Shirley Bassey at the BBC

# Diamonds are forever Forever, forever

# Diamonds are forever

# Forever, forever

# Forever

# And ever. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

# There are guys just ripe for some kissing

# And I mean to kiss me a few

# All those guys don't know what they're missing

# I've got a lot of living to do

# There is wine just ripe for some tasting

# And there's cars all shiny and new

# Got to go cos time is wasting

# There's such a lot of living to do

# There's music to play places to go, people to see

# Everything for you and me

# Life's a ball if only you know it

# And it's all just waiting for you

# You're alive so come on and show it

# There's such a lot of living to do

# There's music to play places to go, people to see

# Everything for you and me

# Life's a ball

# If only you know it

# And it's all just waiting for you

# You're alive so come on and show it

# There's such a lot of living

# Such a lot of living

# Such a lot of living

# To do. #

APPLAUSE

Now I would like to sing for you the song that, er...

introduced me to number one position in the Hit Parade

many, many moons ago.

The song...As I Love You.

# I will love you

# As I love you all my life

# Every moment spent with you

# Makes me more content with you

# Just as you are

# You are all I could pray for

# All that you are

# That's what I wake up each day for

# Every single touch and tingle

# I adore

# Every kiss from you to me

# Always seems so new to me

# Each one warmer

# Than the one before

# As I love you

# More and more and more

# Every single touch and tingle

# I adore

# Every kiss from you to me

# Always seems so new to me

# Each one warmer

# Than the one before

# As I love you

# More and more

# And more. #

APPLAUSE

Suddenly, in the middle of an act or number or talking to the audience,

I'd think, "What am I doing here?"

And, after 14 years, I still feel that way.

You know, it's...it is fantastic.

And you look back and...you say,

"Now, what started it all off?"

We were poor, and that's hard.

And...

but that was a good background for my...

..way up the ladder to success.

Because of that tough background,

I can cope with all the toughness of show business.

APPLAUSE

# You've been crying

# Your face is a mess

# Come in, baby

# You can dry the tears on my dress

# She's hurt you again, I can tell

# Oh, I know that look so well

# Don't be shy You've been here before

# Pull your shoes off, lie down

# And I will lock the door

# And no-one has to know you've come here again

# Darling, it will be

# Like it's always been before

# Breakfast in bed

# And a kiss or three

# You don't have to say you love me

# Breakfast in bed

# Nothing need be said

# Breakfast in bed

# And a kiss or three

# Breakfast in bed

# And a kiss or three

# Breakfast in bed

# And a kiss or three. #

APPLAUSE

-Can I do my song now? Please?

-Well, of course.

I just wanted to say that seeing as you're such a special star,

we've built a special set for you. We did the whole thing.

-You didn't have to go to all that trouble.

-Oh, but for you!

It's all right, you'll get the bill. It'll be all right.

-But for you, we'll do anything.

-Really?

-Yes.

-You go over there, lie down.

-OK.

