David Walliams Celebrates Dame Shirley Bassey


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Dame Shirley?

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Mr Walliams, we're ready for you now.

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Oh, no.

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We're wearing the same dress!

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Well, you know what this means...

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You're going to have to get changed.

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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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It's not every night you get to share the stage

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with a living legend, a icon, a true national treasure,

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but tonight, for Dame Shirley Bassey,

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that dream is about to come true.

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Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Dame Shirley Bassey!

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CHEERING

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MUSIC: Goldfinger

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# Goldfinger

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# He's the man

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# The man with the Midas touch

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# A spider's touch

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# Such a cold finger

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# Beckons you to enter his web of sin

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# But don't go in

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# Golden words he will pour in your ear

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# But his lies can't disguise what you fear

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# For a golden girl knows when he's kissed her

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# It's a kiss of death

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# From Mr Goldfinger

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# Pretty girl Beware of his heart of gold

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# His heart is cold

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# Golden words he will pour in your ear

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# But his lies can't disguise what you fear

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# For a golden girl knows when he's kissed her

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# It's the kiss of death

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# From Mr Goldfinger

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# Pretty girl Beware of his heart of gold

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# His heart is cold

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# He loves only gold

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# Only gold

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# He loves gold

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# He loves only gold

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# Only gold

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# He loves gold. #

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CHEERING

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Dame Shirley, please, come and join me.

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Please.

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Thank you so much.

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Thank you so much. Please.

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SHE SIGHS

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Excuse my legs.

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Now unbelievably, in a couple of weeks,

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it's going to be your 80th birthday.

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-CHEERING

-Amazing, isn't it?

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What are you going to do to celebrate?

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I'm taking my family to Mexico.

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Oh. When are we all going?

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Did I say you were part of the family?

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I was there for your 79th, though.

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-With Dale Winton.

-Yes.

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-That was a camp evening, wasn't it?

-Yes.

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Well, it's been an incredible journey for you.

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Let's take a look back and remind ourselves of your glittering career.

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Let's watch those 80 years in just 80 seconds.

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A very good evening to you all, ladies and gentlemen.

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We present the sounds of Shirley Bassey.

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# I'm coming up

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# So you better get this party started

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# I'm coming up... #

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There is nothing I appreciate more than a good song.

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# Kiss me, honey honey, kiss me

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# Thrill me, honey honey... #

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It is fantastic.

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# Don't care even if I blow my top

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# But honey honey

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# Don't stop... #

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# Diamonds are forever

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# Hold one up and then caress it

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# Touch it, stroke it and address it... #

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I must say, that's the first time

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I'd seen a dress that's been backcombed.

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LAUGHTER

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# ..right in the heart to hurt me... #

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Which one of my songs makes you cry?

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Hey Big Spender.

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# Hey big spender... #

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You mean you want more?

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# Hey big spender

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# Spend

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# A little time with me. #

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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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Wow.

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I would say to you... stick with the singing.

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Yeah, day job, yeah.

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Maybe in a couple of years, try out for X Factor.

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If that doesn't work out, there's always The Voice.

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You are one of the most influential artists of all time.

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You've sold over 140 million records.

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WHOOPING AND APPLAUSE

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That is just this morning.

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You've sung for Presidents, prime ministers, and even the Queen.

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Where did it all go wrong?

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SHE LAUGHS

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Did you ever think you could ever have such a glittering career?

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No, not at all.

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So when you started out, what were your expectations?

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None whatsoever. I just enjoyed singing.

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I never thought that I would get this far

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and become a dame on top of that.

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That's an incredible achievement.

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Now, Goldfinger is one of the most famous songs ever written.

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Do you still get goose bumps singing it?

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Yes, I do, and it's a little terrifying,

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because, you know, I know that note is coming at the end

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and it is very nerve-racking.

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Am I going to make that note?

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When you recorded the song,

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the story is that you actually passed out

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while singing that final note.

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-Is that true?

-Not quite. I did go blue in the face, though.

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I did, yes, because I had to hold the note until the credits finished.

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And John Barry was saying, "Hold it! Hold it!"

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"Mmm..."

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Would you ever consider singing a fourth Bond song?

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-Yes, why not?

-I'd love that.

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CHEERING

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Now, over the years, you've influenced so many singers,

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but you've actually influenced me, also, in my career.

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Let's just take a look at this.

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LAUGHTER

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It's hard to tell, isn't it? But that actually you on the left...

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SHE LAUGHS

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Now, Dame Shirley, you're famed for your dresses.

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I think you've probably even got more dresses than I have.

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Probably!

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Have you ever had any embarrassing wardrobe malfunctions onstage?

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LAUGHING: Yes.

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Apart from tonight.

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Yeah.

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A strap went on my gown and I quickly put my hand there,

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because they didn't want to expose myself, you know?

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And the woman in the front was like,

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"Oh, my God, she's having a heart attack!"

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Well, it's time now for another song,

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so if you wouldn't mind taking to the stage, thank you very much.

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APPLAUSE

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Ladies and gentlemen, this is I'm Still Here.

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MUSIC: I'm Still Here

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# Good times and bad times

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# I've seen them all and my dear

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# I'm still here

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# Plush velvet sometimes

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# Sometimes just crisps and a beer

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# And I'm here

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# I've stuffed the dailies in my shoes

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# Strummed ukuleles, sung the blues

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# Seen all my dreams disappear

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# And I'm here

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# I've been to Reno

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# I've been through Beverly Hills

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# And I'm here

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# Plenty of vino

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# Rest cures, religion and pills

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# And I'm here

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# I've had my moments with the best

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# Watched while the headlines did the rest

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# I should have gone to a different school

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# That seems clear

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# I met a big financier

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# And I'm here

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# I've listened to

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# "Hey, lady, aren't you what's-her-name?"

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# "Wow, what a looker you were"

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# Or, better yet

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# "Didn't you used to be what's-her-name?"

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# "Whatever happened to her?"

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# Black sable one day

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# Next day it all disappears

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# And I'm here

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# Top billing Monday

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# Tuesday, you live your worst fears

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# And I'm here

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# I've run the gamut A to Z

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# Three cheers and dammit

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# C'est la vie

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# I got through all of last year

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# And I'm here

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# Lord knows, at least I was there

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# Now I'm here

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# Look who's here

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# I'm still...

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# Here. #

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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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Thank you.

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Earlier this week, Dame Shirley and I met up

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to talk about her life, her career,

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and also to look at her iconic show gowns.

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Good afternoon.

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-So your gowns are just through here.

-Yes.

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Can I try any on, or is that...?

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Er...you can...

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See, I'm a size eight.

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Um, sorry. No, no, no.

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-Oh, this is absolutely beautiful.

