Forever - Diamonds Are

: The antagonists are the Spangled Mob , led by the unglamorous brothers Jack and Seraffimo Spang.

The title track, performed by , is considered one of the greatest Bond themes of all time. Diamonds Are Forever

: The reclusive billionaire character Willard Whyte was inspired by a dream producer Albert R. Broccoli had about his friend, the real-life Howard Hughes. : The antagonists are the Spangled Mob ,

: To lure Sean Connery back, United Artists paid him a then-record $1.25 million salary (roughly £2 million), which he donated entirely to the Scottish International Education Trust. Broccoli had about his friend, the real-life Howard Hughes

The film adaptation was a deliberate shift toward "absurd fun" to win back American audiences after the more serious On Her Majesty's Secret Service .

: While it sounds glamorous, the lyrics describe a preference for materialistic stability over the risks of love—"Diamonds never lie to me / For when love's gone, they'll lustre on".