This week, the 25th official James Bond film, No Time To Die, was set to be released in movie theaters worldwide. The fifth and final chapter featuring Daniel Craig as 007, is highly anticipated, as many consider Craig to be the ultimate Bond (#2 at worst) and his feature run has been the most consistently excellent in the 5 decades of the franchise. While we wait, let’s listen to the amazing theme songs that have been such an integral part of the franchise success. One of the highlights of any James Bond movie is watching the title sequence with the cool graphics and a new tune sung by one of our biggest stars, a list which includes Shirley Bassey, Gladys Knight, Tina Turner, Madonna, Nancy Sinatra, Tom Jones, Louis Armstrong, Alicia Keys, Sheryl Crow and Sir Paul McCartney. Obviously, Monty Norman and John Barry‘s original instrumental ‘James Bond Theme‘, from Dr. No in 1962, is the most iconic movie song of all time, with variants throughout the series. This list focuses on the singers and songs that came after. The newest song is from the upcoming No Time To Die and features Billie Eilish. This is a great song in the style of Skyfall from Adele, but can’t be placed on the list without seeing it with the title sequence.

Here are our Five Fave Bond Songs:

5. For Your Eyes Only by Sheena Easton from For Your Eyes Only 1981

4. You Know My Name by Chris Cornell from Casino Royale 2006

3. A View To A Kill by Duran Duran from A View To A Kill 1985

2. Nobody Does It Better by Carly Simon from The Spy Who Loved Me 1977

1. Live And Let Die by Paul McCartney & Wings from Live And Let Die 1973

Five Fave: Bond Songs first appeared on Game On Media.

PAUL McCARTNEY DECADES-SPANNING “LIVE” ALBUM MILESTONE REISSUES AMOEBA GIG PAUL IS LIVE CHOBA B CCCP WINGS OVER AMERICA TO BE RELEASED JULY 12, 2019 VIA MPL/CAPITOL/UMe

