Astrid’s Simply Bassey #157

Today is the final of the requests from  João Carlos. Another often overlooked recording from the sixties, Dommage, Dommage. Thanks to João Carlos for all the suggestions. Lyric: Dommage, Dommage Our love was once exciting Now it’s just a game we play Too bad, too bad But nothing lasts forever All at once we lost [...]

‘Shirley – As Long As He Needs Me’ CD.

A collection of Shirley’s early recordings has been released on a 2 CD set on the GVC label.  The full title of the CD is ‘Shirley – As Long As He Needs Me … the first five years 1956-1960′.  Containing 53 tracks from her Philips and Columbia recordings all of them are now out of [...]

Edinburgh Fringe Homage to DSB.

Sue Schilperoort contacted us with the following message: I’m taking a one-woman  show to Edinburgh Fringe about how Shirley Bassey saved the life of a young woman born poor in the Welsh valleys and how she followed Dame Shirley around the globe for 30 years. I’d love to put the details on your website, but [...]

Astrid’s Simply Bassey #156

This week I’m playing for João Carlos a beautiful recording from the early seventies, It’s Impossible.         .       It’s impossible Tell the sun to leave the sky It’s just impossible . It’s impossible Ask a baby not to cry It’s just impossible . Can I hold you closer to [...]

The real Shirley Bassey -Part 4- (Last part)

The casting for the new Shirley Bassey BBC-2 drama was announced recently and is set to concentrate on Shirley’s early career, at which time flamboyant impresario Mike Sullivan was a particularly significant figure. Starting today I am serialising in 16 parts a set of articles by the late Mike Sullivan, originally published in January 1995, [...]

The real Shirley Bassey -Part 3-

This is part 3 of the 2001 documentary ‘The real Shirley Bassey’. Also some newpaper articles from 2007 and 2008 when Shirley made her comeback with the ‘Get the party started’ single and CD. For part 3 click left or right