Dame Shirley in Istanbul.

Here are some photos taken of Dame Shirley in Istanbul.  They appeared in a Turkish article but unfortunately I am unable to read what the article was about as it was in Turkish.  I understand she loves Instanbul now she has actually visited it as a tourist as before she was only there when appearing [...]

Dio come ti amo

Dio Come Ti Amo (Oh God How Much I Love You) Written by Domenico Modugno. Released on the 1991 album Keep The Music Playing. Previously sung by Domenico Modugno. This Italian singer and writer was best known for singing the international hit Volare, which he also co-wrote. Lyrics: Remember Why must I remember Why can’t [...]

Queen on a throne

This picture was included in the cover of the 1971 album “Something else” and it was also issued as a huge poster that you could find in a lot of stores during the seventies. In those day posters were very popular. Shirley included the throne scene in her performance from 1972 at the Talk of [...]

Astrid’s Simply Bassey #102

Today is the second of two requests for Mike. Another beautiful recording from the This Is My Life album. Who Am I was made famous by Petula Clark but Mike prefers Shirley’s version, and so do I. I hope you all enjoy this one today. Who Am I

Video Showcase

Following the recent unfortunate termination of my Youtube account, I’m now trying a new system to showcase videos on the blog using the popular file storage and backup service called Humyo. This is very much a trial so please leave your feedback as a comment on the blog to let me know what you think! This [...]