License to snub: Lana Del Rey’s Bond theme dreams dashed

WEB DESK: Lana Del Rey, the mastermind behind many a haunting melody, spilled the beans about her Bond ambitions on Friday.

The Queen of Tumblr had dreams of penning the next James Bond theme song back in 2015. The world’s top spy creators, however, were less than thrilled about the chemtrails appearing on their movie set.

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During a chat behind the scenes at the Ivors Academy in London, where she nabbed a shiny award for her song-slinging prowess, Del Rey couldn’t help but wonder why the Bond folks as enraptured with her song as the terminally online Tumblr crowd.

The 50s-inspired crooner even treated the crowd to a snippet of her tune “24” from “Honeymoon” album. Unfortunately, no animals joined our heroine in song, and no Bond producers appeared out of nowhere to hand her their card.

It appears that luck is not on the Sad Queen’s side. The coveted Bond theme throne was claimed by none other than Sam Smith, who even took home an Oscar for his track “Writing’s On the Wall”.

Lana Del Rey tipped her hat to Smith, admitting he nailed it. Still, she joked that she’d keep on daydreaming her song was the flick’s title track.

Meanwhile at the Ivors Academy event, Sir Paul McCartney presented Bruce Springsteen with the Academy Fellowship, a first for an American. Springsteen, visibly delighted, thanked everyone for their kindness during his time in the UK.

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Del Rey’s Bond theme snub adds a pinch of drama to the Bond saga, proving that even Tumblr queens can’t always crack the secret agent code.