A very glamorous Dame Shirley posing at her Monte Carlo home
The song “Here’s to life” was never recorded by Dame Shirley Bassey. This recording was made at a concert in Manchester in 2006.
It was on YouTube before and Cheryl requested it. She wrote:
I have looked all over for Dame Shirley Bassey’s performance of HERE’S TO LIFE. I have had to listen to other artists’ performances of that song. The other artists are good, but there is only one DSB. The song was on the blog, along with Eartha KItt’s version, but they were removed. Please let me know where I can hear/buy that song by DSB. Thanks. Spence
Terence Lee wrote:
I love `Here`s to life` after Shirley included the song at Wembley Arena in 2006. According to Peggy it was recorded for `Another audience with DSB` but not broadcast. Hopefully if the new dvd is successful then some of this`lost` footage may become available.
The Propellerheads featuring Miss Shirley Bassey.
Written by Alex Gifford.
Released in 1997 on The Propellerheads’ album Decksandrumsandrockandroll, with vocals by Shirley Bassey for this song. Three different mixes were released on the History Repeating Singles. The song is also on the 2000 collection The Greatest Hits – This Is My Life and on the 2003 album`” Thank you for the Years.”
The song is also on the soundtrack album of the film There’s Something About Mary from 1998, and is used by Jaguar for its S-Type car TV commercial. The tune was used as the theme for the UK Channel Four chat show “So Graham Norton”, Graham Norton’s former chat show.
On the sleeve note from the History Repeating Singles Shirley Bassey is thanked for ‘being up for it’ and Chris Lawson is thanked for recording ‘Miss Bassey’s Splendour’.
This song was wonderfully performed live during the Thank you for the Years Tour 2003, and has also been performed at many live shows and on a BBC television and radio special.
Originally it had been announced that a remix of this song by the Propellerheads would be on The Remix Album…Diamonds Are Forever, but it wasn’t. Remixes do exist, but only on DJ CDs.
Some information about the making of the History Repeating music video is on the video and DVD Divas Are Forever. There you will see that it took several hours to film and that Shirley had problems with the shoes.
Click the picture to see the video
Lyrics History repeating:
The word is about, there’s something evolving
Whatever may come, the world keeps revolving
They say the next big thing is here
That the revolution’s near
But to me it seems quite clear
That it’s all just a little bit of history repeating
The newspapers shout a new style is growing
But it don’t know if it’s coming or going
There is fashion, there is fad
Some is good, some is bad
And the joke is rather sad
That its all just a little bit of history repeating
And I’ve seen it before
And I’ll see it again
Yes I’ve seen it before
Just little bits of history repeating
Some people don’t dance, if they don’t know who’s singing
Why ask your head, it’s your hips that are swinging
Life’s for us to enjoy
Woman, man, girl and boy
Feel the pain, feel the joy
And side step the little bits of history repeating
Just little bits of history repeating
And I’ve seen it before
And I’ll see it again
Yes I’ve seen it before
Just little bits of history repeating
Dame Shirley attended Sir Elton John’s White Tie & Tiara Ball. She is seen arriving in the photo below. This is an annual event which Dame Shirley usually attends. This was the 12th year the event has been held. It benefits the Elton John AIDS Foundation which is a very worthy cause.
To listen to a extract of the title song to the forthcoming film ‘Sir Billi’ click on the link below. Once on the site click on ‘Music’ and then on Dame Shirley Bassey. At the bottom of the write up click ‘listen’ and you will hear the extract. I hope you really enjoy it.
