LICENCE REVOKED - a Bond Themes sync playlist

[Iguana]

Thanks very much @COB, those were great! Quite a variety and I loved the drama!

 

[Kate]

And OI! @Tisch!

 

[ButterTart]

Top marks @COB. I never thought I'd stand for a playlist that didn't include The Living Daylights but I've been proved quite wrong.

 

[straightorbroken]

I was expecting Ace of Base, but those ghouls would have killed the mood. Fabulous playlist and I've put the series on my watch list for what comes next.

 

[Kate]

Can we have the reggae thing when you have a second/have managed to escape the evil giraffe's rebukes

 

[Tisch]

And OI! @Tisch!

Nope never heard that before! It's fantastic!

 

[COB]

Can we have the reggae thing when you have a second/have managed to escape the evil giraffe's rebukes

Oh yes!

That band name may also have acted as a klaxon for a certain lady we all know, of course

 

[Tisch]

Oh yes!

That band name may also have acted as a klaxon for a certain lady we all know, of course

Love this already

 

[Kate]

Oh it's great

 

[Kate]

Making we want to pour myself a RUM (not shaken or stirred)

 

[COB]

I would also like to credit this fantastic series of posts on Reddit, which I referred to quite a bit while researching and doing the write-ups:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

 

[VoR]

Patti LaBelle - If You Asked Me To
I don't think this was ever in contention to be a main theme, but this gloopy but quite gorgeous Diane Warren number was the end credits song from Licence To Kill (1989). Legend has it Patti filmed this video either the day after or day OF her sister's funeral, and she definitely channels her emotions into a remarkable performance (the kicking off of the shoe moment is extremely iconic, to me at least). Later covered by Céline Dion on her 1992 self-titled album, and released as a single that became a Canadian chart-topper.

I love how the Celine Dion version of this is just 'What if literally the exact same thing... but white?"

*peaks 74 places higher in the charts*

 

[Diddy]

Ooh this looks fun, as always regretfully there was no way I could enjoy it live, but I will put this on today or #soon <3 well done beb

 

[ButterTart]

VoR Your Eyes Suomi

 

[octophone]

VoR Your Eyes Suomi

You've been thinking about this all morning, haven't you?

 

[ButterTart]

You've been thinking about this all morning, haven't you?

Definitely haven’t been going through the poster list to find anyone whose name rhymes with tomorrow or dies.

 

[Diddy]

@TomLondon never @dinks?

 

[Marina Salty]

Kind of sync-watched half of this up to Geru's attempt it was a nice introduction to the genre cause am not familiar with bond at all, will continue later on, thanks Cob

 

[COB]

Kind of sync-watched half of this up to Geru's attempt

If ever there was a moment to BAIL OUT

 

[AGinAg (37)]

It was a fantastic varied playlist, despite the obvious consistencies.

Good pace and excellent research!

 

[Marina Salty]

To be fair it was a while after Geru but couldn't resist blaming her.

 

[ButterTart]

To be fair it was a while after Geru but couldn't resist blaming her.

She broke up the Spice Girls, convinced George Michael to get his nob out in public and made you rage quit a playlist. Is there NO END to her villainy?

 

[Martha Skidd]

Two and a bit hours to go, I'll go on a tag spree just in case anyone didn't see the thread but might fancy tuning in! DISREGARD IF NOT and apologies:

@Ag @Alex @Alla @Apocalypt Flyer @Barnacle @Beryl @Beverley @BoysForSeles @ButterTart @charliebobs @Dark Carnival @David 5000 @Devil @Diddy @dmlaw @dUb @Floppet @funky @Gangsta Nancy Lam @Haiku @HerSereneHighnessAnniFrid @Iguana @Ill Advised @Indie @Jacques @Jark @jivafox @jyxz @Kate @Lucille @ManicKangaroo @Manitoba Marketing Board @Martha Skidd @Mugatu @Music @Nancy @octophone @OutSynk @Phoenix @Pingu @Rachey @Raining On Me @RaspberrySwirl @Rhythmbarbican @Rita @RJN @Sally Thomsett @Soldi @straightorbroken @Suedey @Suomi @Superstylin' @Tetris-Rock @Tisch @VoR @Whatevar @win_the_game @ZenGiraffe @Zu 2 @ZZ

Oh DARLING if only you’d tagged MARTHA SHIT. Just last week she was extolling the virtues of TINA TURNER’S “BROWNEYE” so I expect she’d have been FOAMING AT THE FLAPS to get on board with this DEBACLE xxx

 

[Diddy]

FINALLY made it - sorry I'm late

Lovely playlist - some juice cuts that I was hoping were there, like Motiv8
Some great covers from that Shaken & Stirred album, I definitely have that ripped somewhere. Some other good covers too, like Mel C and Glennis (NOT GERI RUBBISH!)

Rejected Bond Songs are always a bit fascinating, especially when they aren't advertised but the "Bond song" genre is so specific that it's hard to cover up. I don't think I'd heard that Ace of Base one with those lyrics, I only knew The Juvenile from Da Capo

Sort of a shame some of those potentials never made it, but they always seemed to be when there was an iconic theme already in place. Thunderball was a bit shit though, and dare I say it Pulp too.

I think Bond Themes have gone a bit off the boil, I think I liked the film Skyfall more, and it just felt like a bit of a relief to have the first traditional Bond Song since Garbage, but it's not really that interesting is it? That said, I do love the Casino Royale one that sort of follows the 80s theme timeline, and Billie Eilish's is great too.

The real revelation though was the computer game ones with their intros - fascinating!

Wonderful work dear sister @COB

 

[COB]

You're very welcome

 

[Diddy]

Did you all talk about your favourite canonical Bond movie songs? That's TOUGH!

I do love some of the 80s gloop like For Your Eyes Only. In fact that run from Licence to Kill to You Know My Name is pretty legendary

 

[Diddy]

These Glennis and Menly covers are by the book but GORGEOUS. Menly really was a GOWN moment though, not a black apron

 

[Diddy]

Oh and I don't think we really needed another Shirley Bassey song, but surely the QoS one would have been better than the no-mark Jack & Alicia one