Thunderball

Thunderball

Music by John Barry
Lyrics by Don Black
Performed by Tom Jones

He always runs while others walk,
He acts while other men just talk,
He looks at this world and wants it all,
So he strikes like Thunderball.

He knows the meaning of success,
His needs are more so he gives less,
They call him the winner who takes all,
And he strikes like Thunderball.

Any woman he wants he'll get
He will break any heart without regret.

His days of asking are all gone,
His fight goes on and on and on,
But he thinks that the fight is worth it all,
So he strikes like Thunderball.

Goldfinger

Goldfinger

Music by John Barry
Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
Performed by Shirley Bassey

Goldfinger.
He's the man, the man with the midas touch.
A spider's touch.
Such a cold finger.
Beckons you to enter his web of sin
But don't go in.

Golden words he will pour in your ear,
But his lies can't disguise what you fear,
For a golden girl knows when he's kissed her,
It's the kiss of death from

Mister Goldfinger.
Pretty girl beware of this heart of gold
This heart is cold.

Golden words he will pour in your ear,
But his lies can't disguise what you fear,
For a golden girl knows when he's kissed her,
It's the kiss of death from

Mister Goldfinger.
Pretty girl beware of this heart of gold
This heart is cold.

He loves only gold,
Only gold.
He loves gold.
He loves only gold,
Only gold.
He loves gold.

From Russia With Love

From Russia With Love

Written by Lionel Bart
Performed by Matt Munro

From Russia with love I fly to you,
Much wiser since my goodbye to you.
I've traveled the world to learn,
I must return from Russia with love.

I've seen places, faces and smiled for a moment,
But oh, you haunted me so.
Still my tongue tied young pride,
Would not let my love for you show
In case you'd say no.

To Russia I flew but there and then,
I suddenly knew you'd care again.
My running around is through,
I fly to you from Russia with love.

Jump Up

Jump Up

Music by Monty Norman
Performed by Byron Lee & The Dragonaires

All the people down Kingston town,
You know all the people go Jump Up!

Waving arms about, weaving in and out,
It’s so easy to Jump Up!

Take a pretty girl, make her whirl,
And then both begin again Jump Up!

Hold her very tight, then for all the night,
You’ll be doing the Jump Up!

Together now! Jump Up! Jump Up!
Jamaica! Jump Up! Jump Up!
Jamaica! Jump Up music!
Make you never want to stop! Jump Up!

Jump up! Jump up!
Jamaica! Jump Up! Jump Up!
Jamaica! Jump Up music!
Make you never want to stop! Jump Up!

Listen to the band, take her hand,
And say, Here we go again! Jump Up!

Like a ball of fire, you will never tire,
When you’re doing the Jump Up!

All the people down Kingston town, you know,
All the people go Jump Up!

You’ll be lost to it,
Once you’ve tried a bit,
Never give up the Jump Up!

Jump up! Jump up!
Jamaica! Jump Up! Jump Up!
Jamaica! Jump Up music!
Make you never want to stop! Jump Up!

Jump up! Jump up!
Jamaica! Jump Up! Jump Up!
Jamaica! Jump Up music!
Make you never want to stop! Jump Up!

Kingston Calypso

Kingston Calypso

Written by Monty Norman
Performed by Byron Lee & The Dragonaires

Three blind mice in a row
Three blind mice there they go
Marching down the street single file
To a calypso beat all the while
They're looking for the cat
The cat that swallowed the rat
They want to show the cat the attitude
of three blind mice

Three blind mice here and there
Three blind mice everywhere
Searching all around for the cat
All over Kingston town pitter pat
They got the carving knife
To cut the pussycat's life
The puss will get the knife for triflin
with three blind mice
So beware
Three blind mice
Watch your step
Three blind mice
Deadly mice
Three blind mice
Where they go?
Three blind mice
What they do?
Three blind mice
Oh, the mice
Three blind mice
Deadly mice

Under The Mango Tree

Under The Mango Tree

Written by Monty Norman
Performed by Diana Coupland

Underneath the mango tree
Me honey and me can watch for the moon
Underneath the mango tree
Me honey and me make boolooloop soon

Underneath the moonlit sky
Me honey and I can sit hand in hand
Underneath the moonlit sky
Me honey and I can make fairyland

Mango, banana and tangerine
Sugar and ackee and cocoa bean
When we get marry we make them grow
And nine little chil' in a row

Underneath the mango tree
Me honey and me can watch for the moon
Underneath the mango tree
Me honey and me we plan marry soon

Mango, banana and tangerine
Sugar and ackee and cocoa bean
When we get marry we make them grow
And nine little chil' in a row

Underneath the mango tree
Me honey and me can watch for the moon
Underneath the mango tree
Me honey and me we plan marry soon
Underneath the mango tree
Underneath the mango tree
Underneath the mango tree
Underneath the mango tree

Shirley Bassey Sings For AIDs Benefit

Shirley Bassey has performed two James Bond Theme Songs in a bid to raise money for the American Foundation for AIDS Research.

Elizabeth Taylor, who hosted the evening, payed $100,000 for Bassey to perform the song which she is known best for, “Goldfinger”.

Later in the evening Bassey performed “Diamonds Are Forever” to promote the sale of 12 diamond necklaces on display at the benefit. The jewels, worth $25 million, will go on sale at New York’s Sotheby’s auction house in June.

Just shows how Bond can help to save the world in many different ways…

Libel Victory for Man with the Golden Tune

LONDON (Reuters) – Composer Monty Norman left London’s High Court $43,000 richer Monday after a jury decided he had been libeled by a British newspaper which said he did not write the James Bond film theme tune.

Norman, 72, won the damages over a 1997 Sunday Times article headed “Theme tune wrangle has 007 shaken and stirred.” The award winning composer said the piece cast a slur over his entire career.

In its defense The Sunday Times argued that another composer, John Barry, 67, had written the piece.

However, Barry said he was called in to work on the tune because the Bond producers were not happy with Norman’s efforts.

He said he was paid 250 pounds as a flat fee, and would be given future involvement in Bond movies if his first film, “Dr. No,” was a success. Norman would receive credit for the tune.

Norman said afterwards: “The Sunday Times always said that they were only interested in the truth. Now we have got the truth and I am delighted.”

The Sunday Times said: “This was always going to be a difficult case for a jury given the complexities of the expert musical evidence.”

James Bond Theme Tune Hits Courts

LONDON (Reuters) – The austere stone walls of London’s High Court were shaken but not stirred on Monday by the rousing strains of the James Bond theme, as a libel battle began over who actually wrote it.

Since the 1960s, the catchy tune has led the soundtrack in a string of action movies about the suave British spy.

Award-winning composer Monty Norman, 72, is suing the Sunday Times over an October 1997 article attributing the bulk of the soundtrack to John Barry rather than him.

The article claimed the tune owed nothing to Norman except for a snatch of a much-altered melody line, his counsel James Price said.

The article had damaged Norman’s reputation by suggesting he had been dishonest in taking the credit and receiving the royalties for 35 years, he added.

And it had suggested Norman was a “non-entity,” describing him as “little known.”

Price told the jury Norman had composed the soundtrack for Dr. No, the film which provided audiences with the debut of the James Bond theme, and had won four awards in recognition of his musical work.

The hearing continues.