Thank you to Philip for letting us know about a radio interview Shirley did with Alex Belfield that is available to listen to on a site www.celebrityradio.co.uk. When you log on select search and put in Shirley Bassey. It’s the only Shirley interview on there. It lasts for around 18 minutes.
For you to listen to today is the song “Light My Fire”
Hello,
My name is Thomas Hockling and I am Astrid’s husband. Friends asked me to play songs recorded by Shirley Bassey. I felt that this is an impossible task because her interpretations are unsurpassable.
The only chance is maybe finding my own initimate version (of Light My Fire), which may work. So I tried my own compact version which I recorded live (vocals and keyboard). Dieter, a member of my band added further drums and the bass. I hope you can accept my version alongside Shirley Bassey’s great interpretations and thanks a lot for listening.
Yours,
Thomas
And here is Shirley’s rendition of “Light my fire”
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