Wednesday, June 26, 2019

James Bond - Moonraker Intro + Song

Happy 40th Anniversary to Moonraker, the 11th James Bond and Roger Moore's fourth as 007. The movie sees the return of Richard Kiel as the iconic villain Jaws and the final one to feature original M Bernard Lee who had played M since the first Bond Dr. No in 1962 as he passed away in 1981 during production of For Your Eyes Only though he wasn't able. The song is sung by Shirley Bassey who makes history singing her third Bond theme after having already done Goldfinger in 1964 and Diamonds Are Forever in 1971. As of 2019, Bassey is the only singer to sung more than one Bond theme.



Thursday, June 20, 2019

Bob Gun Batman 1989

Forget "Why so serious?", there's one true Joker quote to recite and remember: "Bob, gun" or at least "Did you ever dance with the devil by the pale moonlight?". Also, sucks no other Joker in movies, TV, or comics ever had their own Bob the Goon.



"I'm Batman" Opening Scene | Batman (1989) Movie Clip

Great first appearance. Such a testament to Michael Keaton's talent as he was mostly a comedic actor but showed here there were no fun and games. Amazing how he went from someone people were dreading as Batman to one of the best.

Batman Soundtrack - 01. The Batman Theme

Happy 30th Anniversary to the classic Batman or Batman '89. To me, the Tim Burton, Michael Keaton, and Danny Elfman Batmans are the best. Also, I wish someone could explain why Elfman never got Oscar nominations for the soundtracks.


Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Erase the Slate

Off by three days but happy 20th anniversary to the Dokken album Erase the Slate, the first not to feature original guitarist George Lynch, the only one with Winger guitarist Reb Beach, and the last to feature bassist Jeff Pilson before his departure.