-They will be much too big for you.

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This is for the opening of the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

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I was falling asleep one night and I was wondering what to wear,

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and I sat bolt upright, like, "Eureka!"

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And I called my friend,

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who has made a few gowns for me in the past, Sarah Perceval.

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And I said, "Sarah, can you get two Welsh flags

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"and put them together and make a gown?"

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She said, "Well, I'll try."

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And she's done a wonderful job.

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So please talk us through this very understated number.

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So when did you wear this?

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I wore this at Glastonbury Festival.

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# The minute you walked in the joint

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# I could see you were a man of distinction

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# A real big spender... #

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'It was made by Julien MacDonald.'

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Look at these diamonds. I mean, the details are just incredible.

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I know. It's beautiful.

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# Hey big spender

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# Spend

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# A little time with me

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# Me! #

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CHEERING

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And came on in the finale with the coat over it.

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"I am what I am."

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HE LAUGHS

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I love that! That is the campest thing I've ever seen.

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-And I've seen some camp things in my life.

-I bet.

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-May I try it on?

-Yes, you may.

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And do you wear this to the local supermarket?

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-Yeah.

-Yeah.

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-Just in case no-one recognises you.

-Of course.

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# I have come for some yoghurt. #

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SHE LAUGHS "I want attention!" Yeah.

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-CROWD:

-Shirley! Shirley! Shirley! Shirley!

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What was so inspired with this gown and coat

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is that they were teamed with these fantastic wellies.

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-If you've been to Glastonbury, it's mud.

-I have.

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I think, when I saw you wear those, I really thought,

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"Oh, she's got a terrific sense of humour."

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OK. So the last one we have here...

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-I recognise this as your iconic Oscars dress.

-Yes.

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Made by Isabel Christianson for the Oscars, Goldfinger.

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I loved it. And so did the audience, it was so apt for the Oscars.

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This is glamour, this is magic, this is the stage,

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this is what people want to see.

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Is it very important to you,

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and would you find it hard to perform

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if you didn't have one of these fabulous frocks on?

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Yes, because that inspires me, when I realise how I started.

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I turned up for my first show and the director said,

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"Where's your gown?"

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And I said, "Oh, you didn't tell me I had to have a gown."

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And somebody loaned me a long fishnet skirt

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and somebody else loaned me a strapless merry widow,

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which, in those days, was an undergarment.

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And I used it as the top.

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And I had one of those elastic belts,

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and I did a top note at the end of the song,

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and the belt came undone and the skirt started to drop

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and I grabbed it and ran offstage, only to be told off...

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"Next time, you stay onstage and let it drop!"

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LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE

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Is there a favourite?

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No. They are all my children

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and I have children and I never had a favourite.

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CHEERING

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That was in the glamorous surroundings of the Ritz hotel.

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Unfortunately, the Swindon Travelodge was fully booked.

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-Now, you're renowned for your love of diamonds.

-Yes.

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And you did have a dress that was made up of 150,000 crystals.

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Well...

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..you may be wondering what's in this box.

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We have had this dress flown in specially

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all the way from a museum in Vienna.

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-Oh, my...!

-And it weighs...an absolute tonne.

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Oh, my God! Baby, come to Momma!

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DAVID LAUGHS

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-Now...

-Oh, wow.

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-..this...

-So heavy!

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-It's like a suit of armour, isn't it?

-Yes.

-Incredible.

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Now, this was made for you in 1955.

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Was it, in fact, the very first dress that was made for you?

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Yes, yes.

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I think we've got a picture of you being fitted for it.

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Wow... Absolutely gorgeous. We had it flown over specially.

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Wow, I appreciate that. Thank you so much.

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Well, unfortunately, we can't keep it.

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Mwah, mwah...!

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LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE I want it back!

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-I want it back.

-Come on.

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Come on.

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Let me put it back in the box. Absolutely beautiful.

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Now, of course, you're used to wearing dresses like this

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and playing venues like the Royal Albert Hall.

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How was it performing for some mud-soaked teenagers

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at Glastonbury Festival?

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It was incredible. It really was incredible.

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They rolled out a red carpet for you.

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-Yes.

-Is this something that you ask for?

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No. Of course, the press said, "She's a diva,

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"she asked for a red carpet."

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But how am I going to get from the dressing room to the stage

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with all that mud?

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And trailing my gown? No...!

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No, so THEY put the red carpet down from me.

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So you're not a diva.

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No, no way.

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-LAUGHING:

-You've never...?

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Diva, you have to have a lot of energy, and it's wasted.

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-I'd rather put it into my performance.

-Well...

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CHEERING

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I'm not so sure about that.

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Because this is what happened when our producer was summoned

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to a hotel suite to meet your personal assistant.

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HE CLEARS HIS THROAT

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Apologies for keeping you waiting for three hours,

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but, as you can understand, I am a very busy man.

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Yes. Hello. I'm Helen. I'm...

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I'm producing the Dame Shirley Bassey special.

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And I'm the Dame's personal PA assistant.

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I'm here to make sure everything is EXACTLY how she wants it.

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Of course.

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Now, what meal will you be serving the Dame upon arrival at studio?

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Some smoked salmon sandwiches and a mixed fruit platter.

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The Dame will only eat

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a family-sized bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken.

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OK. Well, I'll make sure we have a plate and some cutlery for her.

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She will eat it with her hands

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and then she will wipe her fingertips on the curtains.

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Now, what drink will you be serving Dame Shirley during the show?

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Well, we know Dame Shirley is partial

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to a glass of vintage champagne.

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-She does not want to get drunk while she's working.

-Oh...

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So please just order in a 12-pack of Tennent's Super.

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OK. Right.

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Here are the songs we'd like Dame Shirley to sing.

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Of course, Goldfinger.

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No.

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-OK. The Lady is a Tramp?

-No.

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-Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me?

-No!

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-Something?

-No.

-I Have Nothing?

-No.

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-This Is My Life?

-No.

-I Am What I Am?

-No!

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What will she be singing?

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Gangnam Style.

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-Gangnam Style?

-Gangnam Style.

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And what else?

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Just Gangnam Style.

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OK, well, it's an hour-long show.

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We were hoping she would sing at least eight songs.

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I understand. Then she will sing Gangnam Style eight times.

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OK. Um... She's so famous for her Bond themes.

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Can't she sing one of those?

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Dame Shirley Bassey is off Bond themes.

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But she has recently recorded

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an album of children's TV show themes.

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She covers all the classics -

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the Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, ThunderCats, Rentaghost,

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and she does a very moving rendition of Grange Hill.

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# Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo... #

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I mean, I can't really do it justice.

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OK, well, we don't want Gangnam Style eight times.

0:21:050:21:07

Could she sing one of those?

