Live and Let Die (song) the most popular cover. Both the McCartney and the Guns N' Roses versions were nominated for Grammy Awards. In 2012, McCartney was awarded the Million-Air Award from Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), for more than 4 million performances of the song in the US. Even before Tom Mankiewicz had finished writing the screenplay to "Live and Let Die," producers Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli invited Paul McCartney to write the theme song. McCartney asked to be sent a copy of Ian Fleming's novel. "I read it and thought it was pretty good. That afternoon I wrote the song and went
Live and Let Die (song) a laser light show. McCartney has continued to play the song on his solo tours, often using pyrotechnics. "Live and Let Die" is the only song to appear on all of McCartney's live albums (except for the acoustic-based "Unplugged.") Following the 9/11 attacks, the song was placed on Clear Channels list of inappropriate song titles. The song was included in the movie "Shrek The Third" (2007) and on its soundtrack. The song was featured in American Hustle, directed by David O. Russell. In 1984, McCartney asked "Weird Al" Yankovic when he was going to parody one of his songs. In