Tonight we went to the Royal Festival Hall, post £200m refurb, to see one of the Jarvis Cocker Meltdown events.
John Barry is nothing, if not prolific. He has amassed five Oscars, four Grammys, some Golden Globes and various other honours.
He has scored 11 Bond films-arranging, conducting and performing the original Bond theme (credited to Monty Norman).
Tonight the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Dodd celebrated "The Music of John Barry", with special guests John Barry and Jarvis Cocker.
The great man kicked off with a slow tempo Goldfinger before Jarvis kind of strangled "We Have All The Time In The World". (Mrs Peel, we're needed).
Not quite the start the show deserved. Goldfinger should have been far more upbeat to thrill!
But, boy the wonderful tunes..Midnight Cowboy, Dances With Wolves, Born Free The Persuaders! theme (great) and umpteen Bonds-including a lush All Time High.
Who did we spot in the hall a couple of rows behind us, but erstwhile collaborator (and birthday boy) Don Black-lyricist of Diamnods Are Forever, Thunderball and Born Free (and my own personal favourite, Aspects of Love).
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