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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.

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Most Memorable Bond Girl Ever!

Well it’s official!  The Queen has been given an honorary Bafta for the “Most Memorable Bond Girl” in recognition of a lifetime’s support of British Film and Television.  The award was presented to the Queen by the Sir Kenneth Brannagh. We all know that the London Olympics was fantastic for the UK both economically and emotionally and seeing the Queen arrive in style by parachute and “Skyfall”  (yes ok, we know it was a stunt man really but this was brilliant for the film and Bond fans worldwide) had to be one of the main highlights of the Olympics.  Daniel Craig arriving at Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen and escort her through the corridors was a brilliantly fantastic idea and showed the World that the Queen has a great sense of humour.  Only one thing was missing in our view though – an appearance by a James Bond Tribute Band!  It would have been awesome to have had THE Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band there performing the Bond Music – Skyfall as she landed and made her entrance!