Dame Shirley Bassey | The Living Tree (Full Version) (Official Music Video)

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Official video for Dame Shirley Bassey's single, The Living Tree. Unique and visually exciting, the video is included on the enhanced single alongside seven fantastic mixes.

It's difficult to know where to begin when it comes to describing Dame Shirley's incredible career which has spanned over 50 years. Having just celebrated her 70th birthday The Living Tree single and album prove age is no barrier for creating incredible music.

The original Welsh Diva and one of Wales' greatest musical exports, she stands tall alongside fellow Welsh singers Charlotte Church, Katherine Jenkins, Tom Jones, Cerys Matthews, Dorothy Squires, Bryn Terfel and Bonnie Tyler to name but a few.

The Living Tree was written and produced by Catherine Feeney and Nikki Lamborn of band Never The Bride. DSB fell in love with it after a chance encounter in Monte Carlo, where she now lives.

During her career Shirley has also collaborated with Swiss band Yello on The Rhythm Divine. She sang with Chris Rea on his Ferrari inspired film, La Passione, and probably most famously with The Propellerheads whose international club hit History Repeating propelled her into the spotlight. It featured on the soundtrack to the movie There's Something About Mary starring Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz and was the music behind a Jaguar car ad.

Shirley is the only singer to have recorded more than one James Bond Theme. She recorded three! Applauded by John Barry, Sean Connery and David Arnold, her hit records Goldfinger and Diamonds Are Forever ranked as the two best Bond themes ever in a recent poll, where she comfortably beat fellow Bond singers such as Tina Turner, Madonna, Paul McCartney, Matt Monro, Gladys Knight, Sheryl Crow, Lulu and Sheena Easton to the top spots. Casino Royale star Daniel Craig recently suggested DSB should record the next theme - after hearing The Living Tree you can't help but see he's got a point!

In recent years Shirley's recording of Diamonds Are Forever was sampled by hip-hop star Kanye West.

DSB has performed duets with acts such as Neil Diamond, Andy Williams, Alain Delon, Michael Ball, Bryn Terfel, Charles Aznavour, Jack Jones, Robert Goulet and Eydie Gorme and shared a stage with Ray Charles and Liza Minnelli on a successful tour.

Dame Shirley was the star of the M&S Christmas TV ad with her sparkling version of Pink's Get The Party Started. The ad, filmed in a spy movie style, featured models Twiggy, Lizzy Jagger, Erin O'Connor, Laura Bailey and Noemie Lenoir as undercover agents on a secret mission to attend an exclusive performance by DSB at a glamorous Christmas party.

DSB premiered The Living Tree at the 2005 Royal Variety Performance, acknowledged as the best in recent years. She topped the bill in her birth town of Cardiff closing the Welsh-flavoured show in spectacular style. Another highlight of the event was Catherine Tate asking the Queen "Is one bovvered?"

In a recent episode of American Idol (the US equivalent to The X-Factor) contestants Jordin Sparks, Lakisha Jones and Melinda Doolittle all chose Shirley Bassey hits to impress judges Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul. Chris Sligh said "Shirley Bassey rocks hard core" and presenter Ryan Seacrest proclaimed that it was Dame Shirley Bassey songs that ruled the night.

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[watchetboy]

The best James Bond theme that never was!

[hairtthemusicalfan]

>> 2012 <<

[matazz61]

Dame Shirley is well and truly in a league of her own - you cannot possibly compare her to anyone else. May you continue to entertain us for years to come!

[bluscorpion]

31 people forgot to water their tree, and it died!

[bluscorpion]

31 people forgot to water their tree, and it died!

[TheFireworkShopUk]

Stunning.

[AMAZONJANE63]

MMMMMMMMM....HER VOICE IS ENTRANCING!!

[copperbear66]

So, I guess the 31 people who didnt have the sense to like this..were all lady gag me and rihanna fans..aka as little ho's..

[Jevezy]

Dame Shirley Bassey, a legend, an icon. What a great singer! She should sing all the Bond theme songs. The folks that sell billions of records today have no talent, but I guess the young folks who buy their records were not exposed by their parents to great music like this. So the crap that is making it up the Billboard charts is just that, crap. Thanks for sharing this video.

[copperbear66]

Picture this...when u wake up in the morning..and I kiss your sorry ass goodbye!!