Out of all the James Bond movie theme songs, which one is the absolute very best?

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Posted: 8/28/2005 12:39:35 PM EDT

I vote Thunderball by Tom Jones.

Live and Let Die (P.M. and Wings) and For Your Eyes Only (Sheena Easton) got consideration.

Posted: 8/28/2005 12:41:16 PM EDT

[#1]

What's with all the james Bond stuff on here in the last few days?

Oh btw: Live & Let Die

Posted: 8/28/2005 12:42:53 PM EDT

[#2]

Just the main James Bond music is the coolest I think.

Posted: 8/28/2005 12:43:01 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
What's with all the james Bond stuff on here in the last few days?

Oh btw: Live & Let Die

A&E has been running a different movie every night.

Posted: 8/28/2005 1:55:13 PM EDT

[#4]

Live and Let Die

View to a Kill

Posted: 8/28/2005 2:03:17 PM EDT

[#5]

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Live and Let Die (P.M. and Wings)

Hard to beat a Beattle !!!! +1

Posted: 8/28/2005 2:04:13 PM EDT

[#6]

Goldfinger

Posted: 8/28/2005 2:04:32 PM EDT

[#7]

Muskrat Love!

Posted: 8/28/2005 2:08:58 PM EDT

[#8]

Diamonds are Forever.

And there is a movie forum for a reason, dammit!

Posted: 8/28/2005 2:10:41 PM EDT

[#9]

Live and Let Die

The World is Not Enough and Tomorrow Never Dies were pretty good, too.

Posted: 8/28/2005 2:10:51 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
What's with all the james Bond stuff on here in the last few days?

Oh btw: Live & Let Die

+1. Live and let die.

Posted: 8/28/2005 2:10:56 PM EDT

[#11]

Duran Duran's 'View to a Kill'

HH

Posted: 8/28/2005 2:11:55 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
Quoted:
What's with all the james Bond stuff on here in the last few days?

Oh btw: Live & Let Die

+1. Live and let die.

+2

Posted: 8/28/2005 2:20:02 PM EDT

[#13]

You only live twice, sung by Nancy Sinatra

Posted: 8/28/2005 2:23:47 PM EDT

[#14]

On Her Majesty's Secret Service. That's an awesome theme song. John Barry said he made it intentionally so dramatic because George Lazenby had almost zero screen presence or personality (he might have been joking)

Posted: 8/28/2005 2:27:33 PM EDT

[#15]

Goldfinger is #1
Live and Let Die #2
View to a Kill #3

Posted: 8/28/2005 2:29:04 PM EDT

[#16]

Gotta go with the flow: Live and Let Die.

Posted: 8/28/2005 2:32:41 PM EDT

[#17]

The one by Carly Simon, "Nobody does it better."

Posted: 8/28/2005 2:33:56 PM EDT

[#18]

live and let die.

Posted: 8/28/2005 2:41:44 PM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:
The one by Carly Simon, "Nobody does it better."

Forgot about that one.

Posted: 8/28/2005 3:04:11 PM EDT

[#20]

For Your Eyes Only

Posted: 8/28/2005 5:58:49 PM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:
On Her Majesty's Secret Service. That's an awesome theme song. John Barry said he made it intentionally so dramatic because George Lazenby had almost zero screen presence or personality (he might have been joking)

I remember the previews for the incredibles and it had that song in it.
My wife just rolled her eyes when I mentioned it was from On HMSS

Posted: 8/28/2005 6:04:13 PM EDT

[#22]

Live and let die. Nothing even comes close

Posted: 8/28/2005 11:43:28 PM EDT

[#23]

Sorry, but it's Goldfinger and that's all there is to it, both the orchestral version featuring Shirley Bassey AND the guitar-laden instrumental version. In fact, the entire soundtrack is iconic, anthemic and far and away the best of the bunch. Parts are even echoed -- almost note for note -- in The Incredibles.

Paul McCartney, Carly Simon, Duran Duran... all too lightweight, uneven and lame and hardly representative of the real James Bond: Sean Connery. Accept no substitute.

Posted: 8/29/2005 3:01:27 AM EDT

[#24]

Duran Duran - A View to a Kill........

Posted: 8/29/2005 3:04:36 AM EDT

[#25]

LaLD

Posted: 8/29/2005 9:18:53 AM EDT

[#26]

Quoted:
On Her Majesty's Secret Service. That's an awesome theme song. John Barry said he made it intentionally so dramatic because George Lazenby had almost zero screen presence or personality (he might have been joking)

That movie's theme was pure intrumental.

Now while you do have two other songs there, “We Have All the Time in the World” and “Do You Know How Christmas Trees Are Made?” neither one can be called the Theme song.

Posted: 8/29/2005 9:22:16 AM EDT

[#27]

I have the favorite songs:
Goldfinger
Thunderball
Live and Let Die

And while I really don’t have a favorite beyond those three, I’m of the opinion that the title songs have been going down hill, starting with “A View to a Kill.”