I'm 60 this year......and yes you're right, my first Bond film was 'Goldfinger'. Me dad took me. The best experience I've ever had at the Pictures. Red curtains!,...that was it, no popcorn, no nothing, just 2 hours of pure enjoyment!!, what,dyou get now?.....2 hours of Why The Face, the worlds gone mad with effects never mind the story....but what do I know,........xx
I'm so very sorry to hear of your Father's passing . I know your pain because my Father passed away many years ago . All l can say is just try to focus on the happy times that you and him shared 😔 . You know , to ease the pain . You have my deepest heart felt sympathies . On a lighter note , my other favorite James Bond thriller is Live & Let Die .... Starring Sir Roger Moore . I hope you liked that one , because l know I did 🤗😊 .
@@clementjohnson2666 thank you for your kind words and I am sorry for your loss too. I do, we had so many brilliant memories together. He was one of a kind 💙 I’ve only seen a couple of James Bond films properly, but I must watch them all one day. I know my dad also enjoyed the new ones as well, they seem quite good from what I’ve seen.
This film and the music was the reason I always wanted to visit Japan. At nearly 70 years old I made it at last and had a wonderful time, I can’t wait to go back.
@@ianstuart5660 Thanks. Forgot to mention I got some great shots of the New Otani Hotel which masqueraded as the Osato chemical building in the film😀. Wish I could have afforded a room there but way out of my pocket unfortunately.
@@andrewdouglass1427 Flew into Fukuoka from the UK, it's a really nice place and spent two days there to recover from jetlag. Bussed to Hiroshima, then Nara. Shinkansen to Osaka then Tokyo then back to Fukuoka for flight home. Only nine days in Japan total and I can't wait to return and do it all again and more at a more leisurely pace. This was in May, I've had holiday blues since and hope to go again in October😀
First proper Bond film I watched on VHS not on TV. Ended up majoring in Japanese in college and living there for a few years working. I only wish I could've been to Japan in the 1960s. Wasn't born early enough 😭
Unquestionably the most beautiful of the 007 main themes. Thought provoking lyrics, a haunting melody, a gorgeous orchestration and Nancy Sinatra’s beautifully laid back vocals combine to make this song one of the greatest movie themes ever. John Barry was a musical genius. RIP, Maestro Barry.
This song and "I'd rather be sorry" by Ray Price convinced me to marry my wife in 1977. We were together for 43 years until she was killed by the COVID lockdown (not the virus) in 2020.
I went to the movies a lot in the 1960’s and movie goers were very polite and actually watched the movies. In today’s society, people attend movies to talk on their phones.
One scenario is if you are travelling on a long distance coach journey. There is always some Fat specky scumbag woman sitting behind me and she rings up one of her fat scumbag baseball cap stock characters and sticks this morbidly obese yobbo on loudspeaker and they start to rant and Rave about some one different or weaker than them that they are going to get and bash up. This fat scumbag man on loudspeaker is just Roaring threats about their mutual enemy and soon to be victim and the woman slaps her hands together to symbolise hitting this person in future. The yobbo on loudspeaker is in a horrible crackly voice saying: 'RRAAAARRGGHH... RRRAAARRRGGH... FLER FLER FLER... Etc.' Such ghastly individuals. It really destabilised my mood let me tell you, And I strongly suspect that neither of these unsavoury miscreants regularly attend the Opera or have ever cultivated an appreciation of the Ballet! Simplement, Ow you say? Out Rageous! Les Evil Scoombags, Zey really blow my mind sometimes. Next time I must choose British Rail. 😣
I think we past our civilisations peak somewhere between 1965 and 2005, this song us a hauntingly wonderful soundtrack to that time. Beam me back Scotty, 2024 is bollox.
You can’t forget this songs!!!!! They’re wonderful and are taking my soul to other times in the 1990’s!!! Can’t forget those years , the music were absolutely gorgeous 💞💞💞
@@tommadane3550 Shirley was THE voice of Bond/Barry soundtracks. She would have been outstanding here, too. Nancy is fine, but ironically she’s really just doing her best Shirley Bassey impression here.
So beautiful. Yes, I agree...this song is one of my absolute favorites of all time...I LOVE singing it...already have made four covers of it (to date) for my channel!!! 💗💗💗
Seeing this on the big screen with rich theatre sound, as a 12 yr. old, along with the fantastical adventure simply transported me to another world. The experience was... indelible.
This song is so beautiful and somehow painful at the same time. As if time is flying past so quickly, and in no time, I would become old. The song haunts me in a good way !
