With Amy Winehouse apparently out of the running to sing the theme for the upcoming Bond flick, Quantum of Solace, I've been giving some thought to who should have that privilege.
Based on some Internet surfing and my own personal preferences, here's my list of the top 10 candidates for becoming a part of 007 trivia and lore:
In no particular order:
1. Chrissie Hynde (a personal favorite of mine, she performed a track for the 1987 Bond film, The Living Daylights, but it was not the title song (that honor belongs to A-ha)
2. David Bowie (How Bowie hasn't recorded a Bond theme thus far is a mystery to me; his voice is tailor-made for it)
3. Scissor Sisters (came at the suggestion of a poster on commanderbond.net. After listening to a couple of their tracks, I can hear why).
This article appears in Jul 16-22, 2008.