The James Bond Theme Songs Hurt/Heal Game

[IJD GAF]

Amazed that (1) I'm the first to bump up You Only Live Twice, and (2) I'm the first to bump down Diamonds are Forever.

The James Bond Theme (Monty Norman) 12
From Russia With Love (Matt Monro) 10
Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey) 12
Thunderball (Tom Jones) 8
You Only Live Twice (Nancy Sinatra) 11 +
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (John Barry) 10
Diamonds Are Forever (Shirley Bassey) 8 -
Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney & Wings) 15
Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon) 11
Moonraker (Shirley Bassey) 10
For Your Eyes Only (Sheena Easton) 10
All Time High (Rita Coolidge) 2
A View to a Kill (Duran Duran) 7
The Living Daylights (a-ha) 11
Licence to Kill (Gladys Knight) 6
GoldenEye (Tina Turner) 6
Tomorrow Never Dies (Sheryl Crow) 7
The World Is Not Enough (Garbage) 14
You Know My Name (Chris Cornell) 12

Eliminated:
20th: The Man with the Golden Gun (Lulu)
21st: Die Another Day (Madonna)

 

[AJBryant]

The James Bond Theme (Monty Norman) 12
From Russia With Love (Matt Monro) 10
Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey) 12
Thunderball (Tom Jones) 9 +
You Only Live Twice (Nancy Sinatra) 11
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (John Barry) 10
Diamonds Are Forever (Shirley Bassey) 8
Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney & Wings) 15
Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon) 11
Moonraker (Shirley Bassey) 10
For Your Eyes Only (Sheena Easton) 10
All Time High (Rita Coolidge) 2
A View to a Kill (Duran Duran) 7
The Living Daylights (a-ha) 11
Licence to Kill (Gladys Knight) 6
GoldenEye (Tina Turner) 6
Tomorrow Never Dies (Sheryl Crow) 7
The World Is Not Enough (Garbage) 14
You Know My Name (Chris Cornell) 10 -

Eliminated:
20th: The Man with the Golden Gun (Lulu)
21st: Die Another Day (Madonna)

 

[The Old Mixer]

I wish the OP had included "Never Say Never Again"

I was following the same paradigm as in the Films Hurt/Heal in sticking with the EON Productions series.

I wish they hadn't gotten Shirley Bassey to sing three different themes.

Alas, "Moonraker" was written with Frank Sinatra in mind--pity they didn't get him, could have been a lot more memorable.

also Diamonds are Forever was a piece of crap song.

It's Steven Spielberg's favorite. There's an anecdote on the DVD commentary about how Spielberg met the songwriter, who didn't expect someone like Spielberg to know him from Adam, and went on and on about every detail of the song and the title sequence.

 

[Alidar Jarok]

The James Bond Theme (Monty Norman) 12
From Russia With Love (Matt Monro) 10
Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey) 12
Thunderball (Tom Jones) 9
You Only Live Twice (Nancy Sinatra) 11
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (John Barry) 10
Diamonds Are Forever (Shirley Bassey) 8
Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney & Wings) 15
Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon) 11
Moonraker (Shirley Bassey) 10
For Your Eyes Only (Sheena Easton) 10
All Time High (Rita Coolidge) 2
A View to a Kill (Duran Duran) 5 -
The Living Daylights (a-ha) 11
Licence to Kill (Gladys Knight) 6
GoldenEye (Tina Turner) 6
Tomorrow Never Dies (Sheryl Crow) 7
The World Is Not Enough (Garbage) 14
You Know My Name (Chris Cornell) 11 +

Eliminated:
20th: The Man with the Golden Gun (Lulu)
21st: Die Another Day (Madonna)

 

[The Old Mixer]

The James Bond Theme (Monty Norman) 13 +
From Russia With Love (Matt Monro) 10
Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey) 12
Thunderball (Tom Jones) 9
You Only Live Twice (Nancy Sinatra) 11
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (John Barry) 10
Diamonds Are Forever (Shirley Bassey) 8
Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney & Wings) 15
Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon) 11
Moonraker (Shirley Bassey) 10
For Your Eyes Only (Sheena Easton) 10
All Time High (Rita Coolidge) 2
A View to a Kill (Duran Duran) 5
The Living Daylights (a-ha) 11
Licence to Kill (Gladys Knight) 4 -
GoldenEye (Tina Turner) 6
Tomorrow Never Dies (Sheryl Crow) 7
The World Is Not Enough (Garbage) 14
You Know My Name (Chris Cornell) 11

Eliminated:
20th: The Man with the Golden Gun (Lulu)
21st: Die Another Day (Madonna)

 

[nx1701g]

The James Bond Theme (Monty Norman) 13
From Russia With Love (Matt Monro) 10
Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey) 12
Thunderball (Tom Jones) 9
You Only Live Twice (Nancy Sinatra) 11
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (John Barry) 11 +
Diamonds Are Forever (Shirley Bassey) 8
Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney & Wings) 15
Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon) 11
Moonraker (Shirley Bassey) 10
For Your Eyes Only (Sheena Easton) 10
All Time High (Rita Coolidge) 2
A View to a Kill (Duran Duran) 5
The Living Daylights (a-ha) 11
Licence to Kill (Gladys Knight) 4
GoldenEye (Tina Turner) 6
Tomorrow Never Dies (Sheryl Crow) 7
The World Is Not Enough (Garbage) 14
You Know My Name (Chris Cornell) 9 -

Eliminated:
20th: The Man with the Golden Gun (Lulu)
21st: Die Another Day (Madonna)

 

[Skywalker]

The James Bond Theme (Monty Norman) 13
From Russia With Love (Matt Monro) 10
Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey) 12
Thunderball (Tom Jones) 9
You Only Live Twice (Nancy Sinatra) 11
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (John Barry) 11Diamonds Are Forever (Shirley Bassey) 8
Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney & Wings) 15
Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon) 11
Moonraker (Shirley Bassey) 10
For Your Eyes Only (Sheena Easton) 10
All Time High (Rita Coolidge) 0 (-)
A View to a Kill (Duran Duran) 5
The Living Daylights (a-ha) 11
Licence to Kill (Gladys Knight) 4
GoldenEye (Tina Turner) 6
Tomorrow Never Dies (Sheryl Crow) 7
The World Is Not Enough (Garbage) 14
You Know My Name (Chris Cornell) 10 (+)

Eliminated:
19th: All Time High (Rita Coolidge)
20th: The Man with the Golden Gun (Lulu)
21st: Die Another Day (Madonna)

 

[nx1701g]

It's now 12:26am where I live so:

The James Bond Theme (Monty Norman) 13
From Russia With Love (Matt Monro) 10
Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey) 12
Thunderball (Tom Jones) 9
You Only Live Twice (Nancy Sinatra) 11
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (John Barry) 11Diamonds Are Forever (Shirley Bassey) 8
Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney & Wings) 15
Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon) 11
Moonraker (Shirley Bassey) 10
For Your Eyes Only (Sheena Easton) 10
A View to a Kill (Duran Duran) 5
The Living Daylights (a-ha) 11
Licence to Kill (Gladys Knight) 4
GoldenEye (Tina Turner) 6
Tomorrow Never Dies (Sheryl Crow) 7
The World Is Not Enough (Garbage) 15 +
You Know My Name (Chris Cornell) 8 -

Eliminated:
19th: All Time High (Rita Coolidge)
20th: The Man with the Golden Gun (Lulu)
21st: Die Another Day (Madonna)

 

[OdoWanKenobi]

The James Bond Theme (Monty Norman) 13
From Russia With Love (Matt Monro) 10
Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey) 12
Thunderball (Tom Jones) 9
You Only Live Twice (Nancy Sinatra) 11
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (John Barry) 11
Diamonds Are Forever (Shirley Bassey) 8
Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney & Wings) 15
Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon) 11
Moonraker (Shirley Bassey) 10
For Your Eyes Only (Sheena Easton) 10
A View to a Kill (Duran Duran) 6 +
The Living Daylights (a-ha) 11
Licence to Kill (Gladys Knight) 2 -
GoldenEye (Tina Turner) 6
Tomorrow Never Dies (Sheryl Crow) 7
The World Is Not Enough (Garbage) 15
You Know My Name (Chris Cornell) 8

Eliminated:
19th: All Time High (Rita Coolidge)
20th: The Man with the Golden Gun (Lulu)
21st: Die Another Day (Madonna)

 

[Star Treks]

The James Bond Theme (Monty Norman) 13
From Russia With Love (Matt Monro) 10
Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey) 12
Thunderball (Tom Jones) 7 -
You Only Live Twice (Nancy Sinatra) 11
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (John Barry) 11
Diamonds Are Forever (Shirley Bassey) 8
Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney & Wings) 15
Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon) 11
Moonraker (Shirley Bassey) 10
For Your Eyes Only (Sheena Easton) 10
A View to a Kill (Duran Duran) 6
The Living Daylights (a-ha) 11
Licence to Kill (Gladys Knight) 3 +
GoldenEye (Tina Turner) 6
Tomorrow Never Dies (Sheryl Crow) 7
The World Is Not Enough (Garbage) 15
You Know My Name (Chris Cornell) 8

19th: All Time High (Rita Coolidge)
20th: The Man with the Golden Gun (Lulu)
21st: Die Another Day (Madonna)

 

[TheArsenal]

The James Bond Theme (Monty Norman) 13
From Russia With Love (Matt Monro) 10
Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey) 12
Thunderball (Tom Jones) 7
You Only Live Twice (Nancy Sinatra) 11
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (John Barry) 11
Diamonds Are Forever (Shirley Bassey) 8
Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney & Wings) 16 +
Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon) 11
Moonraker (Shirley Bassey) 10
For Your Eyes Only (Sheena Easton) 10
A View to a Kill (Duran Duran) 4 -
The Living Daylights (a-ha) 11
Licence to Kill (Gladys Knight) 3
GoldenEye (Tina Turner) 6
Tomorrow Never Dies (Sheryl Crow) 7
The World Is Not Enough (Garbage) 15
You Know My Name (Chris Cornell) 8

19th: All Time High (Rita Coolidge)
20th: The Man with the Golden Gun (Lulu)
21st: Die Another Day (Madonna)

 

[The Nth Doctor]

The James Bond Theme (Monty Norman) 13
From Russia With Love (Matt Monro) 10
Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey) 12
Thunderball (Tom Jones) 7
You Only Live Twice (Nancy Sinatra) 11
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (John Barry) 11
Diamonds Are Forever (Shirley Bassey) 8
Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney & Wings) 16
Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon) 11
Moonraker (Shirley Bassey) 10
For Your Eyes Only (Sheena Easton) 10
A View to a Kill (Duran Duran) 4
The Living Daylights (a-ha) 11
Licence to Kill (Gladys Knight) 3
GoldenEye (Tina Turner) 6
Tomorrow Never Dies (Sheryl Crow) 5 -
The World Is Not Enough (Garbage) 15
You Know My Name (Chris Cornell) 9 +

19th: All Time High (Rita Coolidge)
20th: The Man with the Golden Gun (Lulu)
21st: Die Another Day (Madonna)

 

[Garth Rockett]

I'm kind of surprised to discover Diamonds Are Forever is held in low regard in some quarters. I've always thought it was a great tune, and I like the lyrics.

The James Bond Theme (Monty Norman) 13
From Russia With Love (Matt Monro) 10
Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey) 12
Thunderball (Tom Jones) 7
You Only Live Twice (Nancy Sinatra) 11
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (John Barry) 11
Diamonds Are Forever (Shirley Bassey) 8
Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney & Wings) 16
Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon) 11
Moonraker (Shirley Bassey) 8 -
For Your Eyes Only (Sheena Easton) 10
A View to a Kill (Duran Duran) 5 +
The Living Daylights (a-ha) 11
Licence to Kill (Gladys Knight) 3
GoldenEye (Tina Turner) 6
Tomorrow Never Dies (Sheryl Crow) 5
The World Is Not Enough (Garbage) 15
You Know My Name (Chris Cornell) 9

19th: All Time High (Rita Coolidge)
20th: The Man with the Golden Gun (Lulu)
21st: Die Another Day (Madonna)

 

[Harvey]

The James Bond Theme (Monty Norman) 13
From Russia With Love (Matt Monro) 10
Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey) 12
Thunderball (Tom Jones) 7
You Only Live Twice (Nancy Sinatra) 11
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (John Barry) 9-
Diamonds Are Forever (Shirley Bassey) 8
Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney & Wings) 16
Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon) 11
Moonraker (Shirley Bassey) 8
For Your Eyes Only (Sheena Easton) 10
A View to a Kill (Duran Duran) 5
The Living Daylights (a-ha) 11
Licence to Kill (Gladys Knight) 3
GoldenEye (Tina Turner) 6
Tomorrow Never Dies (Sheryl Crow) 5
The World Is Not Enough (Garbage) 15
You Know My Name (Chris Cornell) 10+

19th: All Time High (Rita Coolidge)
20th: The Man with the Golden Gun (Lulu)
21st: Die Another Day (Madonna)

 

[The Habs Fan]

The James Bond Theme (Monty Norman) 13
From Russia With Love (Matt Monro) 10
Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey) 12
Thunderball (Tom Jones) 5 -
You Only Live Twice (Nancy Sinatra) 11
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (John Barry) 9
Diamonds Are Forever (Shirley Bassey) 8
Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney & Wings) 16
Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon) 12 +
Moonraker (Shirley Bassey) 8
For Your Eyes Only (Sheena Easton) 10
A View to a Kill (Duran Duran) 5
The Living Daylights (a-ha) 11
Licence to Kill (Gladys Knight) 3
GoldenEye (Tina Turner) 6
Tomorrow Never Dies (Sheryl Crow) 5
The World Is Not Enough (Garbage) 15
You Know My Name (Chris Cornell) 10

19th: All Time High (Rita Coolidge)
20th: The Man with the Golden Gun (Lulu)
21st: Die Another Day (Madonna)
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[Brian]

