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“Writing a Bond song is a bit of an accolade. I always had a sneaking ambition to do it”: How Paul McCartney reunited with ‘the fifth Beatle’ George Martin to create the classic Live And Let Die

It was the first rock song to open a Bond film

MusicRadar · Dec 22, 2025

“He said, ‘Great. Very nice record. Now tell me, who do you think we should get to sing it?’ That took me completely aback. After all, he was holding the Paul McCartney recording!”: The creation of Macca's explosive Bond theme Live And Let Die

“Writing a Bond song is a bit of an accolade. I always had a sneaking ambition to do it”

MusicRadar · Oct 24, 2025

‘It’s like they were smoking something potent’: the ‘bizarre’ Paul McCartney alien musical that never was

Former Beatle’s treatment for the film – and an expanded version by sci-fi writer Isaac Asimov – unearthed in the US

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2024