Shirley Bassey - The Impossible Dream (The Quest) (1967 Recording)

1967 - Shirley Bassey recorded and released this song on her 1967 album titled, 'And We Were Lovers'. Shirley's unbelievable vocal abilities are never so prevalent as on great inspirational songs such as this masterpiece that was written for the 1965 musical, 'Man of La Mancha.'
ABOUT the Album, And We Were Lovers:
And We Were Lovers is a 1967 studio album by Shirley Bassey. The album featured Bassey's first recording of "Big Spender', the single subsequently hit #21 on the charts. And We Were Lovers was recorded in America and in England. The American release replaced "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" with "Walking Happy", which was not available in the UK until the release of a compilation album The Shirley Bassey Collection II in the mid-1970s. A different version of "Big Spender", produced by Kenneth Hume and arranged by Marty Paich, also appeared only on the US issue. These two recordings are included as bonus tracks on a 2005 BGO Records release that has a remastered And We Were Lovers and I've Got a Song for You on a single CD in stereo.
ABOUT the musical, Man of La Mancha:
Man of La Mancha is a 1965 musical with a book by Dale Wasserman, lyrics by Joe Darion, and music by Mitch Leigh. It is adapted from Wasserman's non-musical 1959 teleplay I, Don Quixote, which was in turn inspired by Miguel de Cervantes and his 17th-century novel Don Quixote. It tells the story of the "mad" knight Don Quixote as a play within a play, performed by Cervantes and his fellow prisoners as he awaits a hearing with the Spanish Inquisition. The work is not and does not pretend to be a faithful rendition of either Cervantes' life or Don Quixote; for example, the historical Cervantes had no contact with the Spanish Inquisition, and Don Quixote's horse Rocinante is never stolen. Wasserman complained repeatedly about taking the work as a musical version of Don Quixote. The original 1965 Broadway production ran for 2,328 performances and won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The musical has been revived four times on Broadway, becoming one of the most enduring works of musical theatre.
The principal song, "The Impossible Dream", became a standard.
LYRICS:
To dream the impossible dream,
To fight the unbeatable foe,
To bear the unbearable sorrow,
To run where the brave dare not go...
To right the unrightable wrong,
To love pure and chaste from far,
To try when your arms are too weary,
To reach the unreachable star!
This is my quest, to follow that star,
No matter how hopeless, no matter how far.
To fight for the rights without question or pause,
To be willing to march to Hell from a Heavenly cause!
And I know, if I'll only be the truth
For this glorious quest,
That my heart will lie peacefull and calm when I'm laid to my rest...
And the world will be better for done,
That one man scorned and covered with scars,
Still strove with his last ounce of courage
To reach the unreachable stars!

[@ka-imtan730]

Who's here after Lady in the Lake?

[@omarleon613]

I just see the trailer and I ran to search this masterpiece!!! 5 minutes ago

[@katecoffee4744]

It’s been DECADES since I heard this rendition of The Impossible Dream! What a set of pipes on this woman! One of my favorite vocalists. LOVE that it’s being heard again after all these years.

[@BPBeckford]

Yuh

[@isabel1lnoe]

Can this be Kamala's theme song??!!!

[@SeanWmunny453]

Me😂👍

[@robertfencl4401]

"To be better far than you are", an excellent line omitted by many artists!

[@stevepinder5394]

Dame Shirley Bassey sings this song better than anyone, what a great voice.

[@jobucknall1408]

She sings most songs better than anyone else!

[@stevepinder5394]

@@jobucknall1408 I agree 👍 she's the Best

[@tobymaxmax658]

Never knew she sang this exceedingly happy to have come across this. Fantastic version.

[@RickPeake01]

Every moment beautiful. Thank you.

[@brendanieuwstad8850]

My all time favorite.

[@scottmilne1312]

Magnificent!

[@stellalavecchia9279]

Meravigliosa interpretazione grazie mille ❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👍😘 bellissime foto grazie

[@jamesramsey9001]

Memories of my mother and sisters signing this...priceless

[@monicaromero1474]

Escuché 12 versiones distintas, hombres y mujeres...Shirley es la más autentica cuando canta, ella SIENTE cada palabra cuando canta. DIVINA!

[@center528]

My father's favorite song of all time. She has an incredible voice. Brings back many happy memories.

[@juangarciajurado8830]

La mejor voz de todos los tiempos qué matices maravillosas

[@KellyOwen-o1d]

Outstanding ❤️

[@juangarciajurado8830]

La mejor version de todas con diferencia del hombre de la mancha

[@JC-oc7um]

Been a fan since she sang Goldfinger

[@tonitatono9369]

No se puede ser más artista. Maravillosa...

[@doreenfawcett9717]

Wow beautiful I had forgotten this one very lovely 😊 Shirley 👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@alessandrotrotman8904]

The Grand Dame Yessssss

[@Olgaalwina]

Unübertrefflich !!!!

[@rayellery7596]

someone i love to hear sing, in my female singer list and i have always loved her xxx

[@ih1550]

BEAUTIFUL SONG -- LIKE MUCH !!!!!!

[@gavrilo2000]

Incredible end note! An outstanding voice for an extraordinary song.

[@aurelianomedeiros1533]

Canta demais!

[@haydnparry8211]

No one can beat our girl. love the bones off her . XX Cariad,

[@jozephcasta6781]

Marvelous

[@ВенетаВелкова-г8в]

❤

[@SensaiMan]

Stunning performance

[@tonitatono9369]

Perfecta...

[@robertofranciscofigueroaes9177]

Indeed, this es "Don Quijote de la Mancha song".....no one can sing this song.

[@malcolmfraser7939]

V nice video Scot.

[@sas9023055]

Thanks Alasdair!

[@gracesuanjin9968]

To dream the impossible dream To fight the unbeatable foe, To bear the unbeatable sorrow, To run where the brave dare not go... To right the unrightable wrong, To love pure and chaste from far, To try when your arms are too weary, To reach the unreachable star! This is my quest, to follow that star, No matter how hopless, no matter how far, To fight for the rights without question or pause, To be willing to march to Hell from a Heavenly cause! And I know, if I'll only be the truth For this glorious quest, That my heart will lie peacefull and calm when I'm laid to my rest... And the worlf will be better for done, That one man scorned and covered with scars, Still strove with his last ounces of courage To reach the unreachable star!

[@cristinasilverio3289]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@rockdamic]

DAZN brought me here

[@mynameissurya19]

2:41 Effortless E5!

[@crazyorganist1609]

Amazing Voice

[@Vela21]

Is this available on Apple Music?

[@sas9023055]

I pay a small monthly fee for Amazon Apple Music, and there are over 80 million available songs. When you pay the fee, you will find just about any Shirley Bassey song that you want to listen to.

[@gayhomelesswithpinknails4424]

2:41

[@plutone1983]

Wonderful Shirley! I just do not like the video with crusaders & military/army... it does NOT MATCH AT ALL the impossible dream theme, AT ALL!

[@sas9023055]

Sorry you feel that way, but this song IS from the Musical Man Of La Mancha, and it's about a 16th century solder. And, so there is a military aspect to the song. And, the video covered many aspects of ones desire to do the impossible. But, for me, the military is very important because brave men and women serve and give their lives so we can be free, at least in my country. With that said, if you want to see videos with simple pictures of Shirley, and nothing else, there are many other sites.