Shirley Bassey - My Way (1987 Live in Berlin)
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- 1987 (Shirley performs in Berlin celebrating the city's' existence for 750 years)
ABOUT this song:
"My Way" is a song with lyrics written by Paul Anka and popularized by Frank Sinatra. The melody is based on a French song "Comme d'habitude" composed by Claude François and Jacques Revaux. Anka's English lyrics are unrelated to the original French by Claude François and Gilles Thibaut and Anka is credited as a co-composer of "My Way" because he largely re-wrote the song. "My Way" is often quoted as the most remade song in history.
Paul Anka heard the original 1967 French pop song, Comme d'habitude (as usual) performed by Claude Francois with music by Claude Francois and Jacques Revaux and lyrics by Claude Francois and Gilles Thibault, while on holiday in the south of France. He flew to Paris to negotiate the rights to the song.[1] In a 2007 interview, he said: "I thought it was a bad record, but there was something in it."[2] He acquired publishing rights at no cost[3] and, two years later, had a dinner in Florida with Frank Sinatra and "a couple of Mob guys" at which Sinatra said he was "quitting the business. I'm sick of it, I'm getting the hell out".
Back in New York, Anka re-wrote the original French song for Sinatra, subtly altering the melodic structure and changing the lyrics: "At one o'clock in the morning, I sat down at an old IBM electric typewriter and said, 'If Frank were writing this, what would he say?' And I started, metaphorically, 'And now the end is near.' I read a lot of periodicals, and I noticed everything was 'my this' and 'my that'. We were in the 'me generation' and Frank became the guy for me to use to say that. I used words I would never use: 'I ate it up and spit it out.' But that's the way he talked. I used to be around steam rooms with the Rat Pack guys - they liked to talk like Mob guys, even though they would have been scared of their own shadows." Anka finished the song at 5am. "I called Frank up in Nevada - he was at Caesar's Palace - and said, 'I've got something really special for you.'"[2] Anka claimed: "When my record company caught wind of it, they were very pissed that I didn't keep it for myself. I said, 'Hey, I can write it, but I'm not the guy to sing it.' It was for Frank, no one else."
Dame Shirley Bassey recorded the song for her 1970 album Something. She also performed in live on numerous occasions notably the 1976 Royal Variety Performance. In the weeks following Sinatra's death in 1998 , Bassey sang is as a tribute to him on her "Diamond" concert tour.
LYRICS:
And now, the end is near;
And so I face the final curtain.
My friend, I'll say it clear,
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain.
I've lived a life that's full.
I've traveled each and ev'ry highway;
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.
Regrets, I've had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.
I planned each charted course;
Each careful step along the byway,
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.
Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall;
And did it my way.
I've loved, I've laughed and cried.
I've had my fill; my share of losing.
And now, as tears subside,
I find it all so amusing.
To think I did all that;
And may I say - not in a shy way,
"No, oh no not me,
I did it my way".
For what is a woman, what has she got?
If not herself, then she has naught.
To say the things she truly feels;
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows -
And did it my way.
The very best version of this song. I’m addicted to Frank’s version, but there is so much emotion, power, and heart put into Shirley’s version. And my goodness. She’s singing it live!
She is simply the best - no one takes command of a song and dominate a stage like this lady. She gives you goosebumps when she opens her mouth 👄. Sing on Dame, sing on❤
Yes indeed, the emotion comes out at the very end when she was almost in tears
Have you heard Elvis singing this?
@@iyabobassir9855 Yes.
Agreed. This is one of Shirley Bassey's best live performances. So many amazing moments on stage during her long career , but this performance certainly stands out.
Nobody ever had more passion in singing! The facial expressions, the mouth, hands, and body movements show the emotions embedded in the songs. She totally deserved every booming applause!
Great singer of all times 😀
Noel Chua affirmative
QUITE SIMPLY THE BEST
@@youssefnawar1394 ten
Britney is the only one who has topped her
She didn't sing a song, she was the song. What a voice! So much sensation. It was simply amazing.
+secubie Woow! your comment is incredible! You read my mind! Dame Shirley Bassey PHENOMENON!
Love.you my dear,Dame.xxxxxx
Makes me proud to be welsh
Yakida!!!
Ihanaaaaaa
Shirley Bassey was my mum's favourite singer Shirley is one of the greatest singers out she puts all her feelings into everything she sings there will never be another Shirley Bassey or anyone like her all the best Shirley in your retirement enjoy yourself take care ❤❤❤
Heard Elvis sing it, watched Frankie also, but Shirley Bassey took that song to new heights. Beautiful.
