Gladys Knight: Licence to Kill

Easily the best music video and theme song for the James Bond played by Timothy Dalton - the other film "The Living Daylights" had a cool song with a watchable video. Gladys Knight and "Licence to Kill" makes us remember of the powerful female singers performance that enchanted listeners (Shirley Bassey being the real queen of all with three songs).

Doesn't go out with a new concept but it works in such a great manner while evoking the memorable opening titles from the Bond films that it became the standard for all the clips that came afterwards. Gladys ellegantly dressed as the secret agent performs the song along with a group of female backing vocalists/dancers, and several of the biggest sequences from the are displayed showing the action and the film's towering ambition in creating wild moments. The artwork is quite effective, mixing references from the lyrics with the film scenes in a spectacular fashion.

The song? A big explosion to the senses with Gladys magnificent voice become a strong force of soulful expression aligned with the memorable arrangememts by Michael Kamen. It's one of themes to be truly appreciated. 8/10.