This was the theme tune for the 'Bond' film 'Live and Let Die', Paul McCartney and Wings did some great tracks around this time, albums, 'Band on the Run', 'Venus and Mars', the next tracks to check out by him should be' 'Band on the Run' and 'Jet'.
1973 was an interesting year for Paul, he did this single for the Bond film, and recorded "Red Rose Speedway", and his masterpiece "Band On The Run", quite a great run!
Paul McCartney is an amazing artist. It seems like there isn't anything he can't do. Band on the Run is great, but he has some masterpieces that are deep cuts and most people never hear them. Go down the McCartney rabbit hole, you won't regret it!! ✌️❤️
Amber picked up on the theatrical feel of the song. Not only was it the opening theme song for the James Bond movie “Live and Let Die” but was also used in the soundtrack during the film in some dramatic moments. Paul wrote this in a single afternoon and had it recorded a week later. Just amazing.
One of the best James Bond theme songs. As far as hits, McCartney had the most, but EVERY single Beatle had at least TWO #1 songs on the pop charts as a solo artist, which is INSANE...
@Wilt Chamberlain is the GOAT It's definitely Billboard hot 100. Harrison was the first to do it with MY SWEET LORD, then later with GIVE ME LOVE (GIVE ME PEACE ON EARTH), then much later with GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU. Ringo did it with PHOTOGRAPH, and YOU'RE SIXTEEN. Lennon did it with WHATEVER GETS YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT, and (JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER. And McCartney has done it at least a handful of times, but his first two were UNCLE ALBERT/ADMIRAL HALSEY, and MY LOVE. All four would score some close #2s as well as other top 10 hits, and some #1s that didn't count (for example Ringo had another #1 with IT DON'T COME EASY, but it wasn't on the Billboard hot 100).
@@louisquiles5783 Yeah unfortunately this didn't get to #1 (although it was #1 on Cash Box and Record World charts--not Billboard) but McCartney still had about TEN #1 hit singles on Billboard...(btw View to a Kill was a great Bond theme song)
Now that you've dipped a toe into James Bond theme songs, once again I'm going to suggest Dame Shirley Bassey for Female Friday. She's an iconic Welsh singer (from just down the road from me) who sang the theme songs for Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever and Moonraker. Her voice and stage presence are out of this world, honestly guys, you won't regret it.
I had to look her up after your post, i of course remember the classic Bond themes that she sang and how awesome they were and likewise her vocals. I found a video of her performing Diamonds are forever, now at 85 years old and still as great as i remember, thats really impressive.
Paul McCartney was commissioned to do the opening number to the James Bond film, Live and Let Die. Watch the opening of this film with the music. It is very theatrical for a reason. McCartney is extremely versatile. He has also written classical music. Brilliant artist! He adds a lot of pyrotechnics to this song in concert.
When I was 12 years old, I went with a friend to see this new "James Bond film" featuring Roger Moore (his first film as James Bond ) This song that Paul McCartney wrote is probably the best movie theme ever written for any movie, and also solidified Paul as my favorite 'former' Beatle. Nearly 50 years later I still love love this song so much!
l never rated this song. As far as pop stars writing film themes go l think Ballad of Virgin Soldiers by Ray Davies is the best.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xx_cU7R87tU.html&ab_channel=Pelacanyes%28DavidPanades%29
Saw this when I was 11. Was my co-favorite film (with "The Seven-Ups") until "Dog Day Afternoon" and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" got me into art cinema.
@@murrayspiffy2815 No, "Amazing Grace" is #2. BTW, "Summertime" has been recorded over 67,000 times. "Yesterday" has been recorded approximately 7,000 times.
Paul, not only a member of the greatest group of all time, but also was the most talented member of the greatest group of all time. In other words, one of the greatest musicians/vocalists/writers that has ever lived. Maybe #1.
I agee and the fact that takes nothing away from the other members says a lot. They were all totally insanely brilliant but Paul was just that one notch higher.
I disagree a little sorry, George Harrison was jus as great or better... he wrote and brought in Eric Clapton for while my guitar gentle weeps, none of the other Beatles said anything because Clapton was the top guitarist at the time.
I saw Paul sing this live 30 years ago. It was amazing, complete with fireworks. It was theme song of a James Bond movie by the same name.🎶🎶 Now you have to check the movie out. 🎬 I knew when he slowed down with violins Amber would sway off her chair. Loved your reactions. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️ ❤️ 🇨🇦🇨🇦
The song was orchestrated by George Martin. It was the first time Martin and McCartney had worked together since Abbey Road. The producers were so impressed with Martin's scoring, he was hired to do the movie soundtrack.
