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Connection between the James Bond theme and an unlucky sneeze
Good Sign, Bad Sign - Monty Norman
Bondfinger007
2011 Jan 11
The song from an abandoned 1950s musical which later became the basis for Monty Norman's James Bond Theme
Bondfinger007
2011 Jan 11
The song from an abandoned 1950s musical which later became the basis for Monty Norman's James Bond Theme
"Bad Sign, Good Sign" Surviving Lyrics:
I was born with this unlucky sneeze,
And what is worse I came into the wrong way round.
Pundits all agree that I'm the reason why,
My father fell into the village pond,
And drowned.
I was born... un-der a bad sign!
Everybody worries 'bout my sneeze.
Achew!
From https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/music_history_bond_theme
I was born with this unlucky sneeze,
And what is worse I came into the wrong way round.
Pundits all agree that I'm the reason why,
My father fell into the village pond,
And drowned.
I was born... un-der a bad sign!
Everybody worries 'bout my sneeze.
Achew!
From https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/music_history_bond_theme
to QI (UK trivia show)