I was 19 when this movie came out. A lifetime has passed so quickly and I'm now 73. Two marriages, the death of a son at 18, a widow twice over. I was so carefree then, so young, my whole life ahead of me. I can't even imagine being so young.
It’s crazy to think as time goes by and by, we get further and further away from the 1960s/70s/80s/90s. What a time to be alive. I will always cherish the old James bond films with Connery.
There’s only one James Bond…Sean Connery! Pierce Brosnan is Remington Steele and Roger Moore (the actual first choice) is The Saint. All the others, good as they are, are just actors playing a role. PS Back in those days my mom liked seeing Sean Connery come out of the water while my brother and I enjoyed seeing Ursula Andress emerge from the beach 😊
Certainly. I was there. then. And no way we two forget. It was magic. Blessed we are to be alive and remember. I can't forget. Just exciting and hecka motion picture. Nancy Sinatras song thrills me.
The song and Lyrics were written by Leslie Bricusse, he did quite a few of the Bond Themes, John Barry Orchestrated them, Bricusse also did Charlie and the Chocolate factory, also written by Roald dahl, who also wrote this screenplay....
What are the demands of perfection? The song was recorded with a 60 piece orchestra on 2 May 1967 at the CTS Studios in London. Nancy Sinatra recalled that she was extremely nervous during the session, and it took around 30 takes to acquire enough material. John Barry eventually created the final track by incorporating vocals from 25 takes. The result is this gem, which is all the more remarkable because it sounds seamless. I always loved this theme and Nancy's singing.
The most melodically "pretty" of all the James Bond theme songs. A beautifully executed song, sung languidly by Nancy Sinatra. It enchants you into its melody, instead of hitting you over the head. Just listening to this reminds me of watching the sun set on a perfect day.
Word is she had an incredibly difficult time singing this song. The final version was a patchwork of pieces edited together to make one cohesive product. The producer allegedly was tearing his hair out trying to get her to sing the song all the way through seamlessly. It never worked out, Sinatra later recalled that she was incredibly nervous during the recording, and it took around 30 takes to acquire enough material. Producer John Barry eventually created the final product by incorporating vocals from 25 takes.
I listen to this on repeat just because it takes me else where, to a time when things were better classier , interesting , and the music......beautiful music
One of the best theme sequences ever. Nancy Sinatra, John Barry, the Japanese Geisha silhouettes, the parasol frames, all overlaid over the magnificent Hawaiian lava flows. Stunning.
I was 13 when this was first released and I went. The opening credits had a lasting effect upon my life. After my life with my American wife, when she literally went crazy I sought love in East Asia. I found it and live there now. One life for what was expected of me and another life for love.
This song is so embedded in memory that even as I haven't listened to "You Only Live Twice" in decades it all came back to me as though there was no gap at all.
Went on a business trip with my dad and older brother to Pittsburgh in winter 1970 and saw this as a double feature with Thunderball. Changed my life. Still remember this song giving me chills as the closing credits rolled. I mean we’d been there almost 5 hours and my typically short attention span never even flinched.
Only in movie theaters! 😊❤ Back in the 60s, watching this on the screen for the first time must have been amazing. Ultra high definition with colors and sound. Big sound!
I watched this movie with my parents right before my dad passed away.. Cried through most of it because I could see what was coming, and also because in a way my father was already on his second life. He was given a second chance to raise my brother and I.
You only live twice Or so it seems One life for yourself And one for your dreams You drift through the years And life seems tame 'Til one dream appears And love is its name And love is a stranger Who'll beckon you on Don't think of the danger Or the stranger is gone This dream is for you So pay the price Make one dream come true You only live twice And love is a stranger Who'll beckon you on Don't think of the danger Or the stranger is gone This dream is for you So pay the price Make one dream come true You only live twice
Funnily enough Nancy Sinatra felt unequal to the daunting job of having to sing a Bond theme. ‘Couldn’t you just get Shirley Bassey for it?’ Yet Nancy’s execution is sublime. A classic for all ages.
When i saw this movie...in a provincial cinema in Italy...I was so mesmerized, that I sat through it all again, hiding under my wooden seat when it first ended. I was about 10 yrs old. My dad came to look for me that night...he was rabid! It was worth it!! This song haunts me...to this day.
No, unfortunately she was a casualty of the eternal war against crime and evil. I gained satisfaction when bond destroyed the enemy base. I was so glad when Bloufeldt shot Osatu. Very nice when thieves fall out.
