Shirley bassey performs one of the best and most popular title songs ever. Dame shirley veronica bassey, dbe is a welsh singer whose career began in the mid1950s, and is well known both for her powerful voice and for recording the. Dame shirley bassey promptly arrived onstage to sing her classic bond hit goldfinger, herself dressed from headtotoe in sparkly gold. Check out goldfinger main title by shirley bassey on amazon music. Welsh singing diva shirley bassey has spoke of her anger following the suicide of her first husband, kenneth hume gay hume, who was the goldfinger stars manager, committed suicide in 1967, which left the singer distraught.
She is the only singer to have recorded more than one james bond theme song. All i have to see is the name shirley bassey and i buy it. Shirley bassey goldfinger live at royal albert hall by bronzevenus. You get a classic bond villain and two of the best bond girls. Listen to your favorite songs from goldfinger by shirley bassey now. I remember shirley went purple and mouthed something that i didnt pick up. Check out goldfinger by shirley bassey on amazon music. The instrumental version of goldfinger is a great piece all on its own.
Shirley bassey, famed singer of james bonds goldfinger, releases a cd revamping some of her classic hits and introducing new songs. Download shirley bassey mp3 songs and albums music. Originally sung by grazina frame in the show, ms bassey really shines with this haunting wartime love ballad. Dame shirley bassey rerecords her hit goldfinger after 50 years, admitting there were two wrong notes in the original james bond theme. In 1962, monty norman wrote the instrumental title music for dr. Dame shirley bassey for all we know by jonas zehringer. Shirley bassey performs during the bbc electric proms festival at the roundhouse on october 23, 2009. Latinautor sonyatv, sony atv publishing, bmi broadcast music inc. This one wasnt as good as moonraker lousy movie, great book but still had a lot going for it. Youtube tina turner proud mary live wembley hd 1080p duration. In january 1959, bassey became the first welsh person to gain a no.
John barry and shirley bassey pose with their gold discs for goldfinger. Shirley bassey, famed singer of james bonds goldfinger, releases a cd revamping some of her classic hits and introducing new songs, including a cover of pinks get the party started. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. The performance is a collection of songs that prove that age is not a problem to this singer. Shirley bassey biography childhood, life achievements.
The melody goldfinger with lyrics by anthony newley and leslie bricusse becomes a screaming, sexy jazz anthem, with shirley bassey s sassy and snarling reading of the lyrics making the piece into an instant, unforgettable classic charttopper. A biography of shirley bassey makes john oconnell uneasy. A list of lyrics, artists and songs that contain the term goldfinger from the lyrics. Vinyl 7 shirley bassey goldfinger 1964, vinyl discogs. Dame shirley bassey rights goldfinger wrong notes bbc news. Provided to youtube by universal music group goldfinger main title shirley bassey goldfinger. Diamond diva by peter hogan available from rakuten kobo. Shirley bassey is a worldfamous welsh singer who has recorded numerous hits and is best known for her three james bond theme songs. Goldfinger original motion picture soundtrack expanded. Goldfinger hes the man the man with the midas touch a spiders touch such a cold finger beckons you to enter his web of sin but dont go in golden words he will pour. Goldfinger by shirley bassey on amazon music unlimited. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Composed by john barry and with lyrics by leslie bricusse and anthony newley, the song was performed by shirley bassey for the films opening and closing title sequences, as well as the soundtrack album release. The title song can be heard in many of the other songs on this cd, because of its great beat.
Shirley bassey goldfinger live at royal albert hall, 1974. Shirley bassey live at carnegie hall 1973, gatefold. Hello like before dame shirley bassey, 22112014, 156, 1. Song information for goldfinger shirley bassey on allmusic. Yes, thats very good, very good, john kept saying, but i think well just do one more. We all are impatiently awaiting for you to record your next cdhope hope hope, and. The title song is another excellent tune by shirley bassey. Born in wales, she was the youngest of the seven children of her parents who separated before she was three years old. One day he said, there is this new song for the james bond film goldfinger and wed like you to do it. Buy shirley bassey goldfinger brand new sealed music album cd au stock from. Shirley basseys heartache at first husbands suicide. The neveraging shirley bassey pulled her strength once again to release another studio album. Goldfinger is the title song from the 1964 james bond film goldfinger.
Goldfinger was the title song from the 1964 james bond film goldfinger. Goldfinger main title by shirley bassey on amazon music. The single release of the song gave bassey her only billboard hot 100 top forty hit, peaking in the top 10 at. Diamonds are forever, where do i beginlove story, what now my love and of course goldfinger. Shirley bassey goldfinger live at royal albert hall. Bassey is timelessyou must see her performance at the oscars last year for the james bond tribute. Hq audio 2012 diamond jubilee concert shirley bassey diamonds are forever tom jones delilah. The movies and the books are two totally different, separate things.
Dame shirley veronica bassey, born january 8, 1937, is a welsh singer, perhaps bestknown for performing the theme songs to the james bond films goldfinger1964, diamonds are forever1971, and moonraker1979. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Despite basseys regular producer, george martin, being credited with fulfilling the same role for her. Provided to youtube by believe sas goldfinger shirley bassey songs from movies, vol. It finds an ideal companion with as long as he needs me, the soulful 11 oclock number from lionel barts previous major musical, oliver all the tracks come fullyrestored from the emi archives. Shirley bassey, john barry goldfinger original motion. Officially titled shirley bassey live at carnegie hall featuring woody herman and the young thundering heard, live at carnegie hall begins with her biggest american hit. Usually, only the title and the character names transfer, and sometimes the locale. Bassey has that unusual voice that people know when they hear it and its riveting. Most if not all of the songs are the same but live performances are always nice.
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