# What Bond Themes Do You Like? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 2, 2011, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588 "2011-11-02T04:12:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/1 "2011-11-02T04:12:54Z")
Of course, I love the original from _Dr. No_. My two other favorites are “Live and Let Die” and “Nobody Does It Better.” “Live and Let Die” is good and bad at the same time. I really don’t care for much of McCartney’s solo work, and this song is a good example why. It has its moments, but it also has some really weak spots. “Nobody Does It Better” is interesting. I do NOT care for Carly Simon, although I think she has a wonderful singing voice and talent. The song has interesting lyrics and great music, and I really think she interprets it in a way that no one else could match. ---
**Author:** ![mac\_bolan00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@mac\_bolan00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mac_bolan00)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/2 "2011-11-02T04:19:00Z")
the david niven movie with the “casino royale” theme song. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/3 "2011-11-02T04:53:38Z")
Live and Let Die was the one I thought of when I saw the thread title. It’s two songs in one (which has come up on here before) and I like them both. Goldfinger is another. I love the drama of it. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/4 "2011-11-02T05:02:39Z")
Last time we had this thread, I said my favorite was _Goldeneye_, and I was mocked for it. Leaving aside that this was my favorite Bond movie because of the N64 game that came with it, which I played non-stop when I was 11, I do think it’s a good song, and I like the way the first notes of the theme come right after the big dramatic explosion in the intro. Live and Let Die is a classic - used to play it on the oldies station I listened to as a kid. I also like All Time High, the Octopussy theme song which is probably the least popular Bond theme ever. I can’t really explain why I like it, but I do. (The name of the movie never appears in the lyrics, unusual for these songs.) I’ll tell you which song I did not like - the Quantum of Solace theme. I thought it was totally stupid. But I thought the Casino Royale one with Audioslave was pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/5 "2011-11-02T05:06:13Z")
Goldeneye, by Tina Turner is another keeper. For Your Eyes Only by Sheena Easton was nice for a lighter touch. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/6 "2011-11-02T05:18:06Z")
You Only Live Twice ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/7 "2011-11-02T05:32:15Z")
I make a point of collecting all Bond themes into a playlist, and updating it as each new movie comes out. Some are good, some are great; a few suck. But together, they make an \*awesome \*collection. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/8 "2011-11-02T06:12:58Z")
Goldfinger is at the top of the list. Others that I like are: Diamonds Are Forever Nobody Does it Better (from The Spy Who Loved Me) For Your Eyes Only All Time High (from Octopussy) The Living Daylights The World is Not Enough Worst is Moonraker, which is fitting, as it’s the worst movie, too. ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/9 "2011-11-02T06:31:59Z")
A View to a Kill ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/10 "2011-11-02T06:36:23Z")
I have a soft spot for John Barry’s [instrumental music](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLpciaZzONY&feature=related)from _From Russia in Love_. IMHO, it’s almost as good as the original _Dr. No_ theme. I also love “Goldeneye”, incidentally. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/12 "2011-11-02T07:27:40Z")
My favorite is “The World is Not Enough” but . . . . . . I can NOT BELIEVE it took 9 posts to get to “A View to a Kill”. 😕 “A View to a Kill” is probably my second favorite, maybe neck and neck with “Goldfinger” and “Diamonds are Forever”. If you don’t have Shirley Bassey at least in your top three, there’s just something wrong with you. And let’s round out my top five with a bit of Tom Jones! “Live and Let Die” wouldn’t even make my top 22. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/13 "2011-11-02T12:09:01Z")
“We Have All the Time in the World” – Louis Armstrong. I mist up whenever I hear it. ---
**Author:** ![MostlyClueless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@MostlyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyClueless)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/14 "2011-11-02T12:40:16Z")
[Propellerheads - On her majesty’s secret service](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN8GcRGNWe4). [Garbage - The world is not enough](http://youtu.be/8C5NLfYdZaE). ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/15 "2011-11-02T13:15:07Z")
“Goldfinger” is kewl, memorable and iconic. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/16 "2011-11-02T13:22:16Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > Last time we had this thread, I said my favorite was _Goldeneye_, and I was mocked for it. Leaving aside that this was my favorite Bond movie because of the N64 game that came with it, which I played non-stop when I was 11, I do think it’s a good song, and I like the way the first notes of the theme come right after the big dramatic explosion in the intro. While I wouldn’t call “GoldenEye” the greatest, it is a perfectly decent little song. My favorites are probably a three-way tie between “Live and Let Die,” “A View to a Kill,” and “Goldfinger.” I’m also pretty partial to “Tomorrow Never Dies” (loves me some Sheryl Crow), “You Know My Name” and “Nobody Does It Better.” The wretched “Die Another Day” and “Another Way to Die” (from Quantum of Solace) are at the bottom of the pile. ---
**Author:** ![infinitii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@infinitii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/infinitii)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/17 "2011-11-02T13:28:50Z")
I’ve actually liked Lulu’s “The Man with the Golden Gun” ever since I was a kid when I first saw it. I also like Garbage’s, Tom Jones’s, and Sheryl Crow’s. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/18 "2011-11-02T13:45:52Z")
The instrumental from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is probably my favourite. Goldfinger, The Man With The Golden Gun and Nobody Does It Better are also good ones. I like the Herb Alpert song Casino Royale, but I wouldn’t call it a good Bond theme. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/19 "2011-11-02T14:10:00Z")
Another fan of You Only Live Twice. I remember as a kid riding my bike to the mall to buy the Bond album every time a new movie came out. I listened intently to On Her Majesty’s Secret Service and studied the cover trying to imagine what the movie would be like. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/20 "2011-11-02T14:15:09Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > “Goldfinger” is kewl, memorable and iconic. Agreed. But of all the Bond themes, I prefer “You Know My Name” by Chris Cornell, from the _Casino Royale_ remake: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfc9GLxlhEw](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfc9GLxlhEw) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/21 "2011-11-02T14:22:45Z")
**Tomorrow Never Dies** contains my favorite Bond theme (Sheryl Crow’s) and my favorite Bond girl (Michelle Yeoh). Otherwise it’s kind of a shitty film. I was also pleasantly surprised by “You Know My Name” - maybe not the best of the bunch but it tied in well to the “reboot” theme and didn’t try to create a song around the words “Casino Royale” which would have been awful (see “A View To a Kill”). Worst Bond theme has to go to **Die Another Day**. Oh Madonna, your theme song is only exceeded in suckitude by your acting in the film. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588.md?page=2)