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Today, from the Bond on Vinyl archives, we’re listening to music from EVERY Bond film up through Spectre, including The World Is Not Enough!
Songs, Bond Songs: The Music Of 007 is an album of cover music from James Bond films released digitally and on CD in 2017. Thankfully, the album was reissued on vinyl in 2024. The Mondo exclusive is limited to 300 copies and is printed on cool black-and-white swirl-colored vinyl meant to evoke a “Tuxedo Pinwheel.”
The compilation album is meant to be a tribute to all 26 Bond films from Dr. No through Spectre and is presented in chronological order. The album also features some Bond themes often overlooked, such as “The Look of Love” from Casino Royale (1967), “Never Say Never Again”, and “Moonraker” (this one, and others on the album are unique when you hear the vocals sung by a male when you’re used to hearing Shirley Bassey, Carly Simon, etc.
The song I wanted to focus on for today, though, is The World Is Not Enough by Look Park. While Look Park may not ring any bells (as all the bands on the album are pretty obscure), you may recognize the vocals as belonging to Fountains of Wayne founder and frontman Chris Collingwood. The tempo is a bit different from the original version by Garbage, and it’s a fun listen.
After Fountains of Wayne split in 2013 (though there was no official statement from the band), Collingwood released a self-titled album in 2016 under the band name Look Park. The band had a slow start after the album, but finally planned some tour dates for 2020, which never happened due to the pandemic. It is unclear if Collingwood intends to play with this iteration of the band again.
123. Songs, Bond Songs: The Music Of 007
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