- Now discover that Donna Summer was more than disco, for even more surprises.
- what songs should I listen to r1?
- All of Donna's hits were dance songs, but she could belt out a show-tune like nobody's business:
The Impossible Dream
http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DyZvtcuTeJ4I
- wikipedia on Diamonds are Forever:
Producer Harry Saltzman hated the song and it only made the film due to co-producer Albert Broccoli. One of Saltzman's major objections was to the innuendo in the lyrics.[citation needed] Bassey would later return for a third performance for 1979's Moonraker.
What innuendo? Boy times have changed?
- That's Dame Shirley Bassey . . .
- OP= oh, so glad to be gay.
- I believe, r4, the song lyrics suggest that diamonds can act as a substitute for men. The innuendo is.... just how literal is that?
They are all I need to please me
They can stimulate and tease me. Etc etc
- Saw a good biopic on the telly about her whilst in London last fall. Wonder if it's available on the internets.
Oh and she married a gay you know.
(note the use of britishisms: telly, whilst)
- She fucked Peter Finch . . . in his prime.
- I Who Have Nothing... the song every queen wants to sing during a bitter breakup!
Supposedly she was considered for the role of Nancy in the Oliver film.
- history repeatin'
http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DbE_1tCasi_Q
- gooollldFINGA!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D51Wg6k9cWhM
- She sand the theme to "Goldfinger" too. She has an amazing voice!
- I'm not very familiar with her body of work, but I have always loved this song...
http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DM8sFupDAwvo
- Wow R3, Donna's version is un-fucking-believable!
- Another one from Wales - the great Dorothy Squires and her insane version of "My Way". You can see how she influenced Shirley's singing style.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUmwVURIzXQ
- This one deserves a MARY!
http://youtu.be/nfDAoSDsAS4
- I saw a few drag queens use "This Is My Life" by Bassey. It's like a less catchy "I am what I am", but she makes it fabulous.
http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DrbwidgLoRiY%26feature%3Dfvwrel
- Why didn't Bassey cross over to the States?
Cleo%20Laine
- I love her version of "Somewhere."
http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DRFJ1-03TBSY
- Shirley getting "This Potty Stotted"
http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DvqNcyFNMfLM
- Have any of you heard her Bond album? It's basically: Shirley sings Bond... with the Casio Keyboard "orchestra". She must have been really desperate at the time.
- Her early 1970's Carnegie Hall concert album was recently remastered and released on CD.
- OP, congratulations on reaching the second ring.
- Shirley Bassey is one of the greats of all time.
Never, Never, Never. Sing the hell out of it, Shirley:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtkIpuVmDkY
- "The Living Tree":
http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DO9c_qOpiPSk