Theme songs from James Bond/007 movies are almost always big hits made by well-known artists. Think Shirley Bassie/ Goldfinger, Carly Simon/The Spy who Loved me, Adele/Specter, etc. Paul McCartney, a well known hit maker, was brought on to add interest to a movie starring a new James Bond, Roger Moore. Big songs add to the box office sales for movies.
So many of Bond themes were hits, the last three were written and performed by Sam Smith, Adele, and the brother-sister team of Finneas and Billie Ellish, and all three won Grammys and Oscars for best original songs….and Dame Shirley Bassey recorded three including Goldfinger - all are classics
john had Zero soul ...zero..lol........ nasal voice, stiff on stage , dominated by his woman, yet still beat on her like the punk he was.....lol He held McCartney back.
Absolutely agree about Ringo ! I've heard people bash his playing but Ringo always played exactly what the song needed. No more no less. Never over embellished or added unnecessary fills just to show off. Then take into consideration the amount of musical styles the band covered. He played all of it perfectly. Established a great pocket with a little personal flair. Under rated indeed.
Paul has always challenged himself. Maybe 20 or 30 years ago, he actually wrote a bonified, real live symphony and it was actually well received by the Classical Music community!
Paul has had an amazing solo career: per Billboard Mag, in the US alone not including the Beatles music, he has had 9 #1 songs, 37 top 40 hits, 7 #1 albums, 14 Platinum records/albums and 24 Gold records/albums
ALL James Bond theme songs were commissioned by artists of the time when each movie came out! It was an honor to be asked to write and perform a James Bond theme song. There’s been many many great artists who have contributed to the James Bond franchise over many many decades with their “Theme Song”. Definitely worth a deep dive into James Bond theme songs!! ✌🏼❤️
J & Amber, you'll love his "Silly Love Songs" and "Band On The Run"!!!! A musical genius!! edit- "Silly Love Songs" was Paul's response to John Lennon, who said that he wrote too many silly love songs! Great bassline by Paul!
Yes, Yes, Yes!! Fantastic song - Silly Love Songs!! Paul had a ton of diversity... probably more than any of the Beatles. And the Bass runs... J will love it!! 🙂 @RobSquadReactions
I saw him in The Garden (when it was called that). Had nose bleed seats, but was wonderful. Played almost 3 hours. When he played "Yesterday" he showed pictures of the Beatles and everyone had tears.
Amazingly, when Paul's song was first presented to the 'Live and Let Die' film producer, he asked which female artist they had in mind to do the song. Paul said 'no way is anyone else doing my song'. Seems inconceivable to me that any film producer would reject having Macca sing this truly amazing film theme!
There are any number of reasons to love each of the Beatles' solo careers, but when you talk about both critical and commercial success, the only possible answer can be Paul.
Took my family to a Paul McCartney concert years ago, and we had my two young nieces with us. They were probably 12 and 10, not paying much attention just fooling around on their cell phones. Then they started playing "Live and Let Die." At his concerts when he says the "die" an explosion of pyrotechnics would go off, and at every strong note emphasis. I'll never forget their eyes went wide immediately, and from that point forward their eyes never left the concert. Circa 2005.
I saw him in April in Winston-Salem and this song was probably the high .oint of an all around excellent show for me. Both for the music and the light show. And the sound, which was amazing all night, especially considering it was in a football stadium.
Paul absolutely had the best solo career as a musician. John obviously was taken so young so we don't know how that would of worked out. Me and my wife seen Paul in 2013 in Detroit and it was Amazing. The man played 3 hours and sounded amazing ( in his 70s). As for this song you guys Nailed it, it was composed ( by Paul ) for a movie.
Don't know if you've ever seen ANY of the James Bond movies, but IMHO, "Live and Let Die" was the best one that starred Roger Moore (the second of six actors to play him). Of course, Sean Connery will always be the original, so if you decide to do a James Bond movie, do "Goldfinger". It's a classic.
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey will definitely intrigue you both. Paul is a genius, so so many great songs. Band on the Run is great, Silly Love Songs is just plain fun.
The interesting thing about the James Bond movie "Live and Let Die", there are parts of this song used throughout the film's symphonic score. The collaborator on this song with Paul was Beatles producer George Martin who also scored the movie.
I have seen Paul do this song live many times, and the pyrotechnics are astonishing. His current band (Rusty Anderson, Brian Ray, Abe Laboriel Jr., and Wix Wickens) has been recording and performing with him for twenty years now-longer than any other band line-up that he has ever worked with. They are an amazingly cohesive group of excellent musicians.
I've seen Paul 4 times, the first time was my first concert for Wings Over America (great way to start), but he always brings the house down with this one.
I love the story where a studio exec said, upon hearing the song, that they needed to cut the "What does it matter to ya?" section, because he didn't like it. To which another exec responded with something like: "Sure. You can be the one to tell a Beatle how to write a song."
