# Your favoriate James Bond theme song **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 23, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favoriate-james-bond-theme-song/659133 "2013-05-23T16:22:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favoriate-james-bond-theme-song/659133/1 "2013-05-23T16:22:18Z")
I have a Shirley Bassey CD with her rendition of “Goldfinger” on it, and I like it a lot. It’s been a while since I heard some of the other Bond themes, but even so I’d have to say this one is probably my favorite. A close second is Duran Duran’s “A View to a Kill”. Which ones are at the top of your list? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favoriate-james-bond-theme-song/659133/2 "2013-05-23T16:25:52Z")
I might as well get this out of the way. There’s only one Bond theme song, this one: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ii1tc493bZM/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHUBoAC3gOKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLATE_kCEkp1WnrTgOEm33bP__WIQw "James Bond 007 Movie Theme Music") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii1tc493bZM) The others are hits that were created for the movies, but they aren’t the Bond theme song. My favorite is Nobody Does It Better by Carly Simon, but that’s 'cause I loves me some Carly. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favoriate-james-bond-theme-song/659133/3 "2013-05-23T16:26:30Z")
“Goldfinger” is the gold standard. The question should probably be "What’s your favorite Bond theme song _besides_ “Goldfinger.” I’ll go with “You Know My Name” from _Casino Royale_. ETA: \*Pace \ ***Prof. Pepperwinkle** , “title song” then. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky\_the\_Wonder\_Spirit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Sparky\_the\_Wonder\_Spirit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky_the_Wonder_Spirit)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favoriate-james-bond-theme-song/659133/4 "2013-05-23T16:28:50Z")
It’s a tie between “Goldfinger” and “Skyfall”. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favoriate-james-bond-theme-song/659133/5 "2013-05-23T16:30:19Z")
_A View To A Kill_, followed by _Live and Let Die_. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favoriate-james-bond-theme-song/659133/6 "2013-05-23T16:33:28Z")
Another “Goldfinger”, but if that’s off the table then “Diamonds Are Forever”. If Shirley is off the table, then “All the Time in the World” by Louis Armstrong (On Her Majesty’s Secret Service). Runners up include “You Only Live Twice” and “Skyfall”. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favoriate-james-bond-theme-song/659133/7 "2013-05-23T16:53:08Z")
Weird coincidence: “Live and Let Die” was on the radio when I opened this thread. > [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I might as well get this out of the way. There’s only one Bond theme song, this one: > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii1tc493bZM](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii1tc493bZM) What the **Prof.** said. One of my Road to the Show players is a closer named James Bond. Wears #7 and that’s his entrance music. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Doom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Dr\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Doom)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favoriate-james-bond-theme-song/659133/8 "2013-05-23T16:54:36Z")
**Goldfinger** During the last _Academy Awards_ ceremony was admittedly the first time I’d ever heard the song. I was blown away by the lady singing it. Hokey and theatrical as it seems today, I was moved by how perfectly fitting her inflections and dramatic artistry were to the lyrics, and purpose of the song. It was also a big AHA! moment, as I immediately recognized the tune as being used by _Homer Simpson_ AKA _Max Power_. ---
**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:** [May 23, 2013, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favoriate-james-bond-theme-song/659133/9 "2013-05-23T17:20:19Z")
Dr\_Doom: > [@](#): > > It was also a big AHA! moment, as I immediately recognized the tune as being used by Homer Simpson AKA Max Power. It would only be an AHA moment if it was the theme song to the Living Daylights that you heard. My favorite is Diamonds Are Forever. Haunting. ---
**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:** [May 23, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favoriate-james-bond-theme-song/659133/10 "2013-05-23T17:30:39Z")
You Only Live Twice ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Doom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Dr\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Doom)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favoriate-james-bond-theme-song/659133/11 "2013-05-23T17:30:57Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > Dr\_Doom: > > It would only be an AHA moment if it was the theme song to the Living Daylights that you heard. Why would this be the case? [Max Power](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w3zdkmw2E4) [Goldfinger](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP27e-XMhc4) Am I missing something? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favoriate-james-bond-theme-song/659133/12 "2013-05-23T17:41:13Z")
> [@koeeoaddi](#): > > You Only Live Twice Yep, with On Her Majesty’s Secret Service close behind for me. ---
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favoriate-james-bond-theme-song/659133/13 "2013-05-23T17:53:22Z")
1. Live and Let Die 2. Nobody Does it Better 3. Goldfinger [LALD @ the 2005 Superbowl](http://youtu.be/s9CgEMt7TJg) (nice firework display) ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favoriate-james-bond-theme-song/659133/14 "2013-05-23T17:58:04Z")
So many good ones, it’s ridiculously hard for me to pick. Goldfinger, is in my opinion, only maybe 4th or 5th best. Nobody Does It Better You Only Live Twice Skyfall Diamonds Are Forever From Russia With Love Thunderball I love all of those, and several more but those are probably my top faves (including Goldfinger). ---
**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:** [May 23, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favoriate-james-bond-theme-song/659133/15 "2013-05-23T18:17:24Z")
Goldfinger is the Jamesbondiest theme song. Thunderball, Skyfall and Diamonds Are Forever are also pretty Jamesbondy. So is the theme to On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, but that’s cheating because it’s an instrumental. As pop songs, Live And Let Die, We Have All The Time In The World and Nobody Does It Better are probably better. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favoriate-james-bond-theme-song/659133/16 "2013-05-23T18:18:20Z")
> [@Dr\_Doom](#): > > Why would this be the case? > > [Max Power](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w3zdkmw2E4) > > [Goldfinger](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP27e-XMhc4) > > Am I missing something? The band named a-ha sung the theme to The Living Daylights. 😉 I’m a big fan of Garbage’s theme for The World Is Not Enough. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favoriate-james-bond-theme-song/659133/17 "2013-05-23T18:22:06Z")
I like almost all of them, and find it hard to choose. The only two I’m really “meh” about are “The Spy Who Loved Me” and “For Your Eyes Only” ---
**Author:** ![bldysabba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favoriate-james-bond-theme-song/659133/18 "2013-05-23T18:32:09Z")
No love for Tina Turner’s [Goldeneye](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=4hGQ97tCTOs)? ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favoriate-james-bond-theme-song/659133/19 "2013-05-23T20:59:51Z")
Probably because it was my first Bond movie, but I like the “For Your Eyes Only” song ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favoriate-james-bond-theme-song/659133/20 "2013-05-23T21:13:46Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I might as well get this out of the way. There’s only one Bond theme song, this one: > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii1tc493bZM](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii1tc493bZM) > > The others are hits that were created for the movies, but they aren’t the Bond theme song. > My favorite is Nobody Does It Better by Carly Simon, but that’s 'cause I loves me some Carly. The OP is actually asking for favorite James Bond MOVIE themes. You are correct that that link is to the James Bond Himself theme that usually shows up at some point in all the movies. My fav movie theme is _You Only Live Twice_. [This version with the violin opening](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zij5ELQoRvI). Here’s a cool[video medley](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0b4HO41DhQ) of all of them. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favoriate-james-bond-theme-song/659133.md?page=2)