Have a listen to Shirley's 1974 version (In Black Dress). Every version she sings live is slightly different, and they all are great! Certain huge songs like this, Shirley prefers to NOT sing exactly like her recording of the song.
Dame Shirley Bassey. Puts her heart and soul into every song. Outstanding performance. What a legend. She did it her way.
I just discovered the magnificent voice of Shirley Bassey and sometimes when i listen to her i cant help to think of Judy Garland.
I love both of their voices, truly one of a kind artists.
VERY PERCEPTIVE OF MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY
I was just thinking this. Almost as if this is what Judy could have become. She honors her in her style.
Judy is one of Shirley's idols.
good song.. i dedicate this song for my mother.....
Hello Jeanette
Hello Jeanette Frost. How are you doing?
Boy, does she have a voice. Bravo.
Sure feels like an accomplishment to be 13 and know this amazing artist. She sings as she means it, she pours her heart and soul into the song. It's rare to see with the current artists we have today
Beautiful rendition.
Grande cantora ....Belíssima VOZ
Fenomenal, apoteótica, visceral, estrelíssima!
I’ve listened to this song perhaps a million times by many great artists. She’s nailed it compassionately! ❤
What a version. It brought me tears.
Fenômeno! Linda voz!
I love her stunning personality! She is the Best!❤
เพราะมากค่ะ ขอบคุณ
Jurek Ćwik Amen! God bless you. Have a wonderful Sunday.
Luv luv this japanesesen! She is one of my favorites, always
@@japanesesen Hello. How are you doing?
One of the most outstanding voice of all time
Exactly,
Wonderfull very very wonderfull
Standing ovations, thats shows respects from heart. Thanks to all auidance 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Great voice and talent.
But Aretha Franklin 's version is even more awesome 💎✨
I love this singer and the gorgeous song. Shirley is fantastic
O que dizer dessa grande cantora,maravilhosa, divina, grande!! Simplesmente ela é muito mais!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
The phrasing is just text book stuff....Yes I'm a fan Shirley....but by God...there is a bloody good reason for that!!!....Divina!!...xx
How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore
What a star
So much great performance❤
This song reminds me as a crew-member at a passenger who had Shirley as artist to admire and found her somehow singing wonderful and so did I
Прекрасно!
je lai vue a toronto ya plus de 20 ans et elle a donner tout un spectacle
It is Impossible listen to only once. Wonderfull.
Há cantores que cantam com a alma . Essa é uma delas
Une voix merveilleuse.
Прекрасное исполнение ! Выразительно и душевно.❤🇷🇺
WOW! So beautiful! What a powerful voice.
Breathtaking!!!
Me encantan todas sus canciones. Desde Costa Rica le envió saludos
Shirley Bassey is the greatest American pop singer of all time!
Shirley , is Welsh, British she is ours😂😂❤❤❤❤
@@peregrine7303 Obrigado!
Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey is a Welsh-born singer, considered one of the greatest singers of the 20th century and one of the most powerful voices ever recorded. Her best-known works are the songs she sang for the James Bond films: Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever and Moonraker. Wikipedia
Just amazing.
Isso é que é cantar com a alma. Fantástica!
Voice meraviglisa grazie❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Minha música de amor aos 23 anos!
Berlindeki konserinde ön sılaralarda seni hayranlıkla seyrediyordum benim gençlik aşkım..♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Superbe,superbe
Una grandissima artista unica😢😢😢😢😢😢
She is so great!!!! OMG! Fantastic!!
Bravissima e molto simpatica complimenti
First time to hear the song being told as a Story! ❤
Till
This is my life
My way
Hey Jude
Etc ohhhh replay always
So Shirley's rendition of every song she sings
She is the best❤
Shirley Basey, penyanyi favorit saya
She certainly did it her way! Loved it
Favolosa❤❤❤❤❤ la Bassey
FANTASTICO HA SCALATO TUTTO IL PENTAGRAMMA
TALENTO
E
FASCINO
NON COMUNE OGGI.
The legend, 🙏
❤️❤️❤️
Бесподобно!!!
Pour moi une des meilleures interprétation de my way
SUPER
Sencillamente hermoso
Bravaaaaa💐👏👏👏💐💐👍👍
The best
Shirley vc é simplesmente maravilhosa amooooo
Por dios q interpretacion.
No matter what you face in life man woman or child. Do it your way. Stand up in the face of fear may you all find meaning and happiness 2023 and beyond.
No, because if we do it our way, it will end up as a failure. We should do it God's way.
