Various artists - Best of Bond
Written by Nicholas Jennings    Sunday, 01 November 2009 00:00    PDF Print E-mail

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Various artists - Best of BondThe new Quantum of Silence theme by Alicia Keys and Jack White is noticeably absent, but this timely compilation features every other major 007 song, including Madonna’s electronic “Die Another Day.” Some of the most memorable efforts include Shirley Bassey’s classic “Goldfinger,” Paul McCartney & Wings’ shape-shifting “Live and Let Die” and Carly Simon’s cooing ballad from The Spy Who Loved Me. But nobody does it better than John Barry, who penned the original shaken-not-stirred theme back in 1963.



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