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Dame Shirley? | 0:00:02 | 0:00:03 | |
Mr Walliams, we're ready for you now. | 0:00:03 | 0:00:06 | |
Oh, no. | 0:00:11 | 0:00:13 | |
We're wearing the same dress! | 0:00:13 | 0:00:15 | |
Well, you know what this means... | 0:00:15 | 0:00:18 | |
You're going to have to get changed. | 0:00:18 | 0:00:20 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:00:23 | 0:00:25 | |
It's not every night you get to share the stage | 0:00:32 | 0:00:35 | |
with a living legend, a icon, a true national treasure, | 0:00:35 | 0:00:41 | |
but tonight, for Dame Shirley Bassey, | 0:00:41 | 0:00:44 | |
that dream is about to come true. | 0:00:44 | 0:00:46 | |
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Dame Shirley Bassey! | 0:00:46 | 0:00:50 | |
CHEERING | 0:00:50 | 0:00:52 | |
MUSIC: Goldfinger | 0:00:52 | 0:00:55 | |
# Goldfinger | 0:01:08 | 0:01:10 | |
# He's the man | 0:01:13 | 0:01:15 | |
# The man with the Midas touch | 0:01:15 | 0:01:17 | |
# A spider's touch | 0:01:20 | 0:01:23 | |
# Such a cold finger | 0:01:25 | 0:01:28 | |
# Beckons you to enter his web of sin | 0:01:31 | 0:01:36 | |
# But don't go in | 0:01:38 | 0:01:44 | |
# Golden words he will pour in your ear | 0:01:44 | 0:01:47 | |
# But his lies can't disguise what you fear | 0:01:48 | 0:01:51 | |
# For a golden girl knows when he's kissed her | 0:01:53 | 0:01:59 | |
# It's a kiss of death | 0:01:59 | 0:02:02 | |
# From Mr Goldfinger | 0:02:02 | 0:02:07 | |
# Pretty girl Beware of his heart of gold | 0:02:09 | 0:02:14 | |
# His heart is cold | 0:02:17 | 0:02:22 | |
# Golden words he will pour in your ear | 0:02:22 | 0:02:26 | |
# But his lies can't disguise what you fear | 0:02:26 | 0:02:31 | |
# For a golden girl knows when he's kissed her | 0:02:31 | 0:02:36 | |
# It's the kiss of death | 0:02:36 | 0:02:39 | |
# From Mr Goldfinger | 0:02:40 | 0:02:46 | |
# Pretty girl Beware of his heart of gold | 0:02:47 | 0:02:52 | |
# His heart is cold | 0:02:55 | 0:02:59 | |
# He loves only gold | 0:02:59 | 0:03:02 | |
# Only gold | 0:03:03 | 0:03:06 | |
# He loves gold | 0:03:08 | 0:03:09 | |
# He loves only gold | 0:03:11 | 0:03:16 | |
# Only gold | 0:03:16 | 0:03:20 | |
# He loves gold. # | 0:03:20 | 0:03:28 | |
CHEERING | 0:03:31 | 0:03:33 | |
Dame Shirley, please, come and join me. | 0:03:47 | 0:03:50 | |
Please. | 0:03:50 | 0:03:51 | |
Thank you so much. | 0:03:53 | 0:03:56 | |
Thank you so much. Please. | 0:03:56 | 0:03:58 | |
SHE SIGHS | 0:04:04 | 0:04:06 | |
Excuse my legs. | 0:04:06 | 0:04:08 | |
Now unbelievably, in a couple of weeks, | 0:04:08 | 0:04:12 | |
it's going to be your 80th birthday. | 0:04:12 | 0:04:15 | |
-CHEERING -Amazing, isn't it? | 0:04:15 | 0:04:18 | |
What are you going to do to celebrate? | 0:04:22 | 0:04:24 | |
I'm taking my family to Mexico. | 0:04:24 | 0:04:27 | |
Oh. When are we all going? | 0:04:27 | 0:04:29 | |
Did I say you were part of the family? | 0:04:30 | 0:04:33 | |
I was there for your 79th, though. | 0:04:33 | 0:04:35 | |
-With Dale Winton. -Yes. | 0:04:35 | 0:04:36 | |
-That was a camp evening, wasn't it? -Yes. | 0:04:36 | 0:04:38 | |
Well, it's been an incredible journey for you. | 0:04:40 | 0:04:43 | |
Let's take a look back and remind ourselves of your glittering career. | 0:04:43 | 0:04:47 | |
Let's watch those 80 years in just 80 seconds. | 0:04:47 | 0:04:51 | |
A very good evening to you all, ladies and gentlemen. | 0:04:51 | 0:04:54 | |
We present the sounds of Shirley Bassey. | 0:04:54 | 0:04:58 | |
# I'm coming up | 0:04:58 | 0:05:01 | |
# So you better get this party started | 0:05:01 | 0:05:03 | |
# I'm coming up... # | 0:05:05 | 0:05:08 | |
There is nothing I appreciate more than a good song. | 0:05:08 | 0:05:11 | |
# Kiss me, honey honey, kiss me | 0:05:11 | 0:05:15 | |
# Thrill me, honey honey... # | 0:05:15 | 0:05:17 | |
It is fantastic. | 0:05:17 | 0:05:19 | |
# Don't care even if I blow my top | 0:05:19 | 0:05:22 | |
# But honey honey | 0:05:22 | 0:05:24 | |
# Don't stop... # | 0:05:24 | 0:05:25 | |
# Diamonds are forever | 0:05:25 | 0:05:28 | |
# Hold one up and then caress it | 0:05:29 | 0:05:33 | |
# Touch it, stroke it and address it... # | 0:05:33 | 0:05:37 | |
I must say, that's the first time | 0:05:37 | 0:05:38 | |
I'd seen a dress that's been backcombed. | 0:05:38 | 0:05:40 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:05:40 | 0:05:42 | |
# ..right in the heart to hurt me... # | 0:05:42 | 0:05:45 | |
Which one of my songs makes you cry? | 0:05:45 | 0:05:48 | |
Hey Big Spender. | 0:05:48 | 0:05:50 | |
# Hey big spender... # | 0:05:50 | 0:05:52 | |
You mean you want more? | 0:05:52 | 0:05:54 | |
# Hey big spender | 0:05:54 | 0:05:57 | |
# Spend | 0:05:59 | 0:06:01 | |
# A little time with me. # | 0:06:01 | 0:06:09 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:06:12 | 0:06:13 | |
Wow. | 0:06:18 | 0:06:19 | |
I would say to you... stick with the singing. | 0:06:21 | 0:06:25 | |
Yeah, day job, yeah. | 0:06:25 | 0:06:27 | |
Maybe in a couple of years, try out for X Factor. | 0:06:27 | 0:06:30 | |
If that doesn't work out, there's always The Voice. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:32 | |
You are one of the most influential artists of all time. | 0:06:34 | 0:06:37 | |
You've sold over 140 million records. | 0:06:37 | 0:06:40 | |
WHOOPING AND APPLAUSE | 0:06:40 | 0:06:42 | |
That is just this morning. | 0:06:42 | 0:06:44 | |
You've sung for Presidents, prime ministers, and even the Queen. | 0:06:45 | 0:06:51 | |
Where did it all go wrong? | 0:06:51 | 0:06:53 | |
SHE LAUGHS | 0:06:53 | 0:06:54 | |
Did you ever think you could ever have such a glittering career? | 0:06:54 | 0:06:58 | |
No, not at all. | 0:06:58 | 0:07:00 | |
So when you started out, what were your expectations? | 0:07:00 | 0:07:02 | |
None whatsoever. I just enjoyed singing. | 0:07:02 | 0:07:06 | |
I never thought that I would get this far | 0:07:07 | 0:07:11 | |
and become a dame on top of that. | 0:07:11 | 0:07:14 | |
That's an incredible achievement. | 0:07:14 | 0:07:16 | |
Now, Goldfinger is one of the most famous songs ever written. | 0:07:16 | 0:07:19 | |
Do you still get goose bumps singing it? | 0:07:19 | 0:07:21 | |
Yes, I do, and it's a little terrifying, | 0:07:21 | 0:07:25 | |
because, you know, I know that note is coming at the end | 0:07:25 | 0:07:30 | |
and it is very nerve-racking. | 0:07:30 | 0:07:33 | |
Am I going to make that note? | 0:07:33 | 0:07:35 | |
When you recorded the song, | 0:07:35 | 0:07:37 | |
the story is that you actually passed out | 0:07:37 | 0:07:39 | |
while singing that final note. | 0:07:39 | 0:07:40 | |
-Is that true? -Not quite. I did go blue in the face, though. | 0:07:40 | 0:07:44 | |
I did, yes, because I had to hold the note until the credits finished. | 0:07:44 | 0:07:49 | |
And John Barry was saying, "Hold it! Hold it!" | 0:07:49 | 0:07:52 | |
"Mmm..." | 0:07:52 | 0:07:54 | |
Would you ever consider singing a fourth Bond song? | 0:07:56 | 0:08:01 | |
-Yes, why not? -I'd love that. | 0:08:01 | 0:08:04 | |
CHEERING | 0:08:04 | 0:08:05 | |
Now, over the years, you've influenced so many singers, | 0:08:09 | 0:08:12 | |
but you've actually influenced me, also, in my career. | 0:08:12 | 0:08:15 | |
Let's just take a look at this. | 0:08:15 | 0:08:17 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:08:18 | 0:08:19 | |
It's hard to tell, isn't it? But that actually you on the left... | 0:08:19 | 0:08:22 | |
SHE LAUGHS | 0:08:22 | 0:08:25 | |
Now, Dame Shirley, you're famed for your dresses. | 0:08:25 | 0:08:28 | |
I think you've probably even got more dresses than I have. | 0:08:28 | 0:08:31 | |
Probably! | 0:08:31 | 0:08:32 | |
Have you ever had any embarrassing wardrobe malfunctions onstage? | 0:08:32 | 0:08:36 | |
LAUGHING: Yes. | 0:08:36 | 0:08:38 | |
Apart from tonight. | 0:08:38 | 0:08:40 | |
Yeah. | 0:08:42 | 0:08:43 | |
