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[danielcraigisjamesbond007]

For the Dalton era? My favorite would, hands down, be a-ha. Sure, the opening measures of LTK are good, but I don't think that the song is all that great. I mean, Gladys Knight did a fine job with it, but the song is not that impressive. Plus, TLD is just a great "rock" song, if you will.

[St. John Smythe]

I like Gladys Knight's Licence to Kill, but yeah, a-ha rocked it.

I just watched her LTK video on my DVD of the film (I bought the '99 version because, for some reason, it was $5 at Wal-Mart last month. Along with the latest 1-disc Thunderball - which was great since they're both in the same volume of special edition boxes. I need to go check to see if they have others.). Anyhoo. Sorry. I found the video completely, hilariously dated and VERY low-budge. And the copy looked terrible. Is it that bad on the Blu-Ray or latest special edition?

[Mr. Blofeld]

I found the video completely, hilariously dated and VERY low-budget.

Curious, that, considering it was directed by Daniel Kleinman...

[Attempting Re-entry]

Living Daylights for me, without a doubt.

I wouldn't admit liking an A-Ha song amongst my friends, but the song really takes me back to my 11 year old self in '87 and a long-awaited trip to the movies to see Dalton as the man.

[Tony_OO_Black]

I'm not particularly in love with either, by A-ha get my nod for TLD.

Edited by Tony_OO_Black, 28 October 2012 - 11:22 AM.

[Iceskater101]

License to Kill hands down for me.

[nicage]

Both are brilliant. But Licence To Kill is my favorite Bond song.

[Iceskater101]

I love both of them, I voted for a-ha though.

[S K Y F A L L]

I also voted for a-ha, although I'm not crazy about their band name; why don't they use a capital A? Dalton also has some of the best ending credits songs IMO.

[seawolfnyy]

I also voted for a-ha, although I'm not crazy about their band name; why don't they use a capital A? Dalton also has some of the best ending credits songs IMO.

I think they're Swedish or something, maybe that has something to do with it. I like a-ha's song much more than Gladys Knight's. I do agree on the end credits songs. If You Asked Me Too is one of the best songs of the entire series.

[thecasinoroyale]

a-ha for me - a great little tune, but shouldn't have been used to try boost the previous success of 'A View To A Kill' by Duran Duran with the 80s boy band.

 

'Licence To Kill' is alright, but god it goes on too long for me and isn't a great match for what I would think for the film's tone.

[seawolfnyy]

'Licence To Kill' is alright, but god it goes on too long for me and isn't a great match for what I would think for the film's tone.

Agreed on that bit. Strangely, I think Another Way to Die would work better to match the tone of the film. Even though, if would probably give it a worse reputation that it already has.

[Iceskater101]

Yeah it is very long, but I think it is a very sexy song in the beginning lol.

[Double-Oh Agent]

a-ha for me - a great little tune, but shouldn't have been used to try boost the previous success of 'A View To A Kill' by Duran Duran with the 80s boy band.

 

'Licence To Kill' is alright, but god it goes on too long for me and isn't a great match for what I would think for the film's tone.

Agreed. How on earth they could go with a love ballad for a song titled Licence To Kill in a movie about revenge is beyond me. They should have done an aggressive, pulse-pounding rock song a la You Know My Name. That would have been a good match especially if they could have hired someone like Bon Jovi or Van Halen to do the song.

[Grard Bond]

I voted for Gladys, I think it's a great song and exellent performed by her.

I realy hated aha with their plastic look and sound. When the song was released in 1987 I thought it was the most terrible Bondsong I had ever heard.... and I still think it's one of the worst, together with Madge's DAD and Another Way to die from that White guy.

[Ed83]

I voted for LTK, even though I love TLD theme as well. 

[SecretAgentFan]

LTK.

 

I like TLD - but I always thought that the chorus is weak (aaaaaaaah - the living daylights, dadada-da-da). The verses are great, and I love the fact that it´s basically John Barry´s main theme. But the problems he had with a-ha during the writing of this song seem to me very obvious.

 

LTK, on the other hand, borrows heavily from GOLDFINGER but still manages to be a classic Bond ballad which reaches a wonderful crescendo, beautifully and very effectively orchestrated and produced. A pity that that melody was not used in the score.