Shirley Bassey

...until October 28th. The White/Keys combination beat out rumored candidates Amy Winehouse, Leona Lewis and Duffy for the right to try to join Duran Duran, Shirley Bassey and Carly Simon in the Bond theme hall of fame. I agree that it is a...

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...from doing more covers (she wanted to sing Amy Winehouse's Back In Black) or duets. "It's kind of like saying Shirley's not worth anything on her own. A great singer is a rare thing. She's still got a voice that can shut anybody up. "

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...for the next Bond film's opening credits. A pop star heavyweight tussle is underway between woman looking to join the ranks of pop culture icons like Shirley Bassey, Sheena Easton and Carly Simon. First, Amy Winehouse was slotted to do the...

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Amy Winehouse went on a night out in London and told friends that she wanted her forthcoming theme tune for the new James Bond film, 'Quantam Of Solace', to be as timeless as Shirley Bassey's classic 'Goldfinger' (Daily Mirror). From...

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...taken from a short story by 007 creator Ian Fleming. Previous Bond themes have been recorded by Dame Shirley Bassey, Nancy Sinatra, Sir Paul McCartney and Carly Simon, among others. Amy Winehouse fans had hoped the singer would be well...

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...emphysema, is still expected to sing at the gig in Hyde Park. Dame Shirley has enjoyed chart success since the late 1950s and sang the theme tunes to three James Bond films. Last year she performed at Glastonbury festival, where she...

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...by White and is the first Bond song to be recorded as a duet. Previous artists to sing the theme include Paul McCartney, Shirley Bassey, Madonna and Chris Cornell. Amy Winehouse had initially been tapped for the honour, but producer...

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The album reaches back to the 1960s for its sonic formula, matching Duffy's big, torchy voice -- which splits the difference between Shirley Bassey and Dusty Springfield -- with a shimmering, string-laden wall-of-sound production style. At...

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...that Amy Winehouse would have been a better choice. Sharky from Liverpool added: "She (Winehouse) has a voice to boom out the theme in the way Dame Shirley Bassey did with Goldfinger." Others praised the song. Wes from Wolverhampton said:...

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