3. Moonraker - Shirley Bassey
A listing of the best Bond title themes will
never be complete without a top half listing of the queen of the franchise. Dame Shirley Bassey holds the record for most Bond titles songs performed with three titles under her belt (starting with Goldfinger, followed by Diamonds Are Forever, and concluding with this very entry), on top of side projects shes worked on with recent Bond composer, David Arnold. Even outside of the franchise, shes brought the style and class of one of her Bond titles to songs that otherwise would not possess such gravitas. (Listen to her version of P!nks Get This Party Started for further evidence.) But while most would argue that Goldfinger is her best work, the argument can also be made for the title song to what is hands down one of the
worst Bond films ever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt3oQN0cAv0 Hers is not a song of a rather lackluster space battle that was only included so Star Wars could be tied to Englands own super spy, but a song of a haunted lover who searches for her mate. True, this isnt stereotypical Bond fare, but if you can take that material and turn it into a memorable song that lasts long after the films memory has crashed and burned, then you clearly have earned a title as Bond royalty.