Dame Shirley Bassey - James Bond Medley

[djosieposey]

I just love Dame Shirley Bassey so with my 14 year old daughter!!! Her voice is a gift and at 70, she still has IT - unlike some American singers/artists who gets famous and then disappears out of sight because of their bad habits (drug use, alcohol addictions...etc..etc.)... Thank you for your music Dame Shirley!!!

[narmenaz]

The British singers and actors have something special in them in which I can't describe! I prefer them to US singers and artists. ;)

[TFABMN]

A virtuoso Performer with a voice that is a singular musical instrument! Shirley Bassey epitomizes the words "Artist" and "Entertainer."

[1alhafeez]

What's not to love about listening to and watching Dame Bassey? So hip!

[skipper8257]

Goldfinger was the best Bond film and this song was the greatest Bond song by the incredible Shirley Bassey.

[nivlacskrats]

Why do people think it's ok to point the video camera at the tv then upload it?

[Simsyland]

Shirley bassey is the goddess Of Wales

[Solarfactor]

My God, she has still got it.

[sjinouck]

shirley bassey is the one and only bond girl!

[joeldoeka]

Quem e DIVA sera sempre DIVA Dame Shirley Bassey gosto muito de Shirley

[susie816]

She looks fantastic!! I just heard that she is singing the theme tune for a new animated movie with Sean Connery - saw a video for it on here on a channel called billi productions the song sounds great! wonder when it will be released. Love her!

[westfield90]

Superb

[voiceofreason2008]

effortlessly beautiful and finished with a touch of finesse

[YoungViewer]

One of the most underated singers of all time.

[VrgniaMailman]

@ steheth: wonderful video. When did she perform this? any idea? and where? She is the "gold standard" by which all other singers of Bond themes are judged. You know who had a wonderful brassy voice that reminds me of Shirley? Laura Brannigan, who sang one of my alltime favorite songs, "Gloria." too bad she was never used in a Bond theme.

[1949sorful]

What a voice!!!!!Nothing less needs to be said...what a..talent 1949sorful

[scottrusco]

Matt Munro sang "From Russia With Love."

[himhh]

I love Moonraker!!!

[bagabooga]

Fonesig Bassey yw'r gantores absoliwt gorau yn y byd ... Mae'r byd yn dweud!

[kingbrotherman]

WOW!! WOW!! She looks stunning!!

[Fussinated]

Years ago, when I saw Shirley Bassey in concert I realized that Barabara Streisend is imitating her. Funny girl looked even funnier after that.

[alphateam7911]

Where was this?

[rockytheyorky]

Shirley bassey is indeed the only singer to have 3 james Bond theme Songs,and the great things about the songs is they live on and on and sound just as new as they did when released.I have never met her but she seems the type that she would act like she knew you her whole life and thats not a diva that is someone with class which Shirley apparently has.love ya Shirley-Scott Denny

[ThomasDeLello]

Who wrote the "Goldfinger" theme song...? It is a very well crafted lyric I think.

[williamiwu]

@ThomasDeLello John Barry wrote most, if not all of the james bond theme songs.

[Thorneycroft1937]

@williamiwu

At least he wrote all the good bond themes except Goldeneye.

[chrismc410]

@williamiwu Isn't he dead now? 

[kylehudson00]

@ThomasDeLello Lyrics were written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley.

[Whysper123]

Dame Shirley Bassey is the only person to have sung 3 James Bond songs. Powerful , electric voice and stage presence. I am in awe.

[2littleEmos]

its a shame that people of my age rather listen to rihanna or beyonce then Dame Shirley Bassey.

[JeffMcNeal]

They should have had John Barry compose, and Shirley Bassey perform ALL of the Bond themes. The franchise would have been better off for it.

[PungiFungi]

@JeffMcNeal , back in the days when ABC was airing the Bond movies and I was just discovering all of the Bond movies, I THOUGHT Shirley Bassey performed all of the songs.

[jillaaree]

Dame Shirley is such a classy lady. We are all (Brits and US) blessed to enjoy her talent.

[Li9]

@jillaaree I'm just wondering, as I'm not a Brit or American, but you said "all (Brits and US) blessed to enjoy her talent." Is there a connection which outsiders like me wouldn't understand like that Shirley Bassey is British American or something like that? Fill me in on what I'm missing please? thanks :)

[DavelovesRealMusic]

What has happened to BOND. Noi more Vodka martinis, shaken. No more Walter PPK, no more Q invbentions, no theme music, and definitely no villians like GOLDFINGER anymore. Long Live Connery days.

[felixlinquist]

@DavelovesRealMusic So true. Bond has evolved more into a comic book character rather than the slick 1960's Cold War era super spy.

[filmtech3]

His heart is cold..

[marcosvalenca]

Strong voice, terrible outfit.

