Shirley Bassey - Yesterday When I Was Young

[dazzlertyler]

This song and the way she sing it...damn...is a punch in the heart everytime i listen it. outstanding.

[musta642]

Oui Vous êtes LA " Best of the best" la meilleure de tous les temps I love you Shirley

[IamBrainiac5]

Im so glad my mom loved and loves to listen to Shirley, back then it was rather hard too hit a bad taste compared to nowadays. Just so much class and style Shirley has and yes a beauty. <3 God bless you Shirley.

[sugarbarre]

sexy and fab...i cant hit her notes so i admire her

thanks

[Budoka1959]

Nobody gives command performances like Shirley! She is the standard by which all Divas are measured.

[Gonjeng8]

She butchered this song.

[dvsrockin]

This is called performance!!!

A visual treat with vocal muse!

[MrEmmaclaps]

too much drama

[eqgmrdbz]

Great!!

[LUVBAMBI]

I'm seriously feeling her pain...thats how you know your a great performer

[3on3off]

Peerless !!!



[artb70]

WHAT AN AMAZING WOMAN, I LOVE HER

DISCOVERED HER RELATIVELY LATE IN MY LIFE, BUT TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH IT ALL

SUPER SONG AND THAT VOICE !! THX FOR POSTING

[abangyob54]

you are the best singer Shirley.

[Alina1125]

I love her "drama" and her voice is just awesome



[MrLuckyduces]

fantastic the Queen.

[benzekry21]

aznavour or  bassey enjoy good music

[elbodog2]

i just love her music. she sings about life, our life,,, my life,,, my mistakes, my faults . I have lerant a lot from them..

[Karharias]

This Dame is of the highest qualities in her line ! A unique singer of our times. Cant ever gotget her voice nor personality. Terrific !

[adiprenne2006]

Marvelous!

[adiprenne2006]

Sounds ten thousands times better thej aznavour version.sorry.

[mairead4321]

@adiprenne2006 Totally agree

[David79d]

This song is from Charles Aznavour tital Hier encore, french original version. Not a song from any english or so artists..... please... ;)

[alexuniverse]

One of Dame Shirley's best songs, and this is a wonderful video. Love it.

[culturacolombia]

She has good voice but has no idea how to sing ...

[Rosannasfriend]

@culturacolombia seems like she showed it here to me. She isn't trying to merely "sing", she is talking on purpose, telling the story of the song, because that is the type of song it is to her. The lyrics are among the deepest she's ever sung, and she chose to show them off. You may not like this choice, and that is your prerogative, but to say she cannot sing and interpret because of that is jumping the gun.

[culturacolombia]

@Rosannasfriend I find that Charles Aznavour interprets this song in a uniquely manner . @ 2.25 she is just screaming . It may be just this song but she is having problems with her breathing that is why her voice has no depth but a disturbing desperate high tone .

[syrebecca669]

@culturacolombia

If you can't understand her singing and this song, you'd better listen to Justin Bieber.

[thomascow1]

@syrebecca669 She is a star watch her hands and actions she pulls the feeling of a note to its limit, Knocks me out, nooooo -one else can do what Shirley does to any composition she undertakes, sublime is a small definition of perfection, watch and learn.

[culturacolombia]

@syrebecca669 If you can't understand her , listen to Charles Aznavour . And I see that you have good taste in music .

[syrebecca669]

@culturacolombia

By the way, post one song by you on youtube and let's see your idea of how to sing.

[culturacolombia]

@syrebecca669 Search Radioclan . white background . Hello !

[greekandpolish]

Always loved her and her passion.

[64downtown]

bassey belts out another with ease and passion in her words--all artist please pay attention to her delivery of words-she lives it..

[hollywoodpastels]

She is fabulous. What a voice

[Pywacket2]

La Stupenda!

[karayelkenci]

Kimse Türkçe bilmiyor ki.. Benim İngilizcem ise yeterli değil.. Sözüm şu: Bu şarkıyı seven HERKESİ seviyorum!

[gezenmimar]

@karayelkenci Bende seviyorum bu sarkiyi!

[miapatagonia]

@Rosannasfriend I love DSB and I always enjoy watching this song on Youtube because she is such a charismatic performer. But if I wanted to hear this song on the radio or on my turntable, this would not be the version. I too prefer a more mournful and reflective rendition. This particular performance was in 1972 when she was still young and vivacious so maybe if she sings this now, she would give the gravitas it needs?

[DanaLynnLark]

amazing...

[MySALAH999]

EVRY time i hear this song i cry  and remmeber my friends and think about my life thanks DAM SHIRLEY BASSEY

[edenlyne168]

Unforgettable Shirley Bassey!

[MySALAH999]

I REMMEBER MY BEST FRIENDS  FARIS-MUTHANA-MUTHAFAR-SABAH-B­ASIL- THANK YOU DAME SHIRLEY BASSEY

[whaleman30]

I've seen DSB many times live, she is the most wonderful, phenomenal performer. Thank you for all the happy memories.

[MySALAH999]

DAME Shirley bassey I adore you I  never forget these beutiful days in past thank you DAME

[TheMrJetleite]

Wonderfull, Dame Shirley Bassey!

