Now the duet Dame Shirley Bassey did with Jimmy Tarbuck on his show ‘After ten with Tarbuck’ in 1988. This TV-performance of the Dame can also be found on the DVD ‘On TV Shirley Bassey’ Unfortunately this duet is not included on the DVD. Probably because of the credits. Song: ‘Hey good lookin’.
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For this Video Showcase we have the hilarious duet Dame Shirley Bassey did with Freddie Starr on his 1984 show. At the end of the show Dame Shirley gets flowers and does a little dance. (Special thanks to Rien for the video) Below also a newspaper article from the year 1984. It is not very correct but maybe interesting to read.
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Today the other duet with Al Corley which is the B-side of the single ‘Remember’. For the instrumental version CLICK HERE
(Special thanks to Scot for the video)
| Lyrics Al Corley Version |
Shirley Bassey:
Thought I’d ring you
And tell you I’m in town
Hope to see you
Yes, dinner would be fine
Do you remember when you and I first met?
I know I do, do you?
Al Corley:
Hey baby
It’s sure good to hear your voice again
Of course I haven’t forgotten the day we first met
If you remember
We both had our eye on the same cab
And just as we got there
Mmhmm… it started to rain
I guess I’ll never forget that look in your eye
Not that look
Shirley Bassey:
Lost and confused
Whatever could I do?
Nothing to lose
Oh, don’t you see I trusted you?
Caught in the rain on such a sunny day
Caught in the rain on such a special day with you
Nice to see you
You’ve hardly changed, it’s true
A little older
But time’s been kind to you
Do you remember a very special night?
You know I do, do you?
Al Corley:
Do I? .. Mmhmm, mmhmm ..
You know, that neither of us really cared where we were headin’
Aahh, not that night
And that cabbie dropped us off at that little French restaurant I knew
And what with the wine and the food
We just never noticed the time
I know I kept on wishing that night would never, ever end
Shirley Bassey:
Lost and confused
Whatever could I do?
Nothing to lose
Oh, don’t you see I trusted you?
Caught in the rain on such a sunny day
Caught in the rain on such a special day with you
Lost and confused
Whatever could I do?
Nothing to lose
Oh, don’t you see I trusted you?
Caught in the rain on such a sunny day
Caught in the rain on such a special day with you
(Transcribed by Tim and Roman)
Heathrow airport London 1983
(Special thanks to Rien for the newspaper articles)
As I Love You – Greek CD
As there is nothing new happening regarding DSB I thought I would post about some of the more unusual CDs that have been released.
Many of you will be aware that I collect Shirley CDs from all over the world and I’m always delighted when I find one which I do not have. I was particularly happy when I saw one on eBay which I’d never seen before a couple of weeks ago. Although the date given for release on the back is 2010 the description on eBay said that the CD is no longer available as the company had closed. Initially the high starting price for bids made me think to not bother about it but once seen I couldn’t forget it. I decided I had to bid and won the auction. I was the only bidder as I think the price would have put people off but collecting Bassey CDs is my passion I went for it. Friends and family think I’m totally crazy but I’ve been a fan since 1960 and I’m not going to stop now.
The CD in question is a Greek release called ‘As I Love You’ on the Music Box label. It’s a 2CD set and is one from ‘The Great Singers’ series. As you can imagine all the tracks are from the Philip’s catalogue. CD1 contains 18 tracks and CD2 contains the ‘Cafe de Paris’ EP and the ‘Born Tos Sing The Blues’ album which is a total of 13 tracks. It is a digipak sleeve and at the moment is still sealed. I like the way they have made the sleeve look ‘aged’ and I’m very pleased with my purchase. I have no idea as to the quality as I’ve resisted the temptation to open the CD at present. I know all the tracks and they are very unlikely to be alternative recordings.
Track Listing
At this time I have no confirmed information of the EMI ‘Shirley’ CD set that should have been released but I have heard that EMI are considering issuing it as a 2 CD set and not including the ‘live’ album as Capitol are still holding out on that. If that is right I hope it will appear soon!
