How do these grab you, darlin’? Nancy Sinatra’s 20 best songs – ranked!

Sixty years after the release of her debut album, Boots, we celebrate her finest tracks – from Bond themes to LSD anthems Before she sang a Bond theme, Nancy Sinatra had recorded a parody of one: twanging guitar, John-Barry-mocking brass and all. The great lyrics – “He’s never caught a spy I’m told / He’s never even caught a cold” – mean preposterous mid-60s novelty records come no better. Continue reading...

By Alexis Petridis