All 25 James Bond Songs Ranked In Order Of Awesomeness

What do YOU think? Did I get it right?

I am a huge James Bond fan. I love the movies, and I love the songs.

I’ve lost count of the number of times my friends and I have argued over which is the best 007 title theme.

Of course, we all have our favourites just like we all have our stinkers — but I thought it would be fun to rank ALL 25 SONGS in what I think is the definitive order of awesomeness; starting with the very worst and building up to the very best.

They are ranked purely on the quality of the song and how well the artist pulled it off, nothing else.

So grab a drink of your choice (in my case a cup of tea ☕), settle into your favourite comfy seat, and let’s see what you make of THIS:

Spectre (2015)

The title theme that most people can’t actually remember. And therein lies the problem. By all accounts, Sam Smith’s “Writing’s On The Wall” was written very quickly, and frankly, it shows.

Far from being a terrible song per se, it just lacks basically everything that a Bond theme needs. Sure, it’s bombastic but it ultimately feels hollow. The rather generic string arrangement and plonking piano are uninspiring. You can’t fault the performance from Sam, however.

It is technically super-controlled singing, easily hitting the high notes. And the almost two octave-higher ‘how do I live, how do I breathe’ is a nice bit of melody — but this fleeting glimmer of finesse just shows how much the rest of the song is lacking. There’s a nice orchestra swoop at 3.15, but really I am clutching at straws here.

Die Another Day (2002)

Again, this is not a bad song but it falls into a similar camp as the previous track, ie: it’s just not good enough and it’s just not Bond enough.

This lukewarm slice of electro R&B all sounds rather synthetic, and the…

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