Who sings the ‘Black Doves’ theme song?
The spy thriller has been delivering festive thrills on Netflix this month
by Max Pilley · NMEBlack Doves has been delivering festive thrills on Netflix this month, but who sings the show’s theme song? Read on for all the info.
The show, created by Joe Barton (Giri/Haji), sees Keira Knightley play the wife of the UK Defence Secretary who learns that her secret identity as a spy is in danger when her lover is killed in an incident involving London’s criminal underworld, and Ben Whishaw’s character is sent to protect her.
Sarah Lancashire also stars in the six-episode show, which is streaming on the platform now, and music fans can rejoice in the presence of The Damned’s drummer Rat Scabies in the show too.
All six episodes of the show’s first season debuted December 5 on Netflix., and before the show was even released, it was renewed for a second season.
Black Doves has been getting strong reviews from across the board, currently sitting on a 95 per cent critics score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
Who sings the Black Doves theme song?
The track that acts as the show’s theme is a cover of ‘Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)’ by RAYE.
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The song was originally recorded by Cher in 1966, written by her then-husband Sonny Bono, and included on her second solo album ‘The Sonny Side Of Cher’. The song was Cher’s first million-selling single, reaching Number Three in the UK and Number Two in the US.
‘Bang Bang’ was also memorably covered by Nancy Sinatra in 1966. That version was later used in the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill Volume 1 in 2003 and was sampled in 2005 on the pop/house hit ‘Shot You Down’ by Audio Bullys.
Other artists to have put their spin on the track include Lady Gaga, Petula Clark and Dua Lipa, with multi-BRIT Award-winner and Grammy nominee RAYE the latest to step into the fold.
Other songs to feature in Black Doves include a host of Christmas classics, including The Pogues’ ‘Fairytale Of New York’, as well as ‘Sleigh Ride’ and ‘Santa Baby’. The show’s score is provided by Martin Phipps, whose previous credits include The Crown, the BBC adaptation of War & Peace, Peaky Blinders and Ridley Scott’s Napoleon.