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"Were you left shaken or stirred by Jedward&amp;#039;s cover of &amp;#039;Skyfall&amp;#039;? Did Willow Smith&amp;#039;s take on Adele&amp;#039;s theme leave you squealing Double O-MG? They are the latest in a long line of illustrious acts who have dared to cover a sacred James Bond theme, despite many feeling that such an act is tantamount to blasphemy. From Guns N&amp;#039; Roses to Geri Halliwell and Pulp to Partridge, here&amp;#039;s a look at some of the all time highs and lows of various efforts over the years... Guns N&amp;#039; Roses - Live And Let Die - BEST! Perhaps the most famous Bond cover, Axl Rose&amp;#039;s raspy and raw delivery and Slash&amp;#039;s pulsating guitar work gave the original Wings theme a superb makeover in 1991. Roger Moore would definitely raise his eyebrow in approval!       Geri Halliwell - Live And Let Die - WORST! Ginger Spice&amp;#039;s attempt to tackle this theme is as doomed as Bond villain Jaws entering a beauty pageant. She should&amp;#039;ve covered &amp;#039;You Only Live Spice&amp;#039; instead...      Radiohead - Nobody Does It Better - BEST! Thom Yorke and co didn&amp;#039;t do it better than Carly Simon - they just did it differently. The theme from The Spy Who Loved Me is superbly converted from sexy power ballad into sublime tortured angst-rock.       Alan Partridge \u00E2\u20AC\u201C Nobody Does It Better - BEST! A-ha! We&amp;#039;re not referring to the Norwegian pop gods responsible for &amp;#039;The Living Daylights&amp;#039;, but the catchphrase of a broadcasting icon famed for his Bondathons. For the sake of his suffering audience, let&amp;#039;s hope he didn&amp;#039;t munch on a Scotch egg before opening his lungs. Beware the &amp;quot;bit of nipple&amp;quot; too...      Shirley Bassey - A View To A Kill - WORST! You&amp;#039;ll feel a strong inclination to &amp;#039;dance into the fire&amp;#039; while listening to the legendary singer massacre Duran Duran&amp;#039;s 1985 classic, which remains the only Bond theme to top the US charts. Bassey&amp;#039;s vocals aren&amp;#039;t to blame - it&amp;#039;s a backing track that appears to have been rendered on a Fisher Price keyboard.      Nicole Scherzinger - GoldenEye - BEST! The X Factor judge turns into an OctoPussycat Doll for this cover of the Bono-penned theme, which featured on the 2010 Nintendo Wii game. Remarkably faithful to the original, the song shows that Scherzinger can carve out a decent career as a Tina Turner impersonator should Simon Cowell ever axe her!      Arctic Monkeys - Diamonds Are Forever - BEST! Shirley Bassey&amp;#039;s sumptuous staple is pared down and given the guitar-based indie treatment by Sheffield band Arctic Monkeys. The song still holds the power to &amp;#039;stimulate and tease&amp;#039;, even with this low-key approach.      Coldplay - You Only Live Twice - WORST! This B-side from Coldplay&amp;#039;s 2001 single &amp;#039;Don&amp;#039;t Panic&amp;#039; deserves to be renamed &amp;#039;You Only Live Twicezzz&amp;#039;. Despite sterling guitar work on this Nancy Sinatra cover, Chris Martin&amp;#039;s languid vocals ensure you&amp;#039;ll be put to sleep as fast as 007 in GoldenEye after he encountered a tranquiliser dart.      Bjork - You Only Live Twice - BJORK! While the Icelandic icon&amp;#039;s infamous attack on a reporter in an airport had shades of Xenia Onatopp, her main tie to the Bond franchise is this cover. Originally recorded for David Arnold&amp;#039;s 1997 Shaken and Stirred album, the track was ditched and eventually surfaced on the singer&amp;#039;s website. Whether you like it depends on how highly you rate Bjork&amp;#039;s distinctive singing style...      Pulp - All Time High - BEST! Did you know Pulp recorded a theme for Tomorrow Never Dies that was ignored in favour of Sheryl Crow&amp;#039;s effort? The Britpop legends still had a crack at covering Rita Coolidge&amp;#039;s Octopussy theme though, with Jarvis Cocker&amp;#039;s whispery vocals leaving one feeling rather stirred...      Skyfall opens in UK cinemas on October 26 and November 9 in the US. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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