Following last night’s kick-off of this year’s North American leg of his record-breaking FRESHEN UP Tour, PAUL McCARTNEY adds to his Summer of LIVE: Paul has confirmed updated releases of four albums capturing performances spanning from his 1975-1976 return to U.S. arenas with Wings to his intimate 2007 set at Amoeba records in Los Angeles. The albums — Amoeba Gig, Paul Is Live, Choba B CCCP, Wings Over America — will be released July 12, 2019 via MPL/Capitol/UMe digitally, on CD and on both black and limited edition color vinyl. AMOEBA GIG: Amoeba Gig is the first full length commercial release of Paul’s surprise free concert at Hollywood’s Amoeba Music on June 27, 2007. To date only four songs have seen wide release as the Amoeba’s Secret EP, two of which were nominated for Grammy Awards in 2008: “That Was Me” for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and “I Saw Her Standing There” for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance. A few years later in November 2012, an extended 12-song excerpt of the Amoeba show titled Live in Los Angeles – The Extended Set was made available free to  PaulMcCartney.com premium members for a limited period. And come July 12, 2019, a full 21-song recording documenting possibly the most intimate L.A. show Paul has ever played will be made available to the public for the first time. The millions of people not among the luckier than lucky few hundred rubbing elbows with the likes of Ringo Starr and Woody Harrelson during that once in a lifetime in-store set will be able to experience those performances of Beatles classics “The Long And Winding Road,” “I’ll Follow The Sun” and “I’ve Got A Feeling,” Flaming Pie’s “Calico Skies,” plus Carl Perkins’ “Matchbox,” Jan Garber’s “Baby Face” and an emotional rendition of “Here Today.” Additionally, the LP will include an exclusive soundcheck recording of “Coming Up.” Amoeba Gig has been newly remixed by Paul’s engineer Steve Orchard and will be available in configurations including CD, 2 x 180g black vinyl, and limited edition color vinyl (LP1 – clear, LP2 – hazy amber transparent). PAUL IS LIVE: Recorded during the U.S. and Australian swings of the tour in support of 1993’s Off The Ground, Paul Is Live is Paul’s fifth live album. Originally released that same year, the album is famous for the multiple meanings and clues embedded in its title and cover art, all of which play on the “Paul Is Dead” conspiracy/hoax. In addition to a wealth of Wings and Beatles classics, covers of Roy Brown’s “Good Rockin’ Tonight” and Leiber and Stoller’s “Kansas City” and more, Paul Is Live also offers a peek behind the curtain: Three songs improvised on the spot and exclusive to the album, all recorded during rehearsals in various locations over the course of the tour. Paul Is Live has been newly remastered at Abbey Road Studios and will be available in configurations including CD, 2 x 180g black vinyl, and limited edition color vinyl (LP1 – opaque baby blue, LP2 – plush peach white opaque). CHOBA B CCCP: The live-in-studio Choba B CCCP (Russian for “Back In The USSR”) was released in the Soviet Union in 1988, making Paul the first Western artist to issue an album exclusively for that market. In a conscious decision to get back to his roots, Paul spontaneously spent two days covering his favorite hits from the 1950s. The sessions produced 22 songs in total (and one of the outtakes being a version of The Beatles’ “I Saw Her Standing There”). Choba B CCCP was a deeply personal album and a way to acknowledge fans who had supported him and The Beatles since the start. “When I was very young I asked my dad if people wanted peace,” Paul explained at the time. “He said to me, ‘Yes, people everywhere want peace – it’s usually politicians that cause trouble.’ It always seemed to me that the way The Beatles’ music was admired in the USSR tended to prove his point, that people the world over have a great deal in common. In releasing this record exclusively in the Soviet Union, I extend the hand of peace and friendship to the people of Russia.” Choba B CCCP was released in the rest of the world following the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union. Choba B CCCP has been newly remastered at Abbey Road Studios and will be reissued as the original 11-track Russian release. It will be available in configurations including CD, 180g black vinyl, and limited edition opaque yellow vinyl. WINGS OVER AMERICA: Rare #1-charting triple live album, Wings Over America is a document of one the most sophisticated and dazzling rock shows of the 1970s or any decade. Paul and the band would eventually perform to more than 600,000 people at 31 shows in the US and Canada, ending with three historic nights at The Forum in Los Angeles. It’s no exaggeration to say that the excitement that greeted Paul McCartney & Wings (Linda McCartney, Joe English, Denny Laine and Jimmy McCulloch) in the spring of 1976 as they embarked on what would become their one and only North American tour was overwhelming. Having released four consecutive chart topping albums — Red Rose Speedway, Band on the Run, Venus and Mars and At The Speed Of Sound – not to mention 1973’s Academy Award-winning James Bond theme “Live and Let Die” – Wings’ career was in full flight… and as Paul’s first U.S. tour since The Beatles, the sheer joy of both the band and its fans were off the charts throughout the 90 hours of recordings distilled into this triple album. Wings Over America was last reissued in 2013 as part of the Paul McCartney Archive Collection series winning the Grammy Award for Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package. Wings Over America will be available in configurations including double CD, 3 x 180g triple vinyl, and limited edition color vinyl (LP1 – transparent red, LP2 – transparent green, LP3 – transparent blue) both come with original souvenir poster. TRACK LISTINGS: Amoeba Gig (CD) 1. Drive My Car 2. Only Mama Knows 3. Dance Tonight 4. C Moon 5. The Long And Winding Road 6. I’ll Follow The Sun 7. Calico Skies 8. That Was Me 9. Blackbird 10. Here Today 11. Back In The USSR 12. Nod Your Head 13. House Of Wax 14. I’ve Got A Feeling 15. Matchbox 16. Get Back 17. Baby Face 18. Hey Jude 19. Let It Be 20. Lady Madonna 21. I Saw Her Standing There Amoeba Gig (LP) Side A: 1. Drive My Car 2. Only Mama Knows 3. Dance Tonight 4. C Moon 5. The Long And Winding Road 6. I’ll Follow The Sun Side B: 1. Calico Skies 2. That Was Me 3. Blackbird 4. Here Today 5. Back In The USSR 6. Nod Your Head Side C: 1. House Of Wax 2. I’ve Got A Feeling 3. Matchbox 4. Get Back Side D: 1. Baby Face 2. Hey Jude 3. Let It Be 4. Lady Madonna 5. I Saw Her Standing There 6. Coming Up [Soundcheck] Paul Is Live (CD) 1. Drive My Car 2. Let Me Roll It 3. Looking For Changes 4. Peace In The Neighbourhood 5. All My Loving 6. Robbie’s Bit (Thanks Chet) 7. Good Rockin’ Tonight 8. We Can Work It Out 9. Hope Of Deliverance 10. Michelle 11. Biker Like An Icon 12. Here, There And Everywhere 13. My Love 14. Magical Mystery Tour 15. C’mon People 16. Lady Madonna 17. Paperback Writer 18. Penny Lane 19. Live And Let Die 20. Kansas City 21. Welcome To Soundcheck (link) 22. Hotel In Benidorm (soundcheck) 23. I Wanna Be Your Man (soundcheck) 24. A Fine Day (soundcheck) Paul Is Live (LP) Side 1: 1. Drive My Car 2. Let Me Roll It 3. Looking For Changes 4. Peace In The Neighbourhood 5. All My Loving 6. Robbie’s Bit (Thanks Chet) Side 2: 7. Good Rockin’ Tonight 8. We Can Work It Out 9. Hope Of Deliverance 10. Michelle 11. Biker Like An Icon 12. Here, There And Everywhere 13. My Love Side 3: 1. Magical Mystery Tour 2. C’mon People 3. Lady Madonna 4. Paperback Writer 5. Penny Lane 6. Live And Let Die Side 4: 7. Kansas City 8. Welcome To Soundcheck (link) 9. Hotel In Benidorm (soundcheck) 10. I Wanna Be Your Man (soundcheck) 11. A Fine Day (soundcheck) CHOBA B CCCP (CD): 1. Kansas City 2. Twenty Flight Rock 3. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy 4. Bring It On Home To Me 5. Lucille 6. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore 7. That’s All Right (Mama) 8. Ain’t That A Shame 9. Crackin’ Up 10. Just Because 11. Midnight Special CHOBA B CCCP (LP) Side 1: 1. Kansas City 2. Twenty Flight Rock 3. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy 4. Bring It On Home To Me 5. Lucille 6. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore Side 2: 7. That’s All Right (Mama) 8. Ain’t That A Shame 9. Crackin’ Up 10. Just Because 11. Midnight Special Wings Over America (CD) CD1: 1. Venus And Mars / Rock Show / Jet 2. Let Me Roll It 3. Spirits Of Ancient Egypt 4. Medicine Jar 5. Maybe I’m Amazed 6. Call Me Back Again 7. Lady Madonna 8. The Long And Winding Road 9. Live And Let Die 10. Picasso’s Last Words 11. Richard Cory 12. Bluebird 13. I’ve Just Seen A Face 14. Blackbird 15. Yesterday CD2: 1. You Gave Me The Answer 2. Magneto And Titanium Man 3. Go Now 4. My Love 5. Listen To What The Man Said 6. Let ‘Em In 7. Time To Hide 8. Silly Love Songs 9. Beware My Love 10. Letting Go 11. Band On The Run 12. Hi, Hi, Hi 13. Soily Wings Over America (LP) Side 1: 1. Venus And Mars / Rock Show / Jet 2. Let Me Roll It 3. Spirits Of Ancient Egypt 4. Medicine Jar Side 2: 1. Maybe I’m Amazed 2. Call Me Back Again 3. Lady Madonna 4. The Long And Winding Road 5. Live And Let Die Side 3: 1. Picasso’s Last Words 2. Richard Cory 3. Bluebird 4. I’ve Just Seen A Face 5. Blackbird 6. Yesterday Side 4: 1. You Gave Me The Answer 2. Magneto And Titanium Man 3. Go Now 4. My Love 5. Listen To What The Man Said Side 5: 1. Let ‘Em In 2. Time To Hide 3. Silly Love Songs 4. Beware My Love Side 6: 1. Letting Go 2. Band On The Run 3. Hi, Hi, Hi 4. Soily

