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Post by Martin Stett on Mar 13, 2022 22:22:53 GMT
The single most boring theme of the franchise
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Post by Ryan_MYeah on Mar 13, 2022 22:25:11 GMT
#5”The World is Not Enough” from The World is Not Enough
Performed by Garbage Written by David Arnold and Don Black
Points received: 164
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Mar 13, 2022 22:27:36 GMT
My #5 as well. Has some delicious harmonic choices that you don't get in any other Bond songs. Too bad it's in a shitty movie.
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Post by Martin Stett on Mar 13, 2022 22:27:39 GMT
Well, the top 4 will be good, anyway. (This is fine, but completely forgettable. I am listening to it right now and I still can't remember what happened five seconds ago.)
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Post by Ryan_MYeah on Mar 13, 2022 22:30:03 GMT
#4Goldfinger from Goldfinger
Performed by Shirley Bassey Written by John Barry, Leslie Bricusse, and Anthony Newley
Points received: 187
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Mar 13, 2022 22:32:02 GMT
Boo... this deserved to be #1. THE quintessential Bond song - sexy, raunchy, amazing vocals... it's perfect.
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Post by Ryan_MYeah on Mar 13, 2022 22:35:03 GMT
Quick aside, RIP William Hurt #3”Live and Let Die” from Live and Let Die
Performed by Paul McCartney and Wings Written by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney
Points received: 191
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Mar 13, 2022 22:36:25 GMT
Among the top tier Bond songs, this one is definitely the weirdest, but somehow it still works. Also a fan of the cover by GNR.
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Post by Ryan_MYeah on Mar 13, 2022 22:40:02 GMT
The suspense… #2”Skyfall” from Skyfall
Performed by Adele Written by Adele and Paul Epworth
Points received: 201
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Mar 13, 2022 22:42:57 GMT
Wtf, how did that happen? I expected You Know My Name to be high, but #1?
I like the song, it's in my favorite Bond movie, and I'm actually a fan of Chris Cornell/Soundgarden/Audioslave.... but come on, it's not better than fucking Goldfinger and Skyfall.
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Post by Ryan_MYeah on Mar 13, 2022 22:44:01 GMT
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Post by Ryan_MYeah on Mar 13, 2022 22:45:02 GMT
Only kidding #1”You Know My Name” from Casino Royale
Performed by Chris Cornell Written by David Arnold and Chris Cornell
Points received: 205
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Post by Martin Stett on Mar 13, 2022 22:45:35 GMT
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Post by Ryan_MYeah on Mar 13, 2022 22:46:19 GMT
FINAL RESULTS 1. “You Know My Name” - 205 2. “Skyfall” - 201 3. “Live and Let Die” - 191 4. “Goldfinger” - 187 5. “The World is Not Enough” - 164 6. “We Have All the Time in the World” - 151 7. “You Only Live Twice“ - 149 8. “Nobody Does it Better” - 148 9. “No Time to Die” - 132 10T. “GoldenEye” - 120 10T. “Surrender” - 120 12. “Diamonds Are Forever” - 113 13. “A View to a Kill” - 109 14. “For Your Eyes Only” - 103 15. “From Russia With Love” - 95 16. “The Living Daylights” - 94 17. “Thunderball” - 81 18T. ”All Time High” - 69 18T. “Another Way to Die” - 69 18T. “The Man With the Golden Gun” - 69 21T. “Licence to Kill” - 63 21T. “Writing’s on the Wall” - 63 23. “Moonraker” - 62 24. “Tomorrow Never Dies” - 61 25. “Die Another Day” - 32
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Post by Martin Stett on Mar 13, 2022 22:47:31 GMT
Die Another Day received 23 points too many.
