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FEBRUARY 10, 2009 8:28PM

Shirley Bassey - GET THE PARTY STARTED

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Because it's insanely cool...



Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey DBE (born 8 January 1937, Cardiff, Wales) is a British singer. She performed the theme songs to the James Bond films Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), and Moonraker (1979). She is the only singer to have recorded more than one James Bond theme song.[1] Bassey is an international artist who has accumulated 20 silver discs for sales in Britain, Europe and the Middle East; fifty-plus gold discs for international record sales; and countless greatest hits compilation albums including one gold and two platinum...

This song was written by Linda Perry and originally recorded by Pink. Shirley sang it for the M&S Christmas TV ad, filmed in a spy movie style, and featured models Lizzy Jagger, Erin O'Connor, Laura Bailey, Noemie Lenoir and Twiggy as undercover agents on a secret mission to attend an exclusive DSB performance at a glamorous Christmas party...

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There's a very cool video from Dame Shirley that should have been attached to this post - you can see it here:

http://meander61.blogspot.com/2009/02/shirley-bassey-get-party-started.html

Just a note - she was 70 when this was made and just. plain. hot.
Great video, with art direction suitable for a songstress of Mme Bassey's stature. Get this party started indeed!