She was amazing.
From Shirley to Madonna. Ugh.
I recall my parents had vinyl soundtracks for all of the Bassey-led Bond films. I used to listen to her constantly.
I think I preferred her “Goldfinger” the best. Followed by “The Man With the Golden Gun”.
“The Man with the Golden Gun” was sung by Lulu if I’m not mistaken, although Dame Shirley Bassey may have covered it. Basseun still sounds great. Check out the YouTube of her covering Pink’s “Let’s Get this Party Started”. I think she did that for a music awards show.
That was Lulu?
Bassey’s were Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever,
and Moonraker.