APPLAUSE

# They asked me how I knew

# My true love was true

# I, of course, replied

# Something here inside

# Cannot be denied

# They said, someday you'll find

# All who love are blind

# When your heart's on fire

# You must realise

# Smoke gets in your eyes

# So I chaffed them and I gaily laughed

# To think they could doubt my love

# Yet today, my love has flown away

# I am without my love

# Now, laughing friends deride

# Tears I cannot hide

# So I smile and say

# When a lovely flame dies

# Smoke gets in your eyes

# So I chaffed them and I gaily laughed

# To think they could doubt my love

# Yet today, my love has flown away

# I am without my love

# Now, laughing friends deride

# Tears I cannot hide

# So I smile and say

# When a lovely flame dies

# Smoke gets in your eyes. #

SHE COUGHS

APPLAUSE

# Shirley doesn't feel too happy

# Shirley doesn't feel too gay

# Something

# Has been worrying Shirley

# For many a lonely day

# Shirley wakes up too early

# Future looking so dim

# Cos someone doesn't love Shirley

# The way that she loves him

# Shirley wakes up too early

# Future looking so dim

# Cos someone doesn't love Shirley

# The way that she loves him. #

APPLAUSE

SHE GIGGLES

# Where am I going?

# And what will I find?

# What's in this grab bag that I call my mind?

# What am I doing...

# Alone on the shelf?

# Ain't it a shame?

# But no-one's to blame

# But myself

# Which way is clear

# When you've lost your way

# Year after year?

# Do I keep falling in love for just the kick of it?

# Staggering through the thin and thick of it

# Hating each old and tired trick of it

# Know what I am? I'm good and sick of it

# Where am I going?

# Why do I care?

# Run to the Bronx or Washington Square

# No matter where I run

# I meet myself there

# Looking inside me

# What do I see?

# Anger and hope and doubt What am I all about?

# Where am I going?

# Where am I going?

# Where am I going?

# You tell me

# You tell me

# You tell me. #

APPLAUSE

# Goldfinger

# He's the man The man with the Midas touch

# A spider's touch

# Such a cold finger

# Beckons you to enter his web of sin

# But don't go in

# Golden words he will pour in your ear

# But his lies can't disguise what you fear

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

# It's the kiss of death

# From Mr Goldfinger

# Pretty girl Beware of his heart of gold

# His heart is cold

# Golden words he will pour in your ear

# But his lies can't disguise what you fear

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

# It's the kiss of death

# From Mr Goldfinger

# Pretty girl Beware of his heart of gold

# His heart is cold

# He loves only gold

# Only gold

# He loves gold

# He loves only gold

# Only gold

# He loves gold. #

APPLAUSE

# She was morning

# And I was night-time

# I one day woke up

# To find her lying beside my bed

# I softly said

# Come take me

# For I've been lonely

# In need of someone as though

# I'd done someone wrong somewhere

# But I don't know where

# I don't know where, come lately

# You are the sun, I am the moon

# You are the words, I am the tune

# Play me

# Song he sang to me

# Song he brang to me

# Words that rang in me

# Rhymes that sprang from me

# Warmed the night

# And what was right

# Became me

# You are the sun, I am the moon

# You are the words, I am the tune

# Play me

# And so it was

# That I came to travel upon

# A road that was thorned and narrow

# Another place

# Another grace

# Would save me

# You are the sun, I am the moon

# You are the words, I am the tune

# Play me

# You are the sun, I am the moon

# You are the words, I am the tune

# Play me. #

APPLAUSE

# Funny how a lonely day

# Can make a person say

# What good is my life?

# Funny how a breaking heart

# Can make me start to say

# What good is my life?

# Funny how I often seem

# To think I'll find another dream

# In my life

# Until I look around and see

# This great big world is part of me

# And my life

# This is my life

# Today, tomorrow love will come and find me

# But that's the way that I was born to be

# This is me

# This is me

# This is my life

# And I don't give a damn for lost emotions

# I've such a lot of love I've got to give

# Let me live

# Let me live

# Sometimes when I feel afraid

# I think of what a mess I've made

# Of my life

# Crying over my mistakes

# Forgetting all the breaks

# I've had in my life

# I was put on earth to be

# A part of this great world is me

# And my life

# Guess I'll just add up the score

# And count the things I'm grateful for

# In my life

# This is my life

# Today, tomorrow love will come and find me

# But that's the way that I was born to be

# This is me

# This is me

# This is my life

# And I don't give a damn for lost emotion

# I've such a lot of love I've got to give

# Let me live

# Let me live

# This is my life

# This is my life

# This is my life. #

RAPTUROUS APPLAUSE

