Dame Shirley Bassey | The Living Tree (Full Version) (Official Music Video)

[watchetboy]

The best James Bond theme that never was!

[hairtthemusicalfan]

>> 2012 <<

[matazz61]

Dame Shirley is well and truly in a league of her own - you cannot possibly compare her to anyone else. May you continue to entertain us for years to come!

[bluscorpion]

31 people forgot to water their tree, and it died!

[bluscorpion]

31 people forgot to water their tree, and it died!

[TheFireworkShopUk]

Stunning.

[AMAZONJANE63]

MMMMMMMMM....HER VOICE IS ENTRANCING!!

[copperbear66]

So, I guess the 31 people who didnt have the sense to like this..were all lady gag me and rihanna fans..aka as little ho's..

[Jevezy]

Dame Shirley Bassey, a legend, an icon. What a great singer! She should sing all the Bond theme songs. The folks that sell billions of records today have no talent, but I guess the young folks who buy their records were not exposed by their parents to great music like this. So the crap that is making it up the Billboard charts is just that, crap. Thanks for sharing this video.

[copperbear66]

Picture this...when u wake up in the morning..and I kiss your sorry ass goodbye!!

[nutsinmay1]

If you have ever suffered from depression this song will relate to you. Take Care all, xx

[WaterBaby127]

If you like this version, check out the original! It's by Never the Bride :)

[LuhakaEddy]

Pour voir fait la secu sur des concerts en boite de chanteuses..j'avoue...certaine m'encorcéle comme des sirenes....mais si les chanteuses sont des sirénes.....elle...c'est la patronne...deux minutes d'écoutes les yeux fermés ....et plus de defences...cette femmes

...fait ce qu'elle veut de moi!

[JustB3NJI]

This song never gets old...its seriously under-rated.

[versatile23able]

she must have sold her soul to the devil....se gets evern better and better...indeed!<3<3<3

[dude12nothin]

she is the sound track to kill bill and 007

[TheDamienZone]

This is pure talent -- no Lady Gaga stupidity required.

[copperbear66]

THIS HAS TO BE THE NEXT BOND THEME SONG..NO DOUBT

[copperbear66]

Picture this.."When you wake up in the morning and I kiss your sorry ass goodbye...what would I miss...there's nothing I can think of as I leave"

[bluesoulady]

awesome what a song and what a singer!

[monroepls]

WOW..GREAT..WONDERFUL...70 & still perfect...

[RandomIdiot77]

29 peoples trees died...Love you Shirley!

[copperbear66]

LOVE IT!!

[MadameJanet]

Lady, my hat is off to you. You've got it!!!

[andy35321]

allsome song

[copperbear66]

Great!!!

[copperbear66]

A real artist!!

[copperbear66]

Hey Lady Gag Me...this is a real artist!!!

[ghostly2]

Defiance and commitment, I love this song, it helps me focus on my goals for the day, in spite of all my hangups and emotional baggage. "And I kiss your SORRY ASS GOODBYE"...powerful stuff!

[SchmootieKat]

ALL TIME CLASSIC !!!!! AWESOME SINGER ..ENTERTAINER

[ADMediaEmpire]

If they don't pick her for the 50th Anniversary Bond film theme they are thicker than dog shit

[lildarlingchaz]

simply stunning ohh and this is dame shirley's 73rd birthday today :)

[marekerhardt]

Those lungs are FOREVAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

[iampsalmbody]

I believe I know Who holds tomorrow and want only to be closer in Life with the Lord, but Dame Shirley's vocal/stage command are awesome! What a beautiful and powerful talent she was given! The Welsh trend your info box highlights is something ~ thank you for your great post :)

[copperbear66]

Better than that lady gaga shit any day

[814265]

TRULY ONE OF THE GREATEST VOICES OF OUR TME!! SHIRLEY BASSEY IS UP WITH BARRY WHITE,,,,RAY CHARLES..ETTA JAMES.. BEN.E.KING..LITTLE RICHARD..MAY SHIRLEY KEEP ON......TAYLOR OZEE

[janddon]

Love you love you Shirley!!!! Super Super Super Performance as always!!! you are the best!!!!!! love u forever!!!!

[stephenchucky]

surely she must record this with with never the bride!!!!!!!

