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[Dustin]

That composer-thingy apart: it just ocurred to me that another British icon is celebrating its 50 year anniversay in 2012, the Rolling Stones. Is there a chance - however small - that Richards could do a title song?

[Jim]

That composer-thingy apart: it just ocurred to me that another British icon is celebrating its 50 year anniversay in 2012, the Rolling Stones. Is there a chance - however small - that Richards could do a title song?

That would all be rather splendid, wouldn't it?

[Dustin]

That composer-thingy apart: it just ocurred to me that another British icon is celebrating its 50 year anniversay in 2012, the Rolling Stones. Is there a chance - however small - that Richards could do a title song?

That would all be rather splendid, wouldn't it?

Exactly. Even a middling effort by the Stones could still give the usual flavour-of-the-week acts a run for the money.

That said rumour has it next year apparently won't see new material. Promoters are ready for whatever the gents have cooked up, but nothing's definite for now. Jagger supposedly is still a bit miffed about Richards's book. The general idea apparently seems to be a series of gigs in one or a small number of locales, not a world tour. All according to - of all rumour mills - the Rolling Stone magazine, mind you. They claim the guys already met in autumn to get used to wrapping their gnarled fingers around their instruments once more.

My private hope would be that Richards, or Richards and Jagger, spend a little extra time with writing one single song with Bond in mind and they record it in a day or so. I don't prey for another Exile on Main Street, just one single solid song will do for me. And be a huge publicity stunt, something EON Bond and the Stones aren't exactly averse to.

[Loomis]

I remember the Stones being rumoured for the GOLDENEYE title song. Was there any smoke to that particular fire, i.e. were they actually approached by the filmmakers?

I'm much more of a Beatles man myself, and given that the Fab Four released their first single in 1962 I'd suggest that Eon could do worse than hire Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to compose and perform a joint effort, a song revolving around Macca's bass and Ringo's drumming.

Not that there's a snowball's chance in hell of that happening, of course.

[Captain Tightpants]

Not that there's a snowball's chance in hell of that happening, of course.

Some classical interpretations of hell prefer ice and despair over fire and brimstone (I actually think something like this would make for a great line of dialogue in a Bond film).

[univex]

I remember the Stones being rumoured for the GOLDENEYE title song. Was there any smoke to that particular fire, i.e. were they actually approached by the filmmakers?

I'm much more of a Beatles man myself, and given that the Fab Four released their first single in 1962 I'd suggest that Eon could do worse than hire Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to compose and perform a joint effort, a song revolving around Macca's bass and Ringo's drumming.

Not that there's a snowball's chance in hell of that happening, of course.

Paul McCartney´s Highway has some Bond vibes in it. Just listen to it from the 1min mark forwards.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCb82q7W4d0
And substitute the word Highway with Skyfall. I´m a big Beatlemaniac and Macca fan, so here´s two thumbs up for your idea Loomis.

Edited by univex, 31 December 2011 - 01:37 AM.

[Loomis]

Is this GOOD EVENING NEW YORK CITY? Was watching the DVD the other day. Fantastic show. And ELECTRIC ARGUMENTS is a terrific album.

[univex]

Is this GOOD EVENING NEW YORK CITY? Was watching the DVD the other day. Fantastic show. And ELECTRIC ARGUMENTS is a terrific album.

Yep, killer show. Saw the man once in the summer of 04, he hasn´t changed one bit. Still in great shape. Eon should really get him while they still can (Or Bassey). Macca rules!

[Captain Tightpants]

I'm much more of a Beatles man myself, and given that the Fab Four released their first single in 1962 I'd suggest that Eon could do worse than hire Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to compose and perform a joint effort, a song revolving around Macca's bass and Ringo's drumming.

Why limit McCartney to a song? Maybe EON could consider having him score the entire film; he might not have done it for a feature length film before, but when someone describes you as "the greatest composer of the millenium", you've got to be doing something right. Radiohead's Johnny Greenwood did the score for THERE WILL BE BLOOD and that was great, so I see no reason why Paul McCartney couldn't take over from David Arnold. I only suppose it might meet with some resistance from people who would be afraid McCartney could top John Barry's work.

So, all in favour of having McCartney score the film and writing a theme for Adele to perform?

[univex]

I'm much more of a Beatles man myself, and given that the Fab Four released their first single in 1962 I'd suggest that Eon could do worse than hire Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to compose and perform a joint effort, a song revolving around Macca's bass and Ringo's drumming.

