Dame Shirley Bassey - A House Is Not A Home

For Brian!

"A House Is Not a Home" is a 1964 song recorded by American singer Dionne Warwick. Written by the team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, the song was a modest hit in the U.S. for Warwick, peaking at #71 on the pop singles chart as the B-side of the top 40 single.


Lyrics:


A chair is still a chair
Even though there's no-one sitting there
But a chair is not a house
And a house is not a home
When there's no-one there to hold you tight
And no-one there you can kiss goodnight

A room is still a room
Even though there's nothing there but gloom
But a room is not a house
And a house is not a home
When the two of us are far apart
And one of us has a broken heart

Now and then I call your name
And suddenly your voice appears
But it's just a crazy game
When it ends, it ends in tears

Darling, have a heart
Don't let one mistake keep us apart
I'm not meant to live alone
Turn this house into a home
When I climb the stairs
And turn the key
Oh, please be there
Still in love with me

I'm not meant to live alone
Turn this house into a home
When I climb the stairs
And turn the key
Oh, please be there
Still in love with me

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[WonkaBart]

almost perfect... her overpowering vibrato ruins the subtlety of the performance.

[Thorneycroft1937]

her amazing vibrato completes the perfection of her performances as a whole

[Thorneycroft1937]

RIP Hal David

[Nils Montan]

This is one of the most difficult songs to sing. Even great singers don't necessarily deliver a great performance. It takes a fantastic voice, but more than that, it takes great emotion.

[3043poppop]

THIS IS MY JAM

[walter ruperty]

I always thought this is an original song from Luther Vandross, but now I know it better, and Dame Shirley is brilliant she ever, and ever was.

[rupert von trapp]

Three and a half minutes of pure joy. Really beautiful...the ending is breathtaking...she invests everything with total honesty.

[markie909]

Marvelous cover by a one of a kind artist, she makes this song her own.

[sas9023055]

This a wonderful clip with great pictures of Shirley! Thank-you for uploading this great song, Regards, Scot

[Barbara Thomaz]

Puta música linda!

[alnot01]

Agreed. There is nothing about Dame Shirley's appearance that stood in the way of her being a commercial success in the USA. I suspect she was too similar to Streisand who was then at her peak.