Live and Let Die

About Live and Let Die

"Live and Let Die" is the theme song of the 1973 James Bond film Live and Let Die, performed by the British–American rock band Wings. Written by English musician Paul McCartney and his wife Linda McCartney, it reunited McCartney with former Beatles producer George Martin, who produced the song and arranged the orchestra. McCartney was contacted to write the song by the film's producers Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli before the screenplay was finished. Wings recorded "Live and Let Die" during the sessions for Red Rose Speedway in October 1972 at AIR Studios. It was also the first rock song to open a Bond film. Another version by B. J. Arnau also appears in the film. Upon release, "Live and Let Die" was the most successful Bond theme up to that point, charting at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also received positive reviews from music critics and continues to be praised as one of McCartney's best songs. It became the first Bond theme song to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, but ultimately lost the award to Barbra Streisand's "The Way We Were". It was also nominated for the Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) at the 16th Annual Grammy Awards in 1974.  more »

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Stuck inside these four walls, 
Sent inside forever, 
Never seeing no one 
Nice again like you, 
Mama you, mama you. 

If I ever get out of here, 
Thought of giving it all away 
To a registered charity. 
All I need is a pint a day 
If I ever get outta here
If we ever get outta of here

Well, the rain exploded with a mighty crash 
As we fell into the sun, 
And the first one said to the second one there 
I hope you're having fun. 

Band on the run, band on the run. 
And the jailer man and sailor Sam 
Were searching every one 
For the band on the run, 
Band on the run 
Band on the run, 
Band on the run. 

Well, the undertaker drew a heavy sigh 
Seeing no one else had come, 
And a bell was ringing in the village square 
For the rabbits on the run. 

Band on the run, 
Band on the run. 
And the jailer man and sailor Sam 
Were searching every one 
For the band on the run, 
Band on the run 

Yeah the band on the run,
Band on the run
Band on the run
Band on the run

Well, the night was falling as the desert world 
Began to settle down. 
In the town they're searching for us everywhere 
But we never will be found. 

Band on the run, 
Band on the run. 
And the county judge who held a grudge 
Will search for evermore 
For the band on the run, 
Band on the run 
Band on the run 
Band on the run

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Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and composer. With John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, he gained worldwide fame as a member of the Beatles, and his collaboration with Lennon is one of the most celebrated songwriting partnerships of the 20th century. After the group's break-up, he pursued a solo career, later forming the band Wings with his first wife, Linda, and singer-songwriter Denny Laine. more »

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