldeneye for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGPBFvDz_HM

DrumSteve · 18-10-2015 07:15PM

You know my name by Chris Cornell.

Everything you want from a bond theme.

force eleven · 18-10-2015 07:19PM

On Her Majesty's Secret Service theme is actually the John Barry instrumental. Superb intro.

Summer wind · 18-10-2015 07:21PM

Aha with The Living Daylight is my favourite. My second favourite would be Duran Duran with A View To A Kill. I've never seen the movies that go with the songs though are they any good?

AllGunsBlazing · 18-10-2015 07:27PM

Anyone who didn't pick 'live and let die' needs to have a word with themselves. Anyone who picked a song from the last twenty years reeeealllly needs to have a word with themselves.

18-10-2015 07:28PM

Summer wind wrote: »

Aha with The Living Daylight is my favourite. My second favourite would be Duran Duran with A View To A Kill. I've never seen the movies that go with the songs though are they any good?

The ones with the best themes are amongst the worst films, don't can't say Im a fan of the films anyway.

Surprised You Only Live Twice doing so poorly.

rubadub · 18-10-2015 07:50PM

AllGunsBlazing wrote: »

Anyone who didn't pick 'live and let die' needs to have a word with themselves.

I love that song, and love the Louis Armstrong song, but picked Goldfinger which to me is the quintessential bond song, really defines them.

Thought the adele one was brutal, someone thought I must hate any new music but I love her other stuff, thought it was cringeworthy by numbers bond stuff.

the groutch · 18-10-2015 08:54PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSVms6cT9nk

18-10-2015 09:01PM

rubadub wrote: »

I love that song, and love the Louis Armstrong song, but picked Goldfinger which to me is the quintessential bond song, really defines them.

Thought the adele one was brutal, someone thought I must hate any new music but I love her other stuff, thought it was cringeworthy by numbers bond stuff.

You are right, it was just brutal. On the other hand I can't say I like any of her stuff. But she didn't have to go spoil the Bond theme.

At the risk of repetition Licence to Kill was just a great Bond theme, all powerful singing and dramatic sweeping orchestral arrangements, very dramatic. While I like All the Time in the World, it's too downbeat and almost underproduced for a Bond theme for my tastes.

The Backwards Man · 18-10-2015 09:06PM

Nobody Does It Better for me too

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