

It aint my fuckin fault that these other rappers borin me. The track "Wedding Party", used during the wedding of Felix Leiter to Della Churchill, makes reference to the track "Jump Up" from the first Bond film, Dr. by Steven McDonald Several weak songs vie for space with Kamens muscular, if unmemorable, score. They tryna lock me up cuz I straight up fuckin slaughter beats. Though the song was a top ten R&B charter and a minor pop hit for LaBelle, in 1992, the song was covered by and became a much bigger hit for singer Céline Dion.

However, we can confirm that the recording is indeed genuine. The end credits of the film feature the song "If You Asked Me To" sung by Patti LaBelle. The file posted to SoundCloud last month purporting to be Eric Clapton’s apocryphal collaboration with Michael Kamen for the 16 th James Bond film, 'Licence To Kill' has left fans split over its authenticity. The song was written by Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen and Walter Afanasieff. The music video of " Licence to Kill" was directed by Daniel Kleinman, who later took over the reins of title designer from Maurice Binder for the 1995 Bond film, GoldenEye.Īll the instrumental tracks are amalgams of various sequences and musical cues from the film rather than straight score excerpts. 'Licence to Kill' is a song by American singer Gladys Knight, written and recorded for the James Bond film Licence to Kill. At 5 minutes 13 seconds it is the longest Bond theme, though 45 single releases featured a shorter edit, running 4 minutes 11 seconds. The lyrics are from the point of view of a woman who pleads to her. It was originally recorded by American singer Patti LaBelle for her ninth studio album, Be Yourself (1989), and also for the soundtrack to the James Bond film Licence to Kill. The song was composed by Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen and Walter Afanasieff, based on the "horn line" from Goldfinger, which required royalty payments to the original writers. ' If You Asked Me To ' is a song written by American songwriter Diane Warren.

The prospect, however, fell apart and Gladys Knight's song and performance was chosen, later becoming a Top 10 hit in the United Kingdom. Lets find some podcasts to follow Well keep you updated on new episodes. The guitar riff heard in the original recording of the theme was played by Flick. Create your first playlist Its easy, well help you. The theme was said to have been a new version based on the James Bond Theme. Initially Eric Clapton and Vic Flick were asked to write and perform the theme song to Licence to Kill. The soundtrack to Licence to Kill, the 16th James Bond film of the same name, was released by MCA Records in 1989.īecause the usual James Bond composer John Barry (who had scored almost every film from From Russia with Love onwards) was not available at the time as he was undergoing throat surgery, the soundtrack's more upbeat and suspenseful score was composed and conducted by Michael Kamen. Nice clean vinyl housed in a good crisp cover.
