Some would say George Lazenby is the worst actor to ever
play James Bond. And yet, he appears in the best James Bond
movie: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. The only James Bond movie where Bond’s
character is allowed to develop, and then have the rug pulled out from him at
the end with a genuine tragedy. (Some might argue they tried to do something
similar with the Daniel Craig films, but as I’ve mentioned before, much as I
like Craig as an actor, I didn’t like his films at all…
to the point where I feel I’m over Bond now. Which is probably for the best.)
I generally write these posts a week in advance now, and
last weekend I had my covid booster, which knocked me for six. Therefore, I
tried to pick someone who wouldn’t feature in too many songs, and for once I was
right.
Let’s start with Nigel Blackwell: always a welcome addition
to these pages. He doesn’t mention George by name, BUT…
Half Man Half Biscuit – Reasons To Be Miserable (Part 10)
And there’s the person who collects all things Pierrot
And loves Siamese cats
And thinks they’re sophisticated because they eat Fry’s Chocolate Cream
And they’d do anything to spend the night with that fella off the Turkish
Delight advert
Who’s full of Eastern Monosodium glutamate…
As you may recall, before he became Bond, George floggedTurkish Delight.
In case you’re wondering, I did find a band called Lazenby,
but it appears they’re named after their lead singer, Sarah Lazenby.
Over at Charity Chic’s place, I found myself in the
uncomfortable position of having to vote against The Blogmaster General (JC) in
CC’s ongoing Townes Covered feature. To make up for that, and to prove I do
like Tindersticks, I’m offering some chocolate…
She even agreed On Her Majesty’s Secret Service was the best
Bond film
If you accept it as a whole and not just get hung up about George Lazenby.
There’s a whole 9 minute story to that one, with an amusing twist at
the end. I’d recommend giving it a listen if you have the time.
But today’s winning tune comes from Norwegian songwriter
Sondre Lerche (although he apparently lives in L.A. now… mustn’t like the
cold).
Some of you may think that I regret some of my doings
I’d do it all again
If I had the chance
Just like Lazenby
Can I do it over?
Don’t I get a second try?
Every time I messed up my lines and stumbled
Just like Lazenby
Great post, Rol. Worth the price of admission alone for Half Man Half Biscuit.
ReplyDeleteAlways good to hear Sondre Lerche, too. On a completely different note (see what I did there?) have you heard his cover of Nightingales by Prefab Sprout? Beautiful.
Not sure I've heard that, but I do like his voice, so I'll add it to the list. Cheers.
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