Astrid’s Simply Bassey #153

This week I’m playing another request for João Carlos, the title song from Shirley’s 1969 album, Does Anybody Miss Me. Does anybody miss me? Anybody feel the way I do? Doesn’t anybody wonder If my lost and lonely heart is missing you? What kind of world can this be That makes two lovers play a [...]

Pop queens

Today a short clip from a 2004  TV-programme called: ‘Pop queens, the rivals’. The programme was about divas like: Cher, Diana Ross, Whitney Houston, Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Maria Carrey of course Dame Shirley Bassey and many more.  (Special thanks to Susan for the clip) For the video CLICK HERE or CLICK HERE If you want [...]

The sea and the sand

Today we have a request from Dame Shirley fan Eddie Star from Brazil and he writes: As always, every post is a kind of diamond. Every picture is a kind of ruby. Thanks. I really would like to use this comment to ask if it is possible to download the video of Dame Shirley singing “sea [...]

The last 1976 BBC show -Part 6- (Last part)

Today the last part of the 1976 BBC-show. Song is the Sandro song:‘The greatest performance of my life’ from the ‘I Capricorn’ album. Also a song that was recorded for the 1976 shows but was rejected and never broadcasted. The song was ‘Going, going, gone’ from the ‘Never never never’ album. For the ‘Greatest performance [...]

Astrid’s Simply Bassey #152

This week the first of several requests kindly sent by João Carlos, who kindly highlighted some of Shirley’s most successful recordings that have not been featured on this weekly blog feature. Starting with Never, Never, Never. Lyric: I’d like to run away from you But if you never found me, I would die I’d like [...]

The last 1976 BBC show -Part 5-

Today part  5 of the 1976 BBC-show. Song is the Stevie Wonder song ‘All in love is fair’ from the album ‘Good bad but beautiful’  For the video click left or right please