Why limit McCartney to a song? Maybe EON could consider having him score the entire film; he might not have done it for a feature length film before, but when someone describes you as "the greatest composer of the millenium", you've got to be doing something right. Radiohead's Johnny Greenwood did the score for THERE WILL BE BLOOD and that was great, so I see no reason why Paul McCartney couldn't take over from David Arnold. I only suppose it might meet with some resistance from people who would be afraid McCartney could top John Barry's work.

So, all in favour of having McCartney score the film and writing a theme for Adele to perform?

Why have Paul McCartney write a song and not perform it? And no, writing a score is very different from writing songs. Sure, some can do it, he could do it. Paul did Standing Stone, and the L.O. but I don´t think he would be suited to write a Bond film score. A song for the film, yes, the score, no. But hey, if he was hired to do it, I´d be a happy Bond/Macca fan.

Edited by univex, 31 December 2011 - 04:06 AM.

[SecretAgentFan]

So, McCartney...

Where´s George Martin when you need him?

[Dustin]

I remember the Stones being rumoured for the GOLDENEYE title song. Was there any smoke to that particular fire, i.e. were they actually approached by the filmmakers?

No, I don't think so. I suppose it would have leaked one way or the other by now. Probably came about by rumours of high-profile talent working on the song and the Voodoo Lounge hype of 94. Stones were back and going strong (cross-sponsored by Volkswagen and American Express!) and some probably just made the natural connection they could be involved.

[marktmurphy]

The Stones would make sense, yeah. Maybe not fresh and hip, but I'd enjoy hearing them and they're a good fit for Bond.

[The Shark]

Bring me the Stone Roses instead.

[Dustin]

I suppose they are a more realistic option than either Macca or the Stones.

[elizabeth]

Skyfall, just by the sound of the title, sounds like another Chris Cornell tune is needed.

[dogmanstar]

I'm thinking the Black Keys.

[The Shark]

My current picks:

Florence and the Machine
Lana Del Ray
Morrissey
Janelle Monáe
Hard-Fi
The Stone Roses (or just Ian Brown)
Nick Cave
Tom Waits

[Loomis]

I suppose they are a more realistic option than either Macca or the Stones.

Sadly, they're not. I suspect that the whole idea of James Bond would go against the band's politics and general anti-establishment stance. What's more, they have no following at all in the United States.

Then again, for their first new song in 17 years to be, of all things, the new Bond theme tune would certainly be a characteristically eccentric move from The Stone Roses. Won't happen, of course, but, still, I wonder whether there's a slight - an ever so slight - chance of the Roses doing the SKYFALL song. I can certainly picture Daniel Craig and Sam Mendes being fans of the band - I mean, I've no idea whether they are, obviously, but they're definitely of the generation of Brits for whom it briefly looked as though The Stone Roses would become the new Beatles.

[Captain Tightpants]

What's more, they have no following at all in the United States.

Right, because SKYFALL will only be released in America ...

[Loomis]

I can't recall the last time that a Bond film had a title song sung by someone who didn't have an American fanbase, certainly not in recent years. Duran Duran, A-ha, Gladys Knight, Tina Turner, Sheryl Crow, Garbage, Madonna, Chris Cornell and Jack White & Alicia Keys all had at least some degree of success and recognition in the States. This cannot be a coincidence.

Believe me, I'd love The Stone Roses to sing the SKYFALL song - I'm just about their biggest fan. Realistically, though, their lack of any kind of American following rules it out. It also rules out any other band or singer who does pretty much no business in the States.

[fsartono]

i would love for Radiohead to do a title song for Skyfall

[Dustin]

I can't recall the last time that a Bond film had a title song sung by someone who didn't have an American fanbase, certainly not in recent years. Duran Duran, A-ha, Gladys Knight, Tina Turner, Sheryl Crow, Garbage, Madonna, Chris Cornell and Jack White & Alicia Keys all had at least some degree of success and recognition in the States. This cannot be a coincidence.

Believe me, I'd love The Stone Roses to sing the SKYFALL song - I'm just about their biggest fan. Realistically, though, their lack of any kind of American following rules it out. It also rules out any other band or singer who does pretty much no business in the States.

I didn't know they were not an act in the US market. Agreed, that lack would count out any realistic chance for a Bond involvement. It's just not feasible that added momentum a name in the States provides would be ignored by EON or SONY.