A strap went on my gown and I quickly put my hand there, | 0:08:43 | 0:08:48 | |
because they didn't want to expose myself, you know? | 0:08:48 | 0:08:51 | |
And the woman in the front was like, | 0:08:51 | 0:08:53 | |
"Oh, my God, she's having a heart attack!" | 0:08:53 | 0:08:55 | |
Well, it's time now for another song, | 0:08:59 | 0:09:02 | |
so if you wouldn't mind taking to the stage, thank you very much. | 0:09:02 | 0:09:05 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:09:05 | 0:09:08 | |
Ladies and gentlemen, this is I'm Still Here. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:13 | |
MUSIC: I'm Still Here | 0:09:13 | 0:09:16 | |
# Good times and bad times | 0:09:24 | 0:09:27 | |
# I've seen them all and my dear | 0:09:27 | 0:09:30 | |
# I'm still here | 0:09:31 | 0:09:33 | |
# Plush velvet sometimes | 0:09:34 | 0:09:37 | |
# Sometimes just crisps and a beer | 0:09:37 | 0:09:39 | |
# And I'm here | 0:09:40 | 0:09:43 | |
# I've stuffed the dailies in my shoes | 0:09:44 | 0:09:49 | |
# Strummed ukuleles, sung the blues | 0:09:49 | 0:09:54 | |
# Seen all my dreams disappear | 0:09:54 | 0:09:57 | |
# And I'm here | 0:09:57 | 0:10:01 | |
# I've been to Reno | 0:10:03 | 0:10:06 | |
# I've been through Beverly Hills | 0:10:06 | 0:10:10 | |
# And I'm here | 0:10:10 | 0:10:12 | |
# Plenty of vino | 0:10:13 | 0:10:15 | |
# Rest cures, religion and pills | 0:10:15 | 0:10:19 | |
# And I'm here | 0:10:19 | 0:10:22 | |
# I've had my moments with the best | 0:10:23 | 0:10:27 | |
# Watched while the headlines did the rest | 0:10:27 | 0:10:32 | |
# I should have gone to a different school | 0:10:33 | 0:10:37 | |
# That seems clear | 0:10:37 | 0:10:40 | |
# I met a big financier | 0:10:43 | 0:10:47 | |
# And I'm here | 0:10:47 | 0:10:51 | |
# I've listened to | 0:10:51 | 0:10:52 | |
# "Hey, lady, aren't you what's-her-name?" | 0:10:52 | 0:10:57 | |
# "Wow, what a looker you were" | 0:10:57 | 0:11:01 | |
# Or, better yet | 0:11:01 | 0:11:02 | |
# "Didn't you used to be what's-her-name?" | 0:11:02 | 0:11:07 | |
# "Whatever happened to her?" | 0:11:07 | 0:11:11 | |
# Black sable one day | 0:11:14 | 0:11:17 | |
# Next day it all disappears | 0:11:17 | 0:11:21 | |
# And I'm here | 0:11:21 | 0:11:23 | |
# Top billing Monday | 0:11:24 | 0:11:27 | |
# Tuesday, you live your worst fears | 0:11:27 | 0:11:30 | |
# And I'm here | 0:11:30 | 0:11:34 | |
# I've run the gamut A to Z | 0:11:34 | 0:11:37 | |
# Three cheers and dammit | 0:11:39 | 0:11:41 | |
# C'est la vie | 0:11:41 | 0:11:44 | |
# I got through all of last year | 0:11:44 | 0:11:47 | |
# And I'm here | 0:11:47 | 0:11:53 | |
# Lord knows, at least I was there | 0:11:53 | 0:11:57 | |
# Now I'm here | 0:11:57 | 0:12:02 | |
# Look who's here | 0:12:02 | 0:12:07 | |
# I'm still... | 0:12:07 | 0:12:11 | |
# Here. # | 0:12:11 | 0:12:19 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:12:19 | 0:12:24 | |
Thank you. | 0:12:28 | 0:12:30 | |
Earlier this week, Dame Shirley and I met up | 0:12:39 | 0:12:42 | |
to talk about her life, her career, | 0:12:42 | 0:12:44 | |
and also to look at her iconic show gowns. | 0:12:44 | 0:12:47 | |
Good afternoon. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:51 | |
-So your gowns are just through here. -Yes. | 0:12:53 | 0:12:57 | |
Can I try any on, or is that...? | 0:12:57 | 0:12:59 | |
Er...you can... | 0:12:59 | 0:13:01 | |
See, I'm a size eight. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:02 | |
Um, sorry. No, no, no. | 0:13:02 | 0:13:04 | |
-Oh, this is absolutely beautiful. -They will be much too big for you. | 0:13:04 | 0:13:07 | |
This is for the opening of the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. | 0:13:07 | 0:13:11 | |
I was falling asleep one night and I was wondering what to wear, | 0:13:13 | 0:13:18 | |
and I sat bolt upright, like, "Eureka!" | 0:13:18 | 0:13:21 | |
And I called my friend, | 0:13:21 | 0:13:23 | |
who has made a few gowns for me in the past, Sarah Perceval. | 0:13:23 | 0:13:26 | |
And I said, "Sarah, can you get two Welsh flags | 0:13:26 | 0:13:30 | |
"and put them together and make a gown?" | 0:13:30 | 0:13:32 | |
She said, "Well, I'll try." | 0:13:32 | 0:13:34 | |
And she's done a wonderful job. | 0:13:34 | 0:13:36 | |
So please talk us through this very understated number. | 0:13:41 | 0:13:46 | |
So when did you wear this? | 0:13:46 | 0:13:48 | |
I wore this at Glastonbury Festival. | 0:13:48 | 0:13:50 | |
# The minute you walked in the joint | 0:13:50 | 0:13:54 | |
# I could see you were a man of distinction | 0:13:54 | 0:13:57 | |
# A real big spender... # | 0:13:57 | 0:13:59 | |
'It was made by Julien MacDonald.' | 0:13:59 | 0:14:01 | |
Look at these diamonds. I mean, the details are just incredible. | 0:14:01 | 0:14:04 | |
I know. It's beautiful. | 0:14:04 | 0:14:06 | |
# Hey big spender | 0:14:06 | 0:14:09 | |
# Spend | 0:14:09 | 0:14:10 | |
# A little time with me | 0:14:12 | 0:14:18 | |
# Me! # | 0:14:18 | 0:14:22 | |
CHEERING | 0:14:22 | 0:14:24 | |
And came on in the finale with the coat over it. | 0:14:25 | 0:14:28 | |
"I am what I am." | 0:14:28 | 0:14:30 | |
HE LAUGHS | 0:14:30 | 0:14:31 | |
I love that! That is the campest thing I've ever seen. | 0:14:31 | 0:14:34 | |
-And I've seen some camp things in my life. -I bet. | 0:14:34 | 0:14:37 | |
-May I try it on? -Yes, you may. | 0:14:37 | 0:14:39 | |
And do you wear this to the local supermarket? | 0:14:39 | 0:14:41 | |
-Yeah. -Yeah. | 0:14:41 | 0:14:42 | |
-Just in case no-one recognises you. -Of course. | 0:14:42 | 0:14:44 | |
# I have come for some yoghurt. # | 0:14:44 | 0:14:46 | |
SHE LAUGHS "I want attention!" Yeah. | 0:14:46 | 0:14:50 | |
-CROWD: -Shirley! Shirley! Shirley! Shirley! | 0:14:50 | 0:14:54 | |
What was so inspired with this gown and coat | 0:14:54 | 0:14:57 | |
is that they were teamed with these fantastic wellies. | 0:14:57 | 0:15:01 | |
-If you've been to Glastonbury, it's mud. -I have. | 0:15:01 | 0:15:04 | |
I think, when I saw you wear those, I really thought, | 0:15:04 | 0:15:06 | |
"Oh, she's got a terrific sense of humour." | 0:15:06 | 0:15:09 | |
OK. So the last one we have here... | 0:15:09 | 0:15:12 | |
-I recognise this as your iconic Oscars dress. -Yes. | 0:15:12 | 0:15:16 | |
Made by Isabel Christianson for the Oscars, Goldfinger. | 0:15:16 | 0:15:20 | |
I loved it. And so did the audience, it was so apt for the Oscars. | 0:15:23 | 0:15:28 | |
This is glamour, this is magic, this is the stage, | 0:15:28 | 0:15:32 | |
this is what people want to see. | 0:15:32 | 0:15:34 | |
Is it very important to you, | 0:15:34 | 0:15:36 | |
and would you find it hard to perform | 0:15:36 | 0:15:38 | |
if you didn't have one of these fabulous frocks on? | 0:15:38 | 0:15:41 | |
Yes, because that inspires me, when I realise how I started. | 0:15:41 | 0:15:46 | |
I turned up for my first show and the director said, | 0:15:47 | 0:15:50 | |
"Where's your gown?" | 0:15:50 | 0:15:52 | |
And I said, "Oh, you didn't tell me I had to have a gown." | 0:15:52 | 0:15:54 | |
And somebody loaned me a long fishnet skirt | 0:15:54 | 0:15:58 | |
and somebody else loaned me a strapless merry widow, | 0:15:58 | 0:16:02 | |
which, in those days, was an undergarment. | 0:16:02 | 0:16:04 | |
And I used it as the top. | 0:16:04 | 0:16:06 | |
And I had one of those elastic belts, | 0:16:06 | 0:16:09 | |
and I did a top note at the end of the song, | 0:16:09 | 0:16:12 | |
and the belt came undone and the skirt started to drop | 0:16:12 | 0:16:15 | |
and I grabbed it and ran offstage, only to be told off... | 0:16:15 | 0:16:20 | |
"Next time, you stay onstage and let it drop!" | 0:16:20 | 0:16:22 | |
LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE | 0:16:22 | 0:16:24 | |
Is there a favourite? | 0:16:26 | 0:16:27 | |
No. They are all my children | 0:16:27 | 0:16:30 | |
and I have children and I never had a favourite. | 0:16:30 | 0:16:34 | |
