Topic: Best James Bond theme? (Read 1721 times)

thermidorthelobster · « **on:** August 05, 2006, 15:49:01 »

Submit your nominations and I'll set up a poll with the shortlist.

I'm going to start the ball rolling with:

You Only Live Twice (Nancy Sinatra) - the one Robbie Williams nicked the riff for "Millennium" off
View to a Kill (Duran Duran)
All Time High (Rita Coolidge) - from Octopussy[/list]
And I'd like to nominate the Madonna rubbish as the worst yet.

Bush Tucker Man · « **Reply #1 on:** August 05, 2006, 15:59:13 »

I suppose for 'old times' sake, it's got to be one of the Shirley Bassey tracks

I remember (& liked) the one by Shirley Manson (the Garbage singer), but what film was it??

Absolute James Bond has had the poll as welll

thermidorthelobster · « **Reply #2 on:** August 05, 2006, 16:01:04 »

Shirley Manson did The World Is Not Enough, I think. I'm not going to look at your link in case it biases me :)

dew1911 · « **Reply #3 on:** August 05, 2006, 16:07:30 »

I'm going to go slightly off track here. The best has to be Live and Let die, but not the McCartney version, but the cover of it done by Guns N Roses.

Bush Tucker Man · « **Reply #4 on:** August 05, 2006, 16:12:24 »

Quote from: "thermidorthelobster"

Shirley Manson did The World Is Not Enough, I think. I'm not going to look at your link in case it biases me :)

That's the one

I like Shirley, but digressing, the sexiest voice in music is Cerys Matthews (ex- Catatonia)

UDTrev · « **Reply #5 on:** August 05, 2006, 16:50:20 »

I'm waiting to get slapped - Duran Duran, A view to a kill :)

:(scared): :(scared): :(scared): :(scared): :(scared): :(scared):

Trev

Bush Tucker Man · « **Reply #6 on:** August 05, 2006, 17:03:25 »

I'm listening to Stuart Maconie on Radio 2, & co-incidentally, at this very moment he's playing 'The Living Daylights' (by A-ha)

He's also called it a good song( :shock: ), but a terrible film, saying he prefered 'View To A Kill'

Jake · « **Reply #7 on:** August 05, 2006, 17:09:52 »

I liked View To A Kill but my favorite has to be Live And Let Die
Rocking!
8)

Baby_Rhino · « **Reply #8 on:** August 05, 2006, 17:33:31 »

i did like the song "diamonds are forever" :D

C C · « **Reply #9 on:** August 05, 2006, 20:01:25 »

Quite like Goldfinger myself.

Looking forward to Goldfrapp performing the Casino Royale theme-tune.

suzota · « **Reply #10 on:** August 05, 2006, 20:37:04 »

live and let die.

but i love the guitar theme used in all the films.

TDi90 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 05, 2006, 20:43:14 »

hi suzo, its me ;)

strapping young lad · « **Reply #12 on:** August 05, 2006, 21:00:00 »

tom jones thunderball isnt one that springs to mind but is quite loud on the film

have you heard moby's version of the james bond theme?

bloomin class

TDi90 · « **Reply #13 on:** August 05, 2006, 21:16:41 »

bullfrog · « **Reply #14 on:** August 05, 2006, 21:45:52 »

Someone did a james bond upbeat album a while back ?
Cant remeber who it was.
They did the anthems etc and jazzed them up with modern beats etc.
I always liked never say never (remake I know)
live and let die was a good theme too.
The are showing bonds best baddies at mo on tuesday nights

suzota · « **Reply #15 on:** August 05, 2006, 21:54:07 »

best baddie.

blofelt from you only live twice.

best bond shaun connery

best bond girl ursela andress

best gadget aston martin db5 from goldfinger

Bush Tucker Man · « **Reply #16 on:** August 05, 2006, 22:29:54 »

Quote from: "suzota"

best baddie.
blofelt from you only live twice.

