Donna Loren sings "Goldfinger" on Shindig (1965)

[nourbutwatmi]

Great clip...

[lisaleeharpwaugh]

I LOVE THIS VERSION!

[amuslima99]

No one can sing it like the "BASS", whether they were trying to or not-but she wasn't that bad. Now can anyone tell me who wrote "Goldfinger" ? Trivia Question.

[Thorneycroft1937]

@amuslima99 Music written by John Barry who died earlier this year, lyrics written by lyricist Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (lyricist and singer who recorded the first Goldfinger version ever.) The Newley Bricusse duo has written many amazing songs such as What Kind Of Fool Am I (which was awarded a Grammy) or Feeling good. By the way, the first person ever besides Barry to hear the music of Goldfinger was veteran actor Sir Michael Caine.

[amuslima99]

@Thorneycroft1937 Ah... not bad. Lol ! (I'm just kidding). Very good and thanks for all that info. I trying to think of the one person I've heard sing "What Kind of Fool Am I". I think Robert Goulet. Someone with a booming voice for sure. Yeah, Anthony Newley, if I'm not mistaken wrote songs for Dr.Doolittle w/Rex Harrison also. You know Anthony Newley use to be married to Joan Collins of whom they have a child together.

[amuslima99]

No one can sing it like the "BASS", whether they were trying to or not-but she wasn't that bad. Now can anyone tell me who wrote "Goldfinger" ?

[Lockemeister]

She's only 17-18 years old here. Great poise and class.

[amuslima99]

@Lockemeister They groom performers to have all that.

[Joez86]

Super.

[leesagrrlgrrl]

Hey Swinging60sGuy!!! Thanx so much for all the awesome stuff!!! Is any of it transcoded to VIDEO_TS? I'd so LOVE to have a Donna Loren Compilation!!!

[askl23]

Who was the band up just before her?

[ObeyVonZip]

You're talking my lingo Swinging60sGuy. I subscribed, cuz I like you. And when VonZipper likes someone, they stay liked. : )

[Tesiay]

What a voice. Both here and in those Beach movies.

[SIGNALSTAT]

um i would like to gold finger her.even if she is 63 she looks dam hot for a women her age.

[SMITHFRANK]

Just one word says it all....."Babe-o-licious" ! .......Now that's what I call a dream girl...

Heggs has Spoken ........

[merseymain]

Interesting

[styminho]

nice try.. shirley bassey owns this one baby!

[JohnnyGNV]

MUCH BETTER here than she was in those countless Beach movies that

she was in ~

[alcockell]

@JohnnyGNV Then again, with a John Barry score...

[westrokker]

she's gorgeous!

[HJMC3345]

So much talent, it's really unfair to the rest of us.

[poptopia1]

she looks really great in this clip, toned down the perky

[speedoflite1]

Wonderously and drippingly sexy voice has she. Love it in black & white vid!

[Zippertheslipper]

All I can say is wow!!!!!!

[strongarmeric]

Mmmm hmmm music now-a-days cant even be called music, well actually there is some good songs, but nothing compared to shindig 65, i mean i am only 23 but come on!!

[elvidom2]

She has the look Elvis would have liked...

[Rosannasfriend]

she does sound great! I'm with those who say Shirley is still the best, but that doesn't mean this girl wasn't amazing, lol. I think she was trying to pay tribute to Shirl in a way, cause she sings it almost exactly the same way. Even the grunt at the end! LOL.

[Thorneycroft1937]

@Rosannasfriend

I think that, too!

But of course nobody sings this song like Shirley,

some say she was born to sing it.

[USRoute66]

AMAZING! Donna really has a living presence on this song. Not only does she look sultry, sexy and sweet, but she really delivers a complete package that kisses you upon delivery. Likewise, this is the kind of girl that a lonely satellite a zillion miles from earth, way out in the lonely depth of space, would be proud to call the girl next door.

[SimonMinisterofChaos]

I just freakin' LOVE Donna Loren!!!! I rolled my eyes when I saw she was covering Dame Shirley's song, but WOW!

Great rendition and such range!!!!!

[Thorneycroft1937]

Nice version but this song belongs to Shirley.

[LeilaniHelepololei]

WOW!

[godoylego]

I had no idea she had the range or presence she displays in this clip. I think she does really well by the song...and it's one of my all-time favorites!!

[juttkeys]

wow is that Donna Loren???

I love her more everytime i see her

young kids dont know what its about these days

[gayboylaca]

I'm glad you posted this. A side of Donna I've never seen.

[RogerFS]

16) when this orginally aired and I was horrified. The song, her get up and the performance made her seem older than her years--I blame the writers and producers, not Loren. Shindig was there before Hullaballo and I watched both but this particular performance stands out as one of the reason's why I preferred Hullaballo. Just compare this performance to Maryanne Faithful's "As Tears Go By" on Hullaballo that same year.

[DA90027]

Blacksocks, SHE WASN"T Trying to be Shirley Bassey, it was a younger hipper version done for teens. Donna is a great singer comparing her to Bassey is like apples & oranges. Both are great.

[starringJayMcK]

You've outdone yourself this time, Swingin60sGuy. I'm speechless....

Oh, Donna was wonderful too (as always)!

[Swinging60sGuy]

Thanks, starringJayMcK !

[blacksockssp]

interesting - hardly dame shirley

[GB356]

Probably my favorite Donna Loren clip. Thanks for posting Swinging60sGuy!

[Swinging60sGuy]

You're welcome, GB. More to come...

[drmorose]

WOW!

It's hard to believe this sultry woman was only 18 at the time.