CHEERING | 0:16:34 | 0:16:37 | |
That was in the glamorous surroundings of the Ritz hotel. | 0:16:40 | 0:16:44 | |
Unfortunately, the Swindon Travelodge was fully booked. | 0:16:44 | 0:16:47 | |
-Now, you're renowned for your love of diamonds. -Yes. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:51 | |
And you did have a dress that was made up of 150,000 crystals. | 0:16:51 | 0:16:57 | |
Well... | 0:16:57 | 0:16:58 | |
..you may be wondering what's in this box. | 0:16:59 | 0:17:01 | |
We have had this dress flown in specially | 0:17:01 | 0:17:05 | |
all the way from a museum in Vienna. | 0:17:05 | 0:17:08 | |
-Oh, my...! -And it weighs...an absolute tonne. | 0:17:08 | 0:17:13 | |
Oh, my God! Baby, come to Momma! | 0:17:13 | 0:17:16 | |
DAVID LAUGHS | 0:17:16 | 0:17:18 | |
-Now... -Oh, wow. | 0:17:18 | 0:17:20 | |
-..this... -So heavy! | 0:17:20 | 0:17:23 | |
-It's like a suit of armour, isn't it? -Yes. -Incredible. | 0:17:23 | 0:17:26 | |
Now, this was made for you in 1955. | 0:17:26 | 0:17:30 | |
Was it, in fact, the very first dress that was made for you? | 0:17:30 | 0:17:33 | |
Yes, yes. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:34 | |
I think we've got a picture of you being fitted for it. | 0:17:34 | 0:17:37 | |
Wow... Absolutely gorgeous. We had it flown over specially. | 0:17:37 | 0:17:41 | |
Wow, I appreciate that. Thank you so much. | 0:17:41 | 0:17:44 | |
Well, unfortunately, we can't keep it. | 0:17:44 | 0:17:46 | |
Mwah, mwah...! | 0:17:46 | 0:17:48 | |
LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE I want it back! | 0:17:48 | 0:17:51 | |
-I want it back. -Come on. | 0:17:53 | 0:17:55 | |
Come on. | 0:17:57 | 0:17:58 | |
Let me put it back in the box. Absolutely beautiful. | 0:17:58 | 0:18:03 | |
Now, of course, you're used to wearing dresses like this | 0:18:03 | 0:18:05 | |
and playing venues like the Royal Albert Hall. | 0:18:05 | 0:18:08 | |
How was it performing for some mud-soaked teenagers | 0:18:08 | 0:18:12 | |
at Glastonbury Festival? | 0:18:12 | 0:18:13 | |
It was incredible. It really was incredible. | 0:18:13 | 0:18:16 | |
They rolled out a red carpet for you. | 0:18:16 | 0:18:18 | |
-Yes. -Is this something that you ask for? | 0:18:18 | 0:18:20 | |
No. Of course, the press said, "She's a diva, | 0:18:20 | 0:18:23 | |
"she asked for a red carpet." | 0:18:23 | 0:18:24 | |
But how am I going to get from the dressing room to the stage | 0:18:24 | 0:18:27 | |
with all that mud? | 0:18:27 | 0:18:30 | |
And trailing my gown? No...! | 0:18:30 | 0:18:32 | |
No, so THEY put the red carpet down from me. | 0:18:32 | 0:18:36 | |
So you're not a diva. | 0:18:36 | 0:18:37 | |
No, no way. | 0:18:37 | 0:18:40 | |
-LAUGHING: -You've never...? | 0:18:40 | 0:18:41 | |
Diva, you have to have a lot of energy, and it's wasted. | 0:18:41 | 0:18:45 | |
-I'd rather put it into my performance. -Well... | 0:18:45 | 0:18:48 | |
CHEERING | 0:18:48 | 0:18:50 | |
I'm not so sure about that. | 0:18:54 | 0:18:57 | |
Because this is what happened when our producer was summoned | 0:18:57 | 0:19:01 | |
to a hotel suite to meet your personal assistant. | 0:19:01 | 0:19:04 | |
HE CLEARS HIS THROAT | 0:19:04 | 0:19:06 | |
Apologies for keeping you waiting for three hours, | 0:19:06 | 0:19:09 | |
but, as you can understand, I am a very busy man. | 0:19:09 | 0:19:13 | |
Yes. Hello. I'm Helen. I'm... | 0:19:13 | 0:19:15 | |
I'm producing the Dame Shirley Bassey special. | 0:19:15 | 0:19:17 | |
And I'm the Dame's personal PA assistant. | 0:19:17 | 0:19:20 | |
I'm here to make sure everything is EXACTLY how she wants it. | 0:19:20 | 0:19:24 | |
Of course. | 0:19:24 | 0:19:25 | |
Now, what meal will you be serving the Dame upon arrival at studio? | 0:19:25 | 0:19:30 | |
Some smoked salmon sandwiches and a mixed fruit platter. | 0:19:30 | 0:19:33 | |
The Dame will only eat | 0:19:33 | 0:19:34 | |
a family-sized bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken. | 0:19:34 | 0:19:37 | |
OK. Well, I'll make sure we have a plate and some cutlery for her. | 0:19:37 | 0:19:41 | |
She will eat it with her hands | 0:19:41 | 0:19:42 | |
and then she will wipe her fingertips on the curtains. | 0:19:42 | 0:19:46 | |
Now, what drink will you be serving Dame Shirley during the show? | 0:19:46 | 0:19:50 | |
Well, we know Dame Shirley is partial | 0:19:50 | 0:19:52 | |
to a glass of vintage champagne. | 0:19:52 | 0:19:54 | |
-She does not want to get drunk while she's working. -Oh... | 0:19:54 | 0:19:57 | |
So please just order in a 12-pack of Tennent's Super. | 0:19:57 | 0:20:00 | |
OK. Right. | 0:20:01 | 0:20:03 | |
Here are the songs we'd like Dame Shirley to sing. | 0:20:03 | 0:20:06 | |
Of course, Goldfinger. | 0:20:06 | 0:20:07 | |
No. | 0:20:07 | 0:20:08 | |
-OK. The Lady is a Tramp? -No. | 0:20:08 | 0:20:10 | |
-Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me? -No! | 0:20:10 | 0:20:12 | |
-Something? -No. -I Have Nothing? -No. | 0:20:12 | 0:20:15 | |
-This Is My Life? -No. -I Am What I Am? -No! | 0:20:15 | 0:20:17 | |
What will she be singing? | 0:20:17 | 0:20:19 | |
Gangnam Style. | 0:20:19 | 0:20:21 | |
-Gangnam Style? -Gangnam Style. | 0:20:23 | 0:20:25 | |
And what else? | 0:20:25 | 0:20:27 | |
Just Gangnam Style. | 0:20:27 | 0:20:29 | |
OK, well, it's an hour-long show. | 0:20:29 | 0:20:31 | |
We were hoping she would sing at least eight songs. | 0:20:31 | 0:20:33 | |
I understand. Then she will sing Gangnam Style eight times. | 0:20:33 | 0:20:38 | |
OK. Um... She's so famous for her Bond themes. | 0:20:38 | 0:20:41 | |
Can't she sing one of those? | 0:20:41 | 0:20:42 | |
Dame Shirley Bassey is off Bond themes. | 0:20:42 | 0:20:46 | |
But she has recently recorded | 0:20:46 | 0:20:48 | |
an album of children's TV show themes. | 0:20:48 | 0:20:50 | |
She covers all the classics - | 0:20:50 | 0:20:52 | |
the Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, ThunderCats, Rentaghost, | 0:20:52 | 0:20:57 | |
and she does a very moving rendition of Grange Hill. | 0:20:57 | 0:21:00 | |
# Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo... # | 0:21:00 | 0:21:02 | |
I mean, I can't really do it justice. | 0:21:02 | 0:21:05 | |
OK, well, we don't want Gangnam Style eight times. | 0:21:05 | 0:21:07 | |
Could she sing one of those? | 0:21:07 | 0:21:09 | |
I can try and persuade her to sing ThunderCats. | 0:21:10 | 0:21:12 | |
Can I please speak to Dame Shirley direct? | 0:21:12 | 0:21:15 | |
She is a very busy woman. | 0:21:15 | 0:21:18 | |
But I can try. | 0:21:18 | 0:21:20 | |
HE KNOCKS | 0:21:23 | 0:21:24 | |
Dame Shirley? | 0:21:24 | 0:21:26 | |
# Thunder, Thunder, ThunderCats! # | 0:21:26 | 0:21:30 | |
I'm sorry, darling, I'm rehearsing. Please go away. | 0:21:30 | 0:21:33 | |
# Thunder, Thunder, Thunder... | 0:21:33 | 0:21:36 | |
# Cats! # | 0:21:36 | 0:21:39 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:21:39 | 0:21:41 | |
I really think you could have a hit with ThunderCats. | 0:21:44 | 0:21:49 | |
Do me a favour...! | 0:21:50 | 0:21:51 | |
Now, of course, one of the things that people love about you | 0:21:51 | 0:21:54 | |
is you've never taken yourself too seriously | 0:21:54 | 0:21:57 | |
and you've worked with many comedy greats over the years. | 0:21:57 | 0:22:00 | |
One of the most iconic moments of television | 0:22:00 | 0:22:02 | |
is also one of my favourite sketches of all time. | 0:22:02 | 0:22:04 | |
This is Dame Shirley Bassey entertaining millions of viewers | 0:22:04 | 0:22:09 | |
with Morecambe and Wise in their 1971 Christmas special. | 0:22:09 | 0:22:12 | |
