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Name: BarryNet Message Board Date/Time: 11/9/2020 11:14 PM Subject: Shirley Bassey: goodbye to the Grande Dame of Pop?
Illadel Graff Supply, 09 November 2020 At 83, Shirley Bassey is as glamorous as ever. Before the release of her new album, the singer had her photograph taken in gold for the fashion magazine “Vogue”. The British pop diva even wore a gold mask, which became world famous in the 1960s with the James Bond title song “Goldfinger” and has been able to call herself “Dame Shirley” for about 20 years. Even the cover photo of her new studio album, the first in five years, shines with a golden light. The record company calls “I Owe It All To You” a “grand finale” ... In “I Owe It All To You” [she] presents a lavishly orchestrated blend of covers and new songs ... The 83-year-old dramatically sings “Who Wants To Live Forever” by Queen. Bassey sings the classic “Always On My Mind”, with which Elvis Presley and the Pet Shop Boys have had great success, with an almost contagious melancholy. In between is also a number of big bands that randomly swing like “Look But Don’t Touch” ... Barry Manilow’s uplifting and powerful ballad, “I Made It Through The Rain”, is adopted by Bassey as if there was never another version ... With its positive message, the song is updated again. “It’s so important to know that everything will be fine and we will make it,” Bassey says confidently. “The songs I chose all seem very personal and have a connection with my life,” emphasizes the singer. If “I Owe It All To You” were to actually be her latest work, Dame Shirley Bassey was able to say goodbye tailored. 
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