[Loomis]

I can't recall the last time that a Bond film had a title song sung by someone who didn't have an American fanbase, certainly not in recent years. Duran Duran, A-ha, Gladys Knight, Tina Turner, Sheryl Crow, Garbage, Madonna, Chris Cornell and Jack White & Alicia Keys all had at least some degree of success and recognition in the States. This cannot be a coincidence.

Believe me, I'd love The Stone Roses to sing the SKYFALL song - I'm just about their biggest fan. Realistically, though, their lack of any kind of American following rules it out. It also rules out any other band or singer who does pretty much no business in the States.

I didn't know they were not an act in the US market. Agreed, that lack would count out any realistic chance for a Bond involvement. It's just not feasible that added momentum a name in the States provides would be ignored by EON or SONY.

You probably couldn't quite squeeze all their American fans into a phone box, but I imagine you could squeeze them into a very small room. Despite their being signed to Geffen (which label ended up dropping them), and despite their last album, 1994's Zeppelinesque Second Coming, being practically tailor-made for the U.S. rock market, they barely did any business at all in the States.

They could and should have been massive in America (easily as big as U2 or Radiohead, and potentially even more successful), but, like many other British bands, they snatched defeat from the jaws of victory by failing to follow the long-established rules of the promotional game as it's played in the U.S., where breaking through depends on extensive touring and pressing the flesh. The Stone Roses ultimately played only a handful of shows in the States (and Ian Brown's critical comments about U.S. troops during an American radio interview hardly helped matters).

At around the same time, Oasis displayed a similarly halfhearted attitude towards Stateside success, with Liam Gallagher refusing to attend the first show of their 1996 U.S. tour, reportedly in order to buy a house in Britain. As Noel Gallagher told the NME last year: "The first gig was a 16,000-seat arena, and the singer's not turned up. That killed us stone dead in America. This is rock'n'roll. Would Johnny Rotten have gotten a house on the eve of an American tour? Keith Richards? John Lennon? You either want it or you don't, and I blame him for us never becoming as big in America as we were in England."

Primal Scream were accused of a similar stance. As Steven Van Zandt said to the Daily Record in 2009: "I tried to get Primal Scream to come over to America several times. I thought their album before this last one was one of the greatest records in 10 years. I begged them to come over. I had a whole tour for them. Their agent talked me out of it. [The agent] said: 'They can't do 20 shows.' I'm like, 'Come on, man. We do 20 shows a month.' ... Primal Scream could be the biggest band in the world. They are fantastic when they make rock records – once every 10 years. But they can't tour because of drug problems, or whatever. I don't have patience for it. I'm like, all right, you want to be a drug addict, go be a drug addict. Don't waste my time."

[Safari Suit]

Sadly, they're not. I suspect that the whole idea of James Bond would go against the band's politics and general anti-establishment stance.

Arf, come off it! I can't acually imagine them (or many other artists) taking the very broad and generally rather muted politics of the James Bond films seriously enough to turn down a theme song. I'm pretty sure Chris Cornell, Jack White, Garbage, and, heck, even Madonna would claim fairly similar political values.

I agree that The Stone Roses are unlikely, but that is because, despite their seminal status among those of a certain age and "indie" fans in general, they're still too niche a name to attract the kind of attention EON want of their theme songs, not just in America but in the UK as well. Same goes for a lot of the more established names in the thread, unfortunately. Still, it's nice to dream.

[Captain Tightpants]

How about Mariqueen Maandig/How To Destroy Angels?

Someone posted the title sequence for THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO in another thrad; I was mostly after the full version of the Trent Renzor/Karen O cover of Immigrant Song. But I was just Googling and Wiki-ing around and ended up finding How To Destroy Angels, one of Renzor's side projects. Naturally, YouTube was the next step, and I found this great cover of Bryan Ferry's Is Your Love Strong Enough?, which plays over the end credits of DRAGON TATTOO:

[d21089]

Lana Del Rey singing Video Games at the scene of the launch of Skyfall - the ballroom of the Corinthia Hotel in London

[The Shark]

She's definitely the closest we've got today to Nancy Sinatra.

[d21089]

I would probably put Nicole Atkins up with her, but they are on different levels in the industry...
The rest of the Lana Del rey album is totally different to Video Games though and probably owes more to hip hop than Nancy Sinatra- be interesting to see the reaction to the rest of it...

[SecretAgentFan]

Whoever gets chosen will prompt the question: What? He/she is so yesterday´s news. Or: Never heard of him/her. Or: Why isn´t it Shirley Bassey?