Most awesome Bond title songs from each actor's tenure

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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,061MI6 Agent
    "Sean is Bond
    Only Sir Sean is Bond
    He'll be Bond
    When the other blokes are gone
    Sean is Bond
    We know that across The Pond
    That Lazenby fellow can't stand in the shoes of Sir Sean."

    Thank you.
    Ha ha, good one! :007)
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
    #1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia, PAPosts: 753MI6 Agent
    And now - the lyrics to the first verse of OHMSS (inspired by esteemed member, chrisisall):

    "Sean is Bond
    Only Sir Sean is Bond
    He'll be Bond
    When the other blokes are gone
    Sean is Bond
    We know that across The Pond
    That Lazenby fellow can't stand in the shoes of Sir Sean."

    Thank you.

    Holy crap. I just played the instrumental and sung those lyrics. They go so well!!! Nice work sir -{


    Jarvio wrote:
    When I was just a child, and saw OHMSS on TV for the first time, I had missed the first half an hour or so, so was not aware that the theme was an instrumental. But I heard the theme playing throughout the movie. I assumed it had words, and my child-mind assumed that the main hook went "On her majesty's secret service away he goes!"

    Classic!! Good story :))
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    Thank you for the kudos, my friends! (He says, bowing). Of course I won't be quitting my day job to take up song writing any time soon! :))
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    A sexy youtube video with.some dancing ? Could be the next big thing. :p
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  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    A sexy youtube video with.some dancing ? Could be the next big thing. :p

    Well......I don't know how sexy I am, but thank you for the encouragement TP! Oh, you mean dancing girls!
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,061MI6 Agent
    Well......I don't know how sexy I am, but thank you for the encouragement TP!
    This thread could go all Wint & Kidd here.... :o
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
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  • Mister GreeneMister Greene Posts: 224MI6 Agent
    Goldfinger
    The Spy Who Loved Me (nobody does it better)
    The Living Daylights
    Goldeneye
    Casino Royale (you know my name)
  • BIG TAMBIG TAM Wrexham, North Wales, UK.Posts: 773MI6 Agent
    Sean Connery - Diamonds Are Forever
    Roger Moore - Live & Let Die
    Timothy Dalton - Licence To Kill
    Pierce Brosnan - The World Is Not Enough
    Daniel Craig - Skyfall
  • GoldenEye85GoldenEye85 Posts: 278MI6 Agent
    Goldfinger
    Thunderball gets an honorable mention

    Live and Let Die
    A View to A Kill Honorable mention

    The Living Daylights
    License to Kill gets the honorable mention

    Die Another Day

    Another Way to Die

    I couldn't even keep a straight face while typing the last two, lol. :))

    The World is Not Enough
    GoldenEye gets the honorable mention

    Skyfall
    You Know my Name gets the honorable mention
    1, GE 2, CR 3, SF 4, TWINE 5, Spectre 6, TMWTGG 7, DAD 8, LALD 9, AVTAK 10, LTK 11, Octopussy 12, Moonraker 13, TLD 14, GF 15, QOS 16, Tomorrow 17, FYEO 18. TSWLM Not seen much: Dr. No, Russia, Thunderball, Twice, Majesty.

    1: Brosnan 2: Craig 3: Moore 4: Dalton 5: Connery and 6: Lazenby
  • tigersharkatigersharka Las Vegas, NVPosts: 9MI6 Agent
    I watched an interview with John Barry and Hal David...they referred to OHMSS as their best work.
    I agree. When you can hear a song and it embodies a theme without words...then it is magic.
    As for songs....

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service - essence of Bond...not my words but the authors and I agree.
    A view to a Kill -- Duran Duran created magic
    LIcense to Kill - Gladys at her best
    You Know My Name - contemporary rock for 007
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  • StawazStawaz CanadaPosts: 101MI6 Agent
    Goldfinger
    You have all the Time in the World (Obviously)
    A View to a Kill
    Licence to Kill
    Surrender
    You Know My Name
  • Brosnan_fanBrosnan_fan Sydney, AustraliaPosts: 521MI6 Agent
    Goldfinger
    Nobody Does it Better
    The Living Daylights (though Licence to Kill isn't far behind)
    Tomorrow Never Dies


    Sorry, GL and DC, but I didn't take to your themes. :(
    "Well, he certainly left with his tails between his legs."
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    I'm glad to see some love for License to Kill around here. I think it's a great song and highly underrated.
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,061MI6 Agent
    I'm glad to see some love for License to Kill around here. I think it's a great song and highly underrated.
    Oh yeah, it's great. Big & bold!
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
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  • lilusakolilusako Southern California Posts: 311MI6 Agent
    Here's my list:

    From Russia With Love
    Live and Let Die
    The Living Daylights
    The World Is Not Enough (though I really love all the Brosnan-era songs)
    You Know My Name
  • DelicatessenInSteelDelicatessenInSteel Posts: 181MI6 Agent
    From Russia With Love
    You Only Live Twice
    OHMSS
    Live And Let Die
    Moonraker
    A View To A Kill
    1.MoonRaker 2.OHMSS 3.LALD 4.OP 5.FYEO 6.DR. NO 7.YOLT 8.LTK 9.CR 10.AVTAK
  • Agent PurpleAgent Purple Posts: 857MI6 Agent
    edited November 2015
    (Not counting the Bond theme used in DN)

    Sir Sean:

    Thunderball
    You Only Live Twice
    Goldfinger

    Lazenby:

    The only choice available

    Sir Roger:

    Live and Let Die
    A View to A Kill
    Nobody Does It Better
    The Man With the Golden Gun

    Dalton:

    The Living Daylights

    Brozzer:

    The World is Not Enough
    GoldenEye

    Craigger:

    Writing's on the Wall
    "Hostile takeovers. Shall we?"
    New 2020 ranking (for now DAF and FYEO keep their previous placements)
    1. TLD 2. TND 3. GF 4. TSWLM 5. TWINE 6. OHMSS 7. LtK 8. TMWTGG 9. L&LD 10. YOLT 11. DAD 12. QoS 13. DN 14. GE 15. SF 16. OP 17. MR 18. AVTAK 19. TB 20. FRWL 21. CR 22. FYEO 23. DAF (SP to be included later)
    Bond actors to be re-ranked later
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 SwitzerlandPosts: 870MI6 Agent
    Daniel Craig: Writing's On The Wall

    Pierce Brosnan: GoldenEye

    Timothy Dalton: The Living Daylights

    Roger Moore: A View To A Kill

    Sean Connery: You Only Live Twice
    Dalton Rulez™
  • Gassy ManGassy Man USAPosts: 2,972MI6 Agent
    Goldfinger
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service Theme
    Nobody Does It Better
    Licence to Kill
    Surrender
    You Know My Name

    Honorable mention goes to Never Say Never Again -- the unused them by Phyllis Hyman.
  • Matt SMatt S Oh Cult Voodoo ShopPosts: 6,596MI6 Agent
    Gassy Man wrote:
    Goldfinger
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service Theme
    Nobody Does It Better
    Licence to Kill
    Surrender
    You Know My Name

    Honorable mention goes to Never Say Never Again -- the unused them by Phyllis Hyman.

    You cheated with Surrender. That's not a title song in the sense that it neither plays over the film's opening titles nor does it share the title of the film.

    Here are my choices:

    Diamonds Are Forever

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service (It's the only choice. Neither We Have All the Time in the World nor Do You Know How Christmas Trees Are Grown count.)

    Nobody Does it Better

    The Living Daylights

    The World Is Not Enough (since Surrender doesn't count)

    You Know My Name (though I don't care much for any of the four)
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  • Gassy ManGassy Man USAPosts: 2,972MI6 Agent
    Matt S wrote:
    Gassy Man wrote:
    Goldfinger
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service Theme
    Nobody Does It Better
    Licence to Kill
    Surrender
    You Know My Name

    Honorable mention goes to Never Say Never Again -- the unused them by Phyllis Hyman.

    You cheated with Surrender. That's not a title song in the sense that it neither plays over the film's opening titles nor does it share the title of the film.

    Here are my choices:

    Diamonds Are Forever

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service (It's the only choice. Neither We Have All the Time in the World nor Do You Know How Christmas Trees Are Grown count.)

    Nobody Does it Better

    The Living Daylights

    The World Is Not Enough (since Surrender doesn't count)

    You Know My Name (though I don't care much for any of the four)
    Meh. It was supposed to be until they replaced it with that abomination by Sheryl Crow.
  • Matt SMatt S Oh Cult Voodoo ShopPosts: 6,596MI6 Agent
    Gassy Man wrote:
    Matt S wrote:
    Gassy Man wrote:
    Goldfinger
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service Theme
    Nobody Does It Better
    Licence to Kill
    Surrender
    You Know My Name

    Honorable mention goes to Never Say Never Again -- the unused them by Phyllis Hyman.

    You cheated with Surrender. That's not a title song in the sense that it neither plays over the film's opening titles nor does it share the title of the film.

    Here are my choices:

    Diamonds Are Forever

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service (It's the only choice. Neither We Have All the Time in the World nor Do You Know How Christmas Trees Are Grown count.)

    Nobody Does it Better

    The Living Daylights

    The World Is Not Enough (since Surrender doesn't count)

    You Know My Name (though I don't care much for any of the four)
    Meh. It was supposed to be until they replaced it with that abomination by Sheryl Crow.

    Sure, it was supposed to be. But it wasn't. You might as well call it "Tomorrow Never Dies" since it was supposed to be called that too. Some of my favourite Bond songs aren't main themes. If There Was a Man, Surrender and We Have All the Time in the World are some of the best songs from the Bond films.
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  • Gassy ManGassy Man USAPosts: 2,972MI6 Agent
    Matt S wrote:
    Gassy Man wrote:
    Matt S wrote:

    You cheated with Surrender. That's not a title song in the sense that it neither plays over the film's opening titles nor does it share the title of the film.

