Tonight’s mystery artists were commissioned by a film maker to write a theme for a film that not only charted all the way to #2 but also was nominated for a Grammy for these artists and another band that covered the song. Any guess what the song might be or either of the bands??

If you find yourself think, Bond…James Bond you are on the right track. The song commissioned of course is ‘Live and Let Die’ the main theme song of the 1973 film of the same name. The man tasked with writing it was former Beatle Paul McCartney along with his wife Linda. The effort also reunited Paul again with Beatles producer George Martin, who both produced the song and arranged the orchestral break. ‘Live and Let Die’has been covered by several bands, with Guns and Roses version being the most popular. Both McCartney's and Guns N' Roses' versions were nominated for Grammys in 2012. The movie version was performed by Paul McCartney and Wings it was one of the group's most successful singles, and the most successful Bond Theme to that point, charting at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart.

Oh why not.

Because we can

 

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