[Rosannasfriend]

@marcosvalenca its a simple dress. Huh? like, one of her safest choices ever.

[Katyblogger]

The UK is blessed to have Dame Shirley. We got stuck with Whitney Houston. Yuck.

[mcarey]

@Katyblogger Are you serious? How dare you diss Queen Whitney! Have a seat.

[TimBarlow610PA]

@Katyblogger ...Ewww. How nasty. Dame Shirley and Whitney are apples and oranges. But, Whitney's version of our National Anthem, "All The Man I Need (Live for our troops) and "Saving All My Love..." are still heart-stirring and vocally AMAZING! Bassey is clearly one of a kind and a legend. But, we weren't hardly "stuck" with Whitney. Weird Al...certainly.

[jayce79]

Wow , thanks so much for this. Big Thumb's up.

[smilingpug]

The Dame herself.

[EnnCamp]

I got to see Ms Bassey, at Carnigie Hall, for my Birthday. What a great show it was

[OsonsLaVertu]

exceptionnel !

[SuperJack411]

She is a legend

[DoUWanna007]

...thanks Steheth....hey I can sing like Shirley...get a few martinis in me...is all it takes...oh yeah....lol

[aminmontrose]

@PeaceFan1 This isn't your style of music so move on. Shirley's instrument is other worldly and she handles it with precision and theatrical flair. If you think about Goldfinger, and you imagine a monotone, 'indie' voice singing it - It wouldn't work. Bassey is old school. You're not - Move on.

[schnertblatt]

@aminmontrose Sigh. My cousin taught me a proverb years ago when we were kids. It's "Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig." I understand you being miffed by disrespectful, anonymous comments, but there's nothing you say that will change people that post nasty comments. It's just sad.

[BLOND371]

She is the only artist to ever have done thre Bond songs. That says it all!

[schnertblatt]

@BLOND371 I was wonedring; did you perchance know that she did a fourth, but it wasn't used? It's here on YouTube . . . check it out if you're interested. It's called "Mr, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" and it was for use as the title to "Thunderball". Unfortunately (in my opinion), the title song by Tom Jones (all due respect to Tom Jones) was used instead.

[ALEXMAX52]

grandissimo film d'epoca con una colonna sonora strepitosa

[SAlbe91]

Mah...d'epoca non direi!

[ALEXMAX52]

45 anni fa dovevamo ancora andare sulla luna ,fai te.....

[Moonwalk5630]

the best one, thanks Sean, PLEASE AGAIN!

[lincsposter]

THE sound of Bond! God Bless Dame Shirley!

[edybeast]

I still get chills when I hear her sing those themes. What a voice.

[thiagovps]

Que issooo nussaaa....

tudo de bom....

Perfeito...Very niceeeeeeeeeee.

Amazing...........

[DunedinP]

5 stars says it all for Shirley Bassey.

[vownow1]

MAGIC from an absolute STAR

[smegweevil]

Wow! She really cranks it on Diamonds Are Forever! Great stuff!

[mbaltin]

Nobody is in the realm as Shirley she is the goddess!

[GaryNull]

Check out Shirley's new singing on the Monty Python documentary on my favorites or my other channel: VeganWTF.

She curses like crazy, lol.

[bjnboy]

Why does her voice sound so different than the recorded versions?

[hcoboy23225]

the recorded versions were made in the 60's

[bjnboy]

True, but what about Tina Turner or Cher? Tina's over 70 and yet when she did her farewell tour last year she sounded exactly the same as when she first started with Ike, and Tina does not lip-synch.

[Rosannasfriend]

because her voice has changed. It deepened over time, and she uses it differently and trains it differently than she used to.

[bjnboy]

Oh, I see.

[Llugshiman]

All you pagan idolaters: kneel before your goddess!!!

[scottishgirl95]

Her songs are the best !!!!!!!!!!

[sierraonezero]

She is amazing, rough video though...audio is shabby too which is hardly too flash and does Shirl no justice.

[skipper8257]

Tom Jone's Thunderball only remotely is in the same stratosphere as Shirley's Bond Songs.

[suerem]

wow ....they should get her to sing the next bomd theme!!!!!!!

[suerem]

wow.. she should sing the next bond movie!!!!!!!!

Awesome

[MARCIABIJOU]

SHE IS THE BONDGIRL!!!

[wackygirl007]

I agree with you Lincsposter.

[lincsposter]

Dame Shirley is THE voice of the Bond films! And always will be!

[TogieTung]

The next Bond instalment the producer should include DSB to sing one of the new theme song for the movie.

[xxvtpatrick]

omg..she was "the" bond chick...classy

and refined, soulful!

[mrscowboytobe]

She is an actress when she sings, she is THE most amazing lady, we should be proud to be british because of people like this... My mum went to a concert of hers, she was at the front and held out a rose to Dame Bassey, she bent down and halfway through the song said 'Why thank you my dear'..... I'll never forget her telling me that, she was excited just telling me about it!!!

