Best Bond theme songs?

[Susan Foreman]

"The 007 movies have spawned a host of classic soundtracks - but Live And Let Die has been named as the greatest ever James Bond theme.

Sir Paul McCartney's track, which he recorded with his band Wings, topped a poll of BBC Radio 5 Live and Radio 2 listeners.

Taken from the 1973 Bond film of the same name, Live And Let Die pulled in more than a quarter of the votes in the poll to find fans' favourite 007 theme tune."

Look away now Shirley! Live and Let Die is named best Bond theme of all time but Bassey's Goldfinger only makes third place | Mail Online

Originally Posted by daily mole

Top 10:

1. Live and Let Die: Paul McCartney and Wings, 1973
Full of drama and powerful guitar-riffed excitement, the spine-tingling tune is instantly recognisable

2. Nobody Does It Better: (The Spy Who Loved Me), Carly Simon, 1977
Smooth and seductive, the pace of the song is totally different to Live and Let Die, but equally as anthemic

3. Goldfinger, Shirley Bassey, 1964
The big-voiced Welsh crooner made this a soulful, epic classic. When Bassey belts out this number nobody is in any doubt of Bond's extraordinary talents

4. A View to a Kill: Duran Duran, 1985
This is the only Bond theme to have reached the top of the UK charts. A classic Duran Duran track it combines rock-and-roll with a foot-tapping inducing drumbeat.

5. Another Way to Die: (Quantum of Solace), Alicia Keys and Jack White, 2008
The edgiest 007 theme so far, shaken not stirred with its funky rhythm and bluesy slick harmony of Keys and White

6. The World Is Not Enough: Garbage, 1999
Garbage lead singer Shirley Manson’s stirring lyric made this one of the most popular theme tunes on the list, holding its own with other favourites

7. Diamonds Are Forever: Shirley Bassey, 1971
Seven years after she belted out Goldfinger the diva was asked to sing the title track to the 1971 Bond offering, which was not quite, but nearly, as good

8. You Only Live Twice: Nancy Sinatra, 1967
Dreamy, haunting, and completely mesmerizing

9. For Your Eyes Only: Sheena Easton, 1981
An alluring ’80s Bond ballad that entices fans to belt it out in the bathroom

10. You Know My Name (Casino Royale), Chris Cornell, 2006
Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell takes a shot at a spy serenade and pulls it off with his Seattle-grown growl and gusto

So, what do you think is the best Bond theme, and which ones are awful?

Personally, I love 'For Your Eyes Only', but that is possibly only because Sheena Easton was my pin-up when I was younger, and she is the only person who has appeared over the opening credits, singing the song!

[bdc]

My favorite theme...



Favorite "Bond song"...

[Demoncrat]

We Have All The Time In The World. Ahem.

[Rik]

This is my favourite, played it to a packed pub in Leeds last night. Yeah, I know the Wings version is the actual theme song, but I've always preferred this one

[VicDakin]

CHRIS CORNELL - YOU KNOW MY NAME

Im not a bond fan,but i do like Soundgarden and Audioslave so im goin for dis,now when will Kiss get to do a bond theme

[James Morton]

GOLDFINGER
OCTOPUSSY - nice ballad from Rita Coolidge
LIVE AND LET DIE
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY - isn't she the only singer to appear on the opening credits?
THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Madonna - Die Another Day

Damn!! Wrong poll!

On a serious note, Demoncrat said "We have all the time in the world" and i second that.

If it doesn't have to be a song then i say Monty Norman's original opening to Dr. No which was adopted as the Bond theme for every other official film since.

[RedEyeTheCylon]

A View to a Kill:


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[Nordicdusk]

Originally Posted by RedEyeTheCylon

A View to a Kill:

[Slippery Jack]

I'm surprised Another Way to Die came fifth in that BBC poll - thought everyone hated it! As a Jack White fan its one of my favourites (though it works better as an instrumental!) . . .