10 Bond Theme Songs That Are Infinitely Better Than Sam Smith’s Writing’s On The Wall

1) Goldfinger – Shirley Bassey

It couldn’t really be anything else in the top spot. Shirley Bassey’s theme for Goldfinger is the gold standard for Bond tunes, the one that sounds most bold and Bond-like, and the one that the franchise still hasn’t managed to top over 50 years later.

It begins with a crash, and then an attention-seeking wah-wah-WAH from the fellows on the horn section, before the instrumental shushes and allows Bassey to get to work.

Lyrically, it’s perfect stuff, detailing just how much of a rotten bastard the film’s villain is, while Bassey is a force of nature, at the end resorting merely to blasting the word “gold” out at the top of her lungs for no reason other than it sounds awesome.

In short, it’s simply amazing.