[lincsposter]

Totally agree! Dame Shirley Bassey is a great British performer! Who else could come near to covering her songs? (OK She covered Pink's Let's Get This Party Started - but that only because it was a commercial for Marks and Spencer!)

[ontarianitch]

and she still made it sound classy as all get out

[mellymid]

love bond,what a man

[ratingagency]

DBS-- keep the music playing, where are you? Please return to us !!!!!!!

[boneymad]

DSB is the greatest singer in the world!

[lincsposter]

Dame Shirley is one of the UKs best singers or should I say performers? She belts out Goldfinger and Diamonds are Forever, howvere there is one Bond film theme she rarely sings! What is it? She recorded it as Matt Monroe was unable to record due to a personal loss. She has sung it once on UK TV, but rarely sings it out of respect. A true UK legend! Long live Dame Shirley!

[steheth]

It was actually Johnny Mathis who was due to sing Moonraker not Matt Monroe.

[lincsposter]

Sorry! My mistake!

[kingfookesy]

its Thunderball

[Neurozumim]

At any rates, Moonraker feels like it's should be sung by a woman, and I hardly can see who could have doe it better than Bassey.

[alphateam7911]

@lincsposter I'm pretty sure Matt Monroe sang From Russia with Love, which came right before Goldfinger.

[MrBEB123]

@lincsposter Goldfinger was her only top 100 song. The song suits her voice well as did the other two Bond theme songs she sang otherwise her musical career was nothing special.

[Rosannasfriend]

@MrBEB123 did you post this nonsense on another video, cause I corrected you there too. Read my response. 100 million records sold worldwide over a 50+ years long career is INDEED something special. I would like to see achieve a fraction of that!

[LuFloSim10]

whats happen with her voice?so dark

[Betty89w]

Fantastic! WOW!!

[jesusabernardo]

I am mesmerized by Dame Shirley Bassey. Everytime.

[cchang95014]

Shirley rules !!!

[chgochgo]

The best Bond song ever.

[qusola]

A se pense vraiment bonne

[bonehead901]

excellent, what a babe,,,she is welcome round mine for dinner anytime

[TinaLaMartina]

magnifique! merci pour cette merveilleuse version de Goldfonger par Dam Shirley Bassey. Je l'adore

[dualplay]

...what a voice, awesome!

[christana1st]

lovely rich voice

[brycecapocelli]

Goldfinger is the best of her songs

[kayleighNashley]

I would say Goldeneye by Tina Turner is the best but that is just my opinion. I love shirley bassey though im going to the concert for nelson mandela in hyde park and cant wait cause she is going to be there.

[ginnymachan21]

i love her she got thge talent and the voice

[77777547]

chill giver!

[kronoscorvinus]

No offense, but I thought she was dead. "Moonraker" was her best one I thought. John Barry is the greatest movie composer ever. John Williams runs second, but he IS second

[yardleyaloe]

Totally agree with you about her BEST one ever sung: Moonraker.

[vastvision]

agreed

[Alexaty5]

its amazing, cant stand it, that voice is so perfect thats untrue!

[LenaMarie14]

is this the REAL Shirley Bassey?

[OLiZoRNeSs]

almost every Bond's themes songs are good but those sang by Shirley Bassey have a distinctive feeling to them.

[YoSoyTheStalion]

Goldfinger is the song that did it for

SHIRLEY.

It's unbelievable how ONE song can propel a person to world stardom. And this lady deserves every minute of fame she ever received.

She has the voice to prove why people are so in tune with her !!!!!!

Yet she is so down to earth.

DAME SHIRLEY: please keep singing for us !!

[hecatemacbeth]

I AGREE, SO HARD!

Goldfinger gave me chills as a kid - and I adored how she made it sound so familiar and like a mother's warning singing it all over again. :)

[straydog02]

She's a babe at any age, with one of the best voices ever!

[hitthecasino]

Who is retired?

If you mean Tina. Yes, probably for the most part.

Dame Shirley still releases new albums!!

[Rosannasfriend]

thank you. That's what I was explaining.

[dioclese]

in bond trivia chat, moonraker is always the theme everyone forgets, i know from personal experience...lol.

[06addison]

Only one other Gal has now sang as many Bond songs as Shirley . Name that Gal? its easy

[Rosannasfriend]

Shirley's the only one to have sung three. Sorry, but this is well documented.

[oprah22]

tina does still sing hello 2008 grammys!

[Rosannasfriend]

that was a special appearance. She's otherwise retired.

[gerih333]

Another Bond-song nowaday would be great. She did three so far: Goldfinger 1964, Diamonds are forever 1971 and Moonraker 1979. In my opinion the new arc with Craig, which is reminiscent to oldstyle Bond-movies anyway, should have been started with Bassey doin´ the title.