One of my fav McCarthy songs is Mull of Kintyre, which features his acoustic skills. The 80-yr old McCartney played a three-hour headline set at Glastonbury last month, some of it joined by Grohl and Springstien. It was watched live by over 4million online. It was phenominal. The guy is unequalled since he first played in the Quarrymen in 1957.
The opening theme song (and credit sequence p) to every James Bind movie is iconic. They have made careers and it’s the ultimate prestige to be invited to do one! I have several that I really like, but this one has to be my favorite!
@@Houston727Gal I hear you. For me though, Shirley Bassey doing _'Goldfinger'_ is the best of the James Bond themes,....aside of course from the character's personal, instrumental, theme because that it so iconic it isn't fair to think about putting it on a list.
As a high school freshman this was one of the songs we played in marching band for our halftime show. All the tempo and time changes made it incredibly challenging, but we nailed it and took home first in several contests. So much fun and a great song!
Love all of Paul's work with the Beatles & solo with Wings. I had so many of his records. "Band On The Run" is one of the best. But so many other great songs such as "Jet", Live & Let Die", "Listen To What The Man Said", "Silly Love Songs", "Let 'Em In", "My Love", "Helen Wheels", "Let Me Roll It", "Junior's Farm", "Maybe I'm Amazed", "Venus & Mars/Rock Show", "Mull Of Kintyre", "With A Little Luck" etc.
Yes, a cool song that jumps all around. It so fits with the James Bond movie of the same name! And Guns and Roses (who you know!) did a hard cover of it.
“I felt like I was sitting in a theater.” In a sense, you were. This was written as the then song to the James Bond movie of the same name (Live And Die). The Bond movies, especially the older ones, are always dramatic and action packed. This song fit the movie perfectly.
You should both re do this song with the recent live version he performed at Glastonbury. 81 years old, the oldest performer to ever headline the premier worlds music festival. The performance of this song was astounding. The music with the stage show and pyrotechnics is something that will blow you away
This song live with the fireworks...EPIC and always one of the best parts of a Paul McCartney concert. If you can, a life must to see. It's a once in a lifetime experience. Paul IS the Beatles... Period. #whythisgirllovesherpaul ❤️
I saw Paul in ‘91 at the Vet in Philadelphia, Pa. It was my favorite concert of all time! It was like three hours of Beatles (for the most part), with me in the 16th row CENTER! Anyway, when he played Live and Let Die, after he sang the title like 25 cannons fired off on stage!! It was unbelievable how loud and gut WRENCHING that effect was!!
I remember being so impressed by this song when it came out. Of course I already knew who Paul McCartney was, first a Beatle and now basically the king of pop. This impressed because it sounded great AND because it sounded like it belonged in a Bond movie. It showed that McCartney had an untuitive grasp of musical genres and could move between them pretty much at will, while still putting his own unique stamp on it. If I'm not wrong then this began a trend for most later Bond films to include a pop artist influencing some of the score, but I don't think anyone else ever hit the nail on the head so precisely.
Thank you for your fun reaction! This is the theme to the James Bond movie of the same name and is, in my opinion, the most exciting movie theme ever written. Paul masterfully crafted a song that captures the essence of a James Bond movie. If you get a chance, make sure you check out a version of Paul singing this song in concert, it's a real highlight of his live show with fireworks, explosions and lasers. Your channel is great, keep up the great videos!
Funny your should react with theatrical since this was the theme for the Bond movie "live and let die" and was very likely written for the movie. Paul McCartney and Wings (or solo) I believe were the most successful of the post-Beatles bands/groupings. Perhaps not solo, but I cannot judge that. When i was growing up (Middle to Freshman), my favorite songs were "Listen to What the Man Said", "Helen Wheels", "Band on the Run" and similar.
Guns N' Roses recorded a cover of 'Live and let die' in 1991, and made it a huge hit that year. This was the James Bond movie theme in 1973 for the first Roger Moore 007 movie 'Live and let die'. Paul McCartney was approached by the James Bond producers and he quickly wrote this song... he credited his (late) wife Linda McCartney for adding that reggae section of the song.
It feels like you are in a theater watching an action film because this is yet another song with ties to a movie you should check out on your movie reaction channel. This song was the title and theme song for the 1973 James Bond film "Live and Let Die" starring Roger Moore. There are so many Bond films with great theme songs that you may enjoy. "A View to A Kill" (1985) featured a theme song by Duran Duran, starred Roger Moore and featured Christopher Walken as well as Grace Jones. "For Your Eyes Only" (1981), also starring Roger Moore, featured a title track by Sheena Easton who might be a good candidate for "Female Friday". I'm sure your viewers could name about a dozen more that are just as good.
"You Only Live Twice" by Nancy Sinatra and "Man With the Golden Gun" by Lulu are also great songs, and then there is the all-time classic, "Goldfinger" by Shirley Bassey. If Rob Squad ever does any kind of focus on classic movie themes, these would make a banger of a Female Friday all by themselves.