0:21:070:21:09

I can try and persuade her to sing ThunderCats.

0:21:100:21:12

Can I please speak to Dame Shirley direct?

0:21:120:21:15

She is a very busy woman.

0:21:150:21:18

But I can try.

0:21:180:21:20

HE KNOCKS

0:21:230:21:24

Dame Shirley?

0:21:240:21:26

# Thunder, Thunder, ThunderCats! #

0:21:260:21:30

I'm sorry, darling, I'm rehearsing. Please go away.

0:21:300:21:33

# Thunder, Thunder, Thunder...

0:21:330:21:36

# Cats! #

0:21:360:21:39

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:21:390:21:41

I really think you could have a hit with ThunderCats.

0:21:440:21:49

Do me a favour...!

0:21:500:21:51

Now, of course, one of the things that people love about you

0:21:510:21:54

is you've never taken yourself too seriously

0:21:540:21:57

and you've worked with many comedy greats over the years.

0:21:570:22:00

One of the most iconic moments of television

0:22:000:22:02

is also one of my favourite sketches of all time.

0:22:020:22:04

This is Dame Shirley Bassey entertaining millions of viewers

0:22:040:22:09

with Morecambe and Wise in their 1971 Christmas special.

0:22:090:22:12

# They asked me how I knew

0:22:120:22:18

# My true love was true

0:22:180:22:22

# I of course replied

0:22:250:22:28

# Something deep inside

0:22:280:22:31

# Cannot be denied

0:22:310:22:35

# So I chaffed them and I gaily laughed

0:22:360:22:41

# To think they could doubt... #

0:22:410:22:44

LAUGHTER

0:22:440:22:46

# Yet today my love flown away

0:22:490:22:55

# So I chaffed... #

0:23:010:23:05

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:23:050:23:08

What are your memories of working with the great Eric and Ernie?

0:23:110:23:14

Wonderful. They were great to work with.

0:23:140:23:17

Now, THEY were not divas.

0:23:170:23:19

Was it hard keeping a straight face with them?

0:23:190:23:21

It was, very difficult.

0:23:210:23:24

It took a lot of rehearsing to do that,

0:23:240:23:30

because I kept breaking up.

0:23:300:23:32

So we had to keep starting over and over again,

0:23:320:23:36

till we got it right, and I think it took a week.

0:23:360:23:40

And did you take a lot of persuading to do the show?

0:23:400:23:43

-Or did you immediately...?

-Oh, gosh, no.

0:23:430:23:45

I jumped at it. Are you kidding? I loved them.

0:23:450:23:49

Well, it's such a golden moment of television.

0:23:490:23:51

Now, of course, you have fans all over the world

0:23:510:23:53

and many of them are in the audience tonight.

0:23:530:23:56

Some of them have even had a special wash just for you.

0:23:560:23:58

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.

0:23:580:24:00

But here's what happened

0:24:000:24:02

when your number one fan and her husband

0:24:020:24:04

met you for an interview in your hotel.

0:24:040:24:07

Dame Shirley Bassey.

0:24:070:24:09

May I say, it is a huge honour to meet you, your Dameness.

0:24:140:24:18

Oh, please get up.

0:24:210:24:22

OK. Thanks. Take a seat. Thank you.

0:24:220:24:26

You all right?

0:24:260:24:28

Yes, thank you, very well.

0:24:280:24:29

Um...I'll just start with some questions from my website,

0:24:290:24:32

that I run for you.

0:24:320:24:34

It's called basseyhounds.net.

0:24:340:24:36

Just a play on words,

0:24:360:24:37

because basset hound is a kind of dog and...

0:24:370:24:39

My name reminds you of a dog?

0:24:390:24:42

Now, it has been rumoured that you've had many romances

0:24:420:24:46

with some celebrities over the years.

0:24:460:24:48

You don't need to tell me their names,

0:24:480:24:50

but just give me a wink.

0:24:500:24:52

So here we go.

0:24:520:24:53

Tom Jones.

0:24:530:24:55

Neil Diamond.

0:24:550:24:56

Sean Connery.

0:24:560:24:57

Alan Titchmarsh.

0:24:570:24:59

Peter Andre. Hmm.

0:25:000:25:02

-Mr T?

-There was a blink there.

0:25:030:25:06

Just...my eyes were stinging.

0:25:060:25:08

-What was that for?

-Peter Andre and Mr T, I think.

0:25:080:25:11

Ooh, both of them?

0:25:110:25:13

I don't think so.

0:25:130:25:15

Moving on. Now you're wearing some beautiful jewellery, might I say.

0:25:150:25:19

Do you buy your jewellery from Elizabeth Duke at Argos?

0:25:190:25:24

What we call "Argoose".

0:25:260:25:28

-No?

-No.

-Too expensive for her.

0:25:280:25:31

So, next question - who is the most famous person that you have met?

0:25:310:25:36

JFK.

0:25:360:25:37

SHE GASPS

0:25:370:25:39

I suppose everyone really met him, didn't they? Is there anyone else?

0:25:390:25:41

Frank Sinatra.

0:25:410:25:43

More famous still?

0:25:430:25:45

The Queen?

0:25:450:25:47

-More famous than that?

-Yeah.

0:25:470:25:48

-Ever met Gloria Hunniford?

-Yes.

0:25:490:25:52

OK. She's met Gloria Hunniford.

0:25:520:25:53

Now, Your Damelihood,

0:25:530:25:56

we would just like to say thank you for the interview

0:25:560:25:59

and also happy birthday!

0:25:590:26:01

Go get the big gift, Clive.

0:26:010:26:03

Oh, yeah, yeah. Got a present for you.

0:26:030:26:04

So I'll just give you the little, um...mini ones first.

0:26:050:26:09

This is a mono slipper for while you're watching Antiques Roadshow.

0:26:090:26:13

Thank you.

0:26:150:26:16

MOBILITY SCOOTER HORN BEEPS

0:26:180:26:20

We got you one of these.

0:26:200:26:23

Run it up for you.

0:26:230:26:25

Do you want a quick go on it? It's very simple. That's forward.

0:26:250:26:29

My God!

0:26:290:26:30

Have a quick go.

0:26:300:26:31

APPLAUSE

0:26:310:26:33

There you go. All right? That's forward there.

0:26:330:26:36

OK. Ooh...

0:26:370:26:38

SHE CHUCKLES

0:26:390:26:41

-Goodbye.

-Goodbye.

0:26:410:26:43

-APPLAUSE

-Who was that?

0:26:430:26:46

THEY LAUGH

0:26:460:26:48

Thank you for being such a good sport.

0:26:490:26:54

And can we please have the mobility scooter back?

0:26:540:26:57

No, no way!

