The Bond movie theme songs are so iconic! So many famous singers . Tom Jones - Thunderball Nancy Sinatra - You Only Live Twice Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever Paul McCartney &Wings - Live and Let Die Lulu - The Man With The Golden Gun Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better Shirley Bassey - Moonraker Sheena Easton - For Your Eyes Only Rita Coolidge - All Time High Duran Duran - A View To A Kill A-ha - The Living Daylights Gladys Knight - License To Kill Tina Turner - GoldenEye Sheryl Crow - Tomorrow Never Died Garbage - The World Is Not Enough Madonna - Die Another Day Chris Cornell - You Know My Name Jack White & Alicia Keys - Another Way To Die Adele - Skyfall Sam Smith - Writings On The Wall Billie Eilish - No Time to Die ❤❤❤❤❤❤
You also forgot Sheena Easton`s 007 Hit...For your Eyes Only...Beautifully Sung.... Oh,to Rob N Amber....Try the Movie Goldfinger...It`s AMAZING....Hell,try you only live twice..BOTH THE SONG AND THE MOVIE...Both`re amazing!!!
Bassey absolutely knocked this out of the park! There have been many great Bond theme songs but this is my favorite. There's something so sinister about it: the lyrics, the orchestration and, of course, Shirley Bassey's incomparable voice.
Dame (as awarded by the Queen) Shirley Bassey is one of the greatest live performers who has ever lived. Her performances are legendary. She is adored by millions of fans like myself. It is a pity you did not see a video of her performing "Goldfinger" or "I, Who Have Nothing" or "Diamonds Are Forever" or the incredible "This Is My Life". If you did, you will sit there transfixed as you did for Pavarotti and for "Barcelona".
Every live performance that she does is astounding because you see her with the full orchestra delivering sassy facial expressions and jestures like actress and opera singer! each performance is a magnificent jewel onto itself!
Fun Fact! If you listen closely, you'll hear an acoustic guitar mixed in with the orchestra. And who was playing that guitar? None other than Jimmy Page, soon to be the rock god and guitarist with Led Zeppelin! He was a major session guitar player in his early career. Another little tidbit (I learned all of this in the documentary about Abbey Road Studios that Paul McCartney's daughter directed recently) is that Shirley Bassey held that final note for so long while she was waiting for the credits to end (she was watching while recording) that she fainted as soon as she finished, standing right near Jimmy.
Dame Shirley Bassey is a national treasure in Wales and the UK. She is what used to be called a belter and push out a note like no other often likened to the female Tom Jones and has definitely done a few Vegas shows as well. Her version of "I who have nothing" is a total show stopper and my favourite version. She is now 86 and last performed live at the end of last year (she definitely still has it). Her life story is amazing and she has fought through so many adversities. She is still a very beautiful and elegant lady.
Shirley justifiably hates the term belter as it denies the skill, control and variety of her voice. she can apply the power when needed but is capable of massive subtelty as well. she's the only artist to have been chosen to do three Bond Themes but you could listen to "This is My Life", She made "Something"( one of George Harrison's songs for the beatles ) her own, and her great vocals on Propellerheads' " All just a Little Bit of History Repeating" which I think you might really appreciate.
Gorgeous Shirley Bassey. What a voice. What a personality. She was a major singing star in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s and is still performing. From a humble background in South Wales she became a pop sensation with a very long career. Lovely lady.
I’m glad that you two found Dame Shirley Bassey. She is the only artist to have sung more than one James Bond, 007, theme song; Goldfinger, Moonraker, and Diamonds are Forever. It would be worthwhile finding a video where she sings live, her live performances add to the experience.
Dame Shirley Bassey and Sir Tom Jones are both from South Wales and often have recorded the same songs, they have both got some of the most powerful voices you will ever hear !
She has an old "Broadway Voice". Imagine having to fill a theater without microphones, etc and you just have to belt it out. Have a Flash-Filled-Friday!!
Decades ago they had to introduce microphones and amplifiers for the performers because many couldn't sing and be heard at the back of the theater! I know because my father was one of those with an old "Broadway Voice"! He was the best dramatic tenor on B'way from late 40's to late 70's and was in 30 shows(15 original casts) and could be heard easily and clearly in the last row of every show he was in.
Dame Shirley Bassey, has such an amazing voice. She's done 3 Bond Movie themes. But I love her performance for "I who have nothing." And even With the Propellerheads, "History Repeating". Long live Shirley!
@@PaulWilliams-ko5fu I found it. Thank you. It was lovely to see her again. I do prefer her own songs to the James Bond themes but she's great whatever she sings.
Shirley Bassey Rocks, Diamonds are forever , This is my Life, History Repeating, I am what I am, Born to Lose too many to list. Thank you for reacting to her she is a gem!
You really need to see her perform. She is a true performer and you just don’t get the full Shirley vibe without watching her. She was massive in the 1970s and munched loved in the UK.
