Bond Songs

Did anyone see Adele on the new "Jonathan Ross Show" the other night. I didn't. I hear that she let it slip that she was recording the next Bond theme tune though.

"I'm going back in the studio in November. Fingers crossed", she said. "Well, this is actually a theme, what I've got to do. Wow, that's really giving something away."

Then when Jonathan Ross stated humming Bond tunes she got a bit flustered over what she had revealed.

 

Sounds like a good choice if you ask me. Big lady with a big voice and all that. Got me thinking about Bond tunes and then I remembered that poor old Amy Winehouse was supposed to be recording the theme for "Quantum Of Solace". Apparantly she began working on the track with her buddy Mark Ronson at his studio in Oxfordshire, but their sessions soon deteriorated due to Winehouses's 

 "erratic behaviour". That's really sad in hindsight because I'd say her voice was made for a Bond song.

Be it Adele, Amy Winehouse or Shirley Bassey, the honour of recording the a Bond theme song is always reserved for the biggest and most talented stars of the moment. Here's the list of films, songs and singers;

1962 - Dr. No  

"James Bond Theme" - John Barry Orchestra

1963 - From Russia With Love  

"From Russia With Love" - Matt Munro

1964 - Goldfinger  

"Goldfinger" - Shirley Bassey

1965 - Thunderball

"Thunderball" - Tom Jones

1967 - You Only Live Twice  

"You Only Live Twice" - Nancy Sinatra

1969 - On Her Majesty's Secret Service 

"We Have All The Time In The World" - Louis Armstrong

1971 - Diamonds Are Forever  

"Diamonds Are Forever" - Shirley Bassey

1973 - Live And Let Die  

"Live And Let Die" - Paul McCartney & Wings

1974 - The Man With The Golden Gun  

"The Man With The Golden Gun" - Lulu

1977 - The Spy Who Loved Me  

"Nobody Does It Better" - Carly Simon

1979 - Moonraker

"Moonraker" - Shirley Bassey

1981 - For Your Eyes Only 

"For Your Eyes Only" - Sheena Easton

1983 - Octopussy 

"All Time High" - Rita Coolige

1985 - A View To A Kill

"A View To A Kill" - Duran Duran

1987 - The Living Daylights

"The Living Daylights" - A-ha

1989 - Licence To Kill 

"Licence To Kill" - Gladys Knight

1995 - Goldeneye 

"Goldeneye" - Tina Turner

1997 - Tomorrow Never Dies 

"Tomorrow Never Dies" - Sheryl Crow

1999 - The World Is Not Enough  

"The World Is Not Enough" - Garbage

2002 - Die Another Day

"Die Another Day" - Madonna

2006 - Casino Royal

"You Know My Name" - Chris Cornell

2008 - Quantum Of Solace
"Another Way To Die" - Alicia Keys & Jack White