@brendatheavenger... her voice is better than yours. get over it. maybe someday when youre like 27,000,000 times born again you can reach at least the middle of the way to her level. juss trying to help lol
Can you image that some one thinks that Nicky Hayley from the American Idol, sings this better than SB or TJ. Kids today don't know what GREAT singers are.
A real diva! Even now at age 75 she's still at the top of her game. Too bad the same can't be said about the likes of Whitney Housten whose life was destroyed by booze, drugs & an unhealthy lifestyle.
One never has enough of this woman ! What a voice !!!!!! What interpretations !!!!! No wonder she has been ordained to Dame Shirley Bassey ! Is that enough ?
@brendatheavenger LOL. So funny. Ignorant people usually are. If you've watched ANY Shirley videos before this, you'd know her voice is anything BUT weak, or unable to sustain notes. LMAO.
When I read such rediculous comments from people, which are ignorant as you say, I usually go to their home page. It's amazing what you find. This guy is a huge fan of Haley Reinhart, and he's mad that she lost the Idol competition. As a small person he thus feels that he must put down another artist, who not only had a huge hit with this song, but has been in show business almost 60 years. Shirley's technique/arangement with this song has nothing to do with vocal ability.
@sas9023055 LOL. Thanks for the info. If this person liked that sub-par rendition of I Who Have Nothing, then I cannot blame him for not liking Shirley's superior one!
i..who have nothing i.. who have no one Adore you and want you so I'm just a no one With nothing to give you but oh I love you You, you buy her diamonds Bright, sparkling diamonds But believe me, dear when I say That she can give you the world But she'll never love you the way I love uuuuuuu
Yeah....the original song was the Italian by Joe Sentieri...so it was actually written for a male voice. Wonderful performance though. Wish everyone knew the original and not the English one, it's the best one in my opinion...
The original of this song was performed byJoe Sentieri: "Uno die tanti" and written by Carlo Donida and lyrics by Giulio "Mogol" Rapetti in 1961. Leiber and Stoller just wrote the Engilsh lyrics to it!
@CelineReneRC - Yes, I have uploaded this entire concert in HQ. In fact, I have been taking some time and re-uploading all of Shirley's Vids with HQ, and deleting many of the less quality vids uploaded years ago. Some of the counts are not very high because many are recent Re-Uploads. I don't know if Shirley reviews Youtube often, but I'm sure she would appreciate the great comments and the 'Likes' - Regards, Scot
@llabful Your'e right about the English lyric. However, the song was actually written by an Itlalian composer by the name of Giulio Rapetti. Music by Joe Sentieri. Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller are probably the most successful composers of all time, including (mostly rock and roll) Hound Dog, Jailhouse Rock, Stand By Me, to name a few of their many hits.
@Alfaguy if you call that cheesy delivery more passionate, that is your prerogative I guess. Bassey does own it for a lot of us, and didn't even need to take it back, cause it was never taken from her!
@Alfaguy - Shirley Bassey and Tom Jones have been great friends for 4 decades, and she was just having some fun with her statement. Shirley doesn't have to take back anything because she is the person who had the hit with the song back in 1964. To this day, Shirley has sung this song, live, more than any other artist. I'm also a great fan of Tom Jones, and I think his version is also great! I guess it's just me, but I enjoy different people singing classic songs.
CLICK ON ATTACHED (1979) VIDEO RESPONSE for another Superb version of this classic by Shirley Bassey....This video is also in HQ! The 1998 Clip is NOT in HQ, and the color if off, but Shirley's vocals come shining through, as always!
I know I'm only a 26 year old guy, but is it wrong to find her incredibly attractive? Ugh! Just about speechless. Especially when she threw her wrap on the floor.
@Txboy85A - Shirley Bassey is a sexy woman, no matter what her age. And, at 74 yo, she still is! Her magnatism is something else, and it's one of the many factors, over and above her huge VOICE which has kept her so popular for almost 60 years in show business. And because of Shirley's sexy performance style, she is one of the few artists of her genre of music who has a huge male fan base.
@Txboy85A Don't worry - I feel very strange feeling (as a woman) being attracted by a woman who is older than my mother....there must be something really seriously being sexy and seducing
Strange to come accross this remark of her as I recently stated in my blog "Shirley Bassey is the female Tom Jones. Tom Jones is the male Shirley Bassey"
She so internalized the song you can feel the song by looking at her face and listening to it. @1:36, the baton guy is so amazed by her, i would be the same if i am in the presence of her...How i wish i could have albums of her on MP3.
