Most underrated Bond theme

essexpeteessexpete Posts: 9,182
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All Time High.IMO.Ironically it only got to 75:(
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  • CloudbusterCloudbuster Posts: 688
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    All Time High was great. Shame it didn't do better, but I think that the Bond film (it was Octopussy?)- that it came from was a flat and tired effort
  • RikScotRikScot Posts: 2,095
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    There was one that Alice Cooper did...was dropped in favour of Lulu
  • Brummie Girl Brummie Girl Posts: 22,419
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    I have a soft spot for Licence To Kill from Gladys Knight but I think as the film itself was one of the less remembered ones it doesn't get mentioned much. It did get to No.6 in 1989 though
  • k0213818k0213818 Posts: 5,916
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    The World Is Not Enough for me, a classic Bond album by the criminally overlooked Garbage, shame the film itself isn't anything to shout about.
  • ags_ruleags_rule Posts: 19,389
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    'You Know My Name' from Casino Royale. Great rock track from one of the best vocalists in the world, perfect to re-launch the franchise.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 139
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    All Time High was great. Shame it didn't do better, but I think that the Bond film (it was Octopussy?)- that it came from was a flat and tired effort

    It's my favorite Bond song. Beautiful and so underrated. Mark Wahlberg sung this badly on the movie of Ted and got booed in the film It was a :D very funny scene in the film.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,177
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    Another Way to Die is amazing!
  • ScratchplateScratchplate Posts: 795
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    RikScot wrote: »
    There was one that Alice Cooper did...was dropped in favour of Lulu

    Yes, and in my opinion it was much better than Lulu's.

    I think it would have worked well.

    http://youtu.be/rYwNilmPz24
  • glyn9799glyn9799 Posts: 7,391
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    I saw an episode of Pointless the other day and was shocked when the two hosts stated that they thought 'Goldeneye' was the worst Bond theme ever recorded. I think it's brilliant. If you strip away Tina I think the instrumentation is fantastic.

    Die Another Day is another favourite of mine. Similar to Goldeneye, If you strip away the vocals and the jaggered electronic bits and the orchestration underneath is brilliant. She should have released an orchestral version.
  • LMLM Posts: 63,327
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    Although i am a massive Madonna fan and it may sound biased, but i think the tune she did was very good. It seems to be really looked down upon and viewed as awful, but i think it's a great tune.
  • Pandora 9Pandora 9 Posts: 2,350
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    I honestly don't like Bond films but I do like some of the music.

    Diamonds Are Forever and The Spy Who Loved me are my favorites.

    [URL=]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy-c8aAntWA[/URL]
  • AlrightmateAlrightmate Posts: 73,120
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    On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    Which contains another great piece within the film, We Have All the Time in the World, sung by Louis Armstrong.
  • jeff_vaderjeff_vader Posts: 938
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    Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (dropped from Thunderball). They really should re-do it and use it for a future Bond film :)

    Portishead's All Mine is best Bond-theme-that-never-was (esp the Tom Jones version)
  • Anika HansonAnika Hanson Posts: 15,629
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    The Sheryl Crow one.
  • Pink KnightPink Knight Posts: 24,773
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    ags_rule wrote: »
    'You Know My Name' from Casino Royale. Great rock track from one of the best vocalists in the world, perfect to re-launch the franchise.

    Big fan of Soundgarden. Obviously not commercial or Bond sounding enough.

    Quite Like Garbage - The World is Not Enough.
  • ohglobbitsohglobbits Posts: 4,479
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    Herb Alpert's Casino Royale theme!
  • Mr TeacakeMr Teacake Posts: 6,593
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    Tomorrow Never Dies
  • ironjadeironjade Posts: 10,001
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    Not just underrated but actively loathed by many. However, I love it: Lani Hall's brilliant "Never Say Never Again".:cool:
  • dd68dd68 Posts: 17,833
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    The Living daylights, very much of it's time, but still recognisable as 'Bond', I remember being shocked when 'You know my name' didn't contain the name of the movie! Thought them was the rules!
  • mattlambmattlamb Posts: 4,471
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    dd68 wrote: »
    The Living daylights, very much of it's time, but still recognisable as 'Bond', I remember being shocked when 'You know my name' didn't contain the name of the movie! Thought them was the rules!


    Love that song. Also really liked Licence to Kill and Nobody Does it Better.
    Madonna's song is really good too.
  • RetroMusicFanRetroMusicFan Posts: 6,673
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    The Living Daylights by A-ha and A View To A Kill by Duran Duran.

    I'm a Madonna fan but I think she got a bum deal with DAD I think it's awful.

    I think Madonna would have made a better Bond theme if she'd made it in the 80s or 90s.
  • BenllechBenllech Posts: 2,290
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    k0213818 wrote: »
    The World Is Not Enough for me, a classic Bond album by the criminally overlooked Garbage, shame the film itself isn't anything to shout about.

    This.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 46
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    Moonraker and All Time High (Octopussy) - Classics
  • jeff_vaderjeff_vader Posts: 938
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    Some great archive performances in the recent BBC4 ...Sings Bond (still on iPlayer). The Jones in vintage panty-tossing hip-swivelling mode. And Lulu had a cracking voice! :)
  • FrankBTFrankBT Posts: 4,216
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    From Russia With Love - Matt Monro

    Theme to the second Bond film. It's largely been forgotten now but a big hit in its day..
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