Continuing on the theme of James Bond music, here's what's likely the least-recognized Bond song. This was used in the closing credits for Casino Royale and was released as a single in the UK but somehow didn't make the original soundtrack album. It does appear on a more recent reissue of the soundtrack though.

A rollicking rendition of a Hank Williams classic from the 1971 album All the Good Times.

A classic novelty song from the 40s. This was originally recorded by Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra but this version was released first. It was also recorded by Arthur Godfrey in 1948 and Kitty Kallen in 1954. It was mostly forgotten after that point, but British singer-songwriter Imogen Heap did a version in 2005.

Linda Ronstadt celebrated her 77th birthday last week!    She was diagnosed in 2012, with Parkinson's Disease, and since then, she has been unable to sing.    My favorite of all of her hit songs, is Blue Bayou.  It really shows off her beautiful voice, but I was unable to find a good clear recording on YouTube that does her justice.   Here is the best one I could find.

Marilyne, there was a special about Linda Ronstadt.  I can't remember if it was on PBS, Netflix or Prime, but it was excellent, and I cried thinking we'd not hear that lovely voice again.  YOu know she did some operatic training, too?

This was one of my favorite Linda Ronstadt songs growing up. Great movie if you've never seen it. This is the version that plays over the end credits.

Jackie Wilson ( To Be Loved )

Tony Bennett - age 96 - Rest In Peace. 

Patsy Cline  ( I Love You So Much It Hurts Me )

Helen Shapiro ( Queen For Tonight )

Sunny Gale ( Please Don't Tell Him That I love Him )

Jackie - I know the Patsy Cline song, but had never heard the other two.  The Sunny Gale video was unusual- meaning the echo style soundtrack.  Also, if you click on the closed captioning button, (cc) you can see the lyrics.    Helen Shapiro . . .  definitely very 1960's!

Marilyne...
...i had not heard of Sunny Gale but like her voice...
Helen Shapiro was only 14 when she released her first record of " Don't Treat Me Like A Child " it reached number 3 in our UK charts, then followed with " You Don't Know " and " Walking Back To Happiness "
I often think our late Amy Winehouse took after her for having a similar voice..

On a note about Helen Shapiro, i remember my first introduction to her, i was just around age 11 naive and innocent but, knew a girl who lived near me who was 13 and mature for her age, wearing the 1960's flared skirts with layered mesh slip underneath...We had a record shop not far from our homes and one day she took me to it and whilst standing outside was records and pictures of the singers - groups and a large picture of Helen Shapiro of which my older friend was raving about, that was how i got to hear about her name, and how young she was, the same age as my teen friend...Of course my parents and watchful neighbours warned me teen friend was bad, would lead me astray, and to not associate with her...

Several years layer i bought my first record player, a Dansette...Although i had my grandma's old wind-up gramophone, now that's another story...

Helen Shapiro has a lovely voice, clear, resonant and she articulates so the words can be heard and understood.  Love It!

Late reply because I was out of town when Tony Bennett died. Here's a good one he did with Lady Gaga a couple years ago. Definitely a strange combination (Lady Gaga's audience isn't the type who would usually listen to Tony Bennett and vice-versa), but it worked really well.

Michael, so was the duet with the now late Amy Winehouse "  a strange combination " such a waste of talent, and i dont think she knew she had  it....Body And Soul..

Here's an interesting rendition of a 1980s James Bond theme from German electro swing band Tape Five and UK-based lounge singer Iain MacKenzie. This was originally done by British band Duran Duran, who were quite popular at the time.

Michael - I liked it!  Great photos and images. I also liked Lain MacKenzie - nice voice.  My younger daughter was a huge Duran Duran fan in the 1980's.  I'll ask her if she has this song on any of her albums?     

According to discogs.com it appeared on their 1985 album Live is Life (in addition to the film soundtrack album of course)

More electro swing fun from Tape Five, this time featuring Ashley Slater on vocals. This song dates back to 1929 and has been recorded by numerous artists over the years, including Woody Herman (1949), Louis Armstrong (1950), Louis Prima (1956) and Fats Domino (1959) among others.

Happy 80th Birthday today to Mick Jagger! 
Here's one of the early hits for The Rolling Stones . . . "I Can't Get No Satisfaction".

Saw the Stones live in Harrisburg early on in their career. Might even have been their first tour. Peter and Gordon also made a stop here, but I didn't see them. A friend interviewed them for her dad's radio station in Carlisle. The Platter's also made an appearance here in the early 70's (I think). Getting out of the Farm Show parking lot after the show was a bit scary. Kids were blocking cars and trying to extort money out of drivers trying to leave. A car near to us got his convertible roof slashed. Best I could tell, the rent-a-cops just stood on the arena steps and watched. Our driver didn't wait; we were far enough back in the lot so that she was able to get out by going over the back field. The only other concert I went to back then was a Mancini. Bad manners on enough of the crowd's part that it got Mancini so ticked off that he stopped the concert and threatened to leave if they didn't settle down. I think that was the extent of my live pop concert experience. 

My favorite Stones song was probably Paint it Black.

Here's another good one from them. This was originally recorded by The Flying Burrito Brothers in 1970. This version hit #11 in Canada and #28 in the US.

Another great ballad from them. This was also a hit for Marianne Faithfull.

A nice instrumental cover of The Rolling Stones' "The Last Time" from 1965. 32 years later, this ended up being at the center of a major lawsuit (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_Sweet_Symphony for more information).

This beautiful song,  Twilight Time,  was  popular in 1955.  I remember it well, along with many others from that decade.  I'm hoping you will all post a song from the 1950's, that was one of your favorites?

Marilyne..
...i remember the Platters, another one was " The Great Pretender "

Another good one by The Platters - "Only You".  Very much like the old Ink Spots, with Bill Kenny.  I remember dancing to this one in 1955.