Astrid’s Simply Bassey #85

For this post-Christmas blog, a more somber note as we remember our dear friend Jean Reade who died on this day last year. I am playing Thank You for the Years, which was a particular favourite of Jean’s. Our thoughts today are with Janice, Audrey and all the family. Jean will never be forgotten. Thank [...]

Eartha Kitt

Today, one year ago,  Eartha Kitt died.  A few months prior to her death she did a tour where this CD/DVD was recorded. ‘Live at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival”.  From this DVD I’d like to show you the song “Here’s to life” also beautifully sung by Shirley at a concert a few years ago. Dame [...]

HAPPY CHRISTMAS!

The blog team wishes everybody a wonderful Christmas.  Also of course to Dame Shirley who is now enjoying her holidays. We want to thank her and her team for the wonderful things they gave us this year. We now go back to Christmas 1986 with Shirley & Des O’Connor, Tom Jones and Freddy Starr. Des [...]

DSB and Des O’Connor

By special request of Amy we will now review all the performances of Dame Shirley and Des O’Connor. She says she likes the performances of Dame Shirley and Des very much because they always are very funny and because Dame Shirley always seems very relaxed with Des. They go back a long time and have [...]

That’s right (Love is no game)

In 1984 Shirley Bassey released the single ‘That’s Right (Love is no game)’. The Belgium producer Eddy Luycks also produced her former single ‘Thought I’d ring you’  with Alain Delon. The single was released both on vinyl (1984) and CD  (1988). To listen to the extended version

Astrid’s Simply Bassey #81

This week I’d like to play a song requested by my dear friend Terry, who asked me if i could include the song Ballad of the sad young men on my Simply Bassey. He said: “I love her singing this record from the mid seventies, we don’t hear much about this song but I think [...]