Listen to Radiohead's unreleased Bond theme, 'Spectre'
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Merry Christmas, Radiohead fans!
Though singer Sam Smith's "Writing's on the Wall" ended up being the tune used in this year's Bond film, Spectre, fellow Brits Radiohead gave fans a glimpse of what might have been on Friday when they posted a previously unreleased song they recorded for the film.
"Last year we were asked to write a theme tune for the Bond movie Spectre," the band wrote. "It didn't work out, but became something of our own, which we love very much. As the year closes we thought you might like to hear it. Merry Christmas. May the force be with you."
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