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Started by Syt, October 06, 2012, 09:32:11 AM

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Which are the THREE best James Bond movie title songs?

Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey (1964)
16 (41%)
Thunderball - Tom Jones (1965)
2 (5.1%)
You Only Twice - Nancy Sinatra (1967)
5 (12.8%)
Diamonds Are Forever - Shirley Bassey (1971)
8 (20.5%)
Live And Let Die - Paul McCartney & The Wings (1973)
16 (41%)
The Man With The Golden Gun - Lulu (1974)
4 (10.3%)
Nobody Does it Better (The Spy Who Loved Me) - Carly Simon (1977)
5 (12.8%)
Moonraker - Shirley Bassey (1979)
0 (0%)
For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton (1981)
1 (2.6%)
All Time High (Octopussy) - Rita Coolidge (1983)
0 (0%)
Never Say Never - Lani Hall (1983)
0 (0%)
A View To A Kill - Duran Duran (1985)
7 (17.9%)
The Living Daylights - a-ha (1987)
1 (2.6%)
License To Kill - Gladys Knight (1989)
0 (0%)
GoldenEye - Tina Turner (1995)
6 (15.4%)
Tomorrow Never Dies - Sheryl Crowe (1997)
0 (0%)
The World Is Not Enough - Garbage (1999)
6 (15.4%)
Die Another Day - Madonna (2002)
0 (0%)
You Know My Name (Casino Royale) - Chris Cornell (2006)
5 (12.8%)
Another Way To Die (Quantum of Solace) - Jack White/Alicia Keys (2008)
1 (2.6%)
Skyfall - Adele (2012)
2 (5.1%)

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Syt

October 06, 2012, 09:32:11 AM
A new Bond movie is upon us, the series celebrates its 50th anniversary - time for a poll.

Since Goldfinger, the title song has become a staple of the series, with some definitely better than others, regardless of the movie's quality.

Rules: only songs with vocals, no instrumental songs (i.e. eliminating Dr. No, From Russia With Love, In Her Majesty's Service). The Thunderball remake Never Say Never is included, the 1960s/50s versions of Casino Royale excluded. This is about the quality of the songs, nt the movies they're attached to.

All songs can be found on YouTube.

Surely, Goldfinger is the most iconic of the songs (and beautifully spoofed in The Simpsons in the Scorpio episode).

I admit I rather like the Sheryl Crowe/Garbage outings. You Only Live Twice is also one of my favorites (both in movie and song). Live And Let Die, For Your Eyes Only and A View To A Kill receive honorary mentions.

I actually had to look up All Time High because I couldn't remember it at all and realized that in that case the song is possibly even worse than the movie.

My three votes go to Goldfinger, You Only Live Twice and The World Is Not Enogh.
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Viking

#1
October 06, 2012, 09:38:21 AM
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Syt

#2
October 06, 2012, 09:43:02 AM
Also, you get three votes. :P
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The Brain

#3
October 06, 2012, 10:12:48 AM
Diamonds are forever and The man with the golden gun. Can't decide on a third.
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11B4V

#4
October 06, 2012, 11:15:44 AM
"there's a long tradition of insulting people we disagree with here, and I'll be damned if I listen to your entreaties otherwise."-OVB

"Obviously not a Berkut-commanded armored column.  They're not all brewing."- CdM

"We've reached one of our phase lines after the firefight and it smells bad—meaning it's a little bit suspicious... Could be an amb—".

Josephus

#5
October 06, 2012, 11:38:56 AM
Didn't realize Shirley Bassey did three of them.
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#6
October 06, 2012, 11:40:04 AM
I only know goldfinger, so goldfinger it is
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#7
October 06, 2012, 12:20:16 PM
I think Nobody Does It Better is the best song, but I don't think it's the best Bond song.

I'm torn. Diamonds Are Forever, Live And Let Die and The World Is Not Enough are favourites.

I like the new one a lot. A perfect, louche torch song.
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Admiral Yi

#8
October 06, 2012, 02:54:57 PM
I can't believe Live and Let Die doesn't get more love.  :huh:

Eddie Teach

#9
October 06, 2012, 03:44:24 PM
Quote from: HVC on October 06, 2012, 11:40:04 AM
I only know goldfinger, so goldfinger it is

I know there's nekkid women floating around and all, but you should still listen to the intros too.
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CountDeMoney

#10
October 06, 2012, 06:21:55 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on October 06, 2012, 02:54:57 PM
I can't believe Live and Let Die doesn't get more love.  :huh:

Alas, Bond didn't use the GNR version.

katmai

#11
October 06, 2012, 06:28:21 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on October 06, 2012, 06:21:55 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on October 06, 2012, 02:54:57 PM
I can't believe Live and Let Die doesn't get more love.  :huh:

Alas, Bond didn't use the GNR version.
Thank God.
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mongers

#12
October 06, 2012, 06:39:53 PM
Null vote, I prefer the soundtrack to On Her Majesty's Secret Service, I know there's a title/theme tune, but it's not sung so is outside Syt's poll.

Oh and Diana Rigg (:wub:) outweighs any Lazenby taint.  :bowler:
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Ideologue

#13
October 06, 2012, 10:26:19 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on October 06, 2012, 02:54:57 PM
I can't believe Live and Let Die doesn't get more love.  :huh:

It's the only one I really know, so I voted for it.  Although I prefer the Guns n Roses cover.
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11B4V

#14
October 06, 2012, 10:32:00 PM
Cornell knockes it out of the park. Second is Nancy Sinatra You only Live Twice.

Link to short clips of all
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGV7CvD8ufk&feature=related
"there's a long tradition of insulting people we disagree with here, and I'll be damned if I listen to your entreaties otherwise."-OVB

"Obviously not a Berkut-commanded armored column.  They're not all brewing."- CdM

"We've reached one of our phase lines after the firefight and it smells bad—meaning it's a little bit suspicious... Could be an amb—".
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