[ZTheDiva]

Shirley Bassey is my no.1 favorite singer..she is the best..I do believe..the more she gets older ..the more she gets stronger...coz am one of them ..am not a popular singer but..my voice is getting better and powerful too.. I don't know why?..I LOVE YOU Shirley Bassey..and i've learned the technics how you to make your voice to be powerful..and i do agree...SHE is the BEST and still look "GORGEOUS"

[LaserBeam002]

This is the first time I have heard this. Think I will try to find the CD this week. Awsome. Shirley really does get better with time. and she is still a beautiful woman.

[cuttock]

I HEART Dame Shirley.

[atomicnortherner]

I have just suddenley become a fan... im 26!

[frechfm]

what a diva

[47Saskia]

Während eine Amy Winehouse ihre Bond-Chance durch Drogen vermasselt, ist hier eine Frau mit schier unerschöpflicher Energie am Werke. Sie hätte einen weiteren Bond-Titel durchaus verdient. Nicht als Altersbonus, sondern weil sie das Zeug dazu hat und aus einer Titelmelodie einen Klassiker macht.

[dfrtfgha]

wow shes good!!!

[dfrtfgha]

Wow

[ElizabethZenaWallace]

My favourite Shirley! Love from Elizabeth Wallace.

P.S. I love singing this one with you...

[pinkemerald1970]

Never heard of her before, but goodness, this is NICE : ) Wow!

[Bjouesbijou]

nice to see she's still releasing albums

[richardsonjames1971]

Indeed the Dame of all Dame's. Bravo Miss Bassey!

[kshalaa]

The music industry has some serious xplainin' to do... I am SEVERAL years younger than her and recognize this as PURE MUSIC- WHY am I just now hearing of such royalty. Wow. This will def be added to my top collection. Simply Masterful!!!

[Sam198289]

There is not a doubt in my mind that she should do the next James Bond Song, personly I think she should of sung all of them!

[sugarshula64]

Splendid.

[dotbishop]

omgod I love this!!!!

[maxevill]

Great lyrics from "Never the Bride" duo

Great choice of a singer as well 5stars

[mmclain68]

Powerful voice still after all these years!

[lffit]

Thank you Shirley.... you are simply the best!!!

[reemka]

Amazing voice and beautiful lady. I wish i could see Whitney doing a career like her but her voice is lost and she's only 47. So sad ...

[Sam198289]

There is not a doubt in my mind that Shirley Bassey should sing the next bond song!

[ramona2400]

DAME SHIRLEY BASSEY is a true artist of the rarest form - one whose art has spanned decades of changes in music and the world at large - she proves - class- talent - and a great love for her fans ALWAYS wins out - bring her back to BOND again - she is The Living Legend

[lorraine8009]

i quiver everytime i hear her hold those notes at the end of the song..this is not normal..it should be against the law to be this good..

[lffit]

Love it Shirley.... when can we see you in concert down in the South France or Monaco?

[ynotvideo]

This woman is a GREAT artist...I agree with Cogsazra and mrbondohmss...her voice is still in wonderful condition, and the strings section reminded me of the "Bond" them as well.

I will hope that Wilson And Broccoli ask to sing for another Bond movie before the franchise expires.

To ME Dame Shirley Bassey is the ORIGINAL Bond Girl!

[guitarsquiddy]

That one could totally be the next bond theme. Of course they would have to make a decent new Bond Movie.

[guitarsquiddy]

Damn! What a voice, what melody, what force! Right up there with the likes of Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone

[50sMusicMan]

Sultry, Sexy--and 70..?? Hard to believe...I was privileged to hear her from the late 50s onward, and she's as vibrant now as she was then...Give 'em hell, Dame Shirley..!!

[50sMusicMan]

My Gawd, but she's still the best..!! Even in her 70s, she's still belting out the "sultry" and the "soulful" at the same time. A voice like hers only comes around once in a great while, I've considered myself privileged to have enjoyed her vocals from the late 50s onward. Give'em hell, Shirley..!!

[alexandralochore]

i keep watching this....you just dont mess with shirley..she'll blow ur head off lol

[dishwithtrish]

The ONLY voice for Bond

[SecretIVUIIHear]

So much power.

