Covers
"Nobody Does It Better" has been covered a number of times and has been featured in many non-Bond films, including most recently Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), performed by 8mm. Little Black Book (2004), Lost in Translation (2003) and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) also used the song.
Thom Yorke of Radiohead fame is even heard to claim, in a bootleg recording of a live performance in a TV show (1995), that this is the "sexiest song that was ever written." The band then played a rock cover of the song.
Brittany Murphy's character in the film Little Black Book sings the song.
Rock guitarist/singer Aimee Mann recorded a version of the song for the 1997 James Bond tribute album "Shaken & Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project."
Adam Sandler covered this song before receiving the MTV Generation award on the 2008 MTV Movie Awards. (Note: The words were modified to reflect Adam Sandler.)
A version of the track was performed by the Ian Rich Orchestra with vocals by singer, model and TV presenter Marina Berry. This version appears on the compilation albums Totally James Bond (a collection of Bond theme covers) and Simply Woman. This version can also be downloaded from Amazon
Singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor covered the song live at the London 2012 Party in August 2008.
The group Me First and the Gimme Gimmes does a punk rock cover of the song in their 1997 album Have a Ball.
Floyd Cramer covered the song as an easy listening piano version.
In 1995, saxophonist David Sanborn covered the song from his album "Pearls", with vocals performed by singer Oleta Adams.
In 2006, saxophonist Michael Lington covered the song from his renditions album "A Song for You."
In 2011, Celine Dion performed this song as part of her self-titled show in Las Vegas.
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