Concert from the Costa del Sol 1990 Part 3 (With interview)

A great concert from 1990. Shirley Bassey performed at the Costa Del Sol in Spain. The concert was broad casted by Spanish television. Shirley lived in Marbella at the time and after that she moved to Monte Carlo where she still resides.

 

Concert from the Costa del Sol 1990 Part 2

A great concert from 1990. Shirley Bassey performed at the Costa Del Sol in Spain. The concert was broad casted by Spanish television. Shirley lived in Marbella at the time and after that she moved to Monte Carlo where she still resides.

About the dress Shirley Bassey is wearing for this performance: A sparkling stage ensemble by Douglas Darnell comprising a bias cut gown with fitted bodice, the orange silk chiffon ground densely embroidered overall with tangerine beads and scattered with Swarowski aurora borealis crystals, the thin shoulder straps crossing above a low-cut back with two long strands of crystals and orange beads terminating in large tassels of vari-coloured crystals and imitation pearls, the skirt with flowing train lined in gold tissue; and a voluminous sleeveless coat with flowing train, the orange silk chiffon ground encrusted with two tangerine and pink sequins, the edges and caped collar trimmed with a deep border of tangerine ostrich feathers with flowing train, lined in gold silk tissue.
Weight of the gown approx. 4.5 kg.

Concert from the Costa del Sol 1990 Part 1

 Today the start of a new series of a great concert from August the 21.st 1990. Shirley Bassey performed at the Costa Del Sol in Spain. The concert was broad casted by Spanish television. Shirley lived in Marbella at the time and after that she moved to Monte Carlo where she still resides. At the start of the concert a comment is made by the Spanish tv. Unfortunately there is little piece missing at the beginning of the comment. Here is the translation of the comment:

……played James Bond but James Bond will always be Sean Connery The same goes for the soundtracks from 007. The James Bond theme will always be ‘Goldfinger’ sung by Shirley Bassey. Just like her compatriot Sean Connery, Shirley Bassey is an inhabitant of the Costa del Sol and one of her last recordings was done in Spanish.

But her succes in the professional field has counteracted and shadowed her private life. Recently she had to go through the death of one of her three children Also she had to go through two divorces and many emotional failures .
In spite of all this she remained optimistic.

Now becoming a grandmother again, she still thinks she has always found the ideal partners but at the wrong moments. Against depression and misfortune she has only one solution and that is to SING. Sing with all the power she has is the strength that this girl from Tiger Bay in Cardiff has.

 As she says: ‘This evening at the Castillo de Peralada (castle of Peralada), when the lights go down I will forget about all my misfortunes, thanks to the public’s love.’ (With special thanks to Pablo Aharonian for the translation).

Astrid’s Simply Bassey #48

I was so happy to receive a mail from Eddie saying “Thank you so much for playing a song for me. You do not imagine how I felt when I read my name along the lines. but now I want more…I recently found out the richness of “Does Anybody Miss Me” album. And for me the most important thing is that Shirley’s voice was gradually changing at that time. Four albums later and her voice was very diferent then. Well, only fans like us have “professional ears” for that, haven’t us?”
And today another song for Eddie, a special song from the “Does Anybody Miss Me” album – an album we’ll soon be able to enjoy digitally remastered from BGO. Click on the CD cover to the right of this page to order your copy and check out the recent blog reports on this most exciting of back catalogue new releases. I hope you enjoy the song Eddie and I wish you and everyone a great weekend.

 

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