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Oscars 2013: Dame Shirley Bassey belts 'Goldfinger' for James Bond tribute

It's just one of three Bond theme songs she's sung

By Kate Erbland Feb 24, 2013 8:33PM
This year's Academy Awards have long promised a James Bond retrospective, spanning fifty years of the blockbuster franchise, and they pulled out all the stops when it came to one heck of a classy tribute. Halle Berry introduced a relatively been-there-done-that​ package of Bond clips, but the real show started when Dame Shirley Bassey hit the stage for a standing ovation-worthy performance of "Goldfinger."


Bond trivia! Bassey also sang the theme songs for both "Moonraker" and "Diamonds Are Forever."  You can check out the title sequence for "Goldfinger," featuring Bassey's song, after the break.

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RU KiddingMe
Feb 25, 2013 3:29AM
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Shirley Bassey was magnificent !   She stole the show.  Love her !
bellbottombluz
Feb 25, 2013 5:39AM
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Shirley Bassey is great!  The best part of the show! For sure, for me this is the best James Bond Movie song!  I'm so glad she was there!
spayneuter624
Feb 25, 2013 4:45AM
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Both Shirley Bassey and Adele were fantastic!

Frankly True
Feb 25, 2013 12:02AM
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Shirley Bassey is a true miracle, I had the honor of hearing her live solo concert at Carnegie Hall years ago.
I have wanted to repeat that experience ever since
Please Miss Bassey give us a concert in the US, you could sell out Vegas for Months!  I promise to fly out for the opening.
angela evans
Feb 25, 2013 9:35AM
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SHIRLEY BASSEY WAS THE SHOW... AND WEARING BILL BOLLAND SHE LOOKED DIVINE
august.flower
Feb 25, 2013 10:03AM
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I thought Dame Shirley Bassey looked and sang magnificent! Very classy performance!
Lillo 954
Feb 25, 2013 9:08AM
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I love you Ms Bassey - YOU Rock!
angela evans
Feb 25, 2013 9:36AM
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Dame Shirley Bassey killed them with glamour and that voice... she was wearing one of the best gowns on tv.. Bolland dressed her !!!!!
Nerone Di Roma
Feb 25, 2013 12:17PM
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What a thrill was Bassey. I still have goosebumps. ¡Long live the Lady!
Don of San Antonio
Feb 25, 2013 11:30AM
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She was fantastic! By far the hit of the night. Younger performers could listen to her and know that there is hope for their own futures.
ooopppsss
Feb 25, 2013 11:57AM
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Kudos Ms. Bassey!!!!! Now that's how you take the stage!!! Fantastic. She can give some of today's

 current " singers" some serious pointers.... I just wish there had been more of her.

Jim Brennan (pocroc)
Feb 25, 2013 12:02PM
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Bassey was awesome.  Everything after that seemed anticlimactic. 

FoxMcLeod
Feb 24, 2013 11:28PM
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A certain one wouldn't show, so they scrapped the original idea of having the actors together on stage. Care to take guesses who?
WMennr
Feb 25, 2013 11:20AM
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Best of Show!!  which is saying a lot.  everyone else was great.


Buy-US
Feb 25, 2013 1:48PM
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The Bond tribute was a nice touch to the show and appropriate for the 50 year old franchise.. Bassey's performance was outstanding and reflected the classy side of the classic Bond. Skyfall is also a very good movie & title song but Adele's live performance was seriously lacking. Adele showed none of the vocal power or command of Bassey's performance.
Thomas Whelchel
Feb 25, 2013 10:54AM
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Shirley Bassey  was the only REAL person on that stage.
WhySoSerious265
Feb 24, 2013 11:21PM
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The Bond salute sucked! They were supposed to do a lot more with all the actors to appear. What happened?
Monica28
Feb 25, 2013 12:13PM
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Shirley Bassey - best female singer EVER!!!!  
AnonZ
Feb 25, 2013 11:34AM
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Shirley Bassey was awesome. Go suck on another lemon Jude Faemer!
king124
Feb 25, 2013 11:59AM
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JUDE FAEMER THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN YOUR STUPID REMARKS IS YOU!!!!!!!
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