This week I played tracks that featured in 80’s films. I also had a special Bond moment!
The first Bond film of the 80’s was For Your Eyes Only in 1981. It was the 12th in the James Bond series and the 5th to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent.
The next film was Octopussy in 1983, then A View to a Kill in 1985. In June 1984 the 007 Stage was almost entirely destroyed by fire but was rebuilt in time for production and reopened in January 1985.
With the retirement of Roger Moore following A View to a Kill, the producers searched for a new Bond and eventually cast Timothy Dalton in the lead role for The Living Daylights in 1987.
Finally, in 1989 we had Licence to Kill which was the first one not to use the title of an Ian Fleming story. Budgetary reasons resulted in Licence to Kill becoming the first Bond film to be shot entirely outside the United Kingdom.
PLAYLIST
GHOSTBUSTERS: Ray Parker Jr – Ghostbusters
XANADU: Electric Light Orchestra – All Over The World
FLASH GORDON: Queen – Flash
BATMAN: Prince – Batdance
BEACHES: Bette Midler – Wind Beneath My Wings
DIRTY DANCING: Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes – I’ve Had The Time Of My Life
LEGEND: Bryan Ferry – Is Your Love Strong Enough
MONA LISA: Genesis – In Too Deep
DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN: Madonna – Into The Groove
ROCKY IV: James Brown – Living In America
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY: Sheena Easton – For Your Eyes Only
A VIEW TO A KILL : Duran Duran – A View To A Kill
THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS: A-Ha – The Living Daylights
LICENCE TO KILL: Gladys Knight – Licence To Kill
SPIES LIKE US: Paul Mccartney & Wings – Spies Like Us
BUSTER: The Four Tops – Going Loco In Acapulco
LABYRINTH: David Bowie –Underground
FOOTLOOSE: Deniece Williams – Let’s Hear It For The Boy
TOP GUN: Berlin – Take My Breath Away
MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME: Tina Turner – We Don’t Need Another Hero
BACK TO THE FUTURE: Huey Lewis And The News – Back In Time
THREE MEN AND A BABY: Gloria Estefan – Bad Boy
ROCKY III: Survivor – Eye Of The Tiger
SOUP FOR ONE: Carly Simon – Why
THE JAZZ SINGER: Neil Diamond – Love On The Rocks
AMERICAN GIGOLO: Blondie – Call Me
TOP GUN: Kenny Loggins – Dangerzone
ST ELMOS FIRE: John Parr – St Elmos Fire
