A revelation has come out about the late Foo Fighters drummer. Taylor Hawkin’s version of a James Bond was found that never made it into the film.
The James Bond theme song is a big accolade many performers hope to achieve in their lifetime. Nancy Sinatra, Sam Smith, Billie Eilish, Adele, and Shirley Bassey are just some of the pop legends to sing the famous song. But many artists don’t quite make the cut.
Each time there is a new Bond film, artists send in audio files that can be rejected, and The Struts frontman Luke Spiller revealed that his tune written with the late Taylor Hawkins was one of the many songs to end up on the huge rejected pile.
In an interview with The Sun Luke, 36, said: “I’ve always been obsessed with a lot of the Bond songs. I had a crack at it but got beaten by Billie. It’s a fantastic song. I called Taylor Hawkin’s number and we cut the drums in his home studio. Hopefully, the people making the next Bond film can listen to my record and appreciate the potential I have to create an incredible Bond song.”
He also said he’d like another chance at writing a hit for the franchise: ‘I’ve got another up my sleeve. I’m waiting for the call because I know it’s going to happen.’
Lana Del Rey previously revealed that she too wrote a song titled 24 for Bond that was rejected. Sam Smith’s hit Writing on the Wall was selected for the film instead. Sam’s song Writing’s On the Wall – the theme for 2015’s Spectre finally took a Bond song to number one in the UK.
Billie Eilish’s No Time to Die in 2021, was the first time a woman landed a UK number one with a Bond theme. Adele’s Skyfall reached number two in 2012, Madonna’s Die Another Day reached number three in 2002, and Duran Duran’s A View to a Kill reached number two in 1987.