OCanada.com recently posted a fab story about the anatomy of Sheena Easton's 1981 Oscar-
nominated James Bond theme "For Your Eyes Only." I've heard my own version of this story face to face from producer Chris Neil, but here, Sheena shares her 
memories of the recording, which I've streamlined and edited from its (horribly written) original version here...
Sheena Easton was 3 years old when first James Bond film, 1962’s
Dr. No, came out, but the singer can still recall the anticipation for each successive film in the storied franchise. "Like anybody else, if you were alive around the time they made Bond movies, you had to be aware of them," the Scottish-bred singer says (in Toronto). "The
Bonds were always gorgeous and the beautiful women with the long fabulous hair and the dresses and the glamor; you knew when a new Bond movie came out, you were definitely going to go see it on a Saturday night."
Twenty-two years later, Easton remembers the moment she found out she would follow in the legendary footsteps of Shirley Bassey, who sang 1979's
Moonraker: "The producers of the movie had asked if I'd like to sing the next Bond theme. I was very young. I was new to the scene but I did have "Morning Train" that had gone to No. 1 around the world. That brought me to the attention of [Bond producer] Cubby Broccoli and the whole Bond team."
Originally written by Bill Conti & Mike Leeson with either Donna Summer or Dusty Springfield in mind, the young Easton was given the opportunity to sing the theme
after an initially hesitant Conti met her in person: "The production of the song was done to be evocative of the sound of underwater—the submarine
pinging, the depth charge—it was done to have that link to the film because it was an underwater-themed movie."
Though still in production, Easton and Conti were allowed to view some of the unfinished film, with Roger Moore in the starring role: "It was in post-production at the time we were putting the theme down. So there were bits of it that I got to see and my music producer got to see, so that we could get the feel of it. I didn't see the actual movie until we went to a premiere."
With recording done, legendary Bond credit sequence artist Maurice Binder decided he liked Easton's appearance so much he would break his own rules by inserting her in the title sequence. An appearance that, despite some discomfort on Easton’s part,
Moore would later describe as sexier than any of the Bond girls.
"The filming of the title sequence may look glamorous, but it was a long process because the
most important element was to get the visuals to work with the graphics, and because they were coming in on a slow close up on the lips and the eyes at certain points, I had to have my head clamped so it wouldn’t go a millimeter either way; that’s not the most comfortable thing to do," Easton admits. "But it was well worth it."
Upon its release in 1981, Easton’s "For Your Eyes Only" became an international hit, climbing to number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 8 in the U.K., as well as being nominated for Best Song
at the 1982 Academy Awards.
With the benefit of hindsight, the now
53-year-old Easton cracks a sly smile when asked about the song's significance to her. "It was not the song or the hit record that opened doors for me—the doors had already been opened or I wouldn't have been offered the gig— but it solidified in a lot of people's minds that I was not a fly-by-night one-hit-wonder.
"The fact that I had been chosen to be part of that group, somebody must have seen that there was some lasting talent there. After all the hits and productions, in any context when people are discussing your career and discography, that's the song that is often people’s favorite."
Diggin' this from April 1 edition of the U.K.'s Daily Mail: Sheena Easton appeared at a fundraising event titled For Your Eyes Only last weekend in Ontario, looking "happy and healthy."
The upcoming 85th annual Oscar Awards ceremony is featuring a tribute to James Bond. It's a shoe-in 
that Adele will perform "Skyfall," but how about Sheena Easton, 
whose 1981 "For Your Eyes Only" was nominated for the award?
"Moonraker"-themed Bond dance number presented as Sheena sang "For Your Eyes Only." Other nominated Bond songs: Paul McCartney’s “Live and Let Die" and Carly Simon’s “Nobody Does It Better." 
