Shirley Bassey - I am what I am

[DeloraLovecraft]

I really doknow all them rainbow sweethearts like to commandeer this shit, but really she actually sang this about herself and other women in her boat, sorry guys.........

[samaiyahful]

wow you go SHIRLEY!

[said2957]

in human rights ;everyone has the right to be what he likes ;hass the right to do what he likes but in limits;and everyone has his personal things that he wants to show to the world who;if he likes him as he is;must accept him like what he is not to be what someone likes him to be.

[secretice]

After the first 40 seconds I almost closed the window, but then she made me stop. What a great voice this is..

[Rosannasfriend]

@secretice ha! When she went "or the ovaaaaaaaaaationnnnnn!" ? Yeah. That's the kicker.

[ThePamela2712]

wow!!!

[kaltemuschi72]

A great lady!!!

[shane69999]

Id be her groupie ...that ol' horse could ride me in the dressing room any old day

neyyyyyyy neyyyyyy giddyup and watch where you put you gold finger

[NIGTHMARE70]

was soll man dazu sagen Shirley ist das was sie ist. Einfach eine grandiöse Sängerin. Weltklasse!!!

[MsLanchang]

FABULOUS!!!!!!

[lincsposter]

Those of us in the UK will know what this really means to Dame Shirley after a recent TV drama about her life! Who cares! Why not? Means more than the original stage show! Very emotional!

[randyseck]

I heard a little bit....Queen...in this this >.< lol....that sound.....is always epic.

[stephzech]

oui magnifique shiley bassey!

[yongyutyoungman]

great



[rcir2]

Wow!! What a powerful performance.

[mellysangels]

nobody can sing this song better than she does...

[lilmattyjones]

john barrowman cant top this bit of class

[angelosnt]

Amazing!!!

[julie93996]

thank you, 

[julie93996]

Thank you, I could watch Ms. Bassey all day long. Didn't she have a tv show in the UK many years ago? I can't find it on youtube. ex pat

[donkiddick08]

@julie93996 the aired in 1976 and 1979. you will find them under thorneycroft1937 and sas9023055

[YAYROSSYAY]

a little girl now grown up remembering her father with every word of ths amazing song delivered wth perfection

[aries1176]

ay ang national anthem nating mga bading kinanta ng bonggang-bongga ni shirley bassey ang galing nya

[gabiratkai]

Anything you sing,,,, I love it!

[ChrisCrossdresser]

What a timid little voice she has! NOT!

[bebenic]

spectacular.

[crishlumban]

i love shirley bassey

[oldierunner]

Shirley one of the greatest woman singer!!

[alanjacqui1]

1 word - brilliant

[123jsbach]

Hilarious!!!!!!!!!!! As camp as knickers and subtle as a fart in a library!!! Love her!

[furtado74511]

@123jsbach Jaime Beaucoup Shirley Bassey !!!!

[tigertrail1000]

Dame Shirley's songs reach out to everyone....this is wonderful!!

[tigertrail1000]

Dame Shirley's songs reach out to everyone..... wondeful song!!

[620216ful]

godess, the best voice ever

[bluenoselouie]

Absolutely fantastic !! Shirley at her best !! Thanx for the post :-)

[mahvachcheidani]

OVATION OVATION TO THIS MARVEL!

[drcollinson]

Love it, Shirley - what a legend , thx for the post :)

[JermimaSweet]

To skyheartstar777.why don't go tell it to mountains nobody really cares what u and all the other bible belt people think.ST.PAUL SAY EVERY MAN TO THIER OWN .IT'S IN THE SAME BIBLE U READ

[JermimaSweet]

uer welcome jda64

[JermimaSweet]

thank u jda64

[jda64]

@JermimaSweet You are welcome! Glad you liked it!

[idontsignin]

this song cheers me up everytime.

[sylviatjes]

Ruth Jackott from Holland sings this songs yust like Shirley Bassey. So good and so whit all the regards off Shirley . Yoy must take a looke on here Side because Ruth was yust a look a like of all the black woman whit the greates song. Lots off Sylvia Bos from Holland

[robertdamico1]

Still great and oh so beautiful!

[edwinmichalik]

I'm 21... wow

[edgar95035]

there are singers and then there's Shirley..she tops them all

[12cowwoman]

@edgar95035 -and this is one reason why I did not dare to tackle this song yet! lol, who dares to top this?

[edgar95035]

@12cowwoman "lol"...it does'nt mean however that you can't do it ..go for it :-)

[12cowwoman]

@edgar95035 - I try - but in the solitude of my livingroom, lol, and when I am sure my neighbours are at work!

[greencurl1814]

Wow ilove this women

[agnodystop]

WOW

[79274333]

Compare this true wonderful talent to todays lightweight celebrities, she is a true entertainer.

