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You Only Live Twice almost had Pet Sounds' title track by The Beach Boys for the movie's title song

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That could have been interesting but I’m glad things turned out the way they did. Nancy Sinatra’s YOLT is a top ten Bond song.

nancy didn’t like it actually. she doesn’t sing it ever due to that fact.

u/csalvano avatar

Top 3!

u/nyrB2 avatar

not for me it isn't. i find it really bland.

Not for me it isn’t. I find it really grand.

u/colundricality avatar

Not for me it isn't. I find it really grond.

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I LOVE 'Pet Sounds' and The Beach Boys are my favorite band, hands down. It simply wouldn't have worked here, in my opinion. The opening of YOLT is trying to be so stark and serious, this is captured perfectly by Nancy Sinatra's track.

u/Wombat_Marauder avatar

Yeah, I don’t see how a jaunty instrumental would have worked here, either.

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u/Cannaewulnaewidnae avatar

Obviously, what we got was was perfect, but I could see how this might have worked

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Well said

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u/TScottFitzgerald avatar

Always loved that tune, especially the live version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJpjxipfj6w

u/LowConstant3938 avatar

Hate to be that guy but the song was never really considered, I don’t even know if it was submitted for consideration but I do know that Eon productions wasn’t accepting songs without the title in the lyrics at this time.