0:26:570:26:59

I'm going to the supermarket with that, definitely.

0:26:590:27:02

Time now for another performance.

0:27:020:27:04

Dame Shirley, if you'd like to take to the stage.

0:27:040:27:07

With her incredible version of 'S Wonderful, this is,

0:27:070:27:10

of course, Dame Shirley Bassey!

0:27:100:27:12

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:27:120:27:15

MUSIC: 'S Wonderful

0:27:150:27:17

# 'S wonderful

0:27:250:27:27

# 'S marvellous

0:27:270:27:30

# You should care for me

0:27:300:27:33

# It's awful nice

0:27:340:27:37

# It's paradise

0:27:370:27:40

# It's what I love to see

0:27:400:27:44

# You've made my life so glamorous

0:27:440:27:50

# You can't blame me for feeling amorous

0:27:500:27:54

# Oh, it's wonderful

0:27:540:27:57

# It's marvellous

0:27:570:28:00

# That you should care for me

0:28:000:28:03

# 'S wonderful

0:28:120:28:15

# 'S marvellous

0:28:150:28:18

# You should care for me

0:28:180:28:22

# It's awful nice

0:28:220:28:25

# It's paradise

0:28:250:28:27

# It's what I long to see

0:28:270:28:34

# You made

0:28:350:28:38

# My life so glamorous

0:28:380:28:44

# You can't blame me for feeling

0:28:440:28:49

# Amorous

0:28:490:28:52

# Oh, it's wonderful

0:28:520:28:55

# It's marvellous

0:28:570:29:03

# That you should care for

0:29:030:29:08

# I say a prayer for

0:29:080:29:12

# That you should care

0:29:120:29:15

# For me. #

0:29:150:29:23

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:29:290:29:34

Thank you.

0:29:400:29:41

Whoo!

0:29:410:29:42

That was amazing.

0:29:470:29:50

Amazing, Dame Shirley.

0:29:500:29:52

Nearly as good as when I sing it.

0:29:530:29:56

Now, over the years you've duetted with many famous stars -

0:29:560:30:00

Tom Jones, Andy Williams, Dean Martin - but it was a performance

0:30:000:30:04

with Neil Diamond on your 1970 show which still stands out.

0:30:040:30:07

Let's see why.

0:30:070:30:09

# And what was right

0:30:100:30:12

# Became me

0:30:140:30:18

# You are the sun

0:30:200:30:23

# I am the moon

0:30:230:30:25

# You are the words

0:30:250:30:26

# I am the tune

0:30:260:30:29

# Play me... #

0:30:290:30:31

WHOOPING AND APPLAUSE

0:30:360:30:38

The atmosphere there is electric.

0:30:420:30:46

Was there a little moment between you and Neil Diamond?

0:30:460:30:50

Yes. His diamond necklace. Oh!

0:30:500:30:53

That's what you were staring at?

0:30:530:30:54

That's what I was staring at.

0:30:540:30:56

That's what I was singing to. It was GORGEOUS.

0:30:560:30:59

You weren't looking into his eyes, you were looking at his diamond?

0:30:590:31:01

No, I was looking at his diamonds.

0:31:010:31:03

What about that strange bulge he has in his...red Lycra outfit?

0:31:050:31:09

David! Behave!

0:31:090:31:12

Does he still wear that on stage?

0:31:120:31:14

I don't know!

0:31:140:31:16

I don't know. I was looking at his diamonds.

0:31:160:31:18

I think you were looking at his crown jewels.

0:31:210:31:23

That's what you were looking at.

0:31:230:31:25

LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE

0:31:250:31:29

Before Dame Shirley performs another very special number

0:31:340:31:37

for us all, here's what's still to come on the show tonight.

0:31:370:31:41

Now listen here, you lot. I've come here tonight to sing for you.

0:31:420:31:46

She doesn't have the range. I love her to bits

0:31:460:31:48

-but she doesn't have the range.

-I'm basically very shy.

0:31:480:31:51

The only way to get over it when I was a kid was to sing.

0:31:510:31:55

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:31:550:31:58

Ladies and gentlemen, joining Dame Shirley Bassey for the next

0:31:580:32:01

performance, please welcome the fabulous Blake.

0:32:010:32:04

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:32:040:32:08

# Anything you can do I can do better

0:32:110:32:15

# I can do anything better than you

0:32:150:32:18

-# No, you can't

-Yes, I can

0:32:180:32:20

-# No, you can't

-Yes, I can

0:32:200:32:22

-# No, you can't

-Yes, I can

0:32:220:32:23

# Yes, I can

0:32:230:32:26

# Anything you can be I can be greater

0:32:260:32:28

# Sooner or later we're greater than you

0:32:280:32:31

-# No, you're not

-Yes, I am

0:32:310:32:33

-# No, you're not

-Yes, I am

0:32:330:32:35

-# No, you're not

-Yes, I am

0:32:350:32:36

# Yes, we are

0:32:360:32:38

# I can shoot a partridge with a single cartridge

0:32:380:32:42

# I can get a sparrow with my bow and arrow

0:32:420:32:45

# I can live on bread and cheese... #

0:32:450:32:48

-Only on that? ALL:

-Sure.

0:32:480:32:50

So can a rat.

0:32:500:32:52

# Any note you can reach I can go higher

0:32:520:32:55

# I can reach any note higher than you

0:32:550:32:58

-# No, you can't

-Yes, I can

0:32:580:33:01

-# No, you can't

-Yes, I can

0:33:010:33:02

ALL: # No, you can't

0:33:020:33:06

HIGH-PITCHED: # Yes

0:33:060:33:07

# I

0:33:070:33:10

# Can... #

0:33:100:33:14

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:33:140:33:18

# I say tomato

0:33:180:33:19

# I say potato

0:33:190:33:20

# Anything you can sing we can sing softer

0:33:200:33:24

# I can sing anything softer than you

0:33:240:33:27

-# No, you can't

-Yes, I can

0:33:270:33:28

-# No, you can't

-Yes, I can

0:33:280:33:30

# No, you can't

0:33:300:33:31

# Yes, I can, yes, I can

0:33:310:33:34

# We can drink our liquor faster than a flicker

0:33:340:33:37

# I can drink it quicker and get even sicker

0:33:370:33:40

# I can open any safe... #

0:33:400:33:44

-Without getting caught? ALL:

-Sure.

0:33:440:33:46

That's what I thought.

0:33:460:33:47

You crook!

0:33:470:33:49

LAUGHTER

0:33:490:33:50

# Any note you can hold I can hold longer

0:33:500:33:54

# I can hold any note longer than you

0:33:540:33:56

-# No, you can't

-Yes, I can

0:33:560:33:58

-# No, you can't

-Yes, I can

0:33:580:34:00

-# No, you can't

-Yes, I can

0:34:000:34:02

# Yes

0:34:020:34:03

# I ca-a-a-a-a-a-an... #

0:34:030:34:11

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:34:110:34:14

She won. She won.