# They asked me how I knew | 0:22:12 | 0:22:18 | |
# My true love was true | 0:22:18 | 0:22:22 | |
# I of course replied | 0:22:25 | 0:22:28 | |
# Something deep inside | 0:22:28 | 0:22:31 | |
# Cannot be denied | 0:22:31 | 0:22:35 | |
# So I chaffed them and I gaily laughed | 0:22:36 | 0:22:41 | |
# To think they could doubt... # | 0:22:41 | 0:22:44 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:22:44 | 0:22:46 | |
# Yet today my love flown away | 0:22:49 | 0:22:55 | |
# So I chaffed... # | 0:23:01 | 0:23:05 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:23:05 | 0:23:08 | |
What are your memories of working with the great Eric and Ernie? | 0:23:11 | 0:23:14 | |
Wonderful. They were great to work with. | 0:23:14 | 0:23:17 | |
Now, THEY were not divas. | 0:23:17 | 0:23:19 | |
Was it hard keeping a straight face with them? | 0:23:19 | 0:23:21 | |
It was, very difficult. | 0:23:21 | 0:23:24 | |
It took a lot of rehearsing to do that, | 0:23:24 | 0:23:30 | |
because I kept breaking up. | 0:23:30 | 0:23:32 | |
So we had to keep starting over and over again, | 0:23:32 | 0:23:36 | |
till we got it right, and I think it took a week. | 0:23:36 | 0:23:40 | |
And did you take a lot of persuading to do the show? | 0:23:40 | 0:23:43 | |
-Or did you immediately...? -Oh, gosh, no. | 0:23:43 | 0:23:45 | |
I jumped at it. Are you kidding? I loved them. | 0:23:45 | 0:23:49 | |
Well, it's such a golden moment of television. | 0:23:49 | 0:23:51 | |
Now, of course, you have fans all over the world | 0:23:51 | 0:23:53 | |
and many of them are in the audience tonight. | 0:23:53 | 0:23:56 | |
Some of them have even had a special wash just for you. | 0:23:56 | 0:23:58 | |
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. | 0:23:58 | 0:24:00 | |
But here's what happened | 0:24:00 | 0:24:02 | |
when your number one fan and her husband | 0:24:02 | 0:24:04 | |
met you for an interview in your hotel. | 0:24:04 | 0:24:07 | |
Dame Shirley Bassey. | 0:24:07 | 0:24:09 | |
May I say, it is a huge honour to meet you, your Dameness. | 0:24:14 | 0:24:18 | |
Oh, please get up. | 0:24:21 | 0:24:22 | |
OK. Thanks. Take a seat. Thank you. | 0:24:22 | 0:24:26 | |
You all right? | 0:24:26 | 0:24:28 | |
Yes, thank you, very well. | 0:24:28 | 0:24:29 | |
Um...I'll just start with some questions from my website, | 0:24:29 | 0:24:32 | |
that I run for you. | 0:24:32 | 0:24:34 | |
It's called basseyhounds.net. | 0:24:34 | 0:24:36 | |
Just a play on words, | 0:24:36 | 0:24:37 | |
because basset hound is a kind of dog and... | 0:24:37 | 0:24:39 | |
My name reminds you of a dog? | 0:24:39 | 0:24:42 | |
Now, it has been rumoured that you've had many romances | 0:24:42 | 0:24:46 | |
with some celebrities over the years. | 0:24:46 | 0:24:48 | |
You don't need to tell me their names, | 0:24:48 | 0:24:50 | |
but just give me a wink. | 0:24:50 | 0:24:52 | |
So here we go. | 0:24:52 | 0:24:53 | |
Tom Jones. | 0:24:53 | 0:24:55 | |
Neil Diamond. | 0:24:55 | 0:24:56 | |
Sean Connery. | 0:24:56 | 0:24:57 | |
Alan Titchmarsh. | 0:24:57 | 0:24:59 | |
Peter Andre. Hmm. | 0:25:00 | 0:25:02 | |
-Mr T? -There was a blink there. | 0:25:03 | 0:25:06 | |
Just...my eyes were stinging. | 0:25:06 | 0:25:08 | |
-What was that for? -Peter Andre and Mr T, I think. | 0:25:08 | 0:25:11 | |
Ooh, both of them? | 0:25:11 | 0:25:13 | |
I don't think so. | 0:25:13 | 0:25:15 | |
Moving on. Now you're wearing some beautiful jewellery, might I say. | 0:25:15 | 0:25:19 | |
Do you buy your jewellery from Elizabeth Duke at Argos? | 0:25:19 | 0:25:24 | |
What we call "Argoose". | 0:25:26 | 0:25:28 | |
-No? -No. -Too expensive for her. | 0:25:28 | 0:25:31 | |
So, next question - who is the most famous person that you have met? | 0:25:31 | 0:25:36 | |
JFK. | 0:25:36 | 0:25:37 | |
SHE GASPS | 0:25:37 | 0:25:39 | |
I suppose everyone really met him, didn't they? Is there anyone else? | 0:25:39 | 0:25:41 | |
Frank Sinatra. | 0:25:41 | 0:25:43 | |
More famous still? | 0:25:43 | 0:25:45 | |
The Queen? | 0:25:45 | 0:25:47 | |
-More famous than that? -Yeah. | 0:25:47 | 0:25:48 | |
-Ever met Gloria Hunniford? -Yes. | 0:25:49 | 0:25:52 | |
OK. She's met Gloria Hunniford. | 0:25:52 | 0:25:53 | |
Now, Your Damelihood, | 0:25:53 | 0:25:56 | |
we would just like to say thank you for the interview | 0:25:56 | 0:25:59 | |
and also happy birthday! | 0:25:59 | 0:26:01 | |
Go get the big gift, Clive. | 0:26:01 | 0:26:03 | |
Oh, yeah, yeah. Got a present for you. | 0:26:03 | 0:26:04 | |
So I'll just give you the little, um...mini ones first. | 0:26:05 | 0:26:09 | |
This is a mono slipper for while you're watching Antiques Roadshow. | 0:26:09 | 0:26:13 | |
Thank you. | 0:26:15 | 0:26:16 | |
MOBILITY SCOOTER HORN BEEPS | 0:26:18 | 0:26:20 | |
We got you one of these. | 0:26:20 | 0:26:23 | |
Run it up for you. | 0:26:23 | 0:26:25 | |
Do you want a quick go on it? It's very simple. That's forward. | 0:26:25 | 0:26:29 | |
My God! | 0:26:29 | 0:26:30 | |
Have a quick go. | 0:26:30 | 0:26:31 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:26:31 | 0:26:33 | |
There you go. All right? That's forward there. | 0:26:33 | 0:26:36 | |
OK. Ooh... | 0:26:37 | 0:26:38 | |
SHE CHUCKLES | 0:26:39 | 0:26:41 | |
-Goodbye. -Goodbye. | 0:26:41 | 0:26:43 | |
-APPLAUSE -Who was that? | 0:26:43 | 0:26:46 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:26:46 | 0:26:48 | |
Thank you for being such a good sport. | 0:26:49 | 0:26:54 | |
And can we please have the mobility scooter back? | 0:26:54 | 0:26:57 | |
No, no way! | 0:26:57 | 0:26:59 | |
I'm going to the supermarket with that, definitely. | 0:26:59 | 0:27:02 | |
Time now for another performance. | 0:27:02 | 0:27:04 | |
Dame Shirley, if you'd like to take to the stage. | 0:27:04 | 0:27:07 | |
With her incredible version of 'S Wonderful, this is, | 0:27:07 | 0:27:10 | |
of course, Dame Shirley Bassey! | 0:27:10 | 0:27:12 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:27:12 | 0:27:15 | |
MUSIC: 'S Wonderful | 0:27:15 | 0:27:17 | |
# 'S wonderful | 0:27:25 | 0:27:27 | |
# 'S marvellous | 0:27:27 | 0:27:30 | |
# You should care for me | 0:27:30 | 0:27:33 | |
# It's awful nice | 0:27:34 | 0:27:37 | |
# It's paradise | 0:27:37 | 0:27:40 | |
# It's what I love to see | 0:27:40 | 0:27:44 | |
# You've made my life so glamorous | 0:27:44 | 0:27:50 | |
# You can't blame me for feeling amorous | 0:27:50 | 0:27:54 | |
# Oh, it's wonderful | 0:27:54 | 0:27:57 | |
# It's marvellous | 0:27:57 | 0:28:00 | |
# That you should care for me | 0:28:00 | 0:28:03 | |
# 'S wonderful | 0:28:12 | 0:28:15 | |
# 'S marvellous | 0:28:15 | 0:28:18 | |
# You should care for me | 0:28:18 | 0:28:22 | |
# It's awful nice | 0:28:22 | 0:28:25 | |
# It's paradise | 0:28:25 | 0:28:27 | |
# It's what I long to see | 0:28:27 | 0:28:34 | |
# You made | 0:28:35 | 0:28:38 | |
# My life so glamorous | 0:28:38 | 0:28:44 | |
# You can't blame me for feeling | 0:28:44 | 0:28:49 | |
# Amorous | 0:28:49 | 0:28:52 | |
# Oh, it's wonderful | 0:28:52 | 0:28:55 | |
# It's marvellous | 0:28:57 | 0:29:03 | |
# That you should care for | 0:29:03 | 0:29:08 | |
# I say a prayer for | 0:29:08 | 0:29:12 | |
# That you should care | 0:29:12 | 0:29:15 | |
# For me. # | 0:29:15 | 0:29:23 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:29:29 | 0:29:34 | |
Thank you. | 0:29:40 | 0:29:41 | |
Whoo! | 0:29:41 | 0:29:42 | |
That was amazing. | 0:29:47 | 0:29:50 | |
Amazing, Dame Shirley. | 0:29:50 | 0:29:52 | |
Nearly as good as when I sing it. | 0:29:53 | 0:29:56 | |
Now, over the years you've duetted with many famous stars - | 0:29:56 | 0:30:00 | |
Tom Jones, Andy Williams, Dean Martin - but it was a performance | 0:30:00 | 0:30:04 | |
with Neil Diamond on your 1970 show which still stands out. | 0:30:04 | 0:30:07 | |
Let's see why. | 0:30:07 | 0:30:09 | |
# And what was right | 0:30:10 | 0:30:12 | |
# Became me | 0:30:14 | 0:30:18 | |
# You are the sun | 0:30:20 | 0:30:23 | |
# I am the moon | 0:30:23 | 0:30:25 | |
# You are the words | 0:30:25 | 0:30:26 | |
# I am the tune | 0:30:26 | 0:30:29 | |
# Play me... # | 0:30:29 | 0:30:31 | |
WHOOPING AND APPLAUSE | 0:30:36 | 0:30:38 | |
The atmosphere there is electric. | 0:30:42 | 0:30:46 | |