Elliot Carver (Johnathon Pryce) from 'Tomorrow Never Dies', Rupert Murdoch gone bad :lol:
Alex Trevelyn (Sean Bean) in GoldenEye as a traitor

Quote from: "suzota"

best bond shaun connery

Probably, as he was the first to be associated
I think Dalton was better than the reviews he got
Number one (for SWMBO) was Pierce Brosnan, as he was suave enough, handsome, active & a good actor

I'd liked to have seen Colin Salmon(?) as Bond, or Hugh Jackman (but is he too closely linked to 'Wolverine' now??)
Vigor Mortensson (Aragorn in 'Lord Of The Rings') would work well as he's got the intensity

Quote from: "suzota"

best bond girl ursela andress

Yes, but most of them were memorable
Honor Blackman as P u ssy Galore
Diana Rigg in 'On Her Majestys Service' (more memorable as Emma Peel In 'The Avengers')
Samantha Bond as Moneypenny
Halle Berry as Jinx in 'Die Another Day' :(biglove):

Quote from: "suzota"

best gadget aston martin db5 from goldfinger

Got to agree, I think (& resurrected for GoldenEye), but how about the 'Q-Boat' (The World Is Not Enough)

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Lord Shagg-Pyle · « **Reply #17 on:** August 06, 2006, 05:36:10 »

"We have all the time in the world", Louis Armstrong. Think it was used in On Her Majestys Secret Service.

I still like the original Casino Royale which spoofed Bond in the 60's, long before Mike Myers with the Austin Powers series.
David Niven, Peter Sellers and Woody Allen as various James Bonds.

strapping young lad · « **Reply #18 on:** August 06, 2006, 07:27:13 »

gadget?

hows about little nellie?

or the aston in die another day.. or the jag in that for that matter with the wing mounted guns

Jake · « **Reply #19 on:** August 06, 2006, 09:26:36 »

Quote from: "strapping young lad"

gadget?

hows about little nellie?

Little Nellie was brilliant!!
So small and cute with fire power!!
8)

bezzabsa · « **Reply #20 on:** August 06, 2006, 10:51:02 »

Quote from: "C C"

Quite like Goldfinger myself.

Looking forward to Goldfrapp performing the Casino Royale theme-tune.

erm .. they arent doing the theme song -its the lead singer from Audio slave..

C C · « **Reply #21 on:** August 06, 2006, 12:18:58 »

Quote from: "bezzabsa (landieless )"

Quote from: "C C"
Quite like Goldfinger myself.

Looking forward to Goldfrapp performing the Casino Royale theme-tune.

erm .. they arent doing the theme song -its the lead singer from Audio slave..

You could be right. I see the report I read of Goldfrapp doing it has now been denied.

Shame. :(

Legionnaire · « **Reply #22 on:** August 08, 2006, 13:17:54 »

Question - Who played the first James Bond?

Andrew

abinitio · « **Reply #23 on:** August 08, 2006, 13:23:29 »

David Niven

Legionnaire · « **Reply #24 on:** August 08, 2006, 15:11:27 »

Nope

Andrew

Bush Tucker Man · « **Reply #25 on:** August 08, 2006, 22:39:40 »

Quote from: "Legionnaire"

Question - Who played the first James Bond?

Andrew

Barry Nelson, according to this list

Legionnaire · « **Reply #26 on:** August 09, 2006, 06:43:53 »

Nope, not according to my info (answer coming up later this morning)

Andrew

tim_aka_tim · « **Reply #27 on:** August 09, 2006, 07:28:55 »

Quote from: "bullfrog"

Someone did a james bond upbeat album a while back ?
Cant remeber who it was.
They did the anthems etc and jazzed them up with modern beats etc.

Propellerheads album Decksandrumsandrockandroll was very Bond-esque, with On her Majesty's Secret Service being superb. Shaken & Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project is an album full of bond remixes too.

Legionnaire · « **Reply #28 on:** August 09, 2006, 08:22:24 »

Bob Holness of Blockbuster fame was the first person to play James Bond!

He played James Bond in the serialisation on Australian Radio and it was pulled after a couple of episodes because the people who made the films bought the rights to it and then went on to make the James Bond films.

Andrew

Bush Tucker Man · « **Reply #29 on:** August 09, 2006, 14:40:42 »

Quote from: "Legionnaire"

Bob Holness of Blockbuster fame was the first person to play James Bond!
Andrew

I take it that was before he played the Saxaphone on Gerry Raffertys 'Baker Street'? :lol:

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