@iota1962 - iota - If you own a Rhapsody account, you can buy and download many of Shirley's songs over her 58+ years in the recording industry. I personally have most of Shirley's LPs, but when I find a song that I don't have, and want, I go to Rhapsody and buy it. I think it's like .99 cents (usa), for a song, so that's pretty cheap., Regards, Scot
@brendatheavenger... her voice is better than yours. get over it. maybe someday when youre like 27,000,000 times born again you can reach at least the middle of the way to her level. juss trying to help lol
OMFGHeartSurgery 6 days ago
Can you image that some one thinks that Nicky Hayley from the American Idol, sings this better than SB or TJ. Kids today don't know what GREAT singers are.
1234tla 2 weeks ago
A real diva! Even now at age 75 she's still at the top of her game. Too bad the same can't be said about the likes of Whitney Housten whose life was destroyed by booze, drugs & an unhealthy lifestyle.
acdc1408 3 weeks ago
WHAT THE FUCK??????SHE IS AAAAMAZING!!!!!!
danismarinos 3 weeks ago
One never has enough of this woman ! What a voice !!!!!! What interpretations !!!!! No wonder she has been ordained to Dame Shirley Bassey ! Is that enough ?
Karharias 1 month ago
BRAVO SHRLEY kiss from Portugal .
icaroalfa 1 month ago
she is overly dramatic and she chops every word because her voice is weak and she can't hit and sustain the notes. She's a robot.
brendatheavenger 1 month ago
@brendatheavenger LOL. So funny. Ignorant people usually are. If you've watched ANY Shirley videos before this, you'd know her voice is anything BUT weak, or unable to sustain notes. LMAO.
Rosannasfriend 1 month ago
When I read such rediculous comments from people, which are ignorant as you say, I usually go to their home page. It's amazing what you find. This guy is a huge fan of Haley Reinhart, and he's mad that she lost the Idol competition. As a small person he thus feels that he must put down another artist, who not only had a huge hit with this song, but has been in show business almost 60 years. Shirley's technique/arangement with this song has nothing to do with vocal ability.
sas9023055 1 month ago 3
@sas9023055 LOL. Thanks for the info. If this person liked that sub-par rendition of I Who Have Nothing, then I cannot blame him for not liking Shirley's superior one!
Rosannasfriend 1 month ago 2
@Rosannasfriend Right on!
restorerofbalance 2 weeks ago
i love this song
budz0328 1 month ago
lasoledade 2 months ago
Incredible performance !!!
zaherrrrrrrr 2 months ago
SOU APAIXONADA INVETERADA....AMO SCHIRLEY BASSEY, UMA VERDADEIRA DIVA....
TRANSMITE MUITAS EMOÇÕES, NÃO DA PRA SEGURAR, É MUITO LOVE
celina7987 2 months ago
Yeah....the original song was the Italian by Joe Sentieri...so it was actually written for a male voice. Wonderful performance though. Wish everyone knew the original and not the English one, it's the best one in my opinion...
artanis82 2 months ago
The original of this song was performed byJoe Sentieri: "Uno die tanti" and written by Carlo Donida and lyrics by Giulio "Mogol" Rapetti in 1961. Leiber and Stoller just wrote the Engilsh lyrics to it!
kienroy 2 months ago
there's only one Shirley Bassey. You're superb, one of a kind.
roannejohn 3 months ago
OMFG!! Do you have 'Diamonds Are Forever' from this special in this GREAT QUALITY!?
CelineReneRC 3 months ago 2
@CelineReneRC - Yes, I have uploaded this entire concert in HQ. In fact, I have been taking some time and re-uploading all of Shirley's Vids with HQ, and deleting many of the less quality vids uploaded years ago. Some of the counts are not very high because many are recent Re-Uploads. I don't know if Shirley reviews Youtube often, but I'm sure she would appreciate the great comments and the 'Likes' - Regards, Scot
sas9023055 3 months ago 3
best shatner impression
ichibanski8 3 months ago
written by Leiber and Staller
llabful 3 months ago
@llabful Your'e right about the English lyric. However, the song was actually written by an Itlalian composer by the name of Giulio Rapetti. Music by Joe Sentieri. Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller are probably the most successful composers of all time, including (mostly rock and roll) Hound Dog, Jailhouse Rock, Stand By Me, to name a few of their many hits.
fairlyfastfreddie1 2 months ago
She has a very beautiful voice! She is so so sexy in this one wow!
TheSweetKnight 3 months ago
Definitely love the duet of Luther Vandross and Martha Wash singing this song SO much better.
kestokes87 4 months ago
wow
Silverwolf352 4 months ago
Gives me chills.
nennene 4 months ago
This is the only version that really made me feel the song, not Tom Jones and definitely not Haley Reinhart.
mvillareal15 4 months ago
She did not take it back - Tom Jones conjures up far more passion and still owns this song.
Alfaguy 4 months ago
@Alfaguy if you call that cheesy delivery more passionate, that is your prerogative I guess. Bassey does own it for a lot of us, and didn't even need to take it back, cause it was never taken from her!
