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Live & Let Die
Live and Let Die. This bond theme song has been recorded by the Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band and we love it. This is an awesome track and is the Bond Theme from the Bond Film Live & Let Die which starred Roger Moore in his first role as the 007 Agent. Here Bond meets the dark forces of Voodoo and Dr Kanaga, Baron Samedi, snakes and Jane Seymour as the Bond Girl Solitaire.
Interestingly enough Clint Eastwood was approached to star as the next James Bond after Sean Connery left – but he declined as he felt the role should be played by someone with an English accent. Roger Moore was successful and a new Bond was born. Live and Let Die was written by Paul and Linda McCartney and was a change in style from the previous Bond Themes written by John Barry. This time it was pure rock and roll.
The Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band love the light and shade in this bond theme. Another soft start but with lots of rock and a whole lot of roll. Our drummer Matt Venn LOVES playing bond music, especially this number – loving the middle section when the drums start flying and he can really get stuck into making the whole number sound PHAT! Gavin Lazarus on vocals can adapt his voice to suit any number and this one has a lovely melodic start but then Gavin lets his rocky side soar. An absolutely fabulous Bond Theme.
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New Director for the next Bond Film!
Well who is going to direct the next Bond film with the totally gorgeous, suave and sophisticated Daniel Craig as Bond? Sam Mendes has said no to directing the next Bond film so the role is now up for grabs! Looking back in time, how different would Bond be if directed by Alfred Hitchcock? It would certainly have been given a different slant altogether and there would be lots of twists and turns throughout. Quentin Tarantino would be an interesting choice and would take it to a whole new level. We’d certainly have a more violent and bloodthirsty Bond on our screens. If the director was to be Tim Burton then he would possibly most definitely replace Daniel Craig with Johnny Depp and the hot Bond Girl would be a quirky Helena Bonham Carter! How about Clint Eastwood with his Dirty Harry hat on – taking Bond back to a Cowboy arriving not on a highly polished and powerful DB5 but a thoroughbred stallion in-between his thighs (ladies – to be fair either works for us right?). The bookies favourite appears to be Guy Ritchie of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels fame but who has also recently directed the new Sherlock Holmes movies which proved to be hugely successful also! Interesting times – the James Bond Tribute Band shall watch and wait with interest! To be honest, we think that Muse would be GREAT at producing the next Bond music for the film….!