Something

Among the videotapes we received from fans was a videotape with the show from 1975 Shirley Bassey did for the BBC. The show was recorded in Bahrein, We had the show on tape but the first song, which was “Something” was missing. So in order to complete the show, which was already on the blog [...]

The Performance – Released 9th November

The new album ‘The Performance’ will be released on 9th November.  The track listing is as follows: Almost There (Tom Baxter) Apartment (Rufus Wainwright) This Time (Gary Barlow) Love You Now (Kaiser Chiefs) Our Time is Now (John Barry/Don Black) As God is my Witness (David Arnold/David McAlmont) No Good about Goodbye (David Arnold/Don Black) [...]

Astrid’s Simply Bassey #64

For today another beautiful Italian song, whose title translated into English is “Those Who Love Each Other As We Do” Music written by Domenico Modugno and lyrics by Vito Pallavicini. The song was released in 1968 on the Italian album La Vita and on an Italian Single (UA 3152, with “Epirops” on the B-side). On [...]

The Performance Of My Life

We know that the song the Pet Shop Boys have written for Shirley’s new album is called ‘The Performance Of My Life’ and Neil Tennant said he had heard it.  In an interview for Gay News Magazine he had the following to say.  It just gives a little more information and it makes me more excited about [...]

Jewelery

As we know Dame Shirley Bassey loves jewelery. Here is a short clip of Shirley and Beau at an auction in Geneva at Sotheby’s where the jewels of the Duchess of  Windsor were being auctioned. Also some articles from Dutch magazines about Shirley’s jewelery being stolen in London from her hotelroom and in Paris from her [...]

Live in Japan Part 5 -Yesterday when I was young- (Last part)

On November 25th. 1977  Shirley Bassey did another performance at Kosei-Nenkin Kaikan Hall in Tokyo. This concert was also released on a double-LP. Unfortunately it hasn’t been re-released on CD (yet). Today the last part of the Japan concert from 1974. The song is “Yesterday when I was young” and a small part of “Something”. [...]