0:34:140:34:15

# Anything you can say I can say faster

0:34:180:34:22

# I can say anything faster than you... #

0:34:220:34:24

-No, you can't.

-Yes, I can.

0:34:240:34:26

-No, you can't.

-Yes, I can.

-No, you can't.

-Yes, I can.

-No, you can't.

0:34:260:34:28

-Yes, I can.

-No, no...

0:34:280:34:29

# No, you can't

0:34:290:34:31

# I can jump a hurdle

0:34:310:34:33

# I can wear a girdle

0:34:330:34:35

# I can knit a sweater

0:34:350:34:36

# I can wear it better

0:34:360:34:38

# I can do most anything... #

0:34:380:34:41

-Can you bake a pie? ALL:

-No.

0:34:410:34:43

Neither can I!

0:34:430:34:45

# Any note you can sing I can sing sweeter

0:34:450:34:48

# I can sing any note sweeter than you

0:34:480:34:51

# No, you can't

0:34:510:34:55

# Yes, I can

0:34:550:34:59

# No, you can't

0:34:590:35:02

# Yes, I can

0:35:020:35:05

# No, you can't

0:35:050:35:07

# Yes, I can

0:35:070:35:09

# No, you can't

0:35:090:35:10

# Yes, I can

0:35:100:35:12

# No, I can't, can't, can't

0:35:120:35:16

# Yes, I can, can, c-a-a-an

0:35:160:35:22

# Yes

0:35:220:35:25

# I ca-a-a-n. #

0:35:250:35:31

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:35:310:35:35

APPLAUSE DROWNS SPEECH

0:35:370:35:40

Thank you. Thank you.

0:35:430:35:45

Thank you very much to the fabulous Blake there.

0:35:540:36:00

I know you guys are done now but can you just hold back on the

0:36:000:36:03

buffet until we're all there?

0:36:030:36:05

-Yeah, sure.

-Thank you.

0:36:050:36:06

Now, when we met earlier this week I asked Dame Shirley all about

0:36:060:36:10

growing up in Tiger Bay.

0:36:100:36:12

-David!

-Thank you so much.

0:36:190:36:21

How are you?

0:36:210:36:22

I'm well.

0:36:220:36:23

I'm so excited to be talking to you. Please, have a seat.

0:36:230:36:26

So, Dame Shirley, there's still not very much known about you.

0:36:280:36:32

How have you kept your life so private?

0:36:320:36:35

Believe it or not, I'm basically very shy.

0:36:350:36:38

The only way to get over it when I was a kid

0:36:380:36:40

was to sing.

0:36:400:36:42

That's when I thought, "That's what I'm going to do.

0:36:420:36:45

"I want to do that."

0:36:450:36:46

When did you first discover music and when did you first know

0:36:460:36:49

you had a great singing voice?

0:36:490:36:51

My brother was a record collector then. He was the music man.

0:36:510:36:55

Into jazz he was. He and I would do a duet.

0:36:550:36:59

I would be Sarah Vaughan and he would be Billy Eckstine.

0:36:590:37:02

# Believe me... #

0:37:020:37:03

What were the songs?

0:37:030:37:05

# If I told a lie

0:37:050:37:08

# If I made you cry

0:37:080:37:12

# When I said goodbye

0:37:120:37:15

# I'm sorry... #

0:37:150:37:18

And it drove my sisters mad.

0:37:180:37:22

"Mum, Shirley's singing again!"

0:37:220:37:25

"Take her out of the room!"

0:37:260:37:28

# You only... #

0:37:280:37:31

When did you realise you had a special gift?

0:37:310:37:34

When I was singing outside a pub, I think I was 12, 13.

0:37:340:37:39

I couldn't go inside so I sang outside with a hat!

0:37:390:37:43

You were on your own or with your family?

0:37:430:37:45

No, I was on my own. The pub was just across the road.

0:37:450:37:48

What were you singing at that time?

0:37:480:37:50

# Jezebel... #

0:37:500:37:53

Just that one word over and over again?

0:37:550:37:57

No, I sang the whole song!

0:37:570:37:59

I don't remember the words now.

0:37:590:38:02

You're talking about busking outside a pub.

0:38:020:38:05

But there was a moment further on when you were maybe 17 when

0:38:050:38:09

you were spotted by your first manager, Michael Sullivan.

0:38:090:38:13

Yes. He said he could make me a star.

0:38:130:38:15

We got to blows because he wanted to change my name.

0:38:160:38:19

I said, "But if I change my name and I become famous, nobody will

0:38:190:38:23

"know who I am!"

0:38:230:38:24

It's difficult to think of a more showbiz name than Shirley Bassey.

0:38:240:38:28

Well, Betty Bassey?

0:38:280:38:30

I don't remember.

0:38:310:38:33

But I was dead set against it.

0:38:330:38:36

I'm glad that I did put my foot down.

0:38:360:38:39

Was there someone at that time who was an influence upon you?

0:38:390:38:43

Judy Garland, Sarah Vaughan

0:38:430:38:47

and Ella Fitzgerald. I met them all.

0:38:470:38:50

But Judy and I, we became friends.

0:38:500:38:54

# I was... #

0:38:540:38:56

She used to meet me years later at the stage door

0:38:560:38:59

with a bottle of wine

0:38:590:39:01

in this big limo and then we'd go to a nightclub.

0:39:010:39:06

But on the way we drank this bottle of Liebfraumilch that she liked

0:39:060:39:09

very much.

0:39:090:39:11

There's lots of stories about playing these really hostile

0:39:110:39:14

theatres, playing the Glasgow Empire.

0:39:140:39:17

Well, they purposely sent me up to Glasgow but did not tell me

0:39:170:39:21

that they were a tough crowd.

0:39:210:39:23

I was in the dressing room and I could hear some noise over

0:39:230:39:28

the Tannoy and it's the balancing act

0:39:280:39:30

and they were booing and calling out.

0:39:300:39:33

"Fall off!"

0:39:330:39:36

And, of course, he's got his wife on his shoulders...

0:39:360:39:38

HE LAUGHS

0:39:380:39:40

They were willing people to fail?

0:39:400:39:42

Exactly. I went on stage and I'm singing

0:39:420:39:45

# I've got you under my skin... #

0:39:450:39:50

Then suddenly a voice says, "Take it off. Take it all off. Strip."

0:39:500:39:54

HE LAUGHS

0:39:540:39:56

I put my hands on my hips and I said, "Now listen here, you lot.

