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[Prof. Numbers]

Some of you have tin ears!

I'm surprised no one mentioned Shirley Bassey - GET THE PARTY STARTED

[jrcjohnny99]

some really odd suggestions here...

here's some from the top of my head...

Someone meantioned Suede before so I will do again;

Suede; The Still Life

Suede; My Dark Star

The Tears; Two Creatures

David Bowie; Lady Grinning Soul

Kari Kimmel ; Dreamer

Japan; Burning Bridges

Lily Holbrook; Apocalypse Kiss

Gene; Olympian

Simple Minds; Street Fighting Years

[Blofeld's Cat]

A new song by Green Day is kinda growing on me as a Bond song candidate...

21 GUNS

Do you know what's worth fighting for
When it's not worth dying for?
Does it take you breath away
And you feel yourself suffocating?
Does the pain weight out the pride?
And you look for a place to hide?
Does someone break your heart inside?
You're in ruins

One, 21 guns
Lay down your arms
Give up the fight
One, 21 guns
Throw up your arms into the sky
You and I

When you're at the end of the road
And you lost all sense of control
And your thoughts have taken their toll
When your mind breaks the spirit of your soul
Your faith walks on broken glass
And the hangover doesn't pass
Nothing's ever built to last
You're in ruins

One, 21 guns
Lay down your arms
Give up the fight
One, 21 guns
Throw up your arms into the sky
You and I

Did you try to live on your own
When you burned down the house and home?
Did you stand too close to the fire?
Like a liar looking for forgiveness from a stone

When it's time to live and let die
And you can't get another try
Something inside this heart has died
You're in ruins

One, 21 guns
Lay down your arms
Give up the fight
One, 21 guns
Throw up your arms into the sky
You and I

[Rufus Ffolkes]

I stumbled across a Belgian band named Hooverphonic a few years ago and think they'd be a fabulous choice for a Bond theme.

Check out one of their songs:

http://www.youtube.c...feature=related

Edited by Rufus Ffolkes, 05 August 2009 - 07:19 PM.

[00Jaws]

I like Greenday, but 21 guns has no Bond feeling at all.

That Hooverphonic is nice.

[DamnCoffee]

This one is interesting. If you just listen to the music, and completely ignore the lyrics. I get a really Bondish vibe from this one, It actually reminds me of Tomorrow Never Dies.



0:12 onwards.

[Tybre]

I was listening to Way Back Home earlier today and the music, not so much the lyrics, sounded like it could've been a more recent (Craig era) Bond theme to me. I'll see if I can't find a link elsewhere, as it does not appear to be on Youtube. Although, upon listening to it again now, were DAD to have been played more like the first parts of the film straight across the board (i.e. darker than normal Brosnan, and a fair number of past Bond films), I could see it working, lyrics and all, for Die Another Day. Not perfectly, but I think it could work. And, of course, if we were given a better title sequence than just flashes of nude women of fire and ice over Brosnan being tortured; something more like a CR title-style depiction of the torture. Found it on imeem.

[O.H.M.S.S.]

This might be odd to some, but I've always found Frank Sinatra's "L.A. Is My Lady" sound pretty Bond-ish.

[DamnCoffee]

I heard this on the radio today, traveling to college. It's not a Bondish song as such, but there is a really cool Bond theme near the end.

2:36

[Santa]

Recently I'm thinking that Florence & the Machine could work for Bond. Suddenly her Drumming Song and her cover of You've Got the Love sound to me like they could work with a Bond film.

[Attempting Re-entry]

Hi, first time poster here.

Morrissey's song "Ambitious Outsiders" from his 1997 Maladjusted album is very Bondish in parts - there's an instrumental end section that is very very similar to parts of the Goldeneye soundtrack IMO.

[Zorin Industries]

"Bond-ish" is not what gets a singer the gig. Was Cornell, White, Keys, Madonna, Crow, Duran Duran, Rita Coolidge or Sheena Easton "Bond-ish" pre Bond...?

[Attempting Re-entry]

The great Bruce Springsteen's "Life Itself" would make for a very interesting Bond title song. Have a listen and let me know what you think...

[Bond Bombshell]

This new Katie Melua song sounds the most Bondish I've heard for a while. It's got that old school, dramatic, dark and moody Barry vibe, while at the same time managing to sound current. I love the opening line, "Broken people get recycled." Very Bond.

[solace]

This new Katie Melua song sounds the most Bondish I've heard for a while. It's got that old school, dramatic, dark and moody Barry vibe, while at the same time managing to sound current. I love the opening line, "Broken people get recycled." Very Bond.

Love this. Very bond sounding but in a less obvious way. Katie Melua is spot on imo and I could listen to her all day.

[Dustin]

I just happened to rummage through my CDs, listening to the odd piece, and came across Foo Fighters' "Echos, Silence..." and so on. Listening to the first track, The Pretender, I thought the intro had a familiar feel about it. In fact there seems to run a recurring Bond streak through the whole track and the lyrics also have a slightly mysterious note about them, what with all the "keep you in the dark, the secrets that you keep, send in your skeletons" and all that.

Hear for yourself:

Edited by Dustin, 28 April 2011 - 01:54 PM.

[Mr. Blofeld]

Anything by Adele, no?

[coco1997]

Anything by Adele, no?

Would EON go for an overweight theme performer?

[Mr. Blofeld]

A few other CB.n forum members already agree with me:

Adele.

Seconded!

I think Adele is the best out there right now. Her talent is so far-out she simply doesn't need to dress and act like a skank whore to sell records. The current charts show how amazing her music is. She puts 100% heart and soul into every single song, she could do a Bond title....easily.

Adele:

Not sure if you guys down-under got to see the recent Brit Awards held here in London but arguably the performance of the night came from Adele signing 'Someone Like You"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZtUjFJvYkA

Compared to other acts that night who relied on gimmicks and controversy to enhance their performance Adele proved all you need is a decent pianist, a great song and a voice to rival Dusty Springfield.

Adele

Ok, Adele.

[fho]

"A Pain That I'm Used To" by Depeche Mode.

Edited by fho, 29 April 2011 - 08:14 AM.

[levitator]

Hey guys,

sorry for pulling out that old thread: Today I saw an old french Spy parodie called "Le retour du grand blond" (1974). The piece of music, when "the agent" arrives in Paris contains a lot of bond music, i.e. from Goldfinger's "Bond back in action again", combined withe the movie's main theme. The track is called "Blackfinger", composed by Vladimir Cosma. I found it on YT (unfortunately as background music for a russian kids home movie - but in full length). The original is available as commercial download on various platforms. You may like it !

Enjoy !

http://www.youtube.c...bed/Z_I4HhYpTIE

Edited by levitator, 26 February 2012 - 12:29 PM.

[Mark_Hazard]

I wonder if Vladimir Cosma has heard from a certain Mr Norman yet?

[Joey Bond]

Lyrically not very Bond, but I think there's something there melodically. I think Gary Barlow can do a very good job with a Bond title song.

[marktmurphy]

Just heard a new one from Kaiser Chiefs called Listen To Your Head which had the whiff of a Bond theme's attitude to it to me.

[Dustin]

Not sure if this has already been posted, so here goes:

[Gobi-1]

I agree Caro Emerald is fantastic. I actually discovered her through CBn. Her music video for "That Man" was posted here as it has an homage to Dr. No's opening titles. I watched some of her other videos and completely fell in love with her sound and retro style. Would love to see her tackle an actual Bond song.



This song could very well be about James Bond himself.

[Dustin]

I wonder why Madonna when she had the chance didn't go for something like this. She could have delivered a great Bond song...

[Odd Jobbies]

"A Pain That I'm Used To" by Depeche Mode.

http://youtu.be/YxrSS0PT-pY

God, i'd love to see a Depeche Mode Bond theme happen...

[seawolfnyy]

The Last of the Secret Agents by Nancy Sinatra would make a great 60s Bond theme

[glidrose]

I wonder why Madonna when she had the chance didn't go for something like this. She could have delivered a great Bond song...

From "At Close Range". I saw that film in first release. 26 years ago. Where in the fck does the time go?