The series creator of Mad Men, Matthew Weiner, has revealed that Björk's cover of Nancy Sinatra's 'You Only Live Twice' was almost used in the cult show's soundtrack.
According to Stereogum, Weiner was speaking at a panel in LA alongside Jon Hamm, who plays advertising impresario Don Draper, when he admitted that he had been tempted to use Björk's track to close the fifth season of the series.
Ultimately choosing Sinatra's version, he expanded on the reasoning behind the decision, namely the influence of James Bond on Mad Men's 1967 setting: "James Bond was pretty deep in the culture. One of the things they attribute to the success of James Bond - movie people anyway - Dr. No [came out] right about the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis. There were so many great things about James Bond, but this song 'You Only Live Twice'... I wanted to wait for it to be in that period."
Jon Hamm then joked that Björk had originally been lined up to play protagonist Peggy Olson, before adding: "You laugh; she's amazing."
Hear Björk's version of 'You Only Live Twice' below:
Had the move been made, it wouldn't have represented the singer's first foray into the world of cinema and television. In 2000, Björk starred in Lars von Trier's Dancer In The Dark, collaborating with Thom Yorke on the song 'I've Seen It All' for the movie's soundtrack. Nor would it have been the first time Mad Men broke with its notoriously strict 1960s accuracy - some fans have criticised the show for using anachronistic music such as The Decemberists and The Cardigans in previous seasons.
Björk recently debuted her incredible interactive 360-degree experience video for 'Stonemilker', which you can read about here.
We were lucky enough to catch the Bjork retrospective in New York, recently. Take a look at our thoughts here.
Bjork will be playing Wilderness festival this summer as well as Manchester's Castlefield Bowl. For tickets see below.
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