Rosannasfriend 4 months ago
@Alfaguy - Shirley Bassey and Tom Jones have been great friends for 4 decades, and she was just having some fun with her statement. Shirley doesn't have to take back anything because she is the person who had the hit with the song back in 1964. To this day, Shirley has sung this song, live, more than any other artist. I'm also a great fan of Tom Jones, and I think his version is also great! I guess it's just me, but I enjoy different people singing classic songs.
sas9023055 4 months ago 23
@sas9023055 Thank you, she was joking and having fun and he has thanked Shirley many times for this song.
Sylviala2009 1 month ago
@Alfaguy ... Shirley Bassey is so AWESOME!!!
ChristyLove816 3 months ago
i love haley reinharts version :)) very beutiful song
nilinoa 4 months ago
Powerful performance period!!
rcir2 4 months ago
CLICK ON ATTACHED (1979) VIDEO RESPONSE for another Superb version of this classic by Shirley Bassey....This video is also in HQ! The 1998 Clip is NOT in HQ, and the color if off, but Shirley's vocals come shining through, as always!
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gayandpeace 5 months ago
I know I'm only a 26 year old guy, but is it wrong to find her incredibly attractive? Ugh! Just about speechless. Especially when she threw her wrap on the floor.
Txboy85A 5 months ago 7
@Txboy85A - Shirley Bassey is a sexy woman, no matter what her age. And, at 74 yo, she still is! Her magnatism is something else, and it's one of the many factors, over and above her huge VOICE which has kept her so popular for almost 60 years in show business. And because of Shirley's sexy performance style, she is one of the few artists of her genre of music who has a huge male fan base.
sas9023055 5 months ago 10
@Txboy85A That my dear............is a lady!
gotmarines 5 months ago
@Txboy85A Don't worry - I feel very strange feeling (as a woman) being attracted by a woman who is older than my mother....there must be something really seriously being sexy and seducing
KerouacKatharina 5 months ago in playlist Shirley Bassey
best singer ever...........!!!xD
ferryvanderlans 5 months ago
@ferryvanderlans
Haley reinhart did better....
Gagafan26 5 months ago
The original is from Joe Sentieri.
Secretxchanel 5 months ago
She is the best ever, but this song was made for Tom Jones.
GODandPEACE 6 months ago
i like when she sing but honstly i think tom jones sing it better xD
haskeyem1 6 months ago
she is the real singer and having a real talent cuz she doesnt have an airbud and we all can see by her reaction of a song and she feel the song!!
hidalgodarren 6 months ago
Strange to come accross this remark of her as I recently stated in my blog "Shirley Bassey is the female Tom Jones. Tom Jones is the male Shirley Bassey"
KerouacKatharina 6 months ago
Sad lyrics. But as usual this is a beautiful rendition by Shirley !!
pontedupre007 6 months ago
Dude, it's a wig.
She still looks great....Always does. Wish she still performed
roberto59457 6 months ago
@roberto59457 She still does, but rather rarely.
Thorneycroft1937 6 months ago
She so internalized the song you can feel the song by looking at her face and listening to it. @1:36, the baton guy is so amazed by her, i would be the same if i am in the presence of her...How i wish i could have albums of her on MP3.
iota1962 6 months ago 6
@iota1962 - iota - If you own a Rhapsody account, you can buy and download many of Shirley's songs over her 58+ years in the recording industry. I personally have most of Shirley's LPs, but when I find a song that I don't have, and want, I go to Rhapsody and buy it. I think it's like .99 cents (usa), for a song, so that's pretty cheap., Regards, Scot
sas9023055 6 months ago
@sas9023055 thanks for the info...
iota1962 6 months ago
THIS SONG BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES...B/C I LOVED SOMEONE SO DEEP..SO REAL..SO BEAUTIFULLY... :D
YET MY LOVE MEANT ABSOLUTELY NOTHIG TO HIM...SO?...
HE WALKED AWAY LAUGHING WRAPPED UP IN SOMEONE ELSE'S ARMS.... SO SAD.. :(
BUT I'M ALRIGHT NOW...SING THAT SONG SHIRLEY!!!... :D
maryhadalittlelamb25 7 months ago 2
LADY!! FANTASTIC!!
040207MJ 7 months ago
One of the most talented and classy dames ever. What a woman she is.
skipper8257 7 months ago
I haven't heard one song by Shirley that I didn't like.
That is a true artist. !!
pontedupre007 7 months ago
Simply fabulous. And I love your haircut.
VVGrules 9 months ago
A GEM! A True true gem!
idoltyler06 10 months ago 2
She is a BEAST in the music game
pepperislove 10 months ago 2