Ever since the ladies and gentlemen heard the beeping sounds in the beginning of Dr. No, They thought this was going to be music to remember. And were they right? Oh yeah they were.

When the theme from Dr. No became known to the world, it wasn't as big and popular as it is today. Good instrumental songs take years to become really popular. If there was never a James Bond series of movies, that song would probably have been brushed away.

The next big song was "Goldfinger," sung by Shirley Bassey. Why was it big? Because one, it was the first James Bond song to be popular in the non-Bond world, and two, it jumpstarted Bassey's singing career like a rocket.

On Her Majesty's Secret Service was next. It was strange for Bond fans to hear another all-instrumental title theme in five years. In fact, in Pixar's upcoming film, The Incredibles, this song is used in the trailer. Another big song by a big artist was "We Have All the Time in the World," sung by the all-too-famous Louis Armstrong.

A big step in Bond music history was former Beatles member Paul McCartney's "Live and Let Die". This was pretty awesome because it was the first Bond song to be nominated for any award. It also hit #2 for three weeks in the United States.

The second-biggest "inter-Bond" song, Carly Simon's "Nobody Does It Better" was a humongous hit. The biggest surprise was that this song wasn't nominated for anything around it's release time.

The only Bond singer to sing more than one song, Shirley Bassey sung her final Bond song in 1979's Moonraker. Eight years earlier, she sang "Diamonds are Forever."

Another impact on the world outside of James Bond was "For Your Eyes Only" by Sheena Easton. As a side note, she was the first singer of a Bond song to appear in the movie.

Two Bond movies later, the band Duran Duran smashed out "A View to a Kill," the biggest hit of any Bond title theme. It hit #1 on the U.S. charts, and #2 on the UK charts.

Sadly, more than twenty years later, Bond fans have not witnessed a big bang James Bond title theme. Hopefully David Arnold will make us happy.

Before I close this, I would like to thank John Barry, the biggest contributor to the Bond music department. God bless you, Mr. Barry.