# 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:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bakhesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Bakhesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bakhesh)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/22 "2011-11-02T14:28:34Z")
If you are a fan of Dame Shirl’s bond themes, you might have missed ‘Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang’, which was recorded for Thunderball, but didn’t make the cut of the movie for some reason. Its a proper old school John Barry bond theme though. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/j4m9ptFefwo/hqdefault.jpg "Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - Shirley Bassey - Thunderball") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4m9ptFefwo) ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/23 "2011-11-02T15:02:08Z")
“[The Premium Bond Theme](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07wytigZBAQ)” by Roy Wood. (I think you have to be English or an Anglophile to get the [joke](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premium_Bond).) ---
**Author:** ![limegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/82dd89/32.png) [@limegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/limegreen)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/24 "2011-11-02T15:33:32Z")
I love them all in that guilty pleasure, junk food binge kind of way. They herald the arrival of two hours of cheese, guns, and macho throwaway puns. ---
**Author:** ![AndyLee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/25 "2011-11-02T15:54:38Z")
My fascination with Sheena Easton, requires I say “For Your Eyes Only.” I loved her on a talk show when Rove asks her to sing, “Morning Train,” and she said, “What about ‘For Your Eyes Only,’ you know I actually had another hit.” She’s great. ---
**Author:** ![Pitchmeister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pitchmeister/32/3459_2.png) [@Pitchmeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pitchmeister)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/26 "2011-11-02T16:05:48Z")
My favorites: - Goldeneye - You Know My Name (Casino Royale) - Dr. No Theme - Tomorrow Never Dies What I find really interesting is how all these very different songs are clearly identifiable as Bond songs, and the vast majority of them also feature the famous motif (the progression from fifth, minor sixth, major sixth, minor sixth) in some way - even if it’s very well hidden. In “You Know My Name”, for instance, it’s in the first notes of the chorus (“Arm yourself because no one else here will save you”), took me a while to figure that out. ---
**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, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/27 "2011-11-02T18:14:06Z")
> [@Pitchmeister](#): > > …In “You Know My Name”, for instance, it’s in the first notes of the chorus (“Arm yourself because no one else here will save you”), took me a while to figure that out. Cool! I never realized that. I really like the lyrics of that song - has just the kind of steely-eyed, civilized menace that Bond personifies, and also alludes to the gamesmanship that the movie is all about: [http://www.metrolyrics.com/you-know-my-name-lyrics-chris-cornell.html#](http://www.metrolyrics.com/you-know-my-name-lyrics-chris-cornell.html#) ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/28 "2011-11-02T19:45:07Z")
Thunderball - Tom Jones You Only Live Twice - Nancy Sinatra Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey ---
**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, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/29 "2011-11-02T19:51:01Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > 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) Yes! This one is great, thanks for the link. ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588/30 "2011-11-03T09:24:59Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > Goldfinger is at the top of the list. > > Worst is Moonraker, which is fitting, as it’s the worst movie, too. I always liked Moonraker, I know weird. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gt3oQN0cAv0/hqdefault.jpg "Moonraker - Shirley Bassey") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt3oQN0cAv0) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bond-themes-do-you-like/601588.md?page=1)