[ripley450]

u might want to try never the bride, but shirley is the shiot

[TheMarigold763]

"picture this...when you wake up in the morning and I kiss your sorry ass goodbye....what would i miss ..there's nothing I can think of as i leave".....brilliant!!......

[gfks11]

She is so amazing!!!*****

[amyhelenjansen]

yes, @mrbondohmss. it was going to be the theme for the Casino Royal movie but was dropped. i guess its a subtle two fingers in their direction :D

[JL130787]

Is she really 70 here? Wow I knew she was an amazing singer spanning decades, but I never thought that somebody could maintain a voice for so long into their elderly years. She is the greatest living diva, that is fact. I wish she had more recognition around the world though because she hardly ever gets mentioned on top 10 female vocalists/singers/performers etc. which is truly unbelievable condidering her immense talent.

[alexandralochore]

Shirley Bassey is a power within her own right...she will blow you away

[Ravndam]

wonderful the best of the best

[paytonfit]

Damn! Shirley is hottttttttttttttttt!

[25cid]

Yes Bond, that is what you think of when you think of Dame Bassey. She makes the film worth seeing just to listen to her sing. Love her.

[GayFrenchVideo]

Love Shirley Bassey !

[mrbondohmss]

Do I hear some of the Bond theme?

[IndyCote]

Yes you do. I believe I read somewhere that when Daniel Craig heard this song he suggested to the director of "Casino Royale" that she perform the theme. Instead they went with...Bono? I don't remember. I would remember if they had used Dame Shirley.

[divakingsley]

i luv this song i have performed this song twice now and others by the great dame shirley bassey... oh i almost forgot to mention that she was a customer of mac cosmetics in boca raton ,fl 12-12-09.....and i was the lucky employee to help her... my co-workers said no one else could've been better in helping the great dame shirley bassey !! you go with your bad self. diva kingsley

[lildarlingchaz]

@divakingsley so lucky :) i wish i could meet her x

[edybeast]

That's THE voice of Bond films. What a treat if she does the next theme.

[IndyCote]

Let's cross our fingers.

[ADMediaEmpire]

@edybeast If she song this one for the Bond th eme, it would be the best one yet!

[MartinGianola]

I LOVE HER. SHE MUST BE BACK AT BOND!!!

[chiffmonkey]

Weird to think she's the same age as my Nan! Go Shirley!

[Republicrat74]

She still has that magic and wonderful voice at age 70....what a great lady!

[karmaskye]

@Republicrat74 shes actually 73

[Joborule]

The James Bond movies need you back!

[MrLoullers]

At least for one more song :)

[MrRichardBradshaw]

simply mint

[MrRichardBradshaw]

they best be using this for a new bond film

bassey foooookin rules

[americangalbasseyfan]

Out of this world quality vocals. Top Class.

[jlr0926]

Superb video...haunting and unusual. And the performance is superb...but it is DSB, what else would you expect??? I am just amazed by her talent..70 years old kiddies and listen to her...magic....

[americangalbasseyfan]

The lyrics cement the song, together with amazing vocals, and the orchestra is sublime! Take a bow, Dame Shirley.

[fortunate90]

I like this song

[sternenprinz1]

Yeah, she is amazing! But do you all realise that she was 70 years old when this song was released? Yes, she's born 1937 !!!!

Wonderful!

[richardsonjames1971]

What an absolute Diva. Dame Shirley never ceases to amaze me. Pure class and what a Welsh rose. Superb.

[sunshineuk1965]

okay ladies, dame Bassey showing how its suppose to be done!

She is and always be the best!

[rickmyers324]

She absolutely amazes me. If my calculations are correct she is 70 years old in this video. She looks and sounds as good as she always has, maybe better. There is nobody on either side of the Pond better than she, now or ever!

[duck1931]

As always,absolutely terrific

[zionah8]

She's the best female singer ever. I'm 36, I can't I believe that I just really discovered her. Amazing!!!!!!!!

[Joborule]

Put her for next Bond theme song!

[zionah8]

Beautiful song. Dame Shirley is the BEST in the world! IS she coming to America ?

[Strongfemme]

Just wanted to say hi from one,

Ms Shirley Bassey Fan to Another And Extend A Hand of Friendship ...

