#NancySinatra almost didnt sing “You Only Live Twice” for the 1967 #JamesBond movie #music #history

and that's essentially what happened in late 1966 when producers Albert R broccoli and Harry Saltzman had Barry work with British singer Julie Rogers to recorded demo for the title track having previously collaborated to co-write the lyrics to the James Bond theme Goldfinger John Barry reunited with Leslie Rus to write the theme for You Only Live Twice while this version shares the same title as the Nancy Sinatra version it's completely different in Melody and composition in the end The Producers expressed that they wanted something with more mainstream appeal scrapping the track in its entirety I would argue that it was a wise decision to scrap this version while I understand why the track had an East Asian influence which was intended to match the film's Japanese setting those elements come off a stereotypical particularly when you consider the film's racist depiction of Japanese culture later that year the producers reached out to Frank Sinatra hoping that he'd be able to sing the title track Frank declined but suggested that his daughter Nancy could do the job Justice