Number 7 in this wonderful series from Rien
Now we have 2007 to see in, and DSB’s 70th to celebrate on 8th January
If you are having a Birthday Party, please send a report
I’m having a little party with a few friends on the 8th, we’re all Shirley mad and will have a thoroughly Boom Boom # good time #
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49% off
In their Sale, Woolworths are offering the CD This Is My Life
List: £13.79
Save: £6.82
Now: £6.97
Good value, with 22 tracks, and you can find it on their UK web site
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1973 Royal Albert Hall
Enjoy this fabulous song, I can’t live without it!
Without You
Thanks to Scot
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Without You
Written by William Peter Ham / Tom Evans
Released in 1972 on the album And I Love You So.
A live recording had been released on the album Live In Japan.
Shirley performed this song on some more live concerts in the early 1970′s from which two specials were broadcast on TV.
Shirley Bassey has recorded this song in Spanish: Sin Ti.
Badfinger
The song was originally released by the group “Badfinger” on their album “No Dice” November 1970.
Pete Ham
Pete Ham (born in Wales 1947) was a member of this group. Even when a boy his biggest passion was music and he began playing the mouth organ at the age of four and then he turned to the guitar. In the early 1960′s he formed his first band. his co-members changed a lot over the years, and also the name of the band until they chose the name “The Iveys”.
First the band mainly covered songs from other artists, but in 1966 their new manager encouraged them to write their own songs and Ham proved the most proficient in this. He also sung and played guitar and piano.
Tom Evans
In 1967 Tom Evans (born in 1947 in Liverpool) the co-writer of this song became a member of the group. In 1969 they chose the new name “Badfinger”. They sometimes worked together with the Beatles and Paul McCartney wrote them a song.
The group believed that the 1970 “No Dice” album was their best album, others prefer the 1971 album “Straight Up”. This was the end of their successful era, because of many financial problems and differences in the group. Sadly, this was also the reason why both writers of this song hanged themselves later.
Harry Nilsson
“Without You” became famous through Harry Nilsson (born in Brooklyn 1941). The singer and songwriter released his recording of this song on his album “Nilsson Schmilsson” in November 1971 and it became a big number one hit of 1972. He completely re-orchestrated the song and with his great voice exploited the melodrama of the song. He also worked together with some Beatles members, indeed John Lennon and Paul McCartney named Nilsson as their favourite American singer at a press conference. (Nilsson was sometimes even rumoured to be joining the group.) Nilsson never performed in concert (there were occasional television appearances), preferring to craft his artistry in the studio.
In 1994 Mariah Carey had success with this song. Her single reached position number three in the US Billboard.
Thanks to Samia for the background information
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Lyrics
Well I can’t forget this evening
And your face when you were leaving
But I guess that’s just the way the story goes
You always smile
But in your eyes the sorrow shows
Yes it shows
No I can’t forget tomorrow
When I think about my sorrow
I had you there, then I let you go
And now it’s only fair that I should let you know
What you should know
I can’t live if living is without you
I can’t live
I can’t live anymore
I can’t live if living is without you
I can’t live
I can’t live anymore
Well I can’t forget this evening
And your face when you were leaving
But I guess that’s just the way the story goes
You always smile
But in your eyes the sorrow shows
Yes it shows
I can’t live if living is without you
I can’t live
I can’t live anymore
I can’t live if living is without you
I can’t live
I can’t live anymore
Transcribed by Roman
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