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Mar 13, 2022 22:48:54 GMT
Great job Ryan! This was fun (though that #1 is absurd)
My personal ranking:
1. “Goldfinger” 2. “Skyfall” 3. “Nobody Does it Better” 4. “Live and Let Die” 5. “The World is Not Enough” 6. “Surrender” 7. “GoldenEye” 8. “Thunderball” 9. “You Know My Name” 10. “No Time to Die” 11. “We Have All the Time in the World” 12. “Diamonds Are Forever” 13. “From Russia With Love” 14. “Tomorrow Never Dies” 15. “The Man With the Golden Gun” 16. “Writing’s on the Wall” 17. “Licence to Kill” 18. “A View to a Kill” 19. “You Only Live Twice“ 20. “For Your Eyes Only” 21. ”All Time High” 22. “Moonraker” 23. “Another Way to Die” 24. “The Living Daylights” 25. “Die Another Day”
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Post by Ryan_MYeah on Mar 13, 2022 22:49:18 GMT
Wtf, how did that happen? I expected You Know My Name to be high, but #1? I like the song, it's in my favorite Bond movie, and I'm actually a fan of Chris Cornell/Soundgarden/Audioslave.... but come on, it's not better than fucking Goldfinger and Skyfall. It was pretty consistently in people’s top five, including number one on 2 ballots.
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Post by Ryan_MYeah on Mar 13, 2022 22:51:11 GMT
As for my rankings:
“Skyfall” “Nobody Does it Better” “You Know My Name” “Live and Let Die” “Goldfinger”
“We Have All the Time in the World” “The World is Not Enough” “A View to a Kill” “Surrender” “You Only Live Twice”
“No Time to Die” “GoldenEye” “Diamonds Are Forever” “The Living Daylights” “From Russia With Love”
“For Your Eyes Only” “Moonraker” “Thunderball” “Writing’s on the Wall” “Licence to Kill”
“Another Way to Die” “Tomorrow Never Dies” “All Time High” “The Man With the Golden Gun” “Die Another Day”
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Post by urbanpatrician on Mar 13, 2022 22:51:37 GMT
For Your Eyes Only is the only I have LOVED on last.fm
Diamonds are Forever is probably next, tho I don't love it - I do think it should be higher. I feel like these usually follow the ones considered the best and worst Bond films, with a few exceptions.
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Post by Martin Stett on Mar 13, 2022 22:54:01 GMT
In this case, the best Bond film had the best song, and the worst Bond film had the worst song. Just the way it goes, sometimes.
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Post by urbanpatrician on Mar 13, 2022 22:57:02 GMT
In this case, the best Bond film had the best song, and the worst Bond film had the worst song. Just the way it goes, sometimes. Well we could argue that. Die Another Day is the worst Bond movie for me and the song is surely horrible, but I think From Russia With Love, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Spectre, The Spy Who Loved Me, and Dr. No are better or more interesting than Casino Royale. Casino Royale is surely one of my highest ranked Bond films tho.
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Mar 13, 2022 23:04:35 GMT
Good list, all of the classics are the top 10. Slight correction though, but John Barry didn't have anything to do with the song From Russia With Love, he was just hired to do the score. The producers still didn't trust the composer to actually get the title theme right by that point. Also I wish they'd go back to letting the composers create the melodies for the song.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Mar 13, 2022 23:27:12 GMT
All Time High deserved better, and I'm that one guy that enjoyed Another Way to Die. Aside from that, everything is fine so far. Those bottom two are the correct choices. Everything about Quantum of Solace was better than Spectre, including the song.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Mar 13, 2022 23:40:20 GMT
thanks Ryan! Fun poll with some great songs
"Die Another Day" wasn't my last. It's so laughably absurd as a Bond song but at least it isn't boring like "View to a Kill" and "License to Kill". There are worse Bond themes than Madonna's.
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Post by countjohn on Mar 13, 2022 23:52:21 GMT
Pretty sure I had that same top 4 only with Skyfall at 4 and the other two bumped up one.
Pleasantly surprised You Know My Name ended up at no. 1. Seems like I see it in the middle on a lot of lists. For me it's that it has the best lyrics of any Bond song, really sums up the Bond persona, "the coldest blood runs through my veins".
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