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"Live and Let Die" is the theme song of the 1973 James Bond film of the same name, 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.
[citation needed] At the semi-final, they performed an instrumental version of "Live And Let Die" by Paul McCartney and Wings, receiving a positive reaction from the judges, with Piers Morgan describing it as "the best performance of the week". They won the public vote to win the semi-final and secure a place in the final with nine other acts.
Live and Let Die was the first time that a rock music arrangement was used to open a Bond film. It was also the first time that McCartney and Martin had worked together since Abbey Road in 1969. McCartney had been considered as title song composer for the previous Bond film, Diamonds Are Forever. [4]
Live and Let Die is a 1973 spy film, the eighth film in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, and the first to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It was directed by Guy Hamilton and produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman , while Tom Mankiewicz wrote the script.
USA TODAY's music critic saw plenty of amazing concerts in 2024 including Olivia Rodrigo and The Eagles at the Sphere. ... unlikely pal Axl Rose joined Joel for covers of Wings’ “Live and Let ...
Live and Let Die: George Martin: The soundtrack album from the James Bond film includes the title song performed by Paul McCartney & Wings. 1974 McGear: Mike McGear: Paul McCartney's brother Michael (then known as Mike McGear of The Scaffold) album that featured him on lead vocals and as co-lyricist with Wings being a backing band. 1975 Sold ...
After the release of the title track of the James Bond film Live and Let Die, McCullough and Seiwell resigned from the band. The McCartneys and Laine then released 1973's Band on the Run, a commercial and critical success that spawned two top-ten singles in "Jet" and the title track.
The band had a notable part in the 1973 James Bond movie Live and Let Die in which they play a band leading a funeral march and one of Bond's associates is assassinated during the march. Trumpeter Alvin Alcorn plays the knife-wielding "baby-faced killer".