[caleb6868]

Tornado in heels lol

[helendqueen]

God, i love her!!!

[b0nni3six]

this lady is amazing. aaaaaaammmmaaaaazzzziiiinnngg!­

[heartofsamar]

i am what i am, accept me for what i am, love me as what i am.... i say things directly to the point, i never betray and more else i am real as what i am...take it or leave it.

[yookoch]

wouffffffffffffffff THE VOICE...Lady , Madame !!!! thanks for this video

[chicraig6421]

Wow, she is great!

[xxxnickysxxx]

i M FREEKIN IN LOVE WITH SONG :D

[DC11961]

@Showinbulge if you're talking vocal wise, I would have to disagree. Freddy Mercury has one outstanding range and timbre to his voice. But we all have our opinions and tastes when it comes to singing.

[Rosannasfriend]

@DC11961 if we all have our tastes, why did you have to chime in with your disagreement? I think it goes without saying we all will have different opinions. But you felt the need to correct her, and then cover it up with your "magnanimous" claim that we all have our tastes, just so no one can tell you you annoyed them. Please, and just since you didn't get it, the person said "no one has the MAGNITUDE of Shirley's voice", not " no one has the range". They are talking POWER. Freddy doesnt' match.

[DC11961]

@Showingbulge If you're talking vocal wise, yes there is. Mr. Freddy Mercury.

[ElenirLachlagos]

For those who say "this is how it's done and not different" or "it should be done by a man" or similar things: I think you did not understand what this song is about. Try listening to it again and pay attention to the lyrics.

[ballandchain25]

why why why?i don't live a Shirley's live..

[mrstanli]

I am very happy to hear,her sing with her strong and beautiful voice..

[eduardo42457]

DIVA DIVA DIVA !!!

[marekerhardt]

An atomic bomb for a voice!

[sootwhinz]

what is reedom?

[MrBuckley123]

go girl love this tune love miss bassey

[newfoundlander90sp]

@Thorneycroft1937 its good but the way it should be done is by a man.....

[Rosannasfriend]

@newfoundlander90sp tell that to the Gloria Gaynor fan below. This is how it should be done if its not by a man. I think she did it the way men and women should do it, period.

[Showinbulge]

No one, not one single person, has the voice of such magnitude as Shirley Bassey. A job well done.

[fustyans]

Gloria Gaynor did it better  :))

[Thorneycroft1937]

@fustyans

Never! This is how this song should be done.

[emanuelrp]

the universal gay song of course after over the rainbow

[SapphireLillian]

@emanuelrp yes, both outstanding songs!

[bebaylamas07]

another favorite song !!.....omg I luv her she is amazing

[SnooksCooksDucks]

Did she sing the original?

[donkiddick08]

@SnooksCooksDucks no. it's from the musical 'la cage aux folles'. it was also a hit for gloria gaynor in about 1980.

[fobesq]

We can thank the mega talents of Jerry Herman for this.

[SUAREZHI]

SHIRLEY IS VERY SEXY HERE, LOOKS GOOD WHEN A BIT FLESHY

[mandey1000]

go girl , un beatable your life is a sham till you can say .....

[mandey1000]

go girl , un beatable

[11670207]

Great song!Fabulous lyrics!Lets hope she is weill round in 25 years!Not being aweul!But honest!A trrue thind to happen!Sad i know!Who else fabe we got?xxxx

[MegaMitch1976]

I am what I am and what I am need no excuses!

[theresefaith]

u can't compare anybody to her....u have to compare everybody to her..:)

[melmeister1]

Just back from Gay pride 2010 and this song always gets u in the mood to go and wen u come back from hearin it at pride u need to listen to it again :D:D xo

[ALLHISLOVE4ME]

Great job!

[jpboston74]

WOW! Now THAT'S the way to SING it! :)

[johnny062448]

Bravo!

[johnny062448]

Bravo!

[sriyanjani]

I just love it,what a great voice and a singer

[abnormallyfunny]

truely amazing. couldn't love her more. brilliant.

[CJMcGechie]

could you imagine if someone like judy garland had been around to sing this? i think it would sound strikingly similar to this.... it's too fantastic to really describe

[leoyazn]

in South America in 1982, Argentina Sandra Mihanovich singer, who has openly declared his homosexuality made this song a gay anthem. Look is youtube "Sandra Mihanovich soy lo que soy" and you can hear the version in spanish.

[Reyannism]

..BRAVO!!!! pretty amazing!

[jhkiaimelavie]

je pleure a chaque fois que je l'écoute...

[mahvachcheidani]

ovation OVATION for this splendid masterpiece!