Paul McCartney did this song for 007 James Bond Movie - Live and let Die! More Paul McCartney and the Wings - Band on the Run - Listen to what the Man Said - Uncle Albert - JET - With a little Luck - Goodnight Tonight - Maybe I'm Amazed - Let em In - My Love - Silly Love Songs
Like we don't know. He was also in a band called The Beatles. Have you heard of them? They had a minor hit record, and then slipped into obscurity, never to be heard from again.
You guys should react to more Paul McCartney, especially with Wings… "Band on the Run", "Live and Let Die", "Jet", "Silly Love Songs", "Junior's Farm", "My Love", "Goodnight Tonight" 🎸🤘
I would give anything to see this being recorded at Air studios London. I walked past Air studios the other day and could even start to comprehend the importance of that building to the music and movie community.
By 14 years old Paul was playing 6 instruments very well to rip out melodies and perform. Guitar, bass, drum, piano, trumpet and sax. Of course at 16 he wrote I'll Follow The Sun, When I'm 64, Love Me Do and I've Just Seen A Face. The latter he would play on piano at family gatherings. During the Cavern Club days when the power went out Paul would entertain the crowd on piano. Paul is a modern day Bach and Beethoven with tons of melodies flowing out of him.
This was from post-Beatles band, Wings, and was the theme song for the James Bond film of the same name. Personally, I like Paul McCartney the best and he's had the most successful post-Beatles career of the four. Of course, there's no telling what John Lennon might have created had he not been murdered.
Watching the opening credits to “Live and Let Die” with the head/skull fire…Lord, my child self was “aaaack!!” 🤣 Awesome song and awesome movie. And yes, listen to “Band on the Run” and “Silly Love Songs.” We played the latter in middle school band back in the day. 😁
I saw Paul live in concert and when he did Live and let die, it sounded like cannons fired, there were explosions and fire, pyrotechnics. It was awesome. You can’t get that same feeling from listening to a recording.
This is one of my favorite moments seeing Paul in concert! Paul sang for 3 hours with no break both times I saw him. He was 74 when I last saw him. He's 80 now and I hear he still performs a 3 hour set. If you ever get a chance, go see him before it's too late!
You hit it on the head Amber-Paul wrote this for the James Bond flick Live & Let Die. You really need to hear My Love, Band on the run, Uncle Albrert, Listen what the man said & back to his Anazing Beatles gem Here, There & Everywhere & the amazing A Day in the Life. Regarding who had the greatest solo carry it would be Paul McCartney.
Paul's song Band on the Run is amazing. And Pipes of Peace (although released at Christmas) has a beautiful message. Also yes, this was a BOND theme .. try Shirley Bassey singing Goldfinger next ..total bomb
This is one of my favourite McCartney songs. I have seen the Bond movie (you two need to react to it, btw!), and when I saw this man in concert (best show ever!), this was the ENCORE!!! This song rocks, and is AMAZING to see live! You totally need to watch the Bond movie to get its meaning!
Funny you should mention theatre as this was the theme song for the James bond film "Live and Let die". In concert when Paul performed this song-the thunder sounds were highlighted by pyrotechnics followed by lazers during the fast instrumental parts. McCartney by far had the best career post Beatle.
The Beatles were an amazing group, obviously, and all four members were extremely talented. For my money, Paul McCartney tops the list. McCartney's vocal range is second to none, and as others have commented he plays several instruments and is a songwriting/composing mastermind!
Now on your Movie Channel, you'll have to review "James Bond: Live & Let Die" film this was scored for! It's a WILD film. My first time seeing it was in a hotel in 1978 in NYC when my parents took a trip, so I tuned into a channel, and the movie was on it! Unforgettable song and movie!
In concert, fireworks were timed after he sang the words 🎶Live and Let Dieeee🎶 and exploded when the two deep kettle drum beats hit and kept going through the music breakdown. So it was like 🎶Live and Let Dieeee🎶....BOOM...BOOM...🎶Live and Let Dieeee🎶....BOOM...BOOM... And then the sky would open up with a crazy amount of fireworks until the next verse. My dad took me to see him in Memphis for the Off the Ground Tour back in the early 90s. That concert was amazing.
This is just one of several *James Bond* movie themes that I like. I was a baby when the movie premiered, but during my high school years, our marching band and orchestra combined to play this song during one of our concerts. 🙂
If you like this song, you must try Golden Slumber/Carry That Weight/The End by the Beatles - full of transitions and I think it’s the last song on the last album they recorded: Lennon and McCartney were the perfect team
Linda McCartney co-wrote the song and was musically responsable for the reggae part in the middle. She was a big reggaefan! And it worked perfectly in this song!!