@@RGS-n1dmy way is also, god's way! ❤❤❤
@@misterlucky9159 Glad to hear it. Make it worth.
@@RGS-n1d oh yes I do! That's why my name is Mister Lucky! God is with me! God is my friend. He is leading me and he shows me the way!
Hello Friends! If you enjoy Dame Shirley's renditions of My Way, please also check out her live 1974 and 1976 versions. Just type in Shirley Bassey - My Way 1974 (or Shirley Bassey - My Way 1976) and you should these clips come up. They all are slightly different, but in each case, Shirley demonstrates that she IS the ultimate performer, in addition to having THE VOICE!
Een bijzonder prachtig optreden Dank u
+Berenice Sergeant a
+Shirley Bassey Music and Vids .. Love your music.... Life
+Shirley Bassey Music and Vids I believe this is the best execution ! She is THE VOICE of our CENTURY! She puts more "feeling" and expression into the song than any other singer. I simply "bow" to her talent. I am overwhelmed. I adore her.
i wont bow. But I do like her music... LIFE
Damn, get`s me every time..........she acts and sings at the same time.
She truly is a living legend, and don`t tell me she`s not.
+Johan Lebbing Dame Shirley Bassey! She is PHENOMENON!
@@mugesUSA The Krauts have no passion
❤yes Johan 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
This was filmed more than 30 years ago, and is still chilling to listen to. She NAILED IT.
Agreed
She nailed every song she performed. One of the best ever.
She Was 50 Back When At That Time
Perfect. I wonder if Frank Sinatra and Paul Anka ever listen to her version.!
@@Lth56 ; the best version of this song is clearly the version of Elvis Presley
What an incredible delivery of emotion. She leaves absolutely everything on that stage.
Her non-verbal presentation is so splendid that it enriches a lot to her whole story-telling of this song - Incredible!
There isn't another singer that performs like Shirley Bassey..She lives each & every song she sings..
We're not gonna find singers like this for an awful long time.
Exactly, it's as if she goes into a trance when she starts singing, totally unaware of her surroundings until the end of the song, amazing.
Muito exagerada.
I've heard this song by Frank Sinatra, but to hear Shirley Bassey sing this song took me to a new high. I played this song for my mother's memorial in 2021. I hear every woman's emotion, pain, joy, sadness, and freedom in this song video. The woman chooses not to explain why and did not want to explain anything to anyone. I hear my mother's voice and all her years of emotions in every movement Ms.Bassey made. I see now that my mother did things Her Way. Letting go and letting someone you love enjoy their life's journey without explanations is very hard to do. My mom enjoyed her journey I hope it took you to places no one will dear to explore.
Barbara: What a wonderful comment! Thank you, Scot
Wishing her eternal peace
Check out Elvis version too.
She’s alive still
A que
I'm 68 years old. When I was 18, I worked behind a bar in a UK night club. I got called in on my night off. I had requested time off because Shirley Bassey was appearing for the next two weeks.(not my kind of music). Long story short. I worked that night and every other night for the following two weeks, just to be able to watch and listen. She was amazing. There wasn't a sound while she was performing. I'll never forget that two weeks.
I have seen that once in my life. Not her. But 30 years later I remember it.
Amazing
Wow! What an experience for you.
long life!
I miss my mother so so much. . . . . . . May her Beautiful Soul Rest in Peace Amen
May her.memory be blessed
@@nidhinolikara292 Amen!
I was at school with Samantha
@@nidhinolikara292 1111¹1
@@annekeveenhof1009 Hello. How are you doing?
Shirley Bassey in my opinion is the only woman that her performance specifically on that song can be compared with that of Frank Sinatra! Talents of such a high level are born once in a century...
+luisa nomikou - Luisa...I would also check her Shirley's 1974 and 1976 versions of this song. Every version is slightly different, but they ALL are great!
Thank you very much! :-) I would love to hear the other performances of Shirley Bassey on that song! Shirley is always Great!
+luisa nomikou Helo Luisa, I recommend you to hear the voice of my "second love" Vicky Karr (the first one is Shirley Bassey). Both voices are similar! Enjoy her.
I agree she the best could listen to her 24 seven
JOSÉ MANUEL REYES ANDRADE Thank you a lot Jose! Of course I will hear it with pleasure, thanks again for your recommendation! I love both voices...! :-)
Je ne me lasse pas d'écouter cette magnifique performance, qui me fait à chaque fois ressentir une profonde émotion. Merci Shirley.
The definition of "singer"!!! She is simply amazing!