Was there a little moment between you and Neil Diamond? | 0:30:46 | 0:30:50 | |
Yes. His diamond necklace. Oh! | 0:30:50 | 0:30:53 | |
That's what you were staring at? | 0:30:53 | 0:30:54 | |
That's what I was staring at. | 0:30:54 | 0:30:56 | |
That's what I was singing to. It was GORGEOUS. | 0:30:56 | 0:30:59 | |
You weren't looking into his eyes, you were looking at his diamond? | 0:30:59 | 0:31:01 | |
No, I was looking at his diamonds. | 0:31:01 | 0:31:03 | |
What about that strange bulge he has in his...red Lycra outfit? | 0:31:05 | 0:31:09 | |
David! Behave! | 0:31:09 | 0:31:12 | |
Does he still wear that on stage? | 0:31:12 | 0:31:14 | |
I don't know! | 0:31:14 | 0:31:16 | |
I don't know. I was looking at his diamonds. | 0:31:16 | 0:31:18 | |
I think you were looking at his crown jewels. | 0:31:21 | 0:31:23 | |
That's what you were looking at. | 0:31:23 | 0:31:25 | |
LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE | 0:31:25 | 0:31:29 | |
Before Dame Shirley performs another very special number | 0:31:34 | 0:31:37 | |
for us all, here's what's still to come on the show tonight. | 0:31:37 | 0:31:41 | |
Now listen here, you lot. I've come here tonight to sing for you. | 0:31:42 | 0:31:46 | |
She doesn't have the range. I love her to bits | 0:31:46 | 0:31:48 | |
-but she doesn't have the range. -I'm basically very shy. | 0:31:48 | 0:31:51 | |
The only way to get over it when I was a kid was to sing. | 0:31:51 | 0:31:55 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:31:55 | 0:31:58 | |
Ladies and gentlemen, joining Dame Shirley Bassey for the next | 0:31:58 | 0:32:01 | |
performance, please welcome the fabulous Blake. | 0:32:01 | 0:32:04 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:32:04 | 0:32:08 | |
# Anything you can do I can do better | 0:32:11 | 0:32:15 | |
# I can do anything better than you | 0:32:15 | 0:32:18 | |
-# No, you can't -Yes, I can | 0:32:18 | 0:32:20 | |
-# No, you can't -Yes, I can | 0:32:20 | 0:32:22 | |
-# No, you can't -Yes, I can | 0:32:22 | 0:32:23 | |
# Yes, I can | 0:32:23 | 0:32:26 | |
# Anything you can be I can be greater | 0:32:26 | 0:32:28 | |
# Sooner or later we're greater than you | 0:32:28 | 0:32:31 | |
-# No, you're not -Yes, I am | 0:32:31 | 0:32:33 | |
-# No, you're not -Yes, I am | 0:32:33 | 0:32:35 | |
-# No, you're not -Yes, I am | 0:32:35 | 0:32:36 | |
# Yes, we are | 0:32:36 | 0:32:38 | |
# I can shoot a partridge with a single cartridge | 0:32:38 | 0:32:42 | |
# I can get a sparrow with my bow and arrow | 0:32:42 | 0:32:45 | |
# I can live on bread and cheese... # | 0:32:45 | 0:32:48 | |
-Only on that? ALL: -Sure. | 0:32:48 | 0:32:50 | |
So can a rat. | 0:32:50 | 0:32:52 | |
# Any note you can reach I can go higher | 0:32:52 | 0:32:55 | |
# I can reach any note higher than you | 0:32:55 | 0:32:58 | |
-# No, you can't -Yes, I can | 0:32:58 | 0:33:01 | |
-# No, you can't -Yes, I can | 0:33:01 | 0:33:02 | |
ALL: # No, you can't | 0:33:02 | 0:33:06 | |
HIGH-PITCHED: # Yes | 0:33:06 | 0:33:07 | |
# I | 0:33:07 | 0:33:10 | |
# Can... # | 0:33:10 | 0:33:14 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:33:14 | 0:33:18 | |
# I say tomato | 0:33:18 | 0:33:19 | |
# I say potato | 0:33:19 | 0:33:20 | |
# Anything you can sing we can sing softer | 0:33:20 | 0:33:24 | |
# I can sing anything softer than you | 0:33:24 | 0:33:27 | |
-# No, you can't -Yes, I can | 0:33:27 | 0:33:28 | |
-# No, you can't -Yes, I can | 0:33:28 | 0:33:30 | |
# No, you can't | 0:33:30 | 0:33:31 | |
# Yes, I can, yes, I can | 0:33:31 | 0:33:34 | |
# We can drink our liquor faster than a flicker | 0:33:34 | 0:33:37 | |
# I can drink it quicker and get even sicker | 0:33:37 | 0:33:40 | |
# I can open any safe... # | 0:33:40 | 0:33:44 | |
-Without getting caught? ALL: -Sure. | 0:33:44 | 0:33:46 | |
That's what I thought. | 0:33:46 | 0:33:47 | |
You crook! | 0:33:47 | 0:33:49 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:33:49 | 0:33:50 | |
# Any note you can hold I can hold longer | 0:33:50 | 0:33:54 | |
# I can hold any note longer than you | 0:33:54 | 0:33:56 | |
-# No, you can't -Yes, I can | 0:33:56 | 0:33:58 | |
-# No, you can't -Yes, I can | 0:33:58 | 0:34:00 | |
-# No, you can't -Yes, I can | 0:34:00 | 0:34:02 | |
# Yes | 0:34:02 | 0:34:03 | |
# I ca-a-a-a-a-a-an... # | 0:34:03 | 0:34:11 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:34:11 | 0:34:14 | |
She won. She won. | 0:34:14 | 0:34:15 | |
# Anything you can say I can say faster | 0:34:18 | 0:34:22 | |
# I can say anything faster than you... # | 0:34:22 | 0:34:24 | |
-No, you can't. -Yes, I can. | 0:34:24 | 0:34:26 | |
-No, you can't. -Yes, I can. -No, you can't. -Yes, I can. -No, you can't. | 0:34:26 | 0:34:28 | |
-Yes, I can. -No, no... | 0:34:28 | 0:34:29 | |
# No, you can't | 0:34:29 | 0:34:31 | |
# I can jump a hurdle | 0:34:31 | 0:34:33 | |
# I can wear a girdle | 0:34:33 | 0:34:35 | |
# I can knit a sweater | 0:34:35 | 0:34:36 | |
# I can wear it better | 0:34:36 | 0:34:38 | |
# I can do most anything... # | 0:34:38 | 0:34:41 | |
-Can you bake a pie? ALL: -No. | 0:34:41 | 0:34:43 | |
Neither can I! | 0:34:43 | 0:34:45 | |
# Any note you can sing I can sing sweeter | 0:34:45 | 0:34:48 | |
# I can sing any note sweeter than you | 0:34:48 | 0:34:51 | |
# No, you can't | 0:34:51 | 0:34:55 | |
# Yes, I can | 0:34:55 | 0:34:59 | |
# No, you can't | 0:34:59 | 0:35:02 | |
# Yes, I can | 0:35:02 | 0:35:05 | |
# No, you can't | 0:35:05 | 0:35:07 | |
# Yes, I can | 0:35:07 | 0:35:09 | |
# No, you can't | 0:35:09 | 0:35:10 | |
# Yes, I can | 0:35:10 | 0:35:12 | |
# No, I can't, can't, can't | 0:35:12 | 0:35:16 | |
# Yes, I can, can, c-a-a-an | 0:35:16 | 0:35:22 | |
# Yes | 0:35:22 | 0:35:25 | |
# I ca-a-a-n. # | 0:35:25 | 0:35:31 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:35:31 | 0:35:35 | |
APPLAUSE DROWNS SPEECH | 0:35:37 | 0:35:40 | |
Thank you. Thank you. | 0:35:43 | 0:35:45 | |
Thank you very much to the fabulous Blake there. | 0:35:54 | 0:36:00 | |
I know you guys are done now but can you just hold back on the | 0:36:00 | 0:36:03 | |
buffet until we're all there? | 0:36:03 | 0:36:05 | |
-Yeah, sure. -Thank you. | 0:36:05 | 0:36:06 | |
Now, when we met earlier this week I asked Dame Shirley all about | 0:36:06 | 0:36:10 | |
growing up in Tiger Bay. | 0:36:10 | 0:36:12 | |
-David! -Thank you so much. | 0:36:19 | 0:36:21 | |
How are you? | 0:36:21 | 0:36:22 | |
I'm well. | 0:36:22 | 0:36:23 | |
I'm so excited to be talking to you. Please, have a seat. | 0:36:23 | 0:36:26 | |
So, Dame Shirley, there's still not very much known about you. | 0:36:28 | 0:36:32 | |
How have you kept your life so private? | 0:36:32 | 0:36:35 | |
Believe it or not, I'm basically very shy. | 0:36:35 | 0:36:38 | |
The only way to get over it when I was a kid | 0:36:38 | 0:36:40 | |
was to sing. | 0:36:40 | 0:36:42 | |
That's when I thought, "That's what I'm going to do. | 0:36:42 | 0:36:45 | |
"I want to do that." | 0:36:45 | 0:36:46 | |
When did you first discover music and when did you first know | 0:36:46 | 0:36:49 | |
you had a great singing voice? | 0:36:49 | 0:36:51 | |
My brother was a record collector then. He was the music man. | 0:36:51 | 0:36:55 | |
Into jazz he was. He and I would do a duet. | 0:36:55 | 0:36:59 | |
I would be Sarah Vaughan and he would be Billy Eckstine. | 0:36:59 | 0:37:02 | |
# Believe me... # | 0:37:02 | 0:37:03 | |
What were the songs? | 0:37:03 | 0:37:05 | |
# If I told a lie | 0:37:05 | 0:37:08 | |
# If I made you cry | 0:37:08 | 0:37:12 | |
# When I said goodbye | 0:37:12 | 0:37:15 | |
# I'm sorry... # | 0:37:15 | 0:37:18 | |
And it drove my sisters mad. | 0:37:18 | 0:37:22 | |
"Mum, Shirley's singing again!" | 0:37:22 | 0:37:25 | |
"Take her out of the room!" | 0:37:26 | 0:37:28 | |
# You only... # | 0:37:28 | 0:37:31 | |
When did you realise you had a special gift? | 0:37:31 | 0:37:34 | |
