By Joel Francis Rare was the time Berry Gordy would let Motown artists record songs outside of the Hitsville catalog (and its lucrative publishing). Fortunately, Jim Stewart at Stax did not have the same stipulation. Thanks to the 2007 compilation “Soulsville Sings Hitsville: Stax Sings the Songs of Motown Records” soul fans have at least [...]
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The Music of James Bond: Part Three – The ’80s and Beyond
Posted in review, tagged 007, A View to a Kill, a-ha, Alicia Keys, Another Way To Die, Audioslave, Bono, Casino Royale, Chris Cornell, Duran Duran, Garbage, Gladys Knight, Golden Eye, Ian Fleming, Jack White, James Bond, k.d. lang, License to Kill, Madonna, Michael Kamen, Mitchell Froom, Paul McCartney, Pet Shop Boys, Quantum of Solace, Sheryl Crow, Shirley Manson, Soundgarden, Take On Me, The Edge, The Living Daylights, The World Is Not Enough, Tina Turner, Tomorrow Never Dies, U2, White Stripes, You Know My Name on November 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Above: Jack White and Alicia Keys do the latest James Bond song, “Another Way To Die.” By Joel Francis Duran Duran bass player John Taylor probably had the previous two James Bond themes in mind when he drunkenly approached producer Cubby Broccoli at a party and asked when they were going to get someone “decent” [...]

