James Bond Intro - Thunderball

With Sean Connery

* After getting many comments saying this is fake and so on, I'd like to say that I found this on the DVD. Maybe I have the european edition that use this version of the song, I don't know. But it isn't fake! :) *

From wikipedia: "The original main title theme to Thunderball was entitled "Mr. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang," which was written by John Barry and Leslie Bricusse. The title was taken from an Italian journalist who in 1962 dubbed agent 007 as Mr. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. Barry had thought he couldn't write a song about a vague "Thunderball" term or the story of the film, so his song was a description of the character of James Bond.
The song was originally recorded by Shirley Bassey, but was later rerecorded by Dionne Warwick. Both versions were not released until the 1990s. The song was removed from the title credits after producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman were worried that a theme song to a James Bond movie would not work well if the song did not have the title of the film in its lyrics. John Barry teamed up with lyricist Don Black and wrote "Thunderball" which was sung by Tom Jones who, according to Bond production legend, fainted in the recording booth when singing the song's final, high note. Jones said of the final note, "I closed my eyes and I held the note for so long when I opened my eyes the room was spinning." Unlike "Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang", the lyrics of "Thunderball" are a description of villain Emilio Largo's character."

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[StarTails]

This movie should have been called Thunderballs

[distsh]

I thought Tom Jones performed Thunderball...

What's this??

[comfy1]

Dionne Warwick is up herself

[JudgeJulieLit]

@WATBerlin Shirley Bassey (singing "Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang")? Rather, it is Dionne Warwick. DW has more softness in her voice, and the nuances here are trademark Dionne. I have both her and SB albums so I detect these.

[RioluTheShiny]

I prefer this to Thunderball :)

[haranoe]

"He's no puss","he's no poo"?

[bondofallninjas8]

thats why wiki sucks.. this is european



[geminihawk]

why not put this tune on the next bond film but a bit more modern as the last one Quantum of Solace was absolutely Rubbish! responses welcome

[hansfaun]

Tom Johnes als Frau? Wer singt da?!

[calvinboy27]

W@W thanks for posting this rare beauty

[PurcellPolitics]

Rare EU version which used "Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" as the theme song instead of Jones' Thunderball.

[BBBBRISTOLUK]

Mr Kiss Kiss was the theme used in the far east.