0:39:560:40:00

"I've come here tonight to sing for you,

0:40:000:40:03

"and if you don't like it, then I'll go home.

0:40:030:40:06

"But give me a chance."

0:40:060:40:08

There was silence.

0:40:080:40:10

And I looked at the music director and... "Yeah, let's go."

0:40:100:40:13

And they were fantastic. And ever since...

0:40:130:40:16

-You just had to show them who was boss.

-Glasgow's become a...

0:40:160:40:19

Well, nobody fought back before.

0:40:190:40:21

This is what I was told.

0:40:210:40:23

It was fantastic.

0:40:230:40:25

Has it ever failed you, your voice?

0:40:250:40:27

Yes. Very badly.

0:40:290:40:32

Um...

0:40:320:40:33

After my daughter died, Samantha.

0:40:330:40:37

It was just devastating.

0:40:370:40:39

And I went home

0:40:410:40:43

and a week of being alone...

0:40:430:40:47

I woke up one day and I said, "I have to go back on stage.

0:40:470:40:51

"This is k... This is k..."

0:40:510:40:53

I don't know what I would have done with myself.

0:40:530:40:56

And then came the show.

0:40:570:40:58

And I walked on the stage and I opened my mouth to sing Goldfinger

0:40:580:41:02

and nothing came out. It was like...

0:41:020:41:04

WHISPERS: Gold...

0:41:040:41:06

And what had happened was instead of staying at home and grieving

0:41:060:41:11

and getting it out of my system that way,

0:41:110:41:14

I was singing it through the songs

0:41:140:41:16

and probably wasn't breathing in the right places

0:41:160:41:20

and panicking probably, you know.

0:41:200:41:22

Six months I couldn't sing at all.

0:41:220:41:25

And then a vocal coach, Helena Shenel, who I thank so much...

0:41:260:41:31

I just worked with Helena doing these vocal exercises,

0:41:310:41:35

strengthening my vocal cords.

0:41:350:41:36

And at the end of the year she said,

0:41:360:41:39

"You know, I've discovered you have another...another octave

0:41:390:41:44

"that you never use.

0:41:440:41:46

"I've never heard you sing that high."

0:41:460:41:48

And she did my spirit the world of good, and my soul, and...

0:41:480:41:53

I went back on stage.

0:41:530:41:55

What is your favourite of your recordings?

0:41:550:41:57

How Do You Keep The Music Playing?

0:41:590:42:02

It is so beautiful.

0:42:020:42:05

You listen to the words. "How do you keep the music playing?"

0:42:050:42:08

# How do you make it last?

0:42:090:42:15

# How do you keep the song

0:42:160:42:19

# From fading so fast? #

0:42:190:42:25

And it fits, you know, cos how DO you keep the music playing?

0:42:250:42:29

How do you keep on?

0:42:290:42:31

That, for me, is my song.

0:42:310:42:34

And do you sometimes get too emotional to actually...?

0:42:340:42:37

Yes, I had to take it out because it made me so emotional.

0:42:370:42:41

My childhood - you know, growing up in poverty,

0:42:410:42:45

not knowing where the next meal would come from -

0:42:450:42:48

and my life story within those songs.

0:42:480:42:51

# How do you lose yourself to someone? #

0:42:510:42:58

-Do you ever think, "Where did this gift come from?"

-Yes.

0:42:580:43:01

I bombarded my mother with questions,

0:43:010:43:03

because none of my siblings sang.

0:43:030:43:06

So I really don't know where this talent comes from.

0:43:060:43:10

APPLAUSE

0:43:120:43:16

So, you went from humble beginnings to enjoy huge success.

0:43:200:43:24

You burst onto the scene with your very first single aged just 19.

0:43:240:43:27

To put it in perspective, when I was 19,

0:43:270:43:29

I was eating Pot Noodle and watching Kilroy.

0:43:290:43:32

-LAUGHTER

-Now, what was it like becoming

0:43:320:43:34

so famous so young?

0:43:340:43:36

You know, I loved the adventure of it, travelling around.

0:43:360:43:40

And I got to sing as well. You know, I loved it.

0:43:400:43:43

I loved every moment of it.

0:43:430:43:45

And this year actually marks 60 years since you released

0:43:450:43:48

your very first single, Burn My Candle.

0:43:480:43:51

And we have a clip. I don't think you've seen it for a long time.

0:43:510:43:55

This is your very, very first television appearance

0:43:550:43:58

way back in 1956.

0:43:580:43:59

-Oh, no.

-Let's see how it all began.

0:43:590:44:01

# Who's got a match for strikin'?

0:44:010:44:04

# Don't say, "It all depends"

0:44:040:44:07

# Who wants to help me burn my candle

0:44:070:44:10

# At both ends?

0:44:100:44:13

# Who'd like to play with fire

0:44:130:44:16

# As Satan recommends?

0:44:160:44:18

# Who wants to help me burn my candle

0:44:180:44:21

# At both ends?

0:44:210:44:23

APPLAUSE

0:44:230:44:26

I think what a lot of our younger viewers won't know was that song

0:44:300:44:33

-was actually banned for its suggestive lyrics.

-Yes, it was.

0:44:330:44:37

But I didn't know...

0:44:370:44:39

-You had no idea?

-I had no idea what I was singing about.

0:44:390:44:41

What did you think you were singing about?

0:44:410:44:43

I thought I was singing a Disney song.

0:44:430:44:45

LAUGHTER

0:44:450:44:47

-It was a very innocent time then, wasn't it?

-It was.

0:44:470:44:50

So we're going to have a look at those lyrics in detail

0:44:500:44:53

with the help of one of Britain's leading thespians, Simon Callow.

0:44:530:44:58

"Who's got a good ignition waiting for dividends?

0:44:580:45:01

"Who wants to help me burn my candle at both ends?

0:45:010:45:06

"It may not last but it's all in the game, my friend,

0:45:060:45:09

"and while it burns, what a fabulous flame!

0:45:090:45:13

"Who has an inhibition? Who has a notch that's on the handle?

0:45:130:45:17

"Open my door and spurn the scandal!

0:45:170:45:22

"Who wants to help me burn my candle...

0:45:220:45:26

"at both ends?"

0:45:260:45:27

LAUGHTER

0:45:270:45:29

APPLAUSE

0:45:290:45:31

It's actually sexier when Simon Callow does it.

0:45:340:45:36

-Yes, it is.

-But I...

-Now I know what it's about.

0:45:360:45:40

-Really?

-LAUGHTER

0:45:400:45:41

Um... Now, the song you're about to sing for us is a real treat,

0:45:410:45:47

because you very rarely perform it.

0:45:470:45:50

-If you'd like to get ready, please.

-Yes.

0:45:500:45:51

Originally a hit in 1963, this is I Who Have Nothing.