Hello Georgia
She certainly is. An absolute and perfecttttttttttttttt voice.
My grandma always called Shirley brassy bassy and how true with brass that shines forever a true Dame
Having talent and possessing a great voice is not enough. It is the projection , sentiment and the delivery of the song what creates an artist. I have heard this version from many artists or vocalists, but this one took me aback. Shirley did one of the best versions I have heard ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will her a 15 if this was a competition. I truly enjoyed it
No one has the range of Ms bassey,,,,no one.
Dame Bassey
I'm italian and I dedicate this wonderful song to my dad Sergio who loved this wonderful singer so much.
Thanks Shirley ⚘💖
I am italiano shelly i love wonderfull
SORRY SHE BLOWS FRANK OUT OF THE WATER
I suggest you watch Frank's version at the Royal Festival Hall 1970.
For my money, this towers above all of them...profound, intelligent and incredibly moving.
My first time hearing/seeing this woman perform AND I'M 25 YEARS OLD! What rock have I been living under?? I have chills.
Don’t feel bad I just found out about her I’m instagram and I’m 31 lol
Great.
Have you ever heard her What Now My Love ？
I cried,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
@@ChocolateGumDrop89 1st +q1111
Im 2 yo
Dame Shirley Bassey! You are PHENOMENON!
Probably, the best of the `Ways`!
by far!
@@davecowan217 non....le meilleur est par elvis Presley !..." comme d'habitude " ( my way ) est une chanson Française ....!
No one beats frank, dork horn but she’s damn good!
Frank, Shirley and Elvis are my favourites. Shirley is not singing this at her very best. I’ve got her earlier recording and if you think this is good, you should hear that one, it will blow your socks off 👍
Before Sinatra.
My uncle Carl, who fought in both German World Wars, worshipped this girl. My grandson aged 23 thinks the same and says she is the best ever - both these Shirley Bassey fans are Welsh, and so am I!!!!
For me this is the best version of this song I have ever heard, from all the talent shows to Sinatra, breathtaking!
She sang it well but Elvis Presley sang it the best
Lol
LOL this is a joke ??
I vote you.
The composer of the song my way is Paul anka sang by frank sinatra
There are so few singers who communicate a lyric from their gut. Pure emotion. So moving. Phenomenal Dame Shirley!! ❤
just look at her face. She is telling you the story of her life. Even tho a million people have done this song, watch her, its all about her. She is inside that song. Pure skill. Thankyou Shirley,xxx.
Mar par .legendaria ya....
Mar par 👌
Mar par amazing fantastic
I've read your comment before listening and seeing this performance. I just had to give it a look and after that I can totally say: You're right!
Oh my God, how emotional!!!!!
oh yes this is so cool voice❤
Que artista excepcional!!! Tenho esse show na íntegra... A interpretação dela para "Something" é simplesmente incrível!
And now the end is near
So I face the final curtain
My friend, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case of which I'm certain
I've lived a life that's full
I've traveled each and every highway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way
Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exception
I planned each charted course
Each careful step along the byway
Oh, and more, much more than this
I did it my way
Yes, there were times, I'm sure you know
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall
And did it my way
I've loved, I've laughed and cried
I've had my fails, my share of losing
And now as tears subside
I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say, not in a shy way
Oh, no, no not me
I did it my way
For what is a man, what has he got
If not himself, then he has not
To say the words he truly feels
And not the words he would reveal
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way
Yes, there were times, I'm sure you know
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall
And did it my way
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way
She sings as if she tells the audience her own story with melody
my mother's favorite singer .. 😭
I will not stop listening to this song. It’s awesome. Shirley is wonderful 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Check out Shirley's 1974 and 1976 performances of this song. All are a little different, but just as dramatic. When someone gives a dramatic performance of this song, they better be able to back it up with supreme vocals. And, Shirley Bassey never fails to amaze with her powerful voice...
So moving beautiful a true singer
Nossas Divas dos anos 70 até 90. Que bom poder ouvi Las até hoje.
Obrigado por está incrivel e fantastica interpretação, você é maravilhosa, valeu.
The world's best ever female vocalist just stunning ❤
¡EXTRAORDINARIA !❤
PATTI LABELLE ARETHA FRANKLIN BARBRA STREISAND
Whitney 🫶
Celine dion.
What a lady, what a voice. Her voice was powerful enough to move mountains. Love her.
What a beautiful woman, and of course a stunning singer!
she's the great story teller of song always was, have been watching. out far (as long as he needs me) great song.
Hello Marie
The delivery of the lyric there is simply perfect. Faultless. Elite level.