No song for Octopussy?? - Britmovie

GRAEME · 14-12-2007, 12:14 PM

As fine a song as "All Time High" surely is, I often wonder why the guys didn't rise to the challenge of including the film title in the song. I mean, after all the camp inuendo-laden lines of previous efforts: "He has a powerful weapon" anybody?

Maybe they were just flummoxed by the directness of it. I thought I'd try my own though:

Quote:

Octopussy, Octopussy, Octopussy...
One for each day of the week - and one to spare
Fashionably upholstered with 80's power-hair.

She's got no use for a man who is wussy
Eight times a woman - Octopussy!

Oh well maybe not. Anybody do better? Or have any strong feelings on Bond songs in general?

batman · 14-12-2007, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GRAEME

As fine a song as "All Time High" surely is, I often wonder why the guys didn't rise to the challenge of including the film title in the song.

Apparently a song was written called 'Octopussy' but they had so much trouble getting the actual title of the film approved in the US that they decided to abandon it.

Cubby Broccolli once said that 'All Time High' was one of his favourite Bond songs and that it was, at one time, the most requested song on AM radio in the US.

Bats.

dremble wedge · 14-12-2007, 04:46 PM

My brother convinced me at the time that they were going to rework one of the Beatles' hits - Octopussy's Garden.

I may have believed him for about five minutes...

rskershaw · 15-12-2007, 02:41 AM

Is it not that 'Octopussy' is just too difficult to work as part of a lyric? Apparently, Barry and lyricist tried to make a theme song of 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service', before opting for an instrumental only.

PaulPlowman · 10-01-2008, 07:42 PM

Does the new Casino Royale song include the title in the lyrics? I don't think it does, does it?

Of course, instead of asking you, I could have just checked myself. In fact I'll do both, hold on...

...No! It doesn't!

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dremble wedge is a trifle hungover Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: derbyshire Posts: 1,405 Country: iTrader: (0)	My brother convinced me at the time that they were going to rework one of the Beatles' hits - Octopussy's Garden. I may have believed him for about five minutes...

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rskershaw is pottering about. Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bolton Posts: 262 My Mood: Country: iTrader: (0)	Is it not that 'Octopussy' is just too difficult to work as part of a lyric? Apparently, Barry and lyricist tried to make a theme song of 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service', before opting for an instrumental only.