0:45:510:45:57

APPLAUSE

0:45:570:45:59

MUSIC INTRO

0:45:590:46:00

# I...

0:46:160:46:17

# I who have nothing

0:46:190:46:21

# I...

0:46:230:46:24

# I who have no-one

0:46:260:46:27

# Adore you

0:46:300:46:33

# And want you so

0:46:330:46:34

# I'm just a no-one

0:46:360:46:38

# With nothing to give you but, oh...

0:46:380:46:42

# I love you

0:46:440:46:45

# You...

0:46:510:46:52

# You buy her diamonds

0:46:540:46:55

# Bright, sparkling diamonds

0:46:580:47:02

# But believe me

0:47:040:47:07

# Dear, when I say

0:47:070:47:09

# That you can give her the world

0:47:110:47:13

# But she'll never love you the way

0:47:130:47:17

# I love you

0:47:190:47:20

# You can take her any place she wants

0:47:260:47:29

# To fancy clubs and restaurants

0:47:290:47:33

# But I can only watch you with

0:47:330:47:36

# My nose pressed up against

0:47:360:47:38

# The windowpane

0:47:380:47:44

# I...

0:47:460:47:47

# I who have nothing

0:47:490:47:51

# I...

0:47:530:47:56

# I who have no-one

0:47:560:47:57

# Must watch you

0:47:590:48:01

# Go dancing by

0:48:030:48:04

# Wrapped in the arms of somebody else

0:48:060:48:09

# When, darling, it is I

0:48:090:48:13

# Who love you... #

0:48:140:48:16

TRUMPET SOLO

0:48:180:48:22

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:48:540:48:57

That was beautiful.

0:49:160:49:17

That was beautiful. Thank you so much.

0:49:170:49:19

Now, Dame Shirley, over 40 years ago

0:49:190:49:22

you were one of the very first artists

0:49:220:49:24

to have their own prime-time variety show on the BBC.

0:49:240:49:28

And you really got around, didn't you? Let's have a look.

0:49:280:49:31

MUSIC: 24K Magic by Bruno Mars

0:49:310:49:34

Incredible stuff!

0:49:560:49:58

Singing on Concorde, under a space rocket, on an oil rig,

0:49:590:50:04

it makes this show look cheap.

0:50:040:50:07

Now, I hate to break it to you, Dame Shirley, but over the years,

0:50:070:50:11

-people have done impressions of you.

-Mm.

0:50:110:50:14

-Yeah, I...

-It's not something I would ever associate myself with,

0:50:140:50:18

but let's have a look at one of the very worst offenders.

0:50:180:50:20

I am the voice of Bond, darling.

0:50:200:50:22

You didn't do 'em all, I did Thunderball.

0:50:220:50:24

I think you're mistaken, darling, that's one of mine.

0:50:240:50:26

What do you think of the more recent efforts though?

0:50:260:50:28

GoldenEye? I love Tina, but she doesn't have the range.

0:50:280:50:31

I'm sorry, Tina, I love you, I adore you, you know I love you,

0:50:310:50:33

but you don't have the range.

0:50:330:50:34

I've met Tina Turner.

0:50:340:50:36

I don't know if you know this,

0:50:360:50:37

but he said I had the greatest voice of my generation.

0:50:370:50:41

-"He"? Tina Turner?

-Yes, Tina Turner.

0:50:410:50:44

I must say, I'm particularly fond of Garbage's The World Is Not Enough.

0:50:440:50:48

Oh, Manson, I love her to bits, but she doesn't have the range.

0:50:480:50:50

-Sheryl Crow?

-She doesn't have the range.

0:50:500:50:52

# Tomorrow never di-eees. #

0:50:520:50:53

There, that's how it should be sung.

0:50:530:50:55

Is there any one you like? What about Gladys Knight?

0:50:550:50:57

She doesn't have the range.

0:50:570:50:59

-Sheena Easton?

-She doesn't have the range.

0:50:590:51:01

-Paul McCartney?

-She doesn't have the range.

0:51:010:51:02

-Shirley Bassey?

-She doesn't have the range.

0:51:020:51:04

I'm sorry, Shirley, I love her to bits,

0:51:040:51:06

-but she doesn't have the range.

-But that's you.

0:51:060:51:08

I don't care, I don't have the range.

0:51:080:51:10

I'm so sorry about that, Dame Shirley.

0:51:140:51:17

Now, what is the range and who has it?

0:51:170:51:21

-Um...Whitney had it.

-Who doesn't have the range?

0:51:210:51:26

-You.

-Me!

0:51:260:51:27

LAUGHTER

0:51:270:51:28

-Now, I'm a huge...

-You are absolutely tone-deaf.

0:51:280:51:31

-Thank you very much.

-You're welcome.

0:51:310:51:34

Very kind of you to say, thank you.

0:51:340:51:36

Now, Dame Shirley, we would love another song from you,

0:51:360:51:41

-so please, would you take to the stage once again?

-Yes.

-Thank you.

0:51:410:51:45

APPLAUSE

0:51:450:51:47

This is The Lady Is A Tramp.

0:51:500:51:53

CHEERING

0:51:530:51:55

# I've wined and dined on mulligan stew

0:52:000:52:03

# And never wished for turkey

0:52:040:52:07

# I've hitched and hiked and drifted too

0:52:090:52:12

# From Maine to Albuquerque

0:52:120:52:15

# Alas, I missed the Beaux Arts Ball

0:52:160:52:20

# And what is twice as sad?

0:52:220:52:26

# I was never at a party where they honoured Noel Coward

0:52:280:52:35

# His social circles move too fast for me

0:52:380:52:40

# My hobohemia is the place to be... #

0:52:430:52:51

BAND KICKS IN

0:52:510:52:53

UP TEMPO: # I get too hungry for dinner at eight

0:52:550:53:00

# I love the theatre but never come late

0:53:010:53:05

# I never bother with people I hate

0:53:060:53:09

# That's why this lady is a tramp

0:53:110:53:13

# I don't like crap games with barons and earls

0:53:160:53:22

# Won't go to Harlem in ermine and pearls

0:53:220:53:26

# Won't dish the dirt with the rest of them girls

0:53:270:53:31

# That's why this lady is a tramp

0:53:310:53:34

# I like the free, fresh wind in my hair

0:53:360:53:41

# Life without care, I'm broke, that's "oke"

0:53:420:53:47

# Hate California, it's cold and it's damp

0:53:470:53:52

# That's why this lady is a tramp

0:53:520:53:57

# I like the free, fresh wind in my hair

0:53:570:54:05

# Life without care

0:54:080:54:11

# I'm broke, well, that's "oke"

0:54:110:54:14

# Hate California, it's cold and it's damp

0:54:140:54:18

# That's why this lady is a tramp... #

0:54:190:54:22

Whoo!

