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Song of the Day: Moonraker by Shirley Bassey

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

In honor of National Science Fiction Day, today’s song of the day comes from the film that sent James Bond into space!

Released in 1979, Moonraker may not get as much respect as some of the Bond films but I’ve always liked it.  The theme song was the third and final Bond song to be performed by Shirley Bassey.  The song was originally written for Frank Sinatra but he turned it down.  Johnny Mathis then agreed to perform the song but he backed out at the last minute.  Shirley Bassey came in to record the song just weeks before the film was due to premiere.

Because this is a 70s film, there were two versions of this song, the original and the disco.  Because I’m the one writing this post, we’re going with the disco version.

Where are you, why do you hide
Where is that moonlight trail that leads to your side?
Just like the moonraker goes in search of his dream of gold
I search for love, for someone to have and hold

I’ve seen your smile in a thousand dreams
Felt your touch, and it always seems
You love me, you love me

Where are you, when will we meet?
Take my unfinished life and make it complete
Just like the moonraker knows
His dream will come true someday
I know that you are only a kiss away

I’ve seen your smile in a thousand dreams
Felt your touch, and it always seems
You love me, you love me

Songwriters: John Barry / Hal David

Music Video of the Day: Rivers of Mercy by Tears For Fears (2023, dir by Aloka Gent)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today’s music video of the day comes to us from Tears For Fears and their seventh studio album, The Tipping Point.

This song is a mix of melancholy emotions and hope for a better future.  As the video shows it can be easy to feel like you’re drowning in today’s world, with its constant flood of negativity and disturbing imagery.  As I sit here typing this post, I still can’t go on twitter without immediately being confronted by a video of a woman being burned alive in a New York subway car.  There’s only so much of that ugliness that one can see before it becomes tempting to assume that the human race is defined solely by the worst members of it.  The majority of the people that I know, though, are kind, loving, and tolerant.  And if they see you drowning, they’ll be the first to reach out and pull you to safety.

In other words, I think we’re going to be okay.

Enjoy!

Song of the Day: Nobody Does It Better by Carly Simon

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today’s song of the day was the second James Bond theme song to receive an Oscar nomination, Carly Simon’s Nobody Does It Better.  It’s a song that I’m picking for today because, in 2025, nobody is going to do it better than the crew here at the Shattered Lens!

Add to that, it’s just a really good song and a great way to start of the New Year.  This is one of the few songs that I can sing, though not as well as Carly Simon.  Still, there was one summer night when I totally slayed this song during karaoke night at Grandpa Tony’s.  The audience was full of drunk yankees who were in Dallas for some sort of pharmaceutical convention and they loved me!

Here is Carly Simon performing today’s song of the day.

Nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody does it half as good as you
Baby, you’re the best

I wasn’t lookin’ but somehow you found me
I tried to hide from your love light
But like heaven above me
The spy who loved me
Is keepin’ all my secrets safe tonight

And nobody does it better
Though sometimes I wish someone could
Nobody does it quite the way you do
Why’d you have to be so good?

The way that you hold me
Whenever you hold me
There’s some kind of magic inside you
That keeps me from runnin’
But just keep it comin’
How’d you learn to do the things you do?

And nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody does it half as good as you
Baby, baby
Darlin’, you’re the best

Baby, you’re the best
Baby, you’re the best
Sweet baby, you’re the best
Darlin’, you’re the best
Darlin’, you’re the best
Sweet baby, you’re the best
Baby, you’re the best
Sweet baby

Songwriters: Carole Sager / Marvin Hamlisch

Music Video of the Day: Stay Golden by Saint Motel (2024, dir by A/J Jackson and Mario Contini)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Honestly, what better way to start the New Year than with my favorite band, Saint Motel?

I like this video because they’re stars, they’ve got a tour bus, they’re driving across the country, and they’ve got adoring fans everywhere but the members of the band still come across as just being a very cool and laid back group of people.  They’re having fun and they’re passing that fun on to the folks who come to see and hear them.  Saint Motel is staying golden.

I saw Saint Motel in Dallas in 2020.  They’re a great live band.  They bring a lot of energy to the stage and it’s obvious that they love their fans.  I recommend this band to everyone.  Hopefully, they’ll provide the soundtrack to my 2025.

Enjoy!