Watching Shirley Bassey live is an experience. Hopefully you can do another few more songs by her but should be a video of a live performance. Her voice is incredible and her expressions are just wonderful. Big Spender, This is my life, Never never never. Now, I hope you also do some more Tina Turner, live performance of Nutbush from 2000 Twenty Four Seven Tour - don’t miss out on this iconic experience 🧡
Powerhouse of a voice which is enhanced only by watching her perform live. She's hypnotic to watch and she has a huge back catalogue to explore. Although there are many great Bond themes, for me this is THE iconic Bond theme 👌
I remember her on the Ed Sullivan show….also Cilla Black….I think they both did a cover of Goin Out of My Head…..a few years apart…Cilla sang the theme from Alfie….I vaguely remember Shirley singing Love Story(where do I begin)….also Big Spender
She is LEGENDARY!!!! She actually did a cover of “Get This Party Started” by Pink that is BRILLIANT. Also, check her out with the Propeller Heads singing “History Repeating Itself”- AMAZING!!!❤
She is Welsh. That's were she was born. It's her nationality. Her bi ethnic background has nothing to do where she was born and raised. That's like saying someone that's half Caucasian and half Korean but was born in Canada isn't Canadian. They are if they're born there.
Ever since I found you guys, I've been binging your videos. Love watching you guys listen to a lot of the oldies I grew up with. I love being a 60's baby🙏🏾💙😇👍🏾
Bassey is brilliant recorded, but otherworldly live. She has one if the best ever pop voices but might be the greatest actor of a song we've ever seen. It adds so much to her already incredible sound.
Yes, great voice. It's interesting to think that the James Bond film series is becoming less and less known. There was a time when I and my school friends had seen and could discuss all the Bond movies up to that time in great detail. Bond: "You expect me to talk?" Goldfinger: "No Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!"
Forgot to comment on the song, Lol. Absolutely epic voice this Lady has! There's something in the water over in Wales that works magic on people's voices. Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, Dusty Springfield, Bonny Tyler. Shirley has a unique signature tone, and a vibrato that is unmistakably hers. Any song she sings, she grabs your attention from the first note, and holds it through the entire song. Truly one of a kind!
She did a smashing jazz trip-hop record with a group called Propellerheads called "History Repeating" from 1997 with a cool video. She also did a great non-Bond theme called "The Liquidator" where she really shows off a lot of her vocal ability with mysterious slightly sinister jazz backing and those big horns.
WoW I just got goosebumps . My mother went to tap dance school with Shirley Bassey . I lived in Tiger Bay from the of 11 til I was 15 where she and my mother were both from , all my family on my mom’s side is in Cardiff …
Guys been waiting for you to find SHIRLEY BASSEY--she is the female TOM JONES...they are both Welsh about the same age who both sing great live and have super powerful voices AND they are both still going in their 80's!
OMG Dame Shirley is one of my favourite singers/performers ever!!! The way I hurried to click on this! It won't be enough though. Y'all need to see her in motion. Her live performances are amaaaaazing, both as a young woman and as a older lady. Please react to Shirley Bassey - "Diamonds Are Forever."
Fun Fact. Composer John Barry wanted Shirley to hold the high note at the end of the song as long as possible. After a few takes, she still wasn't holding the note as long as they wanted. So Shirley took off her bra and draped it over the top of the vocal booth, so she could "take a bigger breath" for the high note. On the last take she fainted at the end of the track. Second fun fact. The guitar in this song was recorded by a young Jimmy Page (whom you all know as the guitarist of Led Zeppelin). Shirley is without doubt one of the world's greatest and most powerful ever singers and performers. This song is THE quintessential 'Bond song'. If you guys haven't seen the films. I think it's time you do!
Shirley Bassey one of THEE Most Iconic Divas in Music. One of the most Imitated by Drag Queens the World Over because her music lends itself to over expression, always a great show. Thanks for the Fun. Made Me Smile, Again. Now Go Find, ''History Repeating'' another Bassey Classic. !!! LOVE HER !!
Shirley is an icon and a legend! She's definitely theatrical! Wonderful Welsh songstress! And - she sounds absolutely amazing even nowadays - you wouldn't believe it! Yes, Diamonds are Forever is out of this world too - as is Moonraker (both also James Bond tunes) Very old school glam performer - Teehee 'Hey Big Spender' is one to check out too! 'The minute he walked in the joint!' (DUMDOOM!!)- 'I could tell he was a man of distinction - a real big spend-ah!' Classic,. She's amazing.
OMG, now you've picked one of our absolute greatest singers of ALL time, she did 3 Bond themes, the only one who has done so, watch her live she's absolutely fantastic! Music composed by our legendary John Barry who's is one of the best composers we've ever produced. You have now uncovered a whole new layer of British music that is simply outstanding!
Shirley is a national treasure here in the UK. Now i am going to recommend another, Cilla Black. I will keep things short with the details, she was born in Liverpool and worked as a cloakroom assistant at the cavern club (made famous by The Beatles) where she would get up and sing a song with whichever group were performing that night (inc The Beatles). She eventually got a record contract with her first song being written by The Beatles. She sadly passed away in 2015, the song i recommend to show the power of her voice is "You're my World".
