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Shirley Bassey Collaborates with Modern Songwriters
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Upcoming Releases,
Dame Shirley Bassey has recorded a song by Kaiser Chiefs on her comeback album.
The legendary Welsh vocalist, whose career has spanned 50 years, performs a collection of tracks written by modern songwriters for The Performance, including efforts by Take That frontman Gary Barlow and Pet Shop Boys singer Neil Tennant as well as the British rock band - fronted by Ricky Wilson.
Producer David Arnold is confident the LP will introduce Shirley to a whole new generation and put her back at the top of the charts. Arnold - who has scored the last five James Bond films - said: “All these songs were just songs until Shirley Bassey sang them. A Bassey performance can knock the wind out of your sails, make you laugh, or cry, let you in on the joke or lead you to a more exotic place.”
Other artists who have contributed songs to the LP - the first studio record made by 72-year-old Bassey for 20 years - include Rufus Wainwright, the Manic Street Preachers and KT Tunstall.
Arnold believes Bassey’s latest tracks could easily become as popular as her best known hits, such as James Bond theme “Goldfinger” or “Big Spender.” “I tried to make a record that made the most of that voice and one that could sit alongside her other classics,” David said.
The Performance is scheduled for release in November.
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Kaiser Chiefs Not Splitting Up
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Rumors, Alternative,
Kaiser Chiefs have laughed off rumors they are set to split.
The group dismissed speculation that their performances at last weekend’s Reading and Leeds festivals would be their last, insisting their calendar is empty because they are in need of a vacation.
“It’s our last show for the foreseeable future, so it’s a bit of an abyss. You think if it was our last one ever, we wouldn’t be having a good time? I don’t think bands split up when they’re still good friends and having a good time with each other,” Frontman Ricky Wilson said. “We just haven’t written anything new and we haven’t booked anything. If people look at your diary and see you haven’t booked anything, they think you’re stopping. We’ve been on tour for five years and we want to spend some of our money on air travel! I never really saw the point of going on holiday before. but last week I was in Tel Aviv and went in the sea. I thought, Oh, I get it now, it’s fun.”
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