McCartney Times

The first time 007 crossed over with the Beatles ranks as one of the rare times in the spy’s 60-year history in which he comes off as uncool. In 1964’s Goldfinger, Sean Connery drops a one-liner that has aged about as well as the flat champagne he would no doubt refuse to drink. “My dear girl, there are some things that just aren’t done, such as drinking Dom Perignon ’53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit,” smirks Connery to a blonde bedmate. “That’s just as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs!”At the time, this line was intended to reveal 007’s sophistication. A worldly, debonair man like himself might put on some jazz to set the mood, but he’d never bother with anything as crass as “I Want to Hold Your Hand.” But like so many things about James Bond, his taste in music has evolved with the times—to the point that Paul McCartney was tapped to write and perform “Live and Let Die” less than a decade after Connery slagged off the Beatles. Today, James Bond and the Beatles are arguably the two greatest and most enduring British pop-cultural exports of the 20th century—and the path to both leads straight through Abbey Road.

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Source: James Bond’s Longtime, Surprising Connection to The Beatles – Thrillist