# I'd like to play a little game with you

# A little game especially made for two

# If you come close then I will show you how

# Closer, closer now

# Kiss me, honey, honey, kiss me

# Thrill me, honey, honey, thrill me

# Don't care even if I blow my top

# But, honey, honey, don't stop

# We've never played this little game before

# If you relax then you'll enjoy it more

# Just settle down and let me teach you how

# Closer, closer now

# Kiss me, honey, honey, kiss me

# Thrill me, honey, honey, thrill me

# Don't care even if I blow my top

# But, honey, honey, don't stop

# You kiss so well my lips begin to burn

# And I can tell I've got a lot to learn

# So come on close and, darling, show me how

# Closer, closer now

# Kiss me, honey, honey, kiss me

# Thrill me, honey, honey, thrill me

# Don't care even if I blow my top

# But, honey, honey, don't stop

# Kiss me, honey, honey, kiss me

# Thrill me, honey, honey, thrill me

# Don't care even if I blow my top

# But, honey, honey

# But, honey, honey

# But, honey, honey

# Don't stop. #

APPLAUSE

# Something in the way he moves

APPLAUSE

# Attracts me like no other lover

# Something in the way he woos me

# I don't want to leave him now

# You know I believe and how

# Something in the way he smiles

# And I don't need no other lover

# Something in his style that shows me

# I don't want to leave him now

# You know I believe and how

# You're asking me will our love grow?

# I don't know

# I don't know

# You stick around, now it may show

# I don't know, I don't know

# Something in the way he moves

# And all I have to do is think of him

# Something in the things he shows me

# I don't want to leave him now

# You know I believe and how

# You're asking me will our love grow?

# I don't know, I don't know

# You stick around, now it may show

# I don't know, I don't know

# Something in the way he moves

# Something in the way he knows

# Something in the way he smiles

# Something in the way he moves

# Something in the way he smiles

# Something. #

RAPTUROUS APPLAUSE

APPLAUSE

# You know that my tears

# Have kept me awake

# The longer you're gone

# I'll hunger and shake

# From Warsaw to Rome

# I'll wait out of time

# With you in my heart

# The rhythm divine

# So, won't you come close?

# Bring this to an end?

# With each winter rose

# My love, I will send

# So tender the night

# When you hold me tight

# With you

# In my heart

# The rhythm divine

# You know that these tears

# Have kept me awake

# The longer you're gone

# I'll hunger and shake

# From Warsaw to Rome

# I'll wait out of time

# With you

# In my heart

# The rhythm divine

# The rhythm divine

# The rhythm divine. #

APPLAUSE

What better way to rescue an ageing performer's career

than by teaming him up with a megastar?

I said, "Well, I'll try anything once."

But I don't think even Rambo could save her career.

LAUGHTER

LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE

# I am what I am

# I am my own special creation

# So come take a look

# Give me the hook

# Or the ovation

# It's my world

# That I want to have a little pride in

# My world

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

# Your life's not worth a damn

# Till you can say

# Hey, world, I am what I am

# I am what I am

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

# I'll beat my own drum

# Some think it's noise

# I think it's pretty

# And so what

# If I love each feather and each spangle?

# Why not try and see things

# From a different angle?

# Life's not worth a damn

# Till you can say

# Hey, world, I am what I am

# I am what I am

# And what I am needs no excuses

# I'll deal my own deck

# Sometimes the ace sometimes the deuces

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

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

# Your life is a sham

# Till you can say

# Hey, world

# I am

# What I am. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

# The word is about there's something evolving

# Whatever may come the world keeps revolving

# They say the next big thing is here

# That the revolution's near

# But to me, it seems quite clear

# That it's all just a little bit of history repeating

# The newspapers shout a new style is growing

# But it don't know if it's coming or going

# There is fashion, there is fad

# Some is good, some is bad

# And the joke is rather sad

# That it's all just a little bit of history repeating

# And I've seen it before

# And I'll see it again

# Yes, I've seen it before

# Just little bits of history repeating

APPLAUSE

# Some people won't dance if they don't know who's singing

# Why ask your head? It's your hips that are swinging

# Life's for us to enjoy

# Woman, man, girl and boy

# Feel the pain, feel the joy

# And sidestep the little bits of history repeating

APPLAUSE

# Just little bits of history repeating. #

Many ceremonial processions have come in from Glastonbury Tor

into the site down the centuries.

None more important than the ceremonial procession

that took place this morning as Dame Shirley Bassey herself

touched down on the hallowed ground of Glastonbury.

Let's wallow in the sheer glamour of Dame Shirley Bassey.

And if it's not too cheesy, let's get this party started.

Shirl, over to you!

WILD CHEERING

# Get this party started on a Saturday night

# Everybody's waiting for me to arrive

# I've got lots of style got my gold diamond rings

# I can go for miles if you know what I mean

# I'm coming up so you'd better get this party started

# I'm coming up so you'd better get this party started

# Pumping up the volume Breaking down to the beat

# Cruising through the West Side we'll be checking the scene

# Boulevard is freaking as I'm coming up fast

# I'll be burning rubber You'll be kissing my ass

# Pull up to the bumper Get out of the car

# Licence plate says stunner number-one superstar

Whoo!