[PennyBizarre]

Now theres a song & performance give life a kick in the butt :)

Shirley is an ICON <3

[777mommag]

what a voice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!and power off the scale.........

wonderful song it should be an anthem for all of us

in the lgbt community.DSB puts all other singers well behind

[FreeBritain1]

Class and like a fine wine...... :-).

[bellini7verdi]

una de las tres mas grandes cantantes que han existido.todas distintas.pero que dieron lo mejor en el planeta.todo su ser de estrellas,nebulosas y materia oscura.MIREILLE MATHIEU......SHIRLEY BASSEY......Y JOAN SUTHERLAND.........UNA GOZADA DE VOCESSSSSSS PARA SER FELICES PARA LA ETERNIDADDDDDDDDDDD

[marciab8]

@gfks11,

✿Thank you for sharing, my sweet Renataღ

ღWonderful song✿Great choice!

wonderful images ✿

Wonderful video creation and editionღ

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[shjikarah]

ETERNAL Shirley.......

[jjmarquete]

What a F***** voice!

[MisterAdaggioChile]

this amazing lady moves me so much..I'm touched by her beatiful voice..I LOVE THIS LADY

[WESTON147]

She is really a professional. Real beautiful. I love this song. Brovo!

[mahvach]

wonderful song of freedom

[plato12000]

AMAZING voice!!

She should sing unaccompanied.

The orchestra is a distraction.

[Thorneycroft1937]

Great performance as always by the one and only.

[PeaceFan1]

I am what I am and what I am is, Stunned how bad Bassey is !! Part Maria Callas wanna be trying to sing as fast and loud as she can...LOL ..

I beat my own "ear " Drums , to stop the noise ..xo

[Rocketjay12]

Her voice and her beauty are ageless!

[ajbeeful]

My late wife and I saw Dame Shirley twice in live concerts - can only be described as superb. This was one of my wife's favourite songs - the combination of the two is awsome and a real tearjerker for me.

[Abuamina001]

Mashallah. Simply beautiful.

[opossum765]

amazing performance.

[wilswift]

wow SHE IS SUPERB I see that diane ross took alot from her and tina turner

[drakason]

From one Welsh Queen to another, hat's off to you Shirl ;0)

[lincsposter]

I am what I am thanks to Dame Shirley!

[brix05]

A true natural born performer thats shirley bassey is .love you ..

[mahvachcheidani]

by great goddess of freedom and justice i meant ROSA LUXEMBURG who was assassinated together with karl liebknecht by rabid beasts who were freikorps

[EarlofWinchester]

Communist swine.

[mahvachcheidani]

i take communist volantarily & thank you & swine keep it for you yourself.

[mahvachcheidani]

"i am what i am and what i am needs no excuses" or as clint eastwood puts it : " i'm not gonna apologize for who i am"

these are splendid expressions of freedom and as the great goddess of freedom and justice said "reedom is always only freedom of those who think differently" viva freedom viva shirley bassey and thank you jda64 for this splendid song going right to the bottom of heart thank you

[jda64]

I am glad you liked it!!!

[redredreds100]

@mahvachcheidani what a complete lot of shite, just enjoy the song

[okayfine62]

Superb!!!!!

[lincsposter]

I want this version at my funeral! God Bless Dame Shirley!

[zipppit89]

This song makes me feel less... alone.

[techslam]

@zipppit89 you are never alone.....

[Gaygarious]

@zipppit89 WE ARE NOT ALONE!!!!!! I Love You!!!!!!

[afrodite122000]

@zipppit89 this makes me feel like a superhero :) . especially whatching such an performance

[rayzordee]

no other Divas but the Dame!!!!

[DesireePevengra]

Some people were put on this Earth toentertain others and make them feel good. Shirley Bassey is one of those. She is just a natural entertainer who gives her all at every performance. I love this song. And no one could ever sing it like Shirley.

[jmdm1957]

the first diva and still the best,

[Republicrat74]

An amazing voice and performance for Dame Shirley, still looking so fabulous at almost 70!

[jazzman427]

If I paid a million to see her in person I know that would get more than my money worth!!

[nlsnbebang]

she's a force of nature...

[Shanniquitie]

this woman is amazing. camp on legs.

[nigelwilletts]

wot a lady with apowerfull voice a class of her owen  xx

[Clof1959]

Dame Shirley Bassey...The #1 Diva of my lifetime and I mean that in all the "Good Ways"....What a Lady, what a Singer, what a Performer....You can't get any better then Shirley...

Bob, Palm Springs, Ca. USa

[bonnieisbest]

i love this song. i'm a bonnie tyler fan but i think shirley might be better!!

[marieurbach]

Wonderful and her voice is extraordinary.

[lesamisdemimi]

I'm crazy about Shirley Bassey ! What a voice ! I can hear her singing for hours...

[AZDynamics]

Shirley Bassey - An incomparable phenomenon.