Nancy Sinatra was sublime...and John Barry was the magician who cast the spells....what an incredible combination....easily my favourite Bond theme. The Japanese theme of the film was just perfection. This film instilled in me a love of Japan.
This was one of the first movie theme songs that struck an emotional chord when I was a boy growing up in the sixties. Over fifty years later still great to listen to.
Still my favorite theme song of all the Bond flicks even now...fun to sing along with Nancy using my falsetto voice to hit those high notes...my wife just shakes her head, but I still hit them....lol...what the hell.... ..You Only Live Twice😀⛩🎶
Nancy Sinatra sings the fine bond song ''You Only Live Twice'' with a very gentle touch. Her farther and mother, sister and brother were very proud of her.
My favourite Bond movie and my favourite Bond theme song.Nancy Sinatra was such a beautiful woman and singer.This song just takes me away from all the troubles of the world. There was only one James Bond,Sean Connery,the rest are just pretenders.
Imagine being in one of those huge grand movie theatres on opening night in the 60s and seeing this beautiful and haunting opening, I would be in tears of pure amazement
Wait, nobody texting and flashing smartphones? No announcement to "report suspicious behavior and locate nearest exit"? Naaaaah we can't have that. Modern times are better
Yes I was there 11 years old!..... It still is 8ne of the most memorable moments in my life! A BOND Movie and what later became a franchise Changed the world forever Our mundane lives were transformed, You have to know back then Travel was really only for the wealthy and most people though they would never see other parts of the world, A Bond movie had A soundtrack that tantalised us with suggestions of Exotic cultures and the filming took you around the world in Technocolor , Danger, excitement, beauty, Sex, intrigue! A complete consummate production, the likes of the world had not seen before, and now sadly never again! Hollywood has now trashed it beyond repair, the sheer stupidity of it! As the James Bond Franchise was the highest money earner ever in franchise movie history and the Highest, audience Partisipation consistently throughout A following worldwide guaranteeing success!
My parents spent the 50s/60s traveling the World while my Dad was an Air Force Officer and my Mother was a translator (she spoke several languages). They even bought a plot of land in the New Hebrides that they intended to retire to. Funny how things often don’t go the way you plan. They both led VERY interesting lives. I often imagine their lives were not too far off from the plot of a Bond movie.
The best song ever sang by Nancy. Love how she sang this. Her innocent voice takes me to the exotic land far away where some villains lurk. She was perfect for this wonderful composition and phrases. The best James Bond song for the best 007 movie ever. Ian Fleming would’ve been proud. He died 3 years prior to its release.
@@MOGGS1942 ln my opinion, Thunderball and Live & Let Die comes in second. It does not have to be all loud high notes like Shirley Bassey’s Goldfinger. The song, singer and the theme of the movie all has to go together.
One of the best Bond tracks. Don't think they'll ever be able to replicate this no matter how hard they try . . . The music, the film, the times. The stars were aligned when they put it all together . . .
YOU ARE RIGHT. THIS IS IN PART DUE TO THE LOSS OF GREAT CONDUCTORS SUCH AS THE GENIUS JOHN BARRY. HIS SOUNDTRACKS SET THE MOOD AND ADDED TO THE ROMANCE.
Word is she had an incredibly difficult time singing this song. The final version was a patchwork of pieces edited together to make one cohesive product. The producer allegedly was tearing his hair out trying to get her to sing the song all the way through seamlessly. It never worked out, Sinatra later recalled that she was incredibly nervous during the recording, and it took around 30 takes to acquire enough material. Producer John Barry eventually created the final product by incorporating vocals from 25 takes.
I remember my Mum taking me to the cinema to see this when I was a kid. She took me to see Goldfinger, too - I think she must've had a thing for Sean Connery!
The intro is great, very relaxing and calming. But its kinda sad at the same times. Its something that just flows with time and no questioning it just enjoy.
+Greg Johnson As is your description, bittersweet. If you live in Japan for any length of time, you come away profoundly changed by the experience and often not being aware of it. nothing is the same. I listen to this theme and I'm instantly carried back to those times. Like you said, bittersweet
While Bond themes have been a mixed bag, there are some true greats. BOTH of Shirley Bassey's are wonderful, as is Macca's Live And Let Die right up to Adele's Skyfall. But damn, the whole package is perfect here. The lyric, Nancy's lush vocal, and those cascading strings that Robbie Williams wanted so badly for Millennium. Magnificent song.
Lulu´s "Man With The Golden Gun" fits right to the 70´s flair of the movie. Tom Jones´ contribution in "Thunderball" is not shabby, either. Carly Simon´s "Nobody Does It Better" was magnificient, too. - I´m more concerned of the 90´s and 2000´s Bond theme songs. That´s where bad songs are stacking up.
I just got through a major spinal fusion operation. I decided that if i got thru an almost 5 hour odyssey on the operating table, I'd listen to this, and relish it! And every day of this beautiful and unpredictable life.
RIP Sir Sean Connery, the best 007. No one else combined the same combination of suave ruthlessness , with that air of eliteness , or carried a suit as Sir Sean did. Never bettered . RIP again 007.
The sound track lp was irresistible. I purchased it soon after I saw this movie in 1967 release. Oh my. Nancy's voice was and still is spectacular. This song will live more than two lives long.
I remeber going to see this in the drive-in back in 1967. The whole family went. I was 10 years old. Where has the time gone? I have always loved this theme.
***** because you have been proven to be a moron now. Sublime isn't a fucking band/person that he is pointing out, it is a wor to describe Nancy Sinatra's song here. Do you understand now??
+joshfish2 Cooper Eaton makes a joke, and nobody here apparently has a sense of humor. Nobody needed to correct Cooper, as he knew exactly what he was doing, he was joking, and yet now 2 of you have tried to correct him. Chill guys, it was just a joke.
Word is she had an incredibly difficult time singing this song. The final version was a patchwork of pieces edited together to make one cohesive product. The producer allegedly was tearing his hair out trying to get her to sing the song all the way through seamlessly. It never worked out, Sinatra later recalled that she was incredibly nervous during the recording, and it took around 30 takes to acquire enough material. Producer John Barry eventually created the final product by incorporating vocals from 25 takes.
While in Summer vacation in junior high I got a Summer job in the Palms theater in Detroit in 1967 this movie premiered. Yes, the music came on, then the curtains came open slowly, News reels came on, cartoons follow, and the movie began. At that time, you can come in in the middle of the movie and stay to watch it again to the point where you came in or watch the whole movie again. Unlike today. This song takes me back to that time, love it.
I am right there with you my friend - and those beautiful 100 feet high curtains opening and everyone settling in with real pop corn and licorice nibs , thats my heaven if there is heaven
A great deal of credit goes to John Barry who had to splice at least a dozen usable segments of Sinatra’s song together to make it work. She was so nervous she couldn’t perform a single completely usable take.
@@michaelschramm1064 Thats interesting, did not know about this. Great job as the music and song flowed seamlessly. John Barry was one of the best film music composers, one of my favorites. His music unforgettable.
Still in love with Akiko Wakabayashi after 15 years of seeing this film for the first time. Rest in peace the Maestros John Barry and Maurice Binder. Hauntingly glorious tune, so beautiful title sequence.
When I was about five or six years old, watching black and white Godzilla movies on tv in San Diego, that’s when I decided I would marry a Japanese woman, I did.
We went to an amazing Drive In Theatre in San Diego on a warm summer night. The screen and car lot was lined by large date palms on either side... and then this opening song played... Magical!!!
This was also one of the first movies to recognize Japan as the emerging leader in electronics. When this came out, the typical American home had a television made in the USA....Motorola, RCA, Zenith, etc. Nobody would dream of a TV or radio made anywhere else, but scenes from this movie were like an omen of things to come.
Not many people know, that the title Ian Fleming chose came from a quote attributed to the Japanese poet Basho. "You only live twice. Once when you are born, and once when you look death in the face". Fleming suffered from heart troubles early in life (he was a heavy smoker and drinker) and after his first heart attack, was probably well aware that his time was limited, especially some 60 + years ago when Cardiology was not as advanced as it is today. Perhaps his POV was that after his first heart attack, he was living on borrowed time. And indeed, throughout the 007 novels, Bond often faced death but always managed to escape it. Fleming would eventually die of a second heart attack at age 56. As for YOLT, it's one of the very best in the 007 series and Nancy Sinatra does an admiral job on this hauntingly beautiful theme song.
This is the oddest song. It takes me to exotic places seeing new people, places and things. It takes me to being 8 years old and seeing this for the first time!
In Brooklyn NY, I went to the Walker theater on 18th Ave. As plush as they came. In the late 60's through most of the seventies, they had the 1st five Sean Connery 007's. You got there 12PM & left 10PM. All for 50 cents!!! Now we got oongats
In my opinion, the aim of simple songs is to attain perfection, the aim of complex songs is to slyly compete with the great composers. This is a perfect simple song.
