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Today, from the Bond on Vinyl archives, we’re moving ahead to 1985 and just listening to A View To A Kill!
This 1985 cover of Duran Duran’s main theme from ‘A View to Kill’ is a fascinating one. Released only in Europe (mine is the German version), the 12” single features an eight-and-a-half-minute version of the song, double the length of any official versions by Duran Duran. While it is an interesting take on the hit song, with its synth disco sound, I don’t believe it to be better than the original.
The cover art appears to be a stylized picture of May Day, played in the film by Grace Jones. We can all thank Jones for helping to get Dolph Lundgren into acting instead of chemical engineering. During the time Lundgren was studying at MIT, Jones spotted him in a nightclub. Shortly after, he became her bodyguard, then after they started dating, she started taking him to Studio 54. Here, he met other acting types who suggested he try out for a role in a film she was starring in. Soon after, he landed his first film role as Venz, the KGB bodyguard in A View to a Kill.
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