10 (5) rejected James Bond themes by surprisingly great artists

[mayjailer]

Given the franchise's tendency to ask generally established and uncontroversial singers like Adele or Sam Smith to perform Bond themes, the unorthodox [Billie] Eilish seems like a bold choice [for No Time to Die]...

Eilish, however, is not the only artist out of left field to vie for title honours in the Bond universe. In fact, there have been plenty of unusual pitches over the years... These offerings might have changed the way we viewed those films, but instead, they have been for the most part forgotten. But is that a fair fate? We pondered what could have been, looking at the series' ten (five) best unused theme songs.

Blondie - "For Your Eyes Only"

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Which film?: For Your Eyes Only, 1981
What they went with: Sheena Easton - "For Your Eyes Only"

Pet Shop Boys - "This Must Be the Place I Waited Years to Leave"

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Which film?: The Living Daylights, 1987
What they went with: A-Ha - "The Living Daylights"

Duran Duran - "Tomorrow Never Dies"

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What film?: Tomorrow Never Dies, 1997
What they went with: Sheryl Crow - "Tomorrow Never Dies"

Eurythmics - "I Saved the World Today"

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Which film?: The World is Not Enough, 1999
What they went with: Garbage - "The World is Not Enough"

Radiohead - "Spectre"

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Which film?: Spectre, 2015
What they went with: Sam Smith - "Writing's on the Wall"

Billie Eilish isn’t the only leftfield musician to write a Bond theme:https://t.co/NWf4gkJHLK
- Dazed (@Dazed) February 20, 2020

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What's your favorite Bond theme?