Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler.

Morrissey and Johnny Marr (though getting them into the same room might be difficult)
Morcheeba
Massive Attack
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Elvis Costello

ewwww, now that would be ultra-cool



"So give me the fire
Give me the passion
Give me your head switched on

Give me emotion
Give me devotion
Give me the golden gun"

Chris Cornell >>> Jack White & Alicia Keys

Call me old fashioned but I'd like to see someone like the Rolling Stones do a song.

with Skye Edwards of course...

In 1972 maybe.

I would love to see a band of their caliber doing a theme, but with the skewing towards younger audiences, I have a feeling that won't be happening anytime soon.

Just toss You Can't Always Get What You Want in as the opening song, and I'll be a happy camper.

Elvis Costello is a great choice. I bet he'd give us a great Bond theme.

You've been hanging out at Starbucks too much.

Miley Cyrus or Slipknot

Robbie Williams
Christina Aguilara
Debbie Harry

I would think the producers would choose someone Americans have actually heard of. Oasis would be a good fit.

I'm a huge Bond fan and the only thing I really liked about Casino Royale was the theme song. That song ruled.

But is the theme even that important these days to even worry about the demographic? The last tune I even remember is Tomorrow Never Dies by Sheryl Crow, which was a decade ago. That's why I recommended instrumental. It just seems the recent themes are an afterthought these days and not integral to the movie at all. More of a "look who we signed" than actually getting someone who can actually come up with a decent tune.

The Propellerheads.

What the hell happened to them, anyway?

Sade

Glenn Danzig.

Paris Hilton, Celine Dion, Fred Durst j/k

H.I.M.
Metallica with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
The Cult or Ian Astbury
Michael Bublé

the same could be asked regarding 'The Avalanches' as well.

Apparently they have a new album in the works. Now we only need to wait another five years for them to clear all of the samples.

and like the Guns and Roses album, NME will give it a rating of "4" (out of ten)

I agree, provided someone else handles the music. He has the voice (although as he gets older it's starting to fade) and the talent to write a good set of lyrics (and keep in mind, the bar for Bond theme lyrics isn't too high).

I was planning on saying Williams as well. Millennium samples "You Only Live Twice" to great effect, the video is a 100% tribute to Bond, and Williams himself has a tremendous voice. He could do an amazing retro style bond theme, possibly in the league of Thunderball.

Harry, interestingly enough with Blondie was set to do the theme to For Your Eyes Only. Having heard it, I think they made a mistake going with Sheena Easton.



These names aside though, I would love to see Bassey do one more. IMO, there are Shirley Bassey Bond songs and then there are all the rest; even the lyrically oddity that is Moonraker is amazing to listen to just because she's the one singing it. The woman is pure class and criminally underrated. She may be 70 but she still has it. Just two years ago:

Going through those alternate Bond themes I really would have picked Alice Cooper for "Man with the Golden Gun". That song by Lulu sucks.

Shirley Bassey

Kool Moe Dee