ILU

[MySALAH999]

I am in 50th old --this song remmeber me about my youth befor 35 years --very exllent song and very high quality performer--dame shirley bassey is the only diva ever-super diva i dont forget her along i live --i feel the truth in her songs i am very thankfull to Pazzaz45 for sharing

[MySALAH999]

I love and adore shirely bassey what can i say this song is very magic (icry when i wrote these words)

[laggie24]

Shirley is absolutely a DAME!

Awesome preformance!

Yesssss ... Great reminder. So much truth in it. Many can say ... I walked through that long and widey Rd.

[MySALAH999]

انا في خمسينيات العمر أغنية (بالامس--وأنا صغير) لملاك وعملاقة الفن شيرلي بيسي جدا رائعة --ذكرتني بشبابي حيث كنت استمع لهذه الاغنية وغيرها مؤثرة جدا ابكتني حينها وابكتني الان ---الاف والاف الاحلام التي حلمتها اليسير منها تحقق --- كان مذاق الحياة حلوا لعبة الحياة لعبتها

بغرور وكبرياء..

وكل لهب أشعلته خبا على الفور..

الأصدقاء الذين كوّنتهم

غابوا بعيدًا بشكل ما..

فلم يبقَ سواي على المنصة لأنهي المسرحية. أشعر بمذاق الدموع المر

على لساني...

لقد جاء الوقت الذي أدفع فيه ثمن

الأمس..

[dhrdan]

and morons think amy winehouse was a good singer.

[coryfranciskris]

a powerful hand gesture @ 4:20-28.... very beautiful... :D

[yokelam007]

Dame Shirley Bassey is the world greatest performer. She sang from her heart and soul. I seen Shirley's live concert by four times. She was electrifying and each time she brought the audience on their feet. Just magic!!

[vargab1]

Sorry I beg to differ - she killed the beautiful song - this is my favourite song I never ever thought it could be murdered this way.She just raped the whole song - you guys please listen to Andy Williams and Dusty Springfield singing this song you will know what I mean.This lady is horrible.

[jamieandrepont]

@vargab1 sorry who ever you are, no matter what song she sings .......damn good ! what you said, is like everything in this world,it is a opinion!!!

[Kka1972]

@vargab1 What a friggin twit. Andy Williams and Dusty Springfield??? Pull your head out.

[MySALAH999]

@vargab1 YOU dont anderstand any things about art

[Nicklas4500]

@vargab1 I wouldn't go that far - but would agree that Dusty's version is much more subtle and nuanced. Bassey has a strong voice and is a dynamic performer but her phrasing is horribly affected. The way she runs the words together destroys any pathos. She's always drawing attention to herself, it's always look at me, look at me, look at me, and the song suffers. Her pitching is also flat at times. So, no, this is not a great performance by any means.

[Loejyrrab]

@Nicklas4500 I just love this lady BUT, you are so right in this critique. I just didn't like it, for the precise reasons you stated. Conversely, I just love her version of "How do you keep the music playing"

[twowaystreet101]

@Nicklas4500

Thank you. Finally, an honest assessment of a DSB performance. There's no denying this woman has a powerful set of pipes, & she can sing just about anything. But, you hit the nail on the head - her phrasing is just as you stated, affected, which destroys the mood of the song. This song requires a contemplative & reflective approach to the lyric and melody. DSB over sings this & as you stated, the song suffers. Aznavour's versions, in French or English, are both, spot on.

[Rosannasfriend]

@twowaystreet101 well, the honest truth for me as someone who never heard the song from anyone else is that she does indeed still have pathos and anguish and feeling, and I still feel all that despite of, and maybe even because of , her phrasing. Those who say this are not being "dishonest", they just "disagree" with you.

[twowaystreet101]

@Rosannasfriend Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Let's just say we agree to disagree :). You said you've never heard the song by any other singer - please check out Charles Aznavour's versions (English or French). Aznavour wrote the song, & as the composer, he conveys the meaning of his lyrics as he intended. Other covers of this song, generally stay pretty close to Aznavours renditions. For me, the reflective nature of the song is lost through DSB's vocal &arrangement. All the best.

[Rosannasfriend]

@Nicklas4500 pitching can be flat because she talks certain lyrics...

[brasileirinho2011]

I love her.

I agree, she is the only diva ever, it's so true...who else sings from the soul.

She gives good drama, love her forever.

I saw her once in New York, would pay anything to see her again.

[celtdownunder]

I loved u when I lived in my homeland Wales,,, and I still love u now I am half a world away,,, u simply are the only diva ever. who else sings from the soul?? may u entertain for ever,,

[kern39743]

i like her style a very sexy and classy lady

[rabin46]

absolutely amazing

[thematronicuk]

I can't believe at the end she gets given only ONE crappy rose. She deserves at least a few dozen bouquets!!!!!

[raedon99]

For me Shirley has always outdone herself with this song...Outstanding!

[USAArtisan]

took me back to past and my memories...

[Thorneycroft1937]

Lovely song by Charles Aznavour!