JAMES BOND SONGS (1970's)
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (1971)
(Music: John Barry / Lyrics: Don Black)
Performed by Shirley Bassey
Diamonds are forever
They are all I need to please me
They can stimulate and tease me
They won't leave in the night
I've no fear that they might desert me
Diamonds are forever
Hold one up and then caress it
Touch it, stroke it and undress it
I can see every part
Nothing hides in the heart to hurt me
I don't need love
For what good will love do me
Diamonds never lie to me
For when love's gone, they lustre on
Diamonds are forever
Sparkling round my little finger
Unlike men, the diamonds linger
Men are mere mortals who
Are not worth going to your grave for
I don't need love
For what good will love do me
Diamonds never lie to me
For when love's gone, they lustre on
Diamonds are forever, forever, forever
Diamonds are forever, forever, forever
Forever and ever!
Shirley Bassey also recorded this song in Italian,
titled "Vivo Di Diamanti", for the dubbed version of the film released in Italy.
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LIVE AND LET DIE (1973)
(Written by Paul & Linda McCartney)
Performed by Paul McCartney & Wings
When you were young and your heart was an open book
You used to say live and let live
(You know you did, you know you did, you know you did)
But if this ever-changing world in which we live in
Makes you give in and cry
Say live and let die
(Live and let die)
Live and let die
(Live and let die)
What does it matter to ya
When you got a job to do, you gotta do it well
You got to give the other fellah hell
You used to say live and let live
(You know you did, you know you did, you know you did)
But if this ever-changing world in which we live in
Makes you give in and cry
Say live and let die
(Live and let die)
Live and let die
(Live and let die)
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THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN (1974)
(Music: John Barry / Lyrics: Don Black)
Performed by Lulu
He has a powerful weapon
He charges a million a shot
An assassin that's second to none
The man with the golden gun
Lurking in some darkened doorway
Or crouched on a rooftop somewhere
In the next room, or this very one
The man with the golden gun
Love is required whenever he's hired
It comes just before the kill
No one can catch him, no hit man can match him
For his million dollar skill
One golden shot means another poor victim,
Has come to a glittering end
For a price, he'll erase anyone
The man with the golden gun
His eye may be on you or me
Who will he bang
We shall see
Oh yeah!
Love is required whenever he's hired
It comes just before the kill
No one can catch him, no hit man can match him
For his million dollar skill
One golden shot means another poor victim
Has come to a glittering end
If you want to get rid of someone
The man with the golden gun
Will get it done
He'll shoot anyone
With his golden gun
Alternate title song, not used.....
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
(Bruce / Smith / Buxton / Dunaway / Cooper)
Performed by Alice Cooper
The man with the golden gun
Is waiting somewhere out there for you
But you'll never see him
He'll be lookin' for you
Demand for the golden gun
It's high priced, precise and true
But you'll never see him
He'll be lookin' for you
The man with the golden gun in his pocket, oh-hoh-ah
The man with the golden gun in his case
But you'll never see him
He'll be lookin' for you
You better believe
He'll be lookin' for you
He's the man with the golden gun in his pocket
The man with the golden gun in his case
The man with the golden gun in his pocket
The man with the golden gun in your face
The man with the golden gun in his pocket
The man with the golden gun in his case
The man who gave you the golden gun
Gun!
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THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (1977)
This film had an alternatively titled theme song.....
NOBODY DOES IT BETTER
(Marvin Hamlisch / Carole Bayer Sager)
Performed by Carly Simon
Nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody does it half as good as you
Baby, you're the best
I wasn't lookin', but somehow you found me
I tried to hide from your love light
But like heaven above me, the spy who loved me
Is keepin' all my secrets safe tonight
And nobody does it better
Though sometimes I wish someone could
Nobody does it quite the way you do
Why d'you have to be so good
The way that you hold me, whenever you hold me
There's some kind of magic inside you
That keeps me from runnin', but just keep it comin'
How d'you learn to do the things you do
And nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody does it half as good as you
Baby, baby, baby, you're the best
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MOONRAKER (1979)
(Music: John Barry / Lyrics: Hal David)
Performed by Shirley Bassey
Where are you, why do you hide
Where is that moonlight trail that leads to your side
Just like the Moonraker goes in search of his dream of gold
I search for love, for someone to have and hold
I`ve seen your smile in a thousand dreams
Felt your touch and it always seems
You love me, you love me
Where are you, when will we meet
Take my unfinished life and make it complete
Just like the Moonraker knows his dream will come true someday
I know that you are only a kiss away
I`ve seen your smile in a thousand dreams
Felt your touch and it always seems
You love me, you love me
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All songs researched, transcribed and/or verified by Mel Priddle - June 2012)
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(Contributed by Mel Priddle - June 2012)