0:54:230:54:24

# And I love it

0:54:260:54:29

# Yes, I'm a tramp, and I love it

0:54:310:54:37

# And I wish that you were coming my way, yeah

0:54:380:54:42

# I wish that you were coming my way, yeah

0:54:430:54:48

# I wish that you were coming my...

0:54:490:54:53

# Yes, I'm a lady

0:54:530:54:57

# But a tramp. #

0:54:580:55:06

CHEERING

0:55:120:55:14

That was wonderful, thank you so much.

0:55:280:55:30

Please, come and join me.

0:55:300:55:33

I've been missing you. All the way over there.

0:55:330:55:37

Now, I've called you showbiz royalty,

0:55:400:55:43

but you have had a lot of brushes with actual royalty, haven't you?

0:55:430:55:47

Yes.

0:55:470:55:48

You've performed at the Royal Variety Performance

0:55:480:55:51

more than any other artist, 13 times.

0:55:510:55:54

-Mm-hmm.

-You...

0:55:540:55:55

APPLAUSE

0:55:550:55:57

..recently sung at Her Majesty The Queen's 90th Birthday Celebration.

0:55:580:56:03

Do you get more nervous performing for Her Majesty?

0:56:030:56:06

Of course, every time, doesn't matter how many times you do it.

0:56:060:56:11

-She's the Queen!

-What do you chat to her about afterwards?

0:56:110:56:14

Because I've had the pleasure of meeting her once or twice,

0:56:140:56:16

and I've been told, "You're not allowed to ask any questions."

0:56:160:56:19

Which makes conversation a little bit tricky.

0:56:190:56:21

Well, I said to her one day, I said, "We're going to Cardiff to

0:56:210:56:28

"open the Millennium Stadium",

0:56:280:56:30

and that was when she was just about to walk away,

0:56:300:56:32

and she stopped and turned round and said, "Yes, we are, aren't we?"

0:56:320:56:38

LAUGHTER

0:56:380:56:40

I burst!

0:56:400:56:42

When she stopped I thought I was going to go to the Tower.

0:56:430:56:47

Now, a huge moment in your life was being made a dame.

0:56:490:56:53

When did you first hear about that?

0:56:530:56:56

-I was in bed.

-With who?

-Alone.

0:56:570:57:01

-No Neil Diamond?

-Unfortunately... No, Neil wasn't there.

0:57:010:57:05

And my manager came in and, uh, tried to wake me up,

0:57:060:57:12

and I said, "Please go away, I need to have more sleep."

0:57:120:57:16

And there was silence, and I thought he'd gone, and a voice said,

0:57:160:57:23

"So you don't want to be a dame?"

0:57:230:57:25

Well, I sat bolt upright! "What did you say?!

0:57:250:57:31

"Yes, I do want to be a dame!"

0:57:310:57:33

It's quite nice, cos it sort of heralds your arrival, doesn't it?

0:57:330:57:35

-Yes.

-"Dame Shirley Bassey!"

0:57:350:57:38

Well, it's better than being "Miss", isn't it, Shirley Bassey?

0:57:380:57:42

Do people often get your name wrong, do they call you...?

0:57:420:57:45

Eh, Dame Bassey, yeah. Lady Bassey.

0:57:450:57:48

-What do they call you in America, do they understand the system?

-No.

0:57:480:57:53

"What is your name?" "Dame Shirley Bassey."

0:57:530:57:56

"What is your first name?"

0:57:560:57:58

"Shirley." "OK, Shelle."

0:57:580:58:00

LAUGHTER

0:58:010:58:03

They do that, you know.

0:58:030:58:05

Are we going to see you back on the road any time soon?

0:58:050:58:09

I don't think so.

0:58:090:58:10

-AUDIENCE:

-Aww.

0:58:100:58:12

Uh, yes, yes!

0:58:120:58:14

CHEERING

0:58:140:58:16

Well...

0:58:180:58:21

I think we'd all love to see you. Sadly, it's the end of the show,

0:58:210:58:24

there is just time for one more performance.

0:58:240:58:28

What have you picked for your final song?

0:58:280:58:31

I'm not telling you, it's a surprise.

0:58:310:58:33

-It's a surprise?

-Yes.

0:58:330:58:35

Well, Dame Shirley, if you would like to take to the stage.

0:58:350:58:38

Thank you very much for tonight.

0:58:380:58:40

You're welcome.

0:58:400:58:42

CHEERING

0:58:420:58:43

Well, ladies and gentlemen,

0:58:480:58:50

this is the final performance of the evening.

0:58:500:58:54

Please, I ask you to be upstanding for Dame Shirley Bassey.

0:58:540:58:57

-AUDIENCE:

-Whoo!

0:58:570:58:59

# I am what I am

0:59:220:59:26

# I am my own special creation

0:59:290:59:35

# So come take a look

0:59:380:59:43

# Give me the hook... or the ov-a-a-tion... #

0:59:450:59:52

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:59:520:59:55

# It's my world that I want to have a little pride in

0:59:561:00:03

# My world

1:00:051:00:08

# But it's not a place I have to hide in

1:00:081:00:15

# Life's not worth a damn till you can say

1:00:191:00:25

# "Hey, world, I am what I am"

1:00:281:00:35

# I am what I am

1:00:421:00:46

# I don't need praise, I don't need pity

1:00:481:00:53

# I'll beat my own drum

1:00:551:00:59

# Some think it's loud, I think it's pretty

1:01:011:01:07

# And so what if I love each feather and each spangle?

1:01:091:01:15

# Why not try and see things from a different angle?

1:01:161:01:24

# Your life is a sham till you can say

1:01:291:01:36

# "Hey, world, I am what I am"

1:01:371:01:45

UP TEMPO: # I am what I am

1:01:491:01:52

# And what I am needs no excuses

1:01:521:01:55

# I'll deal my own deck

1:01:561:02:00

# Sometimes the ace, sometimes the deuces

1:02:001:02:05

# It's my life and there's no return and no deposit

1:02:051:02:10

# One life, so it's time to open up your closet

1:02:101:02:18

# Your life is a sham till you can say

1:02:211:02:25

# "Hey, world, I am..."

1:02:271:02:35

# "..what I am." #

1:02:371:02:45

CHEERING

1:02:491:02:51

SHE MOUTHS: Thank you.

1:03:011:03:03

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE CONTINUES

1:03:361:03:39

Thank you so much, that was absolutely wonderful.

1:03:431:03:47

Wonderful. Thank you. Beautiful, thank you.

1:03:471:03:51

Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. Dame Shirley Bassey.

1:03:511:03:54

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