Shirley Bassey - Blues In The Night (1957 Recording)

[@BikeVermont71]

Success could not have smiled on a more talented singer. Eternal Shirley, the golden girl of Goldfinger fame.

[@stellalavecchia9279]

Grazie , sono bellissime foto eccellente interpretazione !!! Grazie, Grazie !!!

[@stellalavecchia9279]

💓💓💓👍🤩🥰 grande unica Shirley grazie ❤️ meravigliosa interpretazione !!!Kiss 🥰

[@spikehofmann]

Electrifying. What a singer. Thank you! a superb video presentation

[@365emmanuel]

J'adore !!! Quel rythme...

[@bonycat]

Thanks!!

[@sas9023055]

@Rosannasfriend - I wish you a Happy and most Propserous New Year as well Ugonna!

[@sas9023055]

@Rosannasfriend - Thks Ugonna! Good to hear from you, and hope you had a wonderful Holiday!!

[@BlakeGildaphish76]

of course they made a black woman sing "mammy" instead of "momma". still there's no song Shirley can touch that wont be turned into gold.

[@sas9023055]

Shirley is from Wales, and if you listen closely enough she isn't saying Mammy, but Mama, but with a (Hat sound, MAAMA). In Wales many kids would, and still call for their mother Mams. After all, the Welsh word for mother is mam. Shirley simply adds the (a) on the end. Shirley has stated many times that she didn't feel any racism when growing up in Wales, as EVERYONE was poor. She first noticed it when first performing in Las Vegas back in the late 1950's. Sammy Davis Jr took her under his wings. After her show was done, Shirley started to walk out the front door and Sammy caught her and pulled her back. They were going to throw her out on her ears, but Sammy did some quick talking. Shirley had no clue what was going on. With that said, Shirley's album producers did not make Shirley use the term Mammy, or any other derogatory term. Regards, Scot (USA)

[@davekp6773]

@@sas9023055 Exactly right, and in any case, younger Welsh kids do call their mother mammy as opposed to mummy, momma or mommy (Source...me, I was a young Welsh kid once and my kids when they were growing up). Shirley's mother was white so calling her mammy is nothing strange for a young Welsh girl. As you said, the racial issues in America did not overlap with Welsh working class of the same period.

[@SteveSmith-fh6br]

Oppression everywhere! LOL Give me a break.

[@sas9023055]

@@davekp6773 - Thank you! Unfortunately, people tend to make such comments in haste without maybe taking a little time to find the truth of the matter. But, all it takes is a little research. Instead, some people find it easy just to hastily toss around the word prejudice, and throw innocent people under the bus. And, most of these people have probably passed away by now and can't defend themselves. I'm glad you have helped set things straight! Regards, Scot