When I was singing outside a pub, I think I was 12, 13. | 0:37:34 | 0:37:39 | |
I couldn't go inside so I sang outside with a hat! | 0:37:39 | 0:37:43 | |
You were on your own or with your family? | 0:37:43 | 0:37:45 | |
No, I was on my own. The pub was just across the road. | 0:37:45 | 0:37:48 | |
What were you singing at that time? | 0:37:48 | 0:37:50 | |
# Jezebel... # | 0:37:50 | 0:37:53 | |
Just that one word over and over again? | 0:37:55 | 0:37:57 | |
No, I sang the whole song! | 0:37:57 | 0:37:59 | |
I don't remember the words now. | 0:37:59 | 0:38:02 | |
You're talking about busking outside a pub. | 0:38:02 | 0:38:05 | |
But there was a moment further on when you were maybe 17 when | 0:38:05 | 0:38:09 | |
you were spotted by your first manager, Michael Sullivan. | 0:38:09 | 0:38:13 | |
Yes. He said he could make me a star. | 0:38:13 | 0:38:15 | |
We got to blows because he wanted to change my name. | 0:38:16 | 0:38:19 | |
I said, "But if I change my name and I become famous, nobody will | 0:38:19 | 0:38:23 | |
"know who I am!" | 0:38:23 | 0:38:24 | |
It's difficult to think of a more showbiz name than Shirley Bassey. | 0:38:24 | 0:38:28 | |
Well, Betty Bassey? | 0:38:28 | 0:38:30 | |
I don't remember. | 0:38:31 | 0:38:33 | |
But I was dead set against it. | 0:38:33 | 0:38:36 | |
I'm glad that I did put my foot down. | 0:38:36 | 0:38:39 | |
Was there someone at that time who was an influence upon you? | 0:38:39 | 0:38:43 | |
Judy Garland, Sarah Vaughan | 0:38:43 | 0:38:47 | |
and Ella Fitzgerald. I met them all. | 0:38:47 | 0:38:50 | |
But Judy and I, we became friends. | 0:38:50 | 0:38:54 | |
# I was... # | 0:38:54 | 0:38:56 | |
She used to meet me years later at the stage door | 0:38:56 | 0:38:59 | |
with a bottle of wine | 0:38:59 | 0:39:01 | |
in this big limo and then we'd go to a nightclub. | 0:39:01 | 0:39:06 | |
But on the way we drank this bottle of Liebfraumilch that she liked | 0:39:06 | 0:39:09 | |
very much. | 0:39:09 | 0:39:11 | |
There's lots of stories about playing these really hostile | 0:39:11 | 0:39:14 | |
theatres, playing the Glasgow Empire. | 0:39:14 | 0:39:17 | |
Well, they purposely sent me up to Glasgow but did not tell me | 0:39:17 | 0:39:21 | |
that they were a tough crowd. | 0:39:21 | 0:39:23 | |
I was in the dressing room and I could hear some noise over | 0:39:23 | 0:39:28 | |
the Tannoy and it's the balancing act | 0:39:28 | 0:39:30 | |
and they were booing and calling out. | 0:39:30 | 0:39:33 | |
"Fall off!" | 0:39:33 | 0:39:36 | |
And, of course, he's got his wife on his shoulders... | 0:39:36 | 0:39:38 | |
HE LAUGHS | 0:39:38 | 0:39:40 | |
They were willing people to fail? | 0:39:40 | 0:39:42 | |
Exactly. I went on stage and I'm singing | 0:39:42 | 0:39:45 | |
# I've got you under my skin... # | 0:39:45 | 0:39:50 | |
Then suddenly a voice says, "Take it off. Take it all off. Strip." | 0:39:50 | 0:39:54 | |
HE LAUGHS | 0:39:54 | 0:39:56 | |
I put my hands on my hips and I said, "Now listen here, you lot. | 0:39:56 | 0:40:00 | |
"I've come here tonight to sing for you, | 0:40:00 | 0:40:03 | |
"and if you don't like it, then I'll go home. | 0:40:03 | 0:40:06 | |
"But give me a chance." | 0:40:06 | 0:40:08 | |
There was silence. | 0:40:08 | 0:40:10 | |
And I looked at the music director and... "Yeah, let's go." | 0:40:10 | 0:40:13 | |
And they were fantastic. And ever since... | 0:40:13 | 0:40:16 | |
-You just had to show them who was boss. -Glasgow's become a... | 0:40:16 | 0:40:19 | |
Well, nobody fought back before. | 0:40:19 | 0:40:21 | |
This is what I was told. | 0:40:21 | 0:40:23 | |
It was fantastic. | 0:40:23 | 0:40:25 | |
Has it ever failed you, your voice? | 0:40:25 | 0:40:27 | |
Yes. Very badly. | 0:40:29 | 0:40:32 | |
Um... | 0:40:32 | 0:40:33 | |
After my daughter died, Samantha. | 0:40:33 | 0:40:37 | |
It was just devastating. | 0:40:37 | 0:40:39 | |
And I went home | 0:40:41 | 0:40:43 | |
and a week of being alone... | 0:40:43 | 0:40:47 | |
I woke up one day and I said, "I have to go back on stage. | 0:40:47 | 0:40:51 | |
"This is k... This is k..." | 0:40:51 | 0:40:53 | |
I don't know what I would have done with myself. | 0:40:53 | 0:40:56 | |
And then came the show. | 0:40:57 | 0:40:58 | |
And I walked on the stage and I opened my mouth to sing Goldfinger | 0:40:58 | 0:41:02 | |
and nothing came out. It was like... | 0:41:02 | 0:41:04 | |
WHISPERS: Gold... | 0:41:04 | 0:41:06 | |
And what had happened was instead of staying at home and grieving | 0:41:06 | 0:41:11 | |
and getting it out of my system that way, | 0:41:11 | 0:41:14 | |
I was singing it through the songs | 0:41:14 | 0:41:16 | |
and probably wasn't breathing in the right places | 0:41:16 | 0:41:20 | |
and panicking probably, you know. | 0:41:20 | 0:41:22 | |
Six months I couldn't sing at all. | 0:41:22 | 0:41:25 | |
And then a vocal coach, Helena Shenel, who I thank so much... | 0:41:26 | 0:41:31 | |
I just worked with Helena doing these vocal exercises, | 0:41:31 | 0:41:35 | |
strengthening my vocal cords. | 0:41:35 | 0:41:36 | |
And at the end of the year she said, | 0:41:36 | 0:41:39 | |
"You know, I've discovered you have another...another octave | 0:41:39 | 0:41:44 | |
"that you never use. | 0:41:44 | 0:41:46 | |
"I've never heard you sing that high." | 0:41:46 | 0:41:48 | |
And she did my spirit the world of good, and my soul, and... | 0:41:48 | 0:41:53 | |
I went back on stage. | 0:41:53 | 0:41:55 | |
What is your favourite of your recordings? | 0:41:55 | 0:41:57 | |
How Do You Keep The Music Playing? | 0:41:59 | 0:42:02 | |
It is so beautiful. | 0:42:02 | 0:42:05 | |
You listen to the words. "How do you keep the music playing?" | 0:42:05 | 0:42:08 | |
# How do you make it last? | 0:42:09 | 0:42:15 | |
# How do you keep the song | 0:42:16 | 0:42:19 | |
# From fading so fast? # | 0:42:19 | 0:42:25 | |
And it fits, you know, cos how DO you keep the music playing? | 0:42:25 | 0:42:29 | |
How do you keep on? | 0:42:29 | 0:42:31 | |
That, for me, is my song. | 0:42:31 | 0:42:34 | |
And do you sometimes get too emotional to actually...? | 0:42:34 | 0:42:37 | |
Yes, I had to take it out because it made me so emotional. | 0:42:37 | 0:42:41 | |
My childhood - you know, growing up in poverty, | 0:42:41 | 0:42:45 | |
not knowing where the next meal would come from - | 0:42:45 | 0:42:48 | |
and my life story within those songs. | 0:42:48 | 0:42:51 | |
# How do you lose yourself to someone? # | 0:42:51 | 0:42:58 | |
-Do you ever think, "Where did this gift come from?" -Yes. | 0:42:58 | 0:43:01 | |
I bombarded my mother with questions, | 0:43:01 | 0:43:03 | |
because none of my siblings sang. | 0:43:03 | 0:43:06 | |
So I really don't know where this talent comes from. | 0:43:06 | 0:43:10 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:43:12 | 0:43:16 | |
So, you went from humble beginnings to enjoy huge success. | 0:43:20 | 0:43:24 | |
You burst onto the scene with your very first single aged just 19. | 0:43:24 | 0:43:27 | |
To put it in perspective, when I was 19, | 0:43:27 | 0:43:29 | |
I was eating Pot Noodle and watching Kilroy. | 0:43:29 | 0:43:32 | |
-LAUGHTER -Now, what was it like becoming | 0:43:32 | 0:43:34 | |
so famous so young? | 0:43:34 | 0:43:36 | |
You know, I loved the adventure of it, travelling around. | 0:43:36 | 0:43:40 | |
And I got to sing as well. You know, I loved it. | 0:43:40 | 0:43:43 | |
I loved every moment of it. | 0:43:43 | 0:43:45 | |
And this year actually marks 60 years since you released | 0:43:45 | 0:43:48 | |
your very first single, Burn My Candle. | 0:43:48 | 0:43:51 | |
And we have a clip. I don't think you've seen it for a long time. | 0:43:51 | 0:43:55 | |
This is your very, very first television appearance | 0:43:55 | 0:43:58 | |
way back in 1956. | 0:43:58 | 0:43:59 | |
-Oh, no. -Let's see how it all began. | 0:43:59 | 0:44:01 | |