Such an iconic song, from an iconic 007 spy movie from 1963. James Bond. "Martini...shaken, not stirred." The ultimate line in every Bond movie ever made. This is the best Bond movie theme song of them all in my opinion. Thanks
"Gravitas" is the adjective I would use to describe Shirley Bassey's voice. It has a strong, theatrical sense of drama to it. It's almost melodramatic. It's perfect for the song.
Shirley is Welsh like Tom Jones. She passed out on the last note recording this and Tom passed out singing the last note of the Bond theme for Thunderball!!!
You have to see her live as her mannerisms are a large part of her act. ‘I who have nothing’ is one of her best. She sings a great version of George Harrison’s song ‘Something’, one of several Beatles songs she put her stamp on.
Shirley Bassey is a legendary diva. Everything she does has such a fantastic flair. There is no one quite like her. She is grand, dramatic & deeply delicious.
In the seventies in Wales we always talked proudly of our shirl, and our tom. Shirl being Shirley Bassey, and Tom being Tom Jones. As for Divas Diana Ross Madonna Mariah Carey Pah! Shirley Bassey wrote the book on being a diva. Watch a live performance by her and you'll see what I mean.
Oh please react to live videos of this powerhouse of a lady. What a classy ultimate Diva that you will see clearly from a live video of her singing this song as well as Diamonds are Forever….Another powerful classic Oh what a Gem!
Amber, you talk about her matching the note of the horn. I've been trying my best to get you guys to listen to _The Manhattan Transfer_ forever, because that's what they're known for. Their style is known as Vocalese and they can match the pitch and rhythm of instruments. They're an amazing jazz/R&B/Swing group that started out in their teens and twenties about fifty years ago, and though one member/the founder, Tim Hauser passed away, they added a new male singer and still perform. They use a lot of jazz/beatnik lingo from the past, and I've even offered to translate for you in email. You can look at the lyrics while listening, but you likely wouldn't understand them. Again, I suggest.... "Twilight Zone/Twilight Tone" "The Offbeat of Avenues" "Birdland" "Killer Joe" "Ray's Rockhouse" "So You Say"
THIS!! Hardly anyone reacts to Manhattan Transfer! I just know that once one of these prominent yt'ers does a reaction probably the rest will follow. I am a huge MT fan. Have seen them AT LEAST 10 times. They ALWAYS BLOW EVERYONE AWAY!
Shirley is pure class! She also sang another Bond theme "Diamonds are Forever" Just for the record, Shirley comes from the same part of the world as one of your favourite singers....Tom Jones....Wales! The Welsh are renowned for having amazing singing voices....you may want to check out more of Shirley, she's still belting them out today in her mid 80's!
Dame Shirley Bassey the Girl from Tiger bay in Cardiff Wales. My father’s favourite singer of all time. I saw her live as a teenager and was wowed. Start the Bond films with Dr No
Are you from Cardiff? My mother was born and raised in Cardiff . My grandfather opened the first Indian restaurant in Cardiff in the 50’s called The Bombay
@@emmahowells8334 yeah I lived in The Docks and Tiger Bay from the age of 11 til I was 15 . My grandfather opened the first Indian restaurant in Cardiff called The Bombay in the 50’s
Omg I wished you had done a live performance, to see her in action!! You really have to see her perform, she is so bloody amazing!! Hope next when you react to her please look at a live performance! Just like you said: Theatrical that is what she bring into her performance!
You’ll love lots of the Bond themes: Tina Turner (Goldeneye), Gladys Knight (License to Kill), Adele (Skyfall), Sheena Easton (For Your Eyes Only), just to name a few…
Saw her live in the 1980a. Always watched her 1970s TV show every weekend for a while. Amazing talent. My mother used to be mistaken for her when she was young lol
She, to me, is one of the all time greats. Still going strong at 86 years old. Check out Diamonds are Forever (also a Bond tune), Hey, Big Spender, I Am What I Am, This is My Life, I Who Have Nothing, and her cover of Pink's Get the Party Started.
I'm pretty sure Jay's ears will perk up if you check out "Diamonds are forever" next, due to it being sampled for a very well known hip hop track. Absolutely iconic voice.
One of the best Bond songs sung by a great singer, she puts so much emotion into her songs.She did a good version of Pinks 'Get the party started'-Colin Ward.
She had a hit in 1997 with the Propellerheads. The song was "History Repeating." While the song was clever, it wouldn't have been anything without Shirley Bassey's incredible voice. A really fun song and video if you want to give it a listen.
There have been 25 James Bond OO7 movies in total starting with "Dr No" in 1962 and the last (so far) being "No time to die) in 2021. "Gold Finger" was released 1964. My personal favorite Bond theme song has to be Paul McCartney's "Live and let die" from 1973!
IMHO this is the single most pristinely recorded song ever! It’s like ur there in the studio! Combine that with the lyrics, how they are so well thought out n integral to Bond, and how she sings n twists it, it’s a STUNNA!!
If the “Midas touch” didn’t give it away, supervillain Goldfinger has a predilection for leaving his victims encased in gold. I love that some of the backing in this song feels very adjacent to the 007 theme that appears in most of the Bond films (including Goldeneye, the one the N64 game is based on). 😊
