Main Title Sequences

I voted GF, the ultimate Bond title sequence. The visual montage is nice but the song sets up the film in a fashion no other Bond title comes close too IMO.

It's pure vintage thrilling Bond and then the segue into Miami. Marvelous. Bond does not get any better than this.

In the spirit of GF, I nominate DAF and TMWTGG a very strong 2nd and third

After that YOLT in 4th, TB 5th, LALD 6th, MR 7th and the invigorating OHMSS instrumental and titles 8th.

This is my Elite 8.

I do like the QoS titles but not the song.

I don't understand the affection for TMWTGG. It's listless and rather unimaginative, particularly in comparison to some of the sequences that came before.

Two words:

Nude girls!

AMC Hornet wrote:

Two words:

Nude girls!

Quoted for truth ;)

James Bond wrote:

AMC Hornet wrote:

Two words:

Nude girls!

Quoted for truth ;)

That and Lulu in full throat!

Awww, tiffy, you kill me. What would we ever do without you?

Thank you Khan.

TMWTGG does feature some of Binders best nude work. In fact he outdoes himself. The old reprobate must have had a hoot putting this montage together. The full-on raging nude dance at the 1:40 mark, just as Binder's name flashes on screen, is unmatched in all of Bond titledom. The lyrics are rife with sexual double entendres starting with Lulu's opening bellow: HE HAS A POWERFUL WEAPON!!!!! It takes off from there. It's a like roller coaster ride, you don't want to get off.

Usually when I watch Gun, I watch the titles a couple of extra times at mega volume, before settling into the film, one of my favourites in the Bond "benign bizarre" collection

About as subtle as a sledgehammer.

Largo's Shark wrote:

About as subtle as a sledgehammer.

Tut tut now, dear Sharky. When it comes to obscurity and nuance, the following lines are right up there with Rilke!

His eye may be on you or me.
Who will he bang?
We shall see. Oh yeah!

tiffanywint wrote:

James Bond wrote:

AMC Hornet wrote:

Two words:

Nude girls!

Quoted for truth ;)

That and Lulu in full throat!

Craig Ferguson:

"That sounds dirty!"

Perilagu Khan wrote:

Largo's Shark wrote:

About as subtle as a sledgehammer.

Tut tut now, dear Sharky. When it comes to obscurity and nuance, the following lines are right up there with Rilke!

His eye may be on you or me.
Who will he bang?
We shall see. Oh yeah!

Khan, you're making me want to dig out my "The Best of Bond, James Bond" cd and blast the Lulu Golden Gun theme. Oh yeah!

WOW! I thought that I was the only one he actually liked the TMWTGG theme song. It may be as camp as hell but it also by far the most catchy and certainly one of the most fun songs of the series.

Don't let me stand in your way, tiffy! Don't let me stand in your way.

:)

The problem with the song is Lulu. That bitch doesn't sing, she shouts.

James Bond wrote:

WOW! I thought that I was the only one he actually liked the TMWTGG theme song. It may be as camp as hell but it also by far the most catchy and certainly one of the most fun songs of the series.

Yes, it's pure Bond gold. :bounce: A swinging song if there ever was one. If you want to razz your GF or wife, ask if she'd mind dancing along .

You have to admit, it has a beat.

I love the fuzz guitar licks too.

Now that's more like it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXQXcLcKYMw#t=4m44s

Largo's Shark wrote:

Now that's more like it.

The brilliance of Lulu. Takes practically a whole orchestra to replicate her vocals. A sax, a horn, what sounded like a clarinet, another horn, maybe a flute too.....

That rendition does have a nice swing beat.

Largo's Shark wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXQXcLcKYMw#t=4m44s

must watch this all the way through. So glad Alice Cooper's version of Golden Gun was rejected. Alice can't believe it. Please. The song ended up as padding on his Muscle Of Love album, which was a good place for it.

Here's another Lulu film classic

tiffanywint wrote:

Largo's Shark wrote:

Now that's more like it.

The brilliance of Lulu. Takes practically a whole orchestra to replicate her vocals. A sax, a horn, what sounded like a clarinet, another horn, maybe a flute too.....

For a more accurate replication of Lulu's voice, a kazoo would be a better.

Listening to it, it sounds like a tenor sax, trumpet w/plunger and flute.

tiffanywint wrote:

That rendition does have a nice swing beat.

It's the same 12/8 groove as the original. :idea:

Largo's Shark wrote:

It's the same 12/8 groove as the original. :idea:

Yes they do sound quite similar. I approve both versions. Although the Lulu version goes much better with Binder's nude dancing.

tiffanywint wrote:

Yes, it's pure Bond gold. :bounce: A swinging song if there ever was one. If you want to razz your GF or wife, ask if she'd mind dancing along .

.... actually, ask if she'd mind dancing along nude. If she agrees, she's a keeper. Amore.

60's

1. You Only Live Twice
2. From Russia With Love
3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
4. Goldfinger
5. Dr No
6. Thunderball

70's

1. The Spy Who Loved Me
2. The Man With The Golden Gun
3. Moonraker
4. Diamonds Are Forever
5. Live And Let Die

80's

1. For Your Eyes Only
2. Licence To Kill
3. Octopussy
4. The Living Daylights
5. A View To A Kill

Brosnan era Era:

1. The World Is Not Enough
2. Goldeneye
3. Die Another Day
4. Tomorrow Never Dies

Brosnan era and DC in the mix

1. The World Is Not Enough
2. Goldeneye
3. Casino Royale
4. Quantum Of Solace
5. Die Another Day
6. Tomorrow Never Dies

Top 5:

1. The World Is Not Enough
2. The Spy Who Loved Me
3. You Only Live Twice
4. From Russia With Love
5. On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Worse 5:

18. Licence To Kill
19. Octopussy
20. The Living Daylights
21. Thunderball
22. A View To A Kill

I have Alice Cooper's 'Muscle of Love' album, and I've heard his MWTGG attempt.

I like Barry/Black/ Lulu's better. Get over yourself, Vince.

As for ranking by decade/era:

OHMSS
TB
GF
FRWL
YOLT
CR

LALD
NBIT
DAF
TMWTGG
MR

ATH
AVTAK
FYEO
TLD
NSNA
LTK

GE
Surrender
DAD
TWINE
TND

YKMN
AWTD (not just dead last chronologically, but dead last on any scale)