[audiboiz]

I think Shirley should do the theme song to Bond 22. Maybe a duet with Tina Turner.

[Rosannasfriend]

hmmm... sounds interesting! I don't think Tina sings anymore though. She's pretty much retired after her last tour.

[audiboiz]

I heard that as well, but we could just hope she'd record a song but not have to perform. Just a thought/wish.

[yojikwoods]

She's not retired :) She performed for Russian Natural Gas company concert in february 2008. And was great! she's got some weight and looks perfect. I'd say like a 40 years old woman.

I like them both. But I prefer earlyer songs from Tina Turner and newer from Shirley Bassey.

[Rosannasfriend]

occasional appearances do not mean she's not retired. She will not perform the way she used to anymore.

[lemondropqueen]

Shirley does not need to sing a duet with Ms. Turner for a Bond theme song. Just Shirley, Thank You.

[parkguy505]

She is AMAZING!!!!!

[retrovogue]

shes great

[kamranshere76]

Hi every one PLease watch my video  just click on my screen name...its my iterpretation of the james bond theme.

Thanks!

[sevillamagic]

Grew up with the movies and just importantly, the singing voice. She is the BEST!

[ripley450]

Can we have a lady singing in America like this again? Or am I doomed on the Internets to wait for Britneys next double O dont

class up white bitch cuz u aint no lady

try Learnin some Piana like Condi

Bill Cosby for VP

[htcsnavybrat]

I think they should have had her singing all the Theme songs for 007. Her voice is just awesome!!! I could listen to it all day!!

[Wandalandowskaya47]

i LOVE HER.

[4kane]

My god, she is just awesome! And it's so effortless!

[nickcage63]

i play this when i'm driving in my car

[bradly2007]

Another stunning Bassey performance doing two of her classics in a way that only she can...extraoridinary voice and soulfulness to match! Bravo Shirley!!!

[MugsySkull]

Shirley Bassey should be elected Queen of the Earth.

[CRNdB]

LOL: that would be a change

[collettestevie]

Queen of Champagne, you mean. Right?

[Maxolanalana]

Absolutely frikkin amazing i love bond and Dame Shirley Bassey. I just highly recommend looking back at all her amazing works in her time as an artist.

[RuleBritannia4eva]

SHIT

[Rosannasfriend]

is that meant in a good or bad way?

[creamofcardstv]

Your video clip is great and I've rated it as awesome. Please check out mine on some 1960's chart topping stars: Shirley Bassey, Lonnie Donegan, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard, and Billy Furry.

[KhawMengLee]

Shirley Bassey is a class act. So is Judy Garland. Saying one is better than the other is like trying to say Hendrix is better than BB King both are legends in their own right.

[freeagain]

john barry /shirley bassey partnership is unmatched in the bond franchise.

and it will never be surpassed.

[Jhon1234567]

i know i sound stupid but at first, i thought she was white!!

[bockybalboa]

to add to the confusion she's Welsh.

[Rodrickzx]

I think she was popular because she sounded like Judy Garland.

[ronieweiss]

no offense to Judy Garland but The Dame voice quality is brassy and sexy ,judy can only belt but there is no quality in her voice.

[Scot90230]

Shirley Bassey was a friend of Judy Garland and she idolized Garland when growning up. But, Bassey is considered a living ICON in the UK and throughout most of Europe. She is the largest selling female artist in the UK...she has had two of her own TV shows, 90+ singles...44+ LP's to her credit. And, at the time of this clip she has been in Show Business longer than Judy Garland lived. Her next single, The Living Tree, will reach Gold OR Platinum.

[Thorneycroft1937]

@Rodrickzx she sounds much better than Judy Garland

[skyflier1983]

Absolutely amazing, all the modern stars just pale in comparison...

[Diabolicaldrvoodoo]

Shirley Bassey has the best Bond themes ever!

[nippy22]

lol...vocal powers..way to go Miss Bassey

[jay55also]

One of the coolest songs in the James Bond series.

[jay55also]

One of the coolest title songs from the James Bond series.

[xcalibur69]

She is a great interpreter and artist. What an instrument her voice is, and she uses it intelligently with force and sensuality.

[vastvision]

I want this live version of moonraker on CD...so beautiful!!! She is the greatest! Thanks for posting this!

[Rosannasfriend]

her voice is so addictive. That vibratto is no other!! The "Leather Larynx", as someone said in her biography. :)

[Rosannasfriend]

I meant "that vibratto is like no other".

[richardvsjordan]

very good

[DannyNewman]

The diva with ATTITUDE. Dame Shirley is one of the all-time greatest. Right up there with Ella Fitzgerald, Dean Martin, Doris Day, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole...