I do love Nobody Does It Better. Didn't like You Only Live Twice originally but now love it and find it very haunting (and quite like Moonraker for the same reason). You Know My Name is excellent.
Objectively, I'd say YKMN & DAF were the best. Subjectively, I quite like YOLT & TLD.
I think objectively You Only Live Twice is certainly up there; it's so lovely and dreamy. It's dramatic but it isn't camp and it stands up very well, whereas whilst I like songs like For Your Eyes Only, they feel very dated. I agree that Diamonds Are Forever also stands out and You Know My Name fits Casino Royale perfectly. It's the perfect 'modern' Bond song (in contrast to the awful Another Way To Die)
Goldfinger is excellent; it's big, dramatic, witty, visual, seductive- many of the qualities of Diamonds Are Forever but DAF is more serious.
Nobody Does It Better I would rank as subjectively one of my favourites. For me it's the best thing about The Spy Who Loved Me but it has very little to do with the film.
At risk of sounding cliche I would have to say Live and Let Die. It is not only an amazing song but also captures the film so well. Skyfall/Nobody Does it Better/OHMSS/Diamonds are Forever/You Know My Name as honourable mentions.
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I'd go for You Know My Name. I love rock music and I think it's a fantastic song in the best Bond of them all.
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Yes he could do a good tune. )
Watching the Joanna Lumley series of her travels from China to Russia. They
Played a fantastic orchestral version of FRWL, over the trailer for it, beautiful. -{
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(And also along those lines... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAHu_ZKWcCQ)
I think objectively You Only Live Twice is certainly up there; it's so lovely and dreamy. It's dramatic but it isn't camp and it stands up very well, whereas whilst I like songs like For Your Eyes Only, they feel very dated. I agree that Diamonds Are Forever also stands out and You Know My Name fits Casino Royale perfectly. It's the perfect 'modern' Bond song (in contrast to the awful Another Way To Die)
Goldfinger is excellent; it's big, dramatic, witty, visual, seductive- many of the qualities of Diamonds Are Forever but DAF is more serious.
Nobody Does It Better I would rank as subjectively one of my favourites. For me it's the best thing about The Spy Who Loved Me but it has very little to do with the film.
Sir Miles:
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I think that's a mis-type....should have been "...awfully good..."
Ha ha
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It's so sixties but it still feels modern now. John Barry was an excellent composer :x
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Watching the Joanna Lumley series of her travels from China to Russia. They
Played a fantastic orchestral version of FRWL, over the trailer for it, beautiful. -{
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS