My Favorite James Bond Movie Song

With the new James Bond film, “Skyfall” due in theaters this Friday, and being the 50th anniversary of Bond films, I thought it would be fun to look back at the music that were a part of the movies.

According to Wikipedia:

Here is a list of the 23* Bond films’ title songs and performing artists:

“Dr. No” (1962) – “James Bond Theme” – John Barry & Orchestra

“From Russia With Love” (1963) – “Opening Titles: James Bond Is Back/From Russia With Love/Bond Theme – John Barry & Mat Monro

“Goldfinger” (1964) – “Goldfinger” – Shirley Bassey

“Thunderball” (1965) – “Thunderball” – Tom Jones

“You Only Live Twice (1967) – “You Only Live Twice” – Nancy Sinatra

“On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” (1969) – “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” ; “We Hall All The Time In The World” – John Barry Orchestra , Louis Armstrong

“Diamonds Are Forever” (1971) – “Diamonds Are Forever” – Shirley Bassey

“Live And Let Die” (1973) – “Live And Let Die” – Paul McCartney & Wings

“The Man With The Golden Gun” (1974) – “The Man With The Golden Gun” – Lulu

“The Spy Who Loved Me” (1977) – “Nobody Does It Better” – Carly Simon

“Moonraker” (1979) – “Moonraker” – Shirley Bassey

“For Your Eyes Only” (1981) – “For Your Eyes Only” – Sheena Easton

“Octopussy” (1983) – “All Time High” – Rita Coolidge

“A View To A Kill” (1985) – “A View To A Kill” – Duran Duran

“The Living Daylights” (1987) – “The Living Daylights” – a-ha

“License To Kill” (1989) – “License To Kill” – Gladys Knight

“Golden Eye” (1995) – “Golden Eye” – Tina Turner

“Tomorrow Never Dies” (1997) – “Tomorrow Never Dies” – Sheryl Crow

“The World Is Not Enough” (1999) – “The World Is Not Enough” – Garbage

“Die Another Day” (2002) – “Die Another Day” – Madonna

“Casino Royale” (2006) – “You Know My Name” – Chris Cornell

“Quantum Of Solace” (2008) – “Another Way To Die” – Jack White, Alicia Keys

“Skyfall” (2012) – “Skyfall” – Adele

* There were actually 24 Bond films, when you include 1983′s “Never Say Never Again”, which featured the title tune recorded by Lani Hall. However, this film was not produced by the Eon Production Company as all Bond films have been, and was produced by an independent producer based on the “Thunderball” script. Even though it starred Sean Connery, it was not considered one of the “official” Bond films.

Click on the video for the opening credits and listen to Greg “Splashin’” McShea’s favorite Bond movie song.