# Who's got a match for strikin'? | 0:44:01 | 0:44:04 | |
# Don't say, "It all depends" | 0:44:04 | 0:44:07 | |
# Who wants to help me burn my candle | 0:44:07 | 0:44:10 | |
# At both ends? | 0:44:10 | 0:44:13 | |
# Who'd like to play with fire | 0:44:13 | 0:44:16 | |
# As Satan recommends? | 0:44:16 | 0:44:18 | |
# Who wants to help me burn my candle | 0:44:18 | 0:44:21 | |
# At both ends? | 0:44:21 | 0:44:23 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:44:23 | 0:44:26 | |
I think what a lot of our younger viewers won't know was that song | 0:44:30 | 0:44:33 | |
-was actually banned for its suggestive lyrics. -Yes, it was. | 0:44:33 | 0:44:37 | |
But I didn't know... | 0:44:37 | 0:44:39 | |
-You had no idea? -I had no idea what I was singing about. | 0:44:39 | 0:44:41 | |
What did you think you were singing about? | 0:44:41 | 0:44:43 | |
I thought I was singing a Disney song. | 0:44:43 | 0:44:45 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:44:45 | 0:44:47 | |
-It was a very innocent time then, wasn't it? -It was. | 0:44:47 | 0:44:50 | |
So we're going to have a look at those lyrics in detail | 0:44:50 | 0:44:53 | |
with the help of one of Britain's leading thespians, Simon Callow. | 0:44:53 | 0:44:58 | |
"Who's got a good ignition waiting for dividends? | 0:44:58 | 0:45:01 | |
"Who wants to help me burn my candle at both ends? | 0:45:01 | 0:45:06 | |
"It may not last but it's all in the game, my friend, | 0:45:06 | 0:45:09 | |
"and while it burns, what a fabulous flame! | 0:45:09 | 0:45:13 | |
"Who has an inhibition? Who has a notch that's on the handle? | 0:45:13 | 0:45:17 | |
"Open my door and spurn the scandal! | 0:45:17 | 0:45:22 | |
"Who wants to help me burn my candle... | 0:45:22 | 0:45:26 | |
"at both ends?" | 0:45:26 | 0:45:27 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:45:27 | 0:45:29 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:45:29 | 0:45:31 | |
It's actually sexier when Simon Callow does it. | 0:45:34 | 0:45:36 | |
-Yes, it is. -But I... -Now I know what it's about. | 0:45:36 | 0:45:40 | |
-Really? -LAUGHTER | 0:45:40 | 0:45:41 | |
Um... Now, the song you're about to sing for us is a real treat, | 0:45:41 | 0:45:47 | |
because you very rarely perform it. | 0:45:47 | 0:45:50 | |
-If you'd like to get ready, please. -Yes. | 0:45:50 | 0:45:51 | |
Originally a hit in 1963, this is I Who Have Nothing. | 0:45:51 | 0:45:57 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:45:57 | 0:45:59 | |
MUSIC INTRO | 0:45:59 | 0:46:00 | |
# I... | 0:46:16 | 0:46:17 | |
# I who have nothing | 0:46:19 | 0:46:21 | |
# I... | 0:46:23 | 0:46:24 | |
# I who have no-one | 0:46:26 | 0:46:27 | |
# Adore you | 0:46:30 | 0:46:33 | |
# And want you so | 0:46:33 | 0:46:34 | |
# I'm just a no-one | 0:46:36 | 0:46:38 | |
# With nothing to give you but, oh... | 0:46:38 | 0:46:42 | |
# I love you | 0:46:44 | 0:46:45 | |
# You... | 0:46:51 | 0:46:52 | |
# You buy her diamonds | 0:46:54 | 0:46:55 | |
# Bright, sparkling diamonds | 0:46:58 | 0:47:02 | |
# But believe me | 0:47:04 | 0:47:07 | |
# Dear, when I say | 0:47:07 | 0:47:09 | |
# That you can give her the world | 0:47:11 | 0:47:13 | |
# But she'll never love you the way | 0:47:13 | 0:47:17 | |
# I love you | 0:47:19 | 0:47:20 | |
# You can take her any place she wants | 0:47:26 | 0:47:29 | |
# To fancy clubs and restaurants | 0:47:29 | 0:47:33 | |
# But I can only watch you with | 0:47:33 | 0:47:36 | |
# My nose pressed up against | 0:47:36 | 0:47:38 | |
# The windowpane | 0:47:38 | 0:47:44 | |
# I... | 0:47:46 | 0:47:47 | |
# I who have nothing | 0:47:49 | 0:47:51 | |
# I... | 0:47:53 | 0:47:56 | |
# I who have no-one | 0:47:56 | 0:47:57 | |
# Must watch you | 0:47:59 | 0:48:01 | |
# Go dancing by | 0:48:03 | 0:48:04 | |
# Wrapped in the arms of somebody else | 0:48:06 | 0:48:09 | |
# When, darling, it is I | 0:48:09 | 0:48:13 | |
# Who love you... # | 0:48:14 | 0:48:16 | |
TRUMPET SOLO | 0:48:18 | 0:48:22 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:48:54 | 0:48:57 | |
That was beautiful. | 0:49:16 | 0:49:17 | |
That was beautiful. Thank you so much. | 0:49:17 | 0:49:19 | |
Now, Dame Shirley, over 40 years ago | 0:49:19 | 0:49:22 | |
you were one of the very first artists | 0:49:22 | 0:49:24 | |
to have their own prime-time variety show on the BBC. | 0:49:24 | 0:49:28 | |
And you really got around, didn't you? Let's have a look. | 0:49:28 | 0:49:31 | |
MUSIC: 24K Magic by Bruno Mars | 0:49:31 | 0:49:34 | |
Incredible stuff! | 0:49:56 | 0:49:58 | |
Singing on Concorde, under a space rocket, on an oil rig, | 0:49:59 | 0:50:04 | |
it makes this show look cheap. | 0:50:04 | 0:50:07 | |
Now, I hate to break it to you, Dame Shirley, but over the years, | 0:50:07 | 0:50:11 | |
-people have done impressions of you. -Mm. | 0:50:11 | 0:50:14 | |
-Yeah, I... -It's not something I would ever associate myself with, | 0:50:14 | 0:50:18 | |
but let's have a look at one of the very worst offenders. | 0:50:18 | 0:50:20 | |
I am the voice of Bond, darling. | 0:50:20 | 0:50:22 | |
You didn't do 'em all, I did Thunderball. | 0:50:22 | 0:50:24 | |
I think you're mistaken, darling, that's one of mine. | 0:50:24 | 0:50:26 | |
What do you think of the more recent efforts though? | 0:50:26 | 0:50:28 | |
GoldenEye? I love Tina, but she doesn't have the range. | 0:50:28 | 0:50:31 | |
I'm sorry, Tina, I love you, I adore you, you know I love you, | 0:50:31 | 0:50:33 | |
but you don't have the range. | 0:50:33 | 0:50:34 | |
I've met Tina Turner. | 0:50:34 | 0:50:36 | |
I don't know if you know this, | 0:50:36 | 0:50:37 | |
but he said I had the greatest voice of my generation. | 0:50:37 | 0:50:41 | |
-"He"? Tina Turner? -Yes, Tina Turner. | 0:50:41 | 0:50:44 | |
I must say, I'm particularly fond of Garbage's The World Is Not Enough. | 0:50:44 | 0:50:48 | |
Oh, Manson, I love her to bits, but she doesn't have the range. | 0:50:48 | 0:50:50 | |
-Sheryl Crow? -She doesn't have the range. | 0:50:50 | 0:50:52 | |
# Tomorrow never di-eees. # | 0:50:52 | 0:50:53 | |
There, that's how it should be sung. | 0:50:53 | 0:50:55 | |
Is there any one you like? What about Gladys Knight? | 0:50:55 | 0:50:57 | |
She doesn't have the range. | 0:50:57 | 0:50:59 | |
-Sheena Easton? -She doesn't have the range. | 0:50:59 | 0:51:01 | |
-Paul McCartney? -She doesn't have the range. | 0:51:01 | 0:51:02 | |
-Shirley Bassey? -She doesn't have the range. | 0:51:02 | 0:51:04 | |
I'm sorry, Shirley, I love her to bits, | 0:51:04 | 0:51:06 | |
-but she doesn't have the range. -But that's you. | 0:51:06 | 0:51:08 | |
I don't care, I don't have the range. | 0:51:08 | 0:51:10 | |
I'm so sorry about that, Dame Shirley. | 0:51:14 | 0:51:17 | |
Now, what is the range and who has it? | 0:51:17 | 0:51:21 | |
-Um...Whitney had it. -Who doesn't have the range? | 0:51:21 | 0:51:26 | |
-You. -Me! | 0:51:26 | 0:51:27 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:51:27 | 0:51:28 | |
-Now, I'm a huge... -You are absolutely tone-deaf. | 0:51:28 | 0:51:31 | |
-Thank you very much. -You're welcome. | 0:51:31 | 0:51:34 | |
Very kind of you to say, thank you. | 0:51:34 | 0:51:36 | |
Now, Dame Shirley, we would love another song from you, | 0:51:36 | 0:51:41 | |
-so please, would you take to the stage once again? -Yes. -Thank you. | 0:51:41 | 0:51:45 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:51:45 | 0:51:47 | |
This is The Lady Is A Tramp. | 0:51:50 | 0:51:53 | |
CHEERING | 0:51:53 | 0:51:55 | |
# I've wined and dined on mulligan stew | 0:52:00 | 0:52:03 | |
# And never wished for turkey | 0:52:04 | 0:52:07 | |
# I've hitched and hiked and drifted too | 0:52:09 | 0:52:12 | |
# From Maine to Albuquerque | 0:52:12 | 0:52:15 | |
# Alas, I missed the Beaux Arts Ball | 0:52:16 | 0:52:20 | |
# And what is twice as sad? | 0:52:22 | 0:52:26 | |
# I was never at a party where they honoured Noel Coward | 0:52:28 | 0:52:35 | |
# His social circles move too fast for me | 0:52:38 | 0:52:40 | |
# My hobohemia is the place to be... # | 0:52:43 | 0:52:51 | |
BAND KICKS IN | 0:52:51 | 0:52:53 | |