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PAUL McCARTNEY
FRESHEN UP U.S. TOUR 2019

SECOND LAS VEGAS SHOW ADDED BY POPULAR DEMAND

FRIDAY, JUNE 28
T-MOBILE ARENA IN LAS VEGAS

EGYPT STATION OUT NOW ON CAPITOL RECORDS

© MPL Communications Ltd // Photographer: MJ Kim

Due to overwhelming demand for tickets to his previously announced June 29 show at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Paul McCartney has confirmed a second night at the arena to take place Friday, June 28.

Tickets for the newly added show will be on sale to the public on Monday, March 18 at 10AM.

The June 28 Las Vegas show is the latest addition to the U.S. leg of Paul’s Freshen Up Tour, his first extended stateside run since the One On One Tour that played to some two million fans around the world. Freshen Up kicked off following the release of Paul’s No. 1 charting album, Egypt Station, released September 7, 2018 on Capitol Records to stellar reviews. Rolling Stone raved, “Macca keeps adding new gems to his songbook, with nothing to prove except he’s the only genius who can do this…And, oh yeah — in his spare time, he happens to still be the greatest live performer on Earth,” while Entertainment Weekly described the album as “the still-vital life force of a superstar who has been there and everywhere and is glad just to be here now.”

The Paul McCartney live experience is everything any music lover could ever want from a show: nearly three hours nightly of the greatest moments from the last 50+ years of music, dozens of songs from Paul’s solo, Wings, and of course, The Beatles catalogues that have formed the soundtracks of our lives.

Paul and his band have played an unparalleled range of venues and locations throughout the Americas, the UK, Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and all points in between. Among them, the exterior of the Coliseum in Rome; Moscow’s Red Square; Buckingham Palace; The White House; a free show in Mexico for more than 400,000 people; the last show ever at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park where The Beatles played their final concert in 1966; a 2016 week in the California desert that included two headlining sets at the historic ‘Desert Trip’ festival; a jam-packed club gig for a few hundred lucky fans at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace; and one live performance that was broadcast into space featuring Paul’s band of the last 15+ years – Paul “Wix” Wickens (keyboards), Brian Ray (bass/guitar), Rusty Anderson (guitar) and Abe Laboriel Jr (drums). Paul and his team are constantly upgrading state-of-the-art audio and video technology into the live shows that ensures an unforgettable experience from every seat in the house making a Paul McCartney concert never anything short of life-changing.

PAUL McCARTNEY
FRESHEN UP Tour U.S. 2019

May 23 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Arena
May 27 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena
May 30 – Greenville, SC – Bon Secours Wellness Arena
June 1 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena
June 3 – Fort Wayne, IN – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
June 6 – Madison, WI – Kohl Center
June 8 – Green Bay WI – Lambeau Field
June 11 – Moline, IL – TaxSlayer Center
June 14 – Arlington TX –  Globe Life Park
June 22 – San Diego CA – Petco Park
June 26 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Arena
June 28 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
June 29 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
July 10 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center
July 13 – Los Angeles CA –  Dodger Stadium

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