Quite Frankly, Absolutely First-Class,

This beat is so ... Amazzzzing!. ..This woman is an inspiration ... Wow! and it goes from there ... Beautiful Work! ...

Mon amour

[BIGOINK303]

Probably the greatest James Bond theme ,that never was . What a stunningly gorgeous woman !!!..........drool.

[northflamestar]

awesome

[jasjas2006]

picturethis....front row..handed her a dozen roses..she bent over to kiss me and I kissed her..she spoke to me and I spoke to her..we smiled and looked into each others eyes and then dedicated" Big Spende"r to me.she sang it twice!!...and I haven't been the same since.

[ElizabethZenaWallace]

Spectacular lady!!!

With lots of love from Elizabeth Wallace

on iTunes. xXx Love You!!!!

[archer1949]

Very Bondesque.

The producers should let her do the theme for one more Bond movie. I have read that she would love to.

I was skeptical, until I heard this.

[thiery572]

AMAZING!!!

[ogie969]

this lady should be reconised as the greatest singer england has ever produced.who else can say they can span 60 yrs and are still going strong .lots of performers are liveing off past glories ,this lady goes on and on ,and just seems to get better with time .and still THE BEST IS YET TO COME

[SecretPolicemansBall]

I agree but I do have to say that Dame Shirley Bassey is in fact Welsh. No matter, she has definitely IT!

[jthomasbaseball]

LUV HER!!!!

[NisadaCoaching]

Wonderfully done as usual.... Wow DSB is Amazing and still so young and beautiful.

[titaantunez]

She is the best!

[markisfifty]

This song would enhance any 'Bond' movie.

[delov1]

I dont care what anyone says......this song, this version is hot!!!!! very James bond in the back ground, just updated.....go Shirley!!!

[xstanadu]

Fabulous !!!

[angusthethird]

I love hearing her sing, I love hearing her breathe!

Man, even in old age she looks good...

don't cuss, dame Shirley, it's beneath you. You have class.

Good music is little appreciated today.

[Magamaguitam]

Absolutely true!!!

Cheers from Mexico!!

[coezall]

excellent

[blkfrench26]

BEAUTIFUL!

[Boobtoob2]

I love this woman soooo much!

[vcommevideo]

Elle est formidable...

[doc2skate]

Truly one of the finest singers ever. In my book, Dame Shirley is THE official "Bond Girl". She should sing every Bond Theme with the possible exception of "Live and Let Die" (McCartney) and "License to Kill" (Knight). Those two are the only songs which the signature singers shouldn't be covered.

[dpmclain]

I met her too! At Cerritos Performing Arts Center in LA. At a meet and greet! Here I was in the same room with Dame Shirley Bassey and Freda Payne! I was in heaven!

[BlueNote74]

She is one of the precious last few of a dying breed of truly great singers. Nobody today can touch her.

[priscillaofmanila]

I just love climbing the Living Tree. I do it at least 3 times a week. GREAT.

[jthomasbaseball]

I'm on here once in a while telling you folks how great DSB is. By the comments, everyone is in agreement. Once in a while I like a good argument, but with DSB it just isn't gonna happen...oh,well....

[Rosannasfriend]

oh, I 've seen many with the audacity to say Jordin Sparks is better. LOL.

[Republicrat74]

Shirley at age 70 still knocks 'em dead with that great voice!

[cogsazra]

You can hear so many good female singers lose their voices when becoming older, but Shirley's voice is still powerful and perfect. I seldom heard a similarly wonderful and so expressive voice!

[priscillaofmanila]

Her voice is truly a Gift.

[JimmieLeeLyrics]

@cogsazra - She sounds great at her age. Just like Donna Summer. Few sound good as they age, but they do.

[CottonBoxer]

i don't type well , but had to this time.

performance impeccable i am now officially in love with Ms.BASSEY

if i ever play and hit the lotto i'll try to go straight at her , u nevr know.

she might say yes , would make me the richest man in the world i think! Namaste

[jasjas2006]

I met her, handed her roses, she kissed me, held the back of my head and I kissed her back, I have'nt been the same since.

[priscillaofmanila]

Incredible! Shirley is Sensational.