UP TEMPO: # I get too hungry for dinner at eight | 0:52:55 | 0:53:00 | |
# I love the theatre but never come late | 0:53:01 | 0:53:05 | |
# I never bother with people I hate | 0:53:06 | 0:53:09 | |
# That's why this lady is a tramp | 0:53:11 | 0:53:13 | |
# I don't like crap games with barons and earls | 0:53:16 | 0:53:22 | |
# Won't go to Harlem in ermine and pearls | 0:53:22 | 0:53:26 | |
# Won't dish the dirt with the rest of them girls | 0:53:27 | 0:53:31 | |
# That's why this lady is a tramp | 0:53:31 | 0:53:34 | |
# I like the free, fresh wind in my hair | 0:53:36 | 0:53:41 | |
# Life without care, I'm broke, that's "oke" | 0:53:42 | 0:53:47 | |
# Hate California, it's cold and it's damp | 0:53:47 | 0:53:52 | |
# That's why this lady is a tramp | 0:53:52 | 0:53:57 | |
# I like the free, fresh wind in my hair | 0:53:57 | 0:54:05 | |
# Life without care | 0:54:08 | 0:54:11 | |
# I'm broke, well, that's "oke" | 0:54:11 | 0:54:14 | |
# Hate California, it's cold and it's damp | 0:54:14 | 0:54:18 | |
# That's why this lady is a tramp... # | 0:54:19 | 0:54:22 | |
Whoo! | 0:54:23 | 0:54:24 | |
# And I love it | 0:54:26 | 0:54:29 | |
# Yes, I'm a tramp, and I love it | 0:54:31 | 0:54:37 | |
# And I wish that you were coming my way, yeah | 0:54:38 | 0:54:42 | |
# I wish that you were coming my way, yeah | 0:54:43 | 0:54:48 | |
# I wish that you were coming my... | 0:54:49 | 0:54:53 | |
# Yes, I'm a lady | 0:54:53 | 0:54:57 | |
# But a tramp. # | 0:54:58 | 0:55:06 | |
CHEERING | 0:55:12 | 0:55:14 | |
That was wonderful, thank you so much. | 0:55:28 | 0:55:30 | |
Please, come and join me. | 0:55:30 | 0:55:33 | |
I've been missing you. All the way over there. | 0:55:33 | 0:55:37 | |
Now, I've called you showbiz royalty, | 0:55:40 | 0:55:43 | |
but you have had a lot of brushes with actual royalty, haven't you? | 0:55:43 | 0:55:47 | |
Yes. | 0:55:47 | 0:55:48 | |
You've performed at the Royal Variety Performance | 0:55:48 | 0:55:51 | |
more than any other artist, 13 times. | 0:55:51 | 0:55:54 | |
-Mm-hmm. -You... | 0:55:54 | 0:55:55 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:55:55 | 0:55:57 | |
..recently sung at Her Majesty The Queen's 90th Birthday Celebration. | 0:55:58 | 0:56:03 | |
Do you get more nervous performing for Her Majesty? | 0:56:03 | 0:56:06 | |
Of course, every time, doesn't matter how many times you do it. | 0:56:06 | 0:56:11 | |
-She's the Queen! -What do you chat to her about afterwards? | 0:56:11 | 0:56:14 | |
Because I've had the pleasure of meeting her once or twice, | 0:56:14 | 0:56:16 | |
and I've been told, "You're not allowed to ask any questions." | 0:56:16 | 0:56:19 | |
Which makes conversation a little bit tricky. | 0:56:19 | 0:56:21 | |
Well, I said to her one day, I said, "We're going to Cardiff to | 0:56:21 | 0:56:28 | |
"open the Millennium Stadium", | 0:56:28 | 0:56:30 | |
and that was when she was just about to walk away, | 0:56:30 | 0:56:32 | |
and she stopped and turned round and said, "Yes, we are, aren't we?" | 0:56:32 | 0:56:38 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:56:38 | 0:56:40 | |
I burst! | 0:56:40 | 0:56:42 | |
When she stopped I thought I was going to go to the Tower. | 0:56:43 | 0:56:47 | |
Now, a huge moment in your life was being made a dame. | 0:56:49 | 0:56:53 | |
When did you first hear about that? | 0:56:53 | 0:56:56 | |
-I was in bed. -With who? -Alone. | 0:56:57 | 0:57:01 | |
-No Neil Diamond? -Unfortunately... No, Neil wasn't there. | 0:57:01 | 0:57:05 | |
And my manager came in and, uh, tried to wake me up, | 0:57:06 | 0:57:12 | |
and I said, "Please go away, I need to have more sleep." | 0:57:12 | 0:57:16 | |
And there was silence, and I thought he'd gone, and a voice said, | 0:57:16 | 0:57:23 | |
"So you don't want to be a dame?" | 0:57:23 | 0:57:25 | |
Well, I sat bolt upright! "What did you say?! | 0:57:25 | 0:57:31 | |
"Yes, I do want to be a dame!" | 0:57:31 | 0:57:33 | |
It's quite nice, cos it sort of heralds your arrival, doesn't it? | 0:57:33 | 0:57:35 | |
-Yes. -"Dame Shirley Bassey!" | 0:57:35 | 0:57:38 | |
Well, it's better than being "Miss", isn't it, Shirley Bassey? | 0:57:38 | 0:57:42 | |
Do people often get your name wrong, do they call you...? | 0:57:42 | 0:57:45 | |
Eh, Dame Bassey, yeah. Lady Bassey. | 0:57:45 | 0:57:48 | |
-What do they call you in America, do they understand the system? -No. | 0:57:48 | 0:57:53 | |
"What is your name?" "Dame Shirley Bassey." | 0:57:53 | 0:57:56 | |
"What is your first name?" | 0:57:56 | 0:57:58 | |
"Shirley." "OK, Shelle." | 0:57:58 | 0:58:00 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:58:01 | 0:58:03 | |
They do that, you know. | 0:58:03 | 0:58:05 | |
Are we going to see you back on the road any time soon? | 0:58:05 | 0:58:09 | |
I don't think so. | 0:58:09 | 0:58:10 | |
-AUDIENCE: -Aww. | 0:58:10 | 0:58:12 | |
Uh, yes, yes! | 0:58:12 | 0:58:14 | |
CHEERING | 0:58:14 | 0:58:16 | |
Well... | 0:58:18 | 0:58:21 | |
I think we'd all love to see you. Sadly, it's the end of the show, | 0:58:21 | 0:58:24 | |
there is just time for one more performance. | 0:58:24 | 0:58:28 | |
What have you picked for your final song? | 0:58:28 | 0:58:31 | |
I'm not telling you, it's a surprise. | 0:58:31 | 0:58:33 | |
-It's a surprise? -Yes. | 0:58:33 | 0:58:35 | |
Well, Dame Shirley, if you would like to take to the stage. | 0:58:35 | 0:58:38 | |
Thank you very much for tonight. | 0:58:38 | 0:58:40 | |
You're welcome. | 0:58:40 | 0:58:42 | |
CHEERING | 0:58:42 | 0:58:43 | |
Well, ladies and gentlemen, | 0:58:48 | 0:58:50 | |
this is the final performance of the evening. | 0:58:50 | 0:58:54 | |
Please, I ask you to be upstanding for Dame Shirley Bassey. | 0:58:54 | 0:58:57 | |
-AUDIENCE: -Whoo! | 0:58:57 | 0:58:59 | |
# I am what I am | 0:59:22 | 0:59:26 | |
# I am my own special creation | 0:59:29 | 0:59:35 | |
# So come take a look | 0:59:38 | 0:59:43 | |
# Give me the hook... or the ov-a-a-tion... # | 0:59:45 | 0:59:52 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:59:52 | 0:59:55 | |
# It's my world that I want to have a little pride in | 0:59:56 | 1:00:03 | |
# My world | 1:00:05 | 1:00:08 | |
# But it's not a place I have to hide in | 1:00:08 | 1:00:15 | |
# Life's not worth a damn till you can say | 1:00:19 | 1:00:25 | |
# "Hey, world, I am what I am" | 1:00:28 | 1:00:35 | |
# I am what I am | 1:00:42 | 1:00:46 | |
# I don't need praise, I don't need pity | 1:00:48 | 1:00:53 | |
# I'll beat my own drum | 1:00:55 | 1:00:59 | |
# Some think it's loud, I think it's pretty | 1:01:01 | 1:01:07 | |
# And so what if I love each feather and each spangle? | 1:01:09 | 1:01:15 | |
# Why not try and see things from a different angle? | 1:01:16 | 1:01:24 | |
# Your life is a sham till you can say | 1:01:29 | 1:01:36 | |
# "Hey, world, I am what I am" | 1:01:37 | 1:01:45 | |
UP TEMPO: # I am what I am | 1:01:49 | 1:01:52 | |
# And what I am needs no excuses | 1:01:52 | 1:01:55 | |
# I'll deal my own deck | 1:01:56 | 1:02:00 | |
# Sometimes the ace, sometimes the deuces | 1:02:00 | 1:02:05 | |
# It's my life and there's no return and no deposit | 1:02:05 | 1:02:10 | |
# One life, so it's time to open up your closet | 1:02:10 | 1:02:18 | |
# Your life is a sham till you can say | 1:02:21 | 1:02:25 | |
# "Hey, world, I am..." | 1:02:27 | 1:02:35 | |
# "..what I am." # | 1:02:37 | 1:02:45 | |
CHEERING | 1:02:49 | 1:02:51 | |
SHE MOUTHS: Thank you. | 1:03:01 | 1:03:03 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE CONTINUES | 1:03:36 | 1:03:39 | |
Thank you so much, that was absolutely wonderful. | 1:03:43 | 1:03:47 | |
Wonderful. Thank you. Beautiful, thank you. | 1:03:47 | 1:03:51 | |
Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. Dame Shirley Bassey. | 1:03:51 | 1:03:54 |