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[Cmdr. Bond]

I think many forget the musical power of Gladys Knight and the songs that supported the Timothy Dalton Movies like The Pretenders. this was superb arrangement.

[DamnCoffee]

I think many forget the musical power of Gladys Knight and the songs that supported the Timothy Dalton Movies like The Pretenders. this was superb arrangement.

I never really took to Gladys Knight's Licence To Kill, at all. I love Aha's The Living Daylights though, brilliant.

[Alena]

Maybe The James Bond Theme bcs this song I can hear whenever.
But You know my name is amazing .. it excellently introduce "new" James Bond character and lyric is splendid.
And other .. Goldfinger , Golden Eye Moonraker , Die Another Day.

[Sockem]

I really like all of the Bond themes some more than others of course coughdadcough. I had a hard time choosing it came down to three choices: The original, You Know My Name, and Thunderball. I ended up choosing Thunderball. There's just something about the end of it.

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

Nobody Does It Better remains my favourite. With A View to a Kill as a close second.

Edited by O.H.M.S.S., 30 July 2009 - 01:39 PM.

[solace]

Ive just spent an hour listening to the the score of You only live twice. Fantastic is all I have to say, especially the space march. Anyone else a fan?

[AMC Hornet]

I'll stick with my first exposure as my first favorite: DAF.
Then LALD, NDIB, YKMN, OHMSS, ATH, TLD and GE.

[Qwerty]

Ive just spent an hour listening to the the score of You only live twice. Fantastic is all I have to say, especially the space march. Anyone else a fan?

Definitely an excellent score.

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

Ive just spent an hour listening to the the score of You only live twice. Fantastic is all I have to say, especially the space march. Anyone else a fan?

Definitely an excellent score.

Agreed, I'd say top 3 in the franchise.

[Gustav Graves]

Why is the main theme from FRWL by John Barry not mentioned. And at the same time, why aren't the primary leading songs 'We Have All The Time In The World' from OHMSS and 'The Look Of Love' from CR'67 not featured? It's a pity...makes the poll less accurate.

About the results....'You Know My Name' in 2nd place? This is just.....crazy . 'Goldfinger' and 'Diamonds Are Forever' are way too low! Not to mention the Oscar nomination 'For Your Eyes Only' got.

'Another Way To Die' deservedly got 'zer points' so far .

[St. John Smythe]

Well, my faves are "Nobody Does It Better," "OHMSS," "Moonraker," "The Living Daylights," and yes, "Die Another Day." But I'm sort of a hardcore Madonna fan (shut it, at least I admitted it. ). Sure, the lyrics are ridiculous ("Sigmund Freud, analyze this" makes me cringe), but I love the corrupted string background. Great remixes too. And the video rocks (mostly because she subtly references a crap ton of other Bond films). The only one I absolutely can't stand is TMWTGG. Lulu's voice just drives me to a level of insanity only previously reached by exposure to Josh Groban songs.

And while I don't have any of the soundtracks, I think AVTAK has one of the best ones I've heard in a Bond film, with TLD a very close second. Moonraker's score is pretty breathtaking too. But I watched all these quite recently, so maybe it's because they're so fresh in my mind.

Edited to add: Also, I think "Bachelorette" by Bjork would have made an excellent Bond main title song. Check it out if you can. It's pretty Bondy.

Edited by St. John Smythe, 17 December 2009 - 10:55 PM.

[Agent Leiter]

LALD for me.

Great song, that one.

[volante]

Suprisingly enough, I have the Bond CD in the car, and I also get the most satisfaction from

We Have all the time in the world

A view to a kill

[Gt Munn]

My favorite is definitely Nobody Does It Better.
The piano, Simon's voice (very sexy together btw), and it being the first song about Bond himself all come together in an amazing way. I also love the opening credits to FRWL. Ah, that brass!

Desmond Llewelyn Tribute
Perfect use. I dread the day it will be used for Connery.

Edited by Gt Munn, 31 December 2009 - 06:56 AM.

[St. John Smythe]

Yeah, that's the crux of "Nobody Does It Better" - it will most likely be used as a tribute song to all those (major) actors who have been in the Bond films.

Whatever happened to the Bond love ballad? Was the last one seriously "Licence to Kill?" To be honest, it's about damn time to bring it back.

[carlitos7]

1 You Know My Name
2 A View To A Kill

[BryanHerbert]

My top 3:

1.Goldfinger
2.You Know My Name
3.Goldeneye

[tb75]

My Favorite score is OHMSS

My Favorite lyrical song is The Living Daylights

[Dr. Metz]

My all time favorite bond theme is On Her Majesty's Secret Service. One of my favorite movie themes period, shows you don't need lyrics to make a bond theme excellent.

