"The Rhythm Divine" by Yello with Shirley Bassey is divine.
Yello/One Second
Yello/One Second
Shirley Bassey is realy something
Most of us remember "Gold Finger" from the James Bond movie; that was "Shirley Bassey". The fact that she is one of the most fantastic female vocalists of our time is less well known. How she came to my attention recently is a story in itself.
As you know, equipment must be used to remain functional; my cassette deck for example. I popped a cassette in without looking at who it was. When I heard Shirley Bassey's sultry voice, I began to listen. While the audio quality of a cassette is not as good as reel, TT, CD or hardrive; the music was good. This made me acutely aware of the fact that all of this equipment would be "Junk" without the music. I no longer listen to the amp, speakers, tubes or whatever, I listen to the music.
Back to Shirley Bassey. I am looking at an LP with the picture of a beautiful woman overlooking the sea; a woman whose sultry voice is even more beautiful. She sings each song as though she has lived it. My favorite is, "If you go away, you might as well take the Sun away; but if you stay, I will make you a day like no day has been, or will ever be again". When her sultry voice sings those lyrics, I think, "Ain't no way I would go nowhere". If you listen to Shirley Bassey, you will fall in love just like I have.
As you know, equipment must be used to remain functional; my cassette deck for example. I popped a cassette in without looking at who it was. When I heard Shirley Bassey's sultry voice, I began to listen. While the audio quality of a cassette is not as good as reel, TT, CD or hardrive; the music was good. This made me acutely aware of the fact that all of this equipment would be "Junk" without the music. I no longer listen to the amp, speakers, tubes or whatever, I listen to the music.
Back to Shirley Bassey. I am looking at an LP with the picture of a beautiful woman overlooking the sea; a woman whose sultry voice is even more beautiful. She sings each song as though she has lived it. My favorite is, "If you go away, you might as well take the Sun away; but if you stay, I will make you a day like no day has been, or will ever be again". When her sultry voice sings those lyrics, I think, "Ain't no way I would go nowhere". If you listen to Shirley Bassey, you will fall in love just like I have.