mr kiss kiss bang bang thunderball intro mi6

Alice Cooper's The Man with the Golden Gun for The Man with the Golden Gun.

Their excuse was that they, in an era before SEO even meant anything, wanted the movie title in the song, meaning the rather clunky Thunderball got the job instead.Īnd what a loss, as Warwick's version is big, bold, brazen, and brassy, with playful lyrics and a sultry performance adding up to the best Bond song you've never heard. Dionne Warwick's Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang for ThunderballĪnother reject from 1965, this song would actually be twice turned down by the film's producers, also axing Shirley Bassey's version of the same song.Out of sorts with the film's Bahamian setting, it's still a likeable song from the man in black. Opening with brass horns and Mariachi-guitar strumming, the song outlines the vague details of the plot, and a truly catchy chorus. Losing out to Welshman Tom Jones, the last British man to sing the theme to the series half a century ago, 1965's Thunderball could have sounded very like a spaghetti western had Johnny Cash been selected. Johnny Cash's Thunderball for Thunderball.Smith is right to say his song will be joining an 'incredible line up,' with the last, Adele's Skyfall finally securing the series its first Academy Award for 'Best Song' after four nods, the last one being for Sheena Easton's For Your Eyes Only in 1982.īut did you know that the honour of chrooning the theme to that Roger Moore movie almost fell to Blondie, or that Shirley Bassey's best Bond belter might well have been for 2008's Quantum of Solace? Here is our pick of the 10 best, and why Bond tunes, like diamonds, are forever.

Mr kiss kiss bang bang thunderball intro mi6