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Showbiz SingingLegend DAME SHIRLEY BASSEY Sings For Us On Strictly-How Lucky Are We?
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TerryM22
16-11-2014
Originally Posted by Pet Monkey:
“Credit where it's due. She has taken good care of her voice. Incredible. How old is she? Amazing ballsy performance

It's not my thing... but I am hugely impressed”

Me too Pet Monkey me too.
matchmaker
16-11-2014
My favourite Bond film and my favourite Bond song. She totally nailed it!
hallc
16-11-2014
I could not stand her in the 60s , so I have not changed my mind , went to make coffee when she came on...
matchmaker
16-11-2014
Originally Posted by hallc:
“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....
lorrieathome
16-11-2014
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!
TerryM22
16-11-2014
Originally Posted by hallc:
“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.
TerryM22
16-11-2014
Originally Posted by lorrieathome:
“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.
reclinewithme
16-11-2014
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.
yorkshirelass2
16-11-2014
Originally Posted by yellowlabbie:
“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.
Miss C. DeVille
16-11-2014
Sorry didn't see this thread and started a new one.
TerryM22
16-11-2014
Originally Posted by yorkshirelass2:
“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.
Tellystar
16-11-2014
How old is she ?
There were no close ups
yorkshirelass2
16-11-2014
Originally Posted by Tellystar:
“How old is she ?
There were no close ups”

77 I think.
primer
16-11-2014
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.
alan29
16-11-2014
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.
warszawa
16-11-2014
Originally Posted by primer:
“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.
janetcomelately
16-11-2014
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.
phoenixhaj
16-11-2014
Originally Posted by TerryM22:
“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.
alan29
16-11-2014
Originally Posted by janetcomelately:
“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.
Grumpy_Alan
16-11-2014
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.
daziechain
16-11-2014
Originally Posted by phoenixhaj:
“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.
David Wright
16-11-2014
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?
warszawa
16-11-2014
Originally Posted by David Wright:
“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.
TerryM22
17-11-2014
Originally Posted by warszawa:
“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.
TerryM22
17-11-2014
Originally Posted by David Wright:
“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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