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[[Land of My Fathers and Their Sheep|Welsh]] singer, 1937-. |
[[Land of My Fathers and Their Sheep|Welsh]] singer, 1937-. |
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The only person to have sung more than one [[James Bond ( |
The only person to have sung more than one [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]] theme (''[[Goldfinger]]'', ''[[Diamonds Are Forever]]'' and ''[[Moonraker]]''- she did one for ''[[Thunderball]]'' too called "Mr Kiss-Kiss Bang-Bang," but the studio went with the Tom Jones version. Affectionately and [[Spoonerism|spooneristically]] referred to as "Burly Chassis". |
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Her other famous songs include: |
Her other famous songs include: |
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* "Big Spender" ("Hey, Big Spender!") |
* "Big Spender" ("Hey, Big Spender!") |
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* "As Long As He Needs Me" (From ''[[Oliver! |
* "As Long As He Needs Me" (From ''[[Oliver!]]'') |
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* "History Repeating". |
* "History Repeating". |
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* Believe it or not, a cover of "[[Pink|Get The Party Started]]" (even included on ''[[Dancing On Ice]]'') |
* Believe it or not, a cover of "[[Pink|Get The Party Started]]" (even included on ''[[Dancing On Ice]]'') |
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* At points - the [[Title Song]] for ''[[Metal Gear Solid]] 3: Snake Eater'', the song takes on the Bassey-style, appropriate considering the other Spy tropes it plays with. |
* At points - the [[Title Song]] for ''[[Metal Gear Solid]] 3: Snake Eater'', the song takes on the Bassey-style, appropriate considering the other Spy tropes it plays with. |
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* [[Richard Cheese]] did a [[In the Style Of|lounge cover]] of "[[The Clash|Rock the Casbah]]". [http://www.myspace.com/video/mon-quiche/richard-cheese-rock-the-casbah-and-again/25678795 Changing the pitch of it] turns the cover into a dead-on Bassey pastiche. |
* [[Richard Cheese]] did a [[In the Style Of|lounge cover]] of "[[The Clash|Rock the Casbah]]". [http://www.myspace.com/video/mon-quiche/richard-cheese-rock-the-casbah-and-again/25678795 Changing the pitch of it] turns the cover into a dead-on Bassey pastiche. |
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* The opening theme for [[Austin Powers|Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me]] is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqzDAQaDQzY a parody] of Bassey's [[James Bond ( |
* The opening theme for [[Austin Powers|Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me]] is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqzDAQaDQzY a parody] of Bassey's [[James Bond (film)|Bond themes]]. |
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* [[Roza Rymbaeva]] used this in her debut song "Alia." |
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