The beloved theme of James Bond’s eighth movie, where Roger Moore made his debut as 007. The song was so popular that many fans don’t know Paul and Linda McCartney wrote it for a movie!
Originally, producer Harry Saltzman wanted someone like Shirley Bassey or Thelma Houston to perform the track but...
[Verse: Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney]
When you were young
And your heart was an open book
You used to say, "Live and let live"
(You know you did
You know you did
You know you did)
But if this ever-changing world in which we're livin'
Makes you give in and cry
[Chorus: Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney]
Say live and let die
(Live and let die)
Live and let die
(Live and let die)
[Instrumental Break]
[Interlude: Paul McCartney]
What does it matter to ya?
When you got a job to do
You got to do it well
You gotta give the other fella hell!
[Verse: Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney]
You used to say live and let live
(You know you did
You know you did
You know you did)
But if this ever-changing world in which we're livin'
Makes you give in and cry
[Chorus: Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney]
Say live and let die
(Live and let die)
Live and let die
(Live and let die)
Live and Let Die was written by Linda McCartney & Paul McCartney.
Live and Let Die was produced by George Martin.
Wings released Live and Let Die on Fri Jun 01 1973.
Paul McCartney told Mojo:
I sat down and thought, okay, the hardest thing to do here is to work in that title. I mean, later I really pitied who had the job of writing Quantum of Solace. So I thought, Live and Let Die, okay, really what they mean is live and let live and there’s the switch. So I ca...