# I'm coming up so you'd better get this party started

# I'm coming up so you'd better get this party started

# Get this party started

# Get this party started

# Get this party started

# Get this party started

# Get this party started

# This party started. #

WILD CHEERING

Right now!

WILD CHEERING

It's great to see you all for my first time in Glastonbury.

And the sun is shining! CHEERING

So I know you all paid an awful lot of money to be here tonight.

I mean, for the whole three days.

So this song is for all you big spenders. OK?

WILD CHEERING

# The minute you walked in the joint

# I could see you were a man of distinction, a real big spender

# Good looking, so refined

# Say, wouldn't you like to know what's going on in my mind?

# So let me get right to the point

# I don't pop my cork for every man I see

# Hey, big spender

# Spend a little time with me

# Wouldn't you like to have fun, fun, fun?

# How's about a few laughs, laughs?

# I could show you a good time

# Let me show you a good time

# The minute you walked in the joint

# I could see you were a man of distinction, a real big spender

# Good looking, so refined

# Say, wouldn't you like to know what's going on in my mind?

# So let me get right to the point Here it comes!

# I don't pop my cork for every man I see

# Hey, big spender

# Hey, big spender

# Hey, big spender

# Spend a little time

# With me. #

WILD CHEERING

APPLAUSE

# There's a crack in every pavement

# Underneath, there is the beach

# It's been a long time longing

# As history repeats

# Yes, many times I've wondered

# Why a part of me remains

# In a place so full of beauty

# That somehow never changed

# I bought a ticket of a lifetime

# There's no denying who I am

# Forever young I will stay

# The girl from Tiger Bay

# I bought a ticket of a lifetime

# There's no denying who I am

# Forever young I will stay

# The girl from Tiger Bay

# The girl from Tiger Bay

# Now time has me believing

# That there's nothing left to prove

# I feel your love within me

# And love can't be removed

# I bought a ticket of a lifetime

# There's no denying who I am

# Forever young I will stay

# The girl from Tiger Bay

# The girl from Tiger Bay

# All the memories have the scars

# They fly away into the stars

# They dance away into the stars

# I bought a ticket of a lifetime

# There's no denying who I am

# Forever young I will stay

# The girl from Tiger Bay

# I bought a ticket of a lifetime

# There's no denying who I am

# Forever young I will stay

# The girl from Tiger Bay

# The girl from Tiger Bay

# The girl from Tiger Bay. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

# Brave face

# Stiff upper lip

# Will do the trick

# Look, the mask is firm

# The face is mine

# It seems fine

# Until the final day

# I'll play this part

# The only way I can

# For to live

# I have to give

# The performance of my life

APPLAUSE

# What's the truth?

# Well, I won't bore you with the truth

# I knew it would be tough

# Right from day one

# But you go on

# Until the final day

# I'll play this part the only way I can

# For to live

# I have to give

# The performance of my life

# Made it to the top

# Although the road was steep

# And there I had a dream

# A vision of love

# Revealed in sleep

# Right on cue

# I fell in love with you

# You caused many a tear

# I had applause

# I had a career

# Until the final day

# I'll play this part the only way I can

# For to live

# I have to give

# The performance

# Of my life. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

# Diamonds are forever

# They are all I need to please me

# They can stimulate and tease me

# They won't leave in the night

# I've no fear that they might desert me

# Diamonds are forever

# Hold one up and then caress it

# Touch it, stroke it and undress it

# I can see every part

# Nothing hides in the heart to hurt me

# I don't need love

# For what good will love do me?

# Diamonds never lie to me

# For when love's gone

# They'll lustre on

# Diamonds are forever

# Sparkling around my little finger

# Unlike men, the diamonds linger

# Men are mere mortals who are not worth going to your grave for

# I don't need love

# For what good will love do me?

# Diamonds never lie to me

# For when love's gone

# They'll lustre on

# Diamonds are forever Forever, forever

# Diamonds are forever Forever, forever

# Forever

# And ever. #

RAPTUROUS APPLAUSE