Philosophy of James Bond and The Beatles: These are legends That go together well
October 5, 1962: out on the screens "Dr No" license to kill. It 'the first chapter of the 007 movie franchise, is the beginning of the myth of Sean Connery.
October 5, 1962: England out in the first 45 laps by the Beatles, "Love Me Do." And 'the beginning of a legend in music history and customs of the twentieth century.
In one day Britain offers the world two icons of popular culture.
Two icons who often travel together. Two legends.
But what they have in common a band and Agent-less-secret-secret-of-the-world?
Much more than you might think.
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In the third film in the series, "Goldfinger," Bond says "there are things that absolutely not do, such as drinking Dom Perignon champagne at a temperature above 4 degrees Celsius. It would be like listening to the Beatles - he adds - without earplugs ...
... and one year after the second film with The Beatles - "Help" - is full of allusions to spy stories and laughed at the myth bonded.
not enough: in some countries the song's title to the movie even comes in a version whose incipit is nothing but the famous "James Bond Theme", refrain from almost fifty years of attachment of all the films inspired by all 'agent created by Ian Fleming.
Years passed and in 1974 Paul McCartney, now ex-Beatle, is the author and interpreter of "Live and Let Die" soundtrack of the Bond film starring Roger Moore.
The "pax Music" between 007 and the Beatles is made.
And to seal this peace also comes to a wedding in 1981, Ringo Starr married former Bond-girl, Barbara Bach, who plays Soviet agent Anya Amasova in "The spy who loved me" ( The Spy Who Loved Me), released in 1977.
You can still add that the James Bond screen often travels Aston Martin car beloved even by Paul McCartney in the sixties.
Just behind the wheel of an Aston Martin Paul McCartney, however, had a slight car accident from which he emerged only with a decisive break, but the incident fueled one of the most disturbing urban myths of the twentieth century: the second where the beautiful Beatles died in 1967 and that his place was taken by a double (with his own incredibly talented ...) .
brand Aston Martin, in short, combines and Bond Fab Four ... and do not forget that a certain Martin, George Martin, famous British record producer, was instrumental in the success of the Beatles. (In fact is called the "fifth Beatle").
... even for a moment: not only
McCartney was believed dead, but James Bond!
happens in the novel You Only Live Twice (You Only Live Twice): 007 is taken for dead after a risky mission in Japan and two pages of the book are devoted to the imaginary Commander Bond's obituary appeared in The Times. An obituary in which Ian Fleming has fun with winks dedicated to the loyal readers, saying that the events of Commander Bond novels were inspired by some " popular writings (...) by his friend and former colleague. If the quality of those books, or degree of truth had come closer to reality, the author would certainly have been prosecuted for violating the Law on State Secrets. The fact that - ends Fleming - Has not yet taken any action against the author and the publisher of these fantasies of romance and counterfeiting incidents in the career of a proud employee of the Government, is proof of the contrary (!) They are kept in such novels . None.
James Bond 007, the ruthless and cold-agent "in the service of his Majesty," born from the imagination of Fleming, probably would never have listened to the Beatles (the Bond novels - which I prefer - is a far cry from his celluloid alter ego, far more frivolous and far less dramatic), but the fact remains that the legend of Agent-less-secret-secret-of-the-world often cross that of the Fab Four in an intriguing cross-over ... (and do not end here ... )
