Shirley Bassey - Greatest Love Of All / Hey Jude / Interview w/ Des O Connor (1990 Live)

1990 (Shirley appears on the Des O Connor show and performs two songs, 'The Greatest Love Of All and Hey Jude. She then has a talk with Des O Connor.

Shirley discusses an incident in her life which is devestating to a professional singer. This lady who has one of the most powerful voices of all time actually lost her voice during a concert. She went to sing the first note and.....NOTHING. Thankfully, the problem was not permanent, but it took her a year or so to fully recover her voice. The reason she temporarily lost her voice was a combination of stress due to the recent loss of her daughter (1985) along with improper use of her voice while singing certain vowels during high register notes. Shirley is a fighter and she did whatever she could to gain back her voice, and this included bringing in a retired Opera Singer, Helen Chenel, to help her with vocal excercises and to show her how to form certain notes properly when singing to get her normal voice back on track. Shirley was also taught how to sing from her diaphram rather than her throat, which both boosts vocal powerful and allows a singer to sing longer and more often without taking a break. Needless to say, here in 1990, Shirley was back in top form, and has been ever sense. And, with these continuous grueling vocal excercises which she is faithful in performing still today, Shirley discovered she was able to add an additional vocal octave to her already impressive range arsenal.

Shirley recorded and released the song, Greatest Love Of All, on her 1978 LP titled, 'The Magic Is You'.

LYRICS:
I believe the children are our are future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be

Everybody searching for a hero
People need someone to look up to
I never found anyone to fulfill my needs
A lonely place to be
So I learned to depend on me

I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can't take away my dignity

Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all

I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter
remind us how we used to be

I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can't take away my dignity

Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all

LYRICS - Hey Jude:
LYRICS As Shirley recorded the song:
Hey Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better

Hey Jude, don't be afraid
You were made to go out and get her
Remember to let her under your skin
Then you'll begin to make it better

And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain
Don't carry the world upon your shoulders
Don't you know that it's a fool who plays it cool
By making the world a little colder
Na na na, na na, na na na na

Hey Jude, don't let me down
You were made to go out and get her
Remember to let her under your skin
Then you'll start to make it better

[ Shirley Bassey Lyrics are found on www.getlyrics.com ]
So let it out and let it in, hey Jude, begin
You're waiting for someone to perform with
And don't you know that it's just you? Hey Jude, you'll do
The movement you need is on your shoulder
Na na na, na na, na na na na

Hey Jude, don't let me down
You were made to go out and get her
Remember to let her under your skin
Then you'll begin to make it better, better, better, better

Na na na, na na na na
Na na na na, hey Jude
Na na na, na-na na na
Na-na na na, hey Jude

Na na na, na na na na
Na na na na, hey Jude
Na na na, nana na na
Na na na na, all together now, hey Jude

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