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Showbiz SingingLegend DAME SHIRLEY BASSEY Sings For Us On Strictly-How Lucky Are We?

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    matchmakermatchmaker Posts: 1,104
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    My favourite Bond film and my favourite Bond song. She totally nailed it!
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    hallchallc Posts: 200,587
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    I could not stand her in the 60s , so I have not changed my mind , went to make coffee when she came on...
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    matchmakermatchmaker Posts: 1,104
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    hallc wrote: »
    I could not stand her in the 60s , so I have not changed my mind , went to make coffee when she came on...

    Then don't bother commenting on a thread about her....:confused:
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    lorrieathomelorrieathome Posts: 180
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    I was worried in case the years might have diminished her voice - but I needn't have worried because she was pure quality. Thank you for that treat Strictly! :)
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    TerryM22TerryM22 Posts: 19,463
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    hallc wrote: »
    I could not stand her in the 60s , so I have not changed my mind , went to make coffee when she came on...

    Big mistake you missed a classic performance.
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    TerryM22TerryM22 Posts: 19,463
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    I was worried in case the years might have diminished her voice - but I needn't have worried because she was pure quality. Thank you for that treat Strictly! :)

    Thank you indeed, pure Gold.
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    reclinewithmereclinewithme Posts: 3,059
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    There was a dodgy note right at the start, I thought uh-oh, this is going to be grim - but thank God she seemed to warm into it and got better as she went on.
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    yorkshirelass2yorkshirelass2 Posts: 2,804
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    Yes, Shirley's a true legend, a real superstar. I will actually watch the results show and I rarely watch it.

    Well you had a treat, as did we all. Dame Shirley is a true superstar. For once she did NOT need the dancers and I wish they had just left her on her own. I loved her.
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    Miss C. DeVilleMiss C. DeVille Posts: 6,042
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    Sorry didn't see this thread and started a new one.
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    TerryM22TerryM22 Posts: 19,463
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    Well you had a treat, as did we all. Dame Shirley is a true superstar. For once she did NOT need the dancers and I wish they had just left her on her own. I loved her.

    I wish the dancers were not there too, she needed no distractions, singing alone is where she is best at home.
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    TellystarTellystar Posts: 12,253
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    How old is she ?
    There were no close ups
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    yorkshirelass2yorkshirelass2 Posts: 2,804
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    Tellystar wrote: »
    How old is she ?
    There were no close ups

    77 I think.
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    primerprimer Posts: 6,370
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    beginning and end were ever so slightly dodgy, but she has a way of not making it matter in the slightest, what a powerhouse of a performance.
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    alan29alan29 Posts: 34,643
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    I thought it was going to be terrible. But she has taken good care of her larynx and there is still power in her diaphragm. Just the odd duff note. But still a PROPER performance.
    Incredible.
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    warszawawarszawa Posts: 4,437
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    primer wrote: »
    beginning and end were ever so slightly dodgy, but she has a way of not making it matter in the slightest, what a powerhouse of a performance.

    Yes, the opening line had me worried but i needn't have been. A rare talent.
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    janetcomelatelyjanetcomelately Posts: 7,405
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    Shirley was amazing. Must be something about the Welsh as she and Tom Jones have kept their voices whereas the likes of Paul McCartney, Elton, Cliff and Meat Loaf have all lost theirs.
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    phoenixhajphoenixhaj Posts: 13
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    TerryM22 wrote: »
    I wish the dancers were not there too, she needed no distractions, singing alone is where she is best at home.

    Shirley Bassey was fabulous. Wish the BBC would understand when there is a star in the house there is no need for anyone else. Shirley on her own without the dancers was more than enough. There are singers and then there are stars and Shirley is a star.
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    alan29alan29 Posts: 34,643
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    Shirley was amazing. Must be something about the Welsh as she and Tom Jones have kept their voices whereas the likes of Paul McCartney, Elton, Cliff and Meat Loaf have all lost theirs.

    I bet she and Tom still have singing teachers and still do vocal warm-ups etc to protect their voices.
    I doubt if the others have ever had a singing lesson.
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    Grumpy_AlanGrumpy_Alan Posts: 1,672
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    Slightly off key at the beginning but her performance was great - unlike the old ffool, a true star.

    So much better than those untalented, unmusical inarticulate simians that spoiled the programme earlier.
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    daziechaindaziechain Posts: 12,124
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    phoenixhaj wrote: »
    Shirley Bassey was fabulous. Wish the BBC would understand when there is a star in the house there is no need for anyone else. Shirley on her own without the dancers was more than enough. There are singers and then there are stars and Shirley is a star.
    But then no dancers and she would've been called a diva. I liked it better that the dancers were there from the start ... MUCH better idea. None of that embarrassing applause when they appear and both dancers and singers can be appreciated equally.
    She's still got a great set of lungs.
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    David WrightDavid Wright Posts: 4,013
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    Great performance. Made up for that awful noise earlier.

    I notice Shirley Bassey is trending on Twitter LOL!

    I think the great thing about her is that she doesn't appear on TV that much. Maybe a couple of times a year on telly? When she does appear it's still something pretty special.

    I assume that's partly how she's protected her voice after all these years?
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    warszawawarszawa Posts: 4,437
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    Great performance. Made up for that awful noise earlier.

    I notice Shirley Bassey is trending on Twitter LOL!

    I think the great thing about her is that she doesn't appear on TV that much. Maybe a couple of times a year on telly? When she does appear it's still something pretty special.

    I assume that's partly how she's protected her voice after all these years?

    She was on Graham Norton recently and was as sharp as ever.
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    TerryM22TerryM22 Posts: 19,463
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    warszawa wrote: »
    She was on Graham Norton recently and was as sharp as ever.

    Oh dear I missed it, did she sing as well or there only as a guest.
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    TerryM22TerryM22 Posts: 19,463
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    Great performance. Made up for that awful noise earlier.

    I notice Shirley Bassey is trending on Twitter LOL!

    I think the great thing about her is that she doesn't appear on TV that much. Maybe a couple of times a year on telly? When she does appear it's still something pretty special.

    I assume that's partly how she's protected her voice after all these years?



    Its amazing that she still has that power in her voice its remarkable, I'm not surprised that Dame Shirley is trending on twitter she is very popular.
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    warszawawarszawa Posts: 4,437
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    TerryM22 wrote: »
    Oh dear I missed it, did she sing as well or there only as a guest.

    Just a guest i think.
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