"The World Is Not Enough" is the theme song of the 1999 James Bond film of the same name, performed by alternative rock group Garbage (pictured in 2012). The song was written by composer David Arnold, who also scored the film, and lyricist Don Black, previously responsible for four other Bond songs. "The World Is Not Enough" was composed in the traditional style of the series' title themes contrasting with the post-modern production technique and genre-hopping sound that Garbage had established on their first two albums. Garbage recorded the majority of "The World Is Not Enough" while touring Europe, telephoning Arnold as he recorded the orchestral backing in London before travelling to England themselves. Afterwards the band finished production of the song in Canada. The lyrics reflect the point of view of the film's antagonist Elektra King, with themes of world domination and seduction. The song and accompanying soundtrack were released by Radioactive Records as the film premiered around the world at the end of November 1999. Upon release, "The World Is Not Enough" was widely acclaimed by reviewers, and reached the top forty of ten singles charts.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
43 BC:
Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and Mark Antony formed the Second Triumvirate alliance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Triumvirate
1842:
The University of Notre Dame (main administration building pictured) in South Bend, Indiana, US, was founded as an all-male institution by members of the Roman Catholic Congregation of Holy Cross. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Notre_Dame
1939:
The Soviet Red Army shelled Mainila and then claimed that the fire originated from Finland, giving them a casus belli to launch the Winter War a few days later. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelling_of_Mainila
1977:
A speaker claiming to represent the "Intergalactic Association" interrupted the Southern Television broadcast in South East England, warning viewers that "All your weapons of evil must be destroyed." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Television_broadcast_interruption
2008:
A coordinated group of shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai began, ultimately killing a total of 173 people and wounding more than 300 others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Mumbai_attacks
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
unearthly: 1. Not of the earth; non-terrestrial. 2. Preternatural or supernatural. 3. Strange, enigmatic, or mysterious. 4. Ideal beyond the mundane. 5. Ridiculous, ludicrous, or outrageous. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/unearthly
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
I thought that it was strange to assume that it was abnormal for anyone to be forever asking questions about the nature of the universe, about what the human condition really was, my condition, what I was doing here, if there was really something to do. It seemed to me on the contrary that it was abnormal for people not to think about it, for them to allow themselves to live, as it were, unconsciously. Perhaps it's because everyone, all the others, are convinced in some unformulated, irrational way that one day everything will be made clear. Perhaps there will be a morning of grace for humanity. Perhaps there will be a morning of grace for me. --Eugène Ionesco https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Ionesco