Nobody Does It Better
….. than the James Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band! An awesome live 10-piece Bond Tribute band consisting of some of the finest musicians on the circuit!
Bond music is timeless and there are so many variations and versions from performers such as Adele, Lulu, Matt Munro, Tom Jones, Chris Cornell, Garbage, Shirley Bassey, Nancy Sinatra, Tina Turner, Aha, Duran Duran and many more!
The Bond Tribute Band perform a cabaret style set of Bond themes and we particularly like Nobody Does It Better by Carly Simon from the Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me. Nobody Does It Better is such a simple song, beautifully sung with lovely words that even manage to capture the title of the Bond Film as a line within the lyrics.
The Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band have a fabulous version of this song on our website for you to listen to. If you are looking to book a Bond Tribute Band for your Bond themed event then please get in touch with our own Miss Moneyspent!
Mendes to Direct Bond again?
Woo hoo! Well it seems that the rumours may be true and that Sam Mendes may be returning once again to direct the next Bond Film. However, filming can’t begin until after the launch of his new venture at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – due to launch at the end of June!
Sam Mendes has ruled himself out as taking over the National Theatre role as director as it would mean he wouldn’t have the time to direct films – could he mean Bond films? The James Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band hope so! We’d like to see another Bond film directed by Sam Mendes soon!
Adele – Services to Music
Adele won an Oscar for her Bond Theme Skyfall for the Bond film with the same title. Adele co-wrote the music and lyrics for Skyfall and it became a number one hit!
Adele has now received membership of the Order of the British Empire for her services to music as part of the Queen’s 87th Birthday celebrations – the physical award will be bestowed on her later this year in a formal ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
This is fantastic news and the James Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band think that Skyfall was a cracking Bond Theme! In fact, it’s one of our favourites to perform at Bond themed parties and events! To hear our version please visit the website.
NEW BOND GIRL
Well, if the rumours are true, then Penelope Cruz looks set to be the next Bond Girl in the next Bond Film with Daniel Craig again playing James Bond.
Penelope Cruz is a stunning woman and would make a great Bond Girl. Sexy, sassy and surprisingly over the age of 40 years! This is unusual for Bond films as normally the ladies are also a lot younger. But Penelope isn’t the oldest Bond Girl so far – that title goes to Dame Judy Dench who played “M”.
Well, that’s the next Bond Girl sorted but what about the Bond Music? Who will be successful in the bid for the next Bond Theme? Having listened to a bit of Muse lately they fit the bill of Chris Cornell who performed the Bond Theme for Casino Royale with his “You Know My Name”. This Bond theme was edgy, fiesty, rocky, was face paced and full of energy. Muse would be fantastic with their dark, emotive, energetic and extravagant feel. Their live shows are incredible and the Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band think they would be really big contenders!
Skyfall
Skyfall – this bond theme has been recorded by the Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band. Originally recorded by Adele for the Bond Film Skyfall in 2012 which starred Daniel Craig as the suave 007 Agent. The song was actually released at 0:07am on the 5th October as this date was apparently called “James Bond Day” and marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Dr No.
Sadly, the original Skyfall recorded by Adele was the last Bond theme to feature the amazing Derek Watkins on trumpet. He was a hero to many trumpet, and brass, players all over the world having a unique and unmistakable sound and technique and had played on every Bond sound track. He was, quite simply, a legend! A truly remarkable and gifted musician. To see a clip of Derek and an absolutely stunning version of My Way – follow this YouTube link – you’ll see for yourself why he performed on every Bond Theme and why he has been so inspirational to so many brass players – a very classy performer and in a league all of his own!
The recording by Adele apparently had 77 musicians performing this bond theme and over took two days to record. The Bond Tribute Band are just 10 people and we took a total of 4 hours to do all six new tracks in the studio but we think our version of this piece of bond music is authentic in sound and dynamic. This is one of our favourite bond themes to perform.
The Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band only ever perform totally LIVE and only as a 10-piece. You won’t find any backing tracks used in any of our performances. If you are looking for a band for a James Bond Event then please get in contact – we’d love to hear from you!
Thunderball
Thunderball. Originally performed by the Welsh Sex God that is of course Tom Jones! The original sound track for this film was “Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” sung by Shirley Bassey but concerns were over whether the title of the film should be the same as the sound track and so Thunderball was used instead. This is the version by the Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band and features Gavin Lazarus (who is our very own Sex God but without the tight leather pants) who nails the long top note at the end and sings with suave sophistication all the way through this number.
Apparently rumour has it that when recording this Bond Theme Tom Jones said “I closed my eyes and held the note for so long when I opened them again the room was spinning”. What an absolute legend!
The Bond Tribute Band love this Bond theme – we have two trumpets, one trombone and one saxophone playing on this track. We love the way the vocals interlink with the brass, chasing each other all the way through the song. Nick Malcolm has a unique style and sound on trumpet and he can be heard with his own solo in the middle of Thunderball – blimmin marvellous stuff! Nick’s been known to raise a few eyebrows of his own at our Bond events – a few hairs on the back of the neck also with his wonderful trumpet solos in both the Bond and Party set.
If you are after a James Bond Themed Night and would like some quality bond music performed then please get in contact – we’d love to hear from you and see how we can make your event a night to remember…. but for all the right reasons!