Subtitle Live And Let Die -

: The 1973 film stars Roger Moore in his debut as 007, investigating the murders of British agents in New York, New Orleans, and the Caribbean [5.7, 5.10].

The phrase is most famously the title of the second James Bond novel by Ian Fleming (1954) and the eighth film in the series (1973). It is a cynical subversion of the common idiom "live and let live" [14, 16].

: Written by Paul McCartney and performed by Wings , the lyrics emphasize doing a "job well" and giving "the other fellow hell" when the world makes you give in [5.5, 5.16]. McCartney later clarified in his Life in Lyrics podcast that for him, the title meant "letting go" of problems rather than literally killing [5.6].

: The full text of the novel describes James Bond’s assignment to track down Mr. Big , a SMERSH operative using pirate treasure to fund Soviet operations [5.1, 5.9].