Watching Celine Dion sing Whitney Houston's "The Greatest Love of All" on Friday's We 
Will Always Love You tribute telecast on CBS was a complete sensory overload, cool cats. Before she performed, Celine sang a bit of "Saving All My 
Love for You" a capella. I was slayed right there.
tonal 
differences in her voice. As is typical with most female singers, age brings a deeper richness to the low notes... Listen carefully as she sings the verse line "and if by chance that special place/that you've been dreaming of..." (at the 3:40 mark). So rich, with a new timbre that 
could only come with the maturing of her vocal talents.
her, Sheena has had to reinterpret many of her hits when she performs live... For example, imagine the peak of 
"We've Got Tonight" where she sings, "Still here we are..." In other cases, she has dropped an octave to avoid the "screechy" effect...
In other Celine news: The Best of David Foster and Celine Dion has been released as an import collection. Good stuff. Hard to fathom that the pair has collaborated on as many as 17 songs...
OCanada.com recently posted a fab story about the anatomy of Sheena Easton's 1981 Oscar-
nominated James Bond theme "For Your Eyes Only." I've heard my own version of this story face to face from producer Chris Neil, but here, Sheena shares her 
memories of the recording, which I've streamlined and edited from its (horribly written) original version here...
Bonds were always gorgeous and the beautiful women with the long fabulous hair and the dresses and the glamor; you knew when a new Bond movie came out, you were definitely going to go see it on a Saturday night."
after an initially hesitant Conti met her in person: "The production of the song was done to be evocative of the sound of underwater—the submarine 
pinging, the depth charge—it was done to have that link to the film because it was an underwater-themed movie."
Moore would later describe as sexier than any of the Bond girls.
most important element was to get the visuals to work with the graphics, and because they were coming in on a slow close up on the lips and the eyes at certain points, I had to have my head clamped so it wouldn’t go a millimeter either way; that’s not the most comfortable thing to do," Easton admits. "But it was well worth it."
at the 1982 Academy Awards.
53-year-old Easton cracks a sly smile when asked about the song's significance to her. "It was not the song or the hit record that opened doors for me—the doors had already been opened or I wouldn't have been offered the gig— but it solidified in a lot of people's minds that I was not a fly-by-night one-hit-wonder.
New mama Adele's stupendous new James Bond theme "Skyfall"—one of the best songs of 2012—apparently moved Mr. Bond, Daniel Craig, to tears. He tells Yahoo! Movies, "I cried. From 
the opening bars I knew immediately, then the voice
kicked in and it was exactly what I'd wanted from the beginning. It just got better and better because it fit the movie. The more of 
the movie we made, the more it fit."
"Skyfall" was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London with a 77-piece orchestra. Adele teamed with Paul Epworth, who co-wrote and produced her massive hit "Rolling In The Deep," which is also oozing with classic Bond instrumentation.
week it dips to 13, while it's 19 on iTunes, and No. 2 in the U.K.
How is it possible that there are still live performances from Sheena Easton that I've never discovered? "When He Shines," her top 30 hit from 1982, is one tough song to nail, and here a sweet young Sheena drives it home from a U.K. TV performance in 1981.
Duran, Madonna, Paul McCartney & Wings, a-ha, Tom Jones, Lulu and 
Rita Coolidge.
Online buddy Mike Easton, who commandeers a blog and Facebook page about Sheena Easton, put together a pretty fab YouTube video for her album cut "You Never Gave Me A Chance" from the 2000 disco album Fabulous, using collages he collected from The Smoking Nun. This is one of few original tracks on the disc, a ballad, and while certainly no Sheena classic, it's still a wondrous showcase for that perfecto voice. What's not to love? Enjoy, you hear now? *
I think I just passed out... For the first time ever, Olivia Newton-John and Sheena Easton will be performing at the same event, the same night, albeit on slightly different stages.
two-day gay street fair in the Midwest. The 31st-annual event, which spans six city blocks, takes place August 11-12. Sheena, meanwhile, performs on a separate stage earlier in the evening. In addition, our longtime fave Matt Zarley is on the roster, as are The Pointer Sisters.
bringing in music acts that complement the spirit of the event. This year's entertainment reaches new heights for us," says Jeff Durbin, Market Days chairman.