[ILoveKyohei]

Her voice is simply amazing - I'm gettin the chills over here, fantastic! :D

Definitely one of the best singers I've ever heard, I really like her music (:

[MusicLoverBrian]

AWESOME! Shirley Bassey is one of the greatest singers . . . and belters that I have ever seen. I certainly don't see music or singers like this today. Today's generation of music is all about so called sex appeal and dance choreography. Doesn't seem to be that much talent today in the singing department.

I LOVE this song--This song should have been a James Bond theme for one of the 007 movies Casino Royale.

[buggiala]

wow. wow. wow.

thanks for posting. the sound and video are superb.

[Ethan427]

What do you want to bet, this was origonaly the Casino Royal theme?

[Xexsut]

Absolutely amazing! One of the GREATEST singers ever. We love you Shirley.

[xrobed]

The more I listen to her the more I ask my self.

Who are you? where do you come from

Everything in you is fantastic

What a voice , what a precense

And that million dollar smile

Thank you, Thank you for the years

Robert Bahna

[schmeggegi]

niiiiice :) it would be a nice bond-song :-P

[adraak3]

Shirley Bassey is now look better and also sings better than her younger days......she is really really a greatest performer...

[FredInfoclimat]

Waouuuuuuuuuuuuu !!!!!!! FANTASTIC !!!!

[astrobot702]

DSB is a rarity that most take for granted....like Enya, Ofra Haza, Stevie Nicks, Cyndi Lauper, they enrich our lives in so many way w/ so much emotion and raw passion....THANK YOU... WE LOVE YOU!!!!!

[jeanjean1967]

Fantastic as ever

[marieurbach]

Shirley is a wonderful woman with a powerful voice. Thanks you very much for this video.

[JasonPaulHunter]

I adore this lady

[bmikeyrae]

This song was written and performed by a band called Never the Bride. You can find their version on youtube and it's awesome. They were staying at the same hotel as Shirley Bassey and they left a recording of the song for her to hear. This is why she then performed it at her Show. Check out never the bride.

[wholelottabubba]

I admit it, I've got to say something too. She has one of the best voices I have ever heard in my life.

[docsocal]

God, she's better than Tina, Aretha, and all these new wannabies.... she should be more famous than she is.... perfect....

[lepredot]

A true singer is one that can maintain the integrity of their sound well into their golden years. There are few such legends left (and I mean legend not because of empty hype.) Shirley Bassey is one of the few left

[Ritasab]

Merry Christmas Dame Bassey!

[MerylWeatherwax]

Possibly the greastest living vocalist,

the most powerful anyway,

and certainly the most ALIVE.

[lynda514]

I am huge Shirley Bassey fan from America...

To have such a voice she has to have led a clean life style...she is amazing

[miltsar]

wow she still has it ! she is incredible !

[DiffrentDrumr]

"...and i kiss your sorry ass goodbye." Love the way she says it! I turn the volume way up on this one... gives me chills. Shirley is awesome! The whole "Get The Party Started" cd kicks ass.

[Neurozumim]

You have to explain me why this isn't in the charts, and I have to find it on Youtube by browsing "similar", because it's simply fntastic! Wow!

[mcjeff1234]

makes you laugh ,the new bond theme is the shits this would be an all time classic bond theme

[dananddanfilms]

The song is superb, the singing is wonderful (although Nikki Lambourn's version is ace too) but I've got to say the video is terrible. Ditch the animations and let the Dame do her thing.

[rickjamesy]

this would be perfect for the quantum of solace theme

[willm19]

I wonder if this song was ever considered for a Bond. You can even here some of the Bond theme in it.

[THEJLG]

Such a beautiful song sung with such passion by one of the greatest vocalists ever to grace the earth SHIRLEY BASSEY!

Please everyone check out my brief cover of this classic song - I would really appreciate it, I'm only 14 =D

[Ritasab]

STRATOSFERICA DAME BASSEY!

[james122865]

i would love to see shirley and donna summer do a duet... both powerful voices and legends

[missbeauty58]

I just love it, one of my favorite singer*****

[Sexilard]

What a great sound !

[Luvmypets123]

Best singer ever!

[amorcholo]

my favorite singer...the original DIVA!

[richpat]

She sounds better now than ever...