Sunday, March 30, 2014

CAFFE` LATTE` 
TOP 1200 CHOICE TRACKS


#383 YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE Nancy Sinatra
The 5th Bond film from the box office franchise was entitled "You Only Live Twice". The 1967 film sees Sean Connery as 007 travel to Japan. Its title song was performed by Nancy Sinatra who had scored a global hit with "These Boots are Made for Walkin'" in 1965. 
John Barry composed a lush theme with cleverly penned lyrics from Leslie Bricusse. The latter had previously written "Goldfinger" for a previous Bond film. Released as a single to coincide with the film, "You Only Live Twice" reached #10 in Australia and 11 on the British charts. In the USA, the disc peaked at #44.
Sinatra continued charting with singles in America until 1969. She branched out with her own TV specials and acting. Sinatra has written books about her father. In 1970, she married dancer Hugh Lambert and focused most of her time on raising her family. 1995 saw Sinatra return to recording which has continued since. In 2014, a remix of "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" returned her to the Australian chart.

This is a list made up of the songs I enjoy the most, ranked in order of preference: the higher we go, the more I cherish them. Some were released as singles, others as album tracks. Some are obscure; others were worldwide hits or have universal appeal. They aren't always the most famous or popular, but simply a personal choice. I have excluded songs from the last few years in order to get a better idea of a song's lasting impression. I hope you find some new tracks to love, or re-discover some past favourites.
2 new songs are added each day (every 12 hours)  with a mid-week bonus every Wednesday.

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