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Bond Themed Weddings
The Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band have performed at some amazing James Bond Themed Weddings over the years!
The Bond films are always a big hit worldwide and there have been so many made over the years. The gadgets. The Bond girls. The Bond cars. The baddies. The action. The music. The many faces of Bond.
There are so many films to choose from and everyone always has their favourite! Many couples now choose to have something a little different for their wedding and a Bond Tribute Band for your special day is always a hit.
The Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band perform the Bond Themes early in the evening, either through the drinks reception, the wedding breakfast, or towards the end of the meal to add impact, pizzazz and atmosphere. Later in the evening we play a party set with floor-fillers from the 1960’s to present day chart hits to really get the party started!
Of course, we can also play a more laid-back and chilled set for a drinks reception with a few jazz/easy listening classics. Having a James Bond theme for your wedding also means that your guests can really go to town with their outfits with the ladies in elegant evening dresses and gentlemen in DJs. We’ve even played weddings where the guests have turned up in their favourite character: Blofeld, Jaws, Pussy Galore, OddJob and even one guest who dressed as Daniel Craig but just wearing blue swimming trunks and a mask! You can really let your imagination run wild.
If you are thinking about a James Bond Themed Wedding then please get in touch! 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!