Tom: In 1997, David Arnold – who’s gone on to make the music for Skyfall, among others – produced “Shaken and Stirred”, a CD of James Bond covers. There are some gems in there: Jarvis Cocker breathing his way through All Time High and the Propellerheads’ astonishingly good nine-minute electronica reworking of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
Tim: Both worth a listen.
Tom: But there’s one wonderful, standout track that I loved on first listen and which, I suspect, will never get old for me.
Tom: Do ignore the video – it’s fan-made – and concentrate on that astonishing voice. Can I get away with calling that voice “sexy”? I’ve never used that description in all the time we’ve been writing this. Perhaps “sultry” would be more accurate.
Tim: I think those words are entirely appropriate – feel free to use them.
Tom: Even the extended coda, the over-the-top sitar instrumentation, and all the other ridiculous things can’t turn me away from this song. I can see why others might dislike it, but my word, something in it just worked for me.
Tim: It’s not my favourite, but I can see why you’d like it. Besides, it’s always nice to discover new things, and since I’ve got nothing better to do this evening I think I might listen to the rest of that album.