[Klaus_Hergesheimer]

Great to see the love for the OHMSS theme. It just fits perfectly with the mood as well as musical trends at the time (the use of the Moog).

I would have voted for LALD, but I think that song transcends Bond in ways other songs didn't.

I'm surprised so many have voted for Nobody Does it Better. Just doesn't feel like a bond theme to me.

[:~BeNzEdRiNe~:]

1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service-I like listening to it right before my ROTC leadership labs. It's hard-driving yet somber. Gets me in the perfect mood to be yelled at by cadet officers. Also enjoy listening to it while climbing my schools rockwall.

2. Thunderball-The blaring horns and the vocals are perfect. Used to blast it on my ipod before swim meets.

3. The Living Daylights-I like the length of it. Great song for nightdriving

[Guy Haines]

Ive just spent an hour listening to the the score of You only live twice. Fantastic is all I have to say, especially the space march. Anyone else a fan?

Well, I am. Although I found the oriental style cues a bit repetitive, I enjoyed the re-use of the main theme, the re-use of the 007 theme, and the cue "Mountains And Sunsets". The space music - Capsule In Space, Soviet Capsule etc. is excellent. Was space exploration ever made so attractive and yet so sinister, musically?

[Gothamite]

My favorite is definitely Nobody Does It Better.
The piano, Simon's voice (very sexy together btw), and it being the first song about Bond himself all come together in an amazing way. I also love the opening credits to FRWL. Ah, that brass!

I love Nobody Does it Better, but to be fair, Thunderball was the first song to be about Bond and fits the cut-throat atmosphere of his life a lot more.

For me it's got to be Thunderball, We Have All The Time in The World, You Know my Name and GoldenEye. Also, what the hell were they thinking using the Sheryl Crow title song instead of Surrender by kd Lang.

Under-rated songs in my opinion are Licence to Kill, The World is Not Enough, Die Another Day and I'll Take it All (which absolutely deserves to be included in the poll).

[iBond]

The Living Daylights

[SecretAgentFan]

Time for a new listing!

60´s
You only live twice
Runner-Up: We have all the time in the world (one of the most beautiful songs ever written but not the main title song so...)

70´s
Nobody does it better
Runner-up: Moonraker (such a beautiful melody), Live and let die (great mix of romance, drama and humor)

80´s
For your eyes only
Runner-up: Licence to kill (although a bit generic it has an irresistible bridge IMO)

90´s
Tomorrow never dies (shock! I love the melody and the way Crow sings it)
Runner-up: The world is not enough (such a beautifully sad melody)

00´s
You know my name
Runner-up: ... still looking for one

So that means:

First round
You only live twice vs. Nobody does it better vs. For your eyes only vs. Tomorrow never dies vs. You know my name

Second round
You only live twice vs. Nobody does it better vs. For your eyes only vs. You know my name

Third round
You only live twice vs. Nobody does it better vs. vs. You know my name

Fourth round
Nobody does it better vs. vs. You know my name

Last round
Nobody does it better

Yes, I had too much time on my hands.

[J B]

It's not actually even a "song," but the opening intro to On Her Majesty's Secret Service is very compelling.

[TCK]

All time high. I find both lyrics and melody wonderful, so romantic and peaceful. Have you heard the instrumental versions of the main title songs, especially those playing by orchestra. They are on youtube. The All time high instrumental version played by London Starlight Orchestra.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCh6zr7eyYQ&feature=related

[201050]

From the listed choices, for me the James Bond theme wins hands down. From the pop\rock\torch title songs, the only two I ever really seek out outside of my 007 soundtrack listening (which is considerable) are GoldenEye and Live And Let Die. There are several others I listen to when they are part of the full soundtracks (Carly Simon, Shirley Bassey) and there are a few that I always skip (Garbage, Madonna, Sheryl Crow).

[J B]

From the listed choices, for me the James Bond theme wins hands down. From the pop\rock\torch title songs, the only two I ever really seek out outside of my 007 soundtrack listening (which is considerable) are GoldenEye and Live And Let Die. There are several others I listen to when they are part of the full soundtracks (Carly Simon, Shirley Bassey) and there are a few that I always skip (Garbage, Madonna, Sheryl Crow).

Yeah, after On Her Majesty's Secret Service, I think the classic James Bond Theme as the opening title song is my second favorite. It's not only iconic, it's jazzy with a blend of classical and early rock and roll influence.

[iBond]

Haha, poor "Another Way to Die" lol! It just...sucked...