The James Bond Theme (Monty Norman) 13
From Russia With Love (Matt Monro) 10
Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey) 12
Thunderball (Tom Jones) 3 -
You Only Live Twice (Nancy Sinatra) 11
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (John Barry) 9
Diamonds Are Forever (Shirley Bassey) 8
Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney & Wings) 16
Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon) 12
Moonraker (Shirley Bassey) 8
For Your Eyes Only (Sheena Easton) 10
A View to a Kill (Duran Duran) 5
The Living Daylights (a-ha) 11
Licence to Kill (Gladys Knight) 3
GoldenEye (Tina Turner) 6
Tomorrow Never Dies (Sheryl Crow) 5
The World Is Not Enough (Garbage) 16 +
You Know My Name (Chris Cornell) 10

19th: All Time High (Rita Coolidge)
20th: The Man with the Golden Gun (Lulu)
21st: Die Another Day (Madonna)

 

[IJD GAF]

I don't dislike Diamonds are Forever enough to bully it off. Just wanted to knock it down a peg. I'll pick a new target this time.

And You Know My Name is probably my favorite of the recent Bond songs. It's got a nice, simple, memorable riff to it, ala Goldfinger. A return to form, if you will.

The James Bond Theme (Monty Norman) 13
From Russia With Love (Matt Monro) 10
Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey) 12
Thunderball (Tom Jones) 1 -
You Only Live Twice (Nancy Sinatra) 11
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (John Barry) 9
Diamonds Are Forever (Shirley Bassey) 8
Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney & Wings) 16
Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon) 12
Moonraker (Shirley Bassey) 8
For Your Eyes Only (Sheena Easton) 10
A View to a Kill (Duran Duran) 5
The Living Daylights (a-ha) 11
Licence to Kill (Gladys Knight) 3
GoldenEye (Tina Turner) 6
Tomorrow Never Dies (Sheryl Crow) 5
The World Is Not Enough (Garbage) 16
You Know My Name (Chris Cornell) 11 +

19th: All Time High (Rita Coolidge)
20th: The Man with the Golden Gun (Lulu)
21st: Die Another Day (Madonna)

 

[AJBryant]

Gotta tellya. As much as I loved the last Bond flick, I *hated* the song and the opening credits. Visually it was such a departure from the traditional Bond openings, it left me cold -- and the song had nothing to do with "Casino Royale" -- where were the words in the lyrics? It wasn't a Bond theme. It was just a bloody song. Feh.

The James Bond Theme (Monty Norman) 13
From Russia With Love (Matt Monro) 10
Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey) 12
Thunderball (Tom Jones) 3 +
You Only Live Twice (Nancy Sinatra) 11
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (John Barry) 9
Diamonds Are Forever (Shirley Bassey) 8
Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney & Wings) 16
Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon) 12
Moonraker (Shirley Bassey) 8
For Your Eyes Only (Sheena Easton) 10
A View to a Kill (Duran Duran) 5
The Living Daylights (a-ha) 11
Licence to Kill (Gladys Knight) 3
GoldenEye (Tina Turner) 6
Tomorrow Never Dies (Sheryl Crow) 5
The World Is Not Enough (Garbage) 16
You Know My Name (Chris Cornell) 9 -

19th: All Time High (Rita Coolidge)
20th: The Man with the Golden Gun (Lulu)
21st: Die Another Day (Madonna)

 

[IJD GAF]

Gotta tellya. As much as I loved the last Bond flick, I *hated* the song and the opening credits. Visually it was such a departure from the traditional Bond openings, it left me cold -- and the song had nothing to do with "Casino Royale" -- where were the words in the lyrics? It wasn't a Bond theme. It was just a bloody song. Feh.

Hardly a departure, really. Certainly not the first song to not include the title in it. Look at Nobody Does it Better and All Time High. And arguably, The Man with the Golden Gun would have been better had they not attempted to shoehorn the title in like that.

You Know My Name had plenty of allusions to the character of James Bond and the film itself. And even without the naked ladies, the opening visuals were damned well done.

 

[Star Treks]

Gotta tellya. As much as I loved the last Bond flick, I *hated* the song and the opening credits. Visually it was such a departure from the traditional Bond openings, it left me cold -- and the song had nothing to do with "Casino Royale" -- where were the words in the lyrics? It wasn't a Bond theme. It was just a bloody song. Feh.

Hardly a departure, really. Certainly not the first song to not include the title in it. Look at Nobody Does it Better and All Time High. And arguably, The Man with the Golden Gun would have been better had they not attempted to shoehorn the title in like that.

You Know My Name had plenty of allusions to the character of James Bond and the film itself. And even without the naked ladies, the opening visuals were damned well done.

Quick note - "Nobody Does it Better" does include the name of the movie, "The Spy Who Loved Me" in the lyrics.