    Here are my choices:

    Diamonds Are Forever

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service (It's the only choice. Neither We Have All the Time in the World nor Do You Know How Christmas Trees Are Grown count.)

    Nobody Does it Better

    The Living Daylights

    The World Is Not Enough (since Surrender doesn't count)

    You Know My Name (though I don't care much for any of the four)
    Meh. It was supposed to be until they replaced it with that abomination by Sheryl Crow.

    Sure, it was supposed to be. But it wasn't. You might as well call it "Tomorrow Never Dies" since it was supposed to be called that too. Some of my favourite Bond songs aren't main themes. If There Was a Man, Surrender and We Have All the Time in the World are some of the best songs from the Bond films.
    Well, still my submission. And You Know My Name and Nobody Does It Better don't share the title of the movie, either.
  • Matt SMatt S Oh Cult Voodoo ShopPosts: 6,596MI6 Agent
    Gassy Man wrote:
    Matt S wrote:
    Gassy Man wrote:
    Meh. It was supposed to be until they replaced it with that abomination by Sheryl Crow.

    Sure, it was supposed to be. But it wasn't. You might as well call it "Tomorrow Never Dies" since it was supposed to be called that too. Some of my favourite Bond songs aren't main themes. If There Was a Man, Surrender and We Have All the Time in the World are some of the best songs from the Bond films.
    Well, still my submission. And You Know My Name and Nobody Does It Better don't share the title of the movie, either.

    But they play over the main titles. chrisisall clearly meant main themes, seeing as he didn't choose Skyfall.
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  • Gassy ManGassy Man USAPosts: 2,972MI6 Agent
    Yes, but I was responding to this statement of yours, which seemed to suggest that the songs selected had to have both qualities, which clearly some do not:

    You cheated with Surrender. That's not a title song in the sense that it neither plays over the film's opening titles nor does it share the title of the film.

    At any rate, I still stand by my selections. :)
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    chrisisall wrote:
    Moonraker
    Beautiful music, but what do the words even MEAN????

    That subject would fit nicely into this thread: http://www.ajb007.co.uk/topic/45230/007-theme-song-lyrics-analysis-thread/ Anyone care to have a go at this?
  • Matt SMatt S Oh Cult Voodoo ShopPosts: 6,596MI6 Agent
    Gassy Man wrote:
    Yes, but I was responding to this statement of yours, which seemed to suggest that the songs selected had to have both qualities, which clearly some do not:

    You cheated with Surrender. That's not a title song in the sense that it neither plays over the film's opening titles nor does it share the title of the film.

    At any rate, I still stand by my selections. :)

    My statement doesn't say that it needs to have both of those qualities. It just says that Surrender doesn't qualify for either definition of a title song.
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    Each Bond movie until John Barry's retirement from the series (including those he didn't do: LALD, TSWLM, FYEO) had a specific theme composed for it, whether or not it had lyrics and whether or not those lyrics included the title of the movie. This piece of music (I'm being very careful not to call it a song) is heard during the credits and integrated into the score.

    Since that point (ie from LTK onwards) the sad practice of hiring one composer to write the score while another writes the title song has become prevalent*. This puts the score composer at a disadvantage both artistically and financially (he's already obliged to use the "James Bond Theme", and using a title theme he didn't write means he has to shoehorn two pieces of someone else's music into his score and not collect the relevant royalties later). David Arnold has fought against this, sometimes successfully (CR), sometimes not (DAD).

    So... "Surrender" is the main theme for TND since Arnold integrates it into his score. Sadly, it's not the title song though. I say "sadly" because it's clearly the better piece of music... er, IMHO.

    This thread'll be in the Music forum soon, since it fits better in there.

    *it did happen a couple of times earlier, but there were specific reasons on those occasions. I could go into much, much more detail if anyone asks :D
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Top Themes for each actor, my choice ....
    Connery, From Russia with love
    Moore, Live and Let Die
    Dalton, Licence to kill
    Brosnan, " Surrender"
    Craig, You know my Name.
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  • MilleniumForceMilleniumForce LondonPosts: 1,214MI6 Agent
    Connery - You Only Live Twice
    Moore - A View to a Kill
    Dalton - The Living Daylights
    Brosnan - GoldenEye
    Craig - You Know My Name
    1.LTK 2.AVTAK 3.OP 4.FYEO 5.TND 6.LALD 7.GE 8.GF 9.TSWLM 10.SPECTRE 11.SF 12.MR 13.YOLT 14.TLD 15.CR (06) 16.TMWTGG 17.TB 18.FRWL 19.TWINE 20.OHMSS 21.DAF 22.DAD 23.QoS 24.NSNA 25.DN 26.CR (67)
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