Shirley Bassey - I Who Have Nothing (1979 Show #4)
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- 1979 (Veteran Vocal Powerhouse, Shirley Bassey, BELTS out this Classic which was a Hit for her back in 1963. This version is from From her 1979 TV Variety Show)
Shirley first recorded and released the song, I Who Have Nothing' as a Columbia Single in 1963. Of all the singers who have recorded this song over the past 50+ years, Shirley is the only artist who earned a Top 10 hit. When listening to various artists sing this song, please be kind and give this veteran who has been in the business for 60 years her dues...
ABOUT the song:
"I (Who Have Nothing)" is based on the Italian song "Uno dei tanti," (English: "One of Many") with music by Carlo Donida and lyrics by Giulio "Mogol" Rapetti.[1] "Uno dei tanti" was released by Joe Sentieri in 1961. The lyrics for "I (Who Have Nothing)" were translated into English by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Shirley Bassey released the song (produced by George Martin) in September 1963, reaching #6 on the UK charts. She performs the song at almost every live concert she gives, and it is on many of her compilation albums, including I Am What I Am with the London Symphony Orchestra, and her 1989 album La Mujer where she sings it in Spanish ("Hoy No Tengo Nada"). She has also been instrumental in making Donida's music known to English speaking audiences through arranging for translations from the Italian, having performed with the composer conducting his own music on Italian television.
LYRICS:
I, I who have nothing
I, I who have no one
Adore you and want you so
I'm just a no one,
with nothing to give you but oh
I love you
You, you buy her diamonds
Bright, sparkling diamonds
But believe me, dear, when I say
That she can give you the world
(sometimes: That you can give her the world)
But she'll never love you the way
I love you
You can take her any place she wants
To fancy clubs and restaurants
But I can only watch you
with My nose pressed up against the window paneI,
I who have nothing
I, I who have no one
Must watch you, go dancing by
Wrapped in the arms of somebody else
When darling it is I
Who love you
I Love You....
I Love You...
I Love You........
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She's in a class by herself
Tom Ball DESTROYS her on this very song
True Dat
Sung with so much passion❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉
Shirley Bassey is a performer that no one in history has ever came close. She is irreplaceable
Tom Jones by murder
Your comment is a little out of kilter, Amy WineHouse, Adele, Celine, Whitney, Alison Moyet, Barbara Streisand, Judy Garland to name a few
Totally agree with you ❤
@@Clarksonmacknives
Tom Ball DESTROYS anyone.
Period.
PASSION to the nth degree.......SENSUAL, in every way...... WOW. She gives 100% of herself....THANK SHIRLEY BASSEY: SUPERSTAR
They just don't make singers like this anymore - mesmerizing, resonating, dramatic and authentic.
That's how entertainment should be, from the ground up ... and who is the ground ... people ... do you start getting it ?
@@MrUsermister sorry? are you directing your opinion at me?
@@reic0002 Am I ???
Agree with you.
screamer
To me, this is one of the greatest vocal performances of all time.
Watch her perform 'this is my life' live. You will be amazed
Agreed. I have never heard the equal. 😅
Yes it is!!!!
Think greater - why say: To me ... :D
There is a black and white version of this is my life on an Italian TV show. Google Shirley Bassey La Vita This is my Life.
I think its the best female vocal performance ever.
I’m 66 and used to hear her regularly. She was The Best female singer ever at that time. Then Streisand came along and then Whitney and my heart wavered. Yet hearing this again tonight makes me think the Crown still belongs to Shirley.
She makes Streisand sound like a schoolgirl.
I'm similar age and grew up with them all All fantastic in their own styles (Karen Carpenter singing Don't Cry for me Argentina comes close too) ...have you heard Amy Winehouse Back to Black...not this magnitude but absolute honesty for a modern artist
Now we have Angelina Jordan, the best singer alive. Shirley makes her look like a school girl but then again Angelina is a school girl.
Bassey forever! Bassey still sounds amazing! Her new album is astounding!
🙏
The Queen.
La voz mas linda del mundo en la mujer mas divina del mundo.
The Orchestra beautiful
Still listening to this song November 11, 2024🇬🇾👍
Hell yeah :)
Me Too. 2025 🇬🇾
Look at her face, she is acting out the song with all emotions she can bring out. That´s what makes it so special, todays artists don´t do that.
lasse maja she acting like Callas in opera, great.
Passionate and perfectionist like Callas was, and their voice of course. All that made them EXCEPTIONAL artists.
what artist today ? you mean green screen and studio tuned up sound artist which most play on playback :)
lasse maja Bollocks.
@@ngc-fo5te Grant Jones Round Ones
I've smoked a little something, and the DRAMATICS in this performance has got me over here DYING!! LMAO!! She is singing the hell outta this song and meaning EVERY SINGLE WORD!!!
Me tooooo haha... love it
😂
YES,, adore her even more now
❤❤❤magnifique
I'm trying to tell you man. She ate and left no crumbs. 💯👏
There has never been a singer like her. Not before, not after. She is one of a kind.
Just beautiful❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Love this song in 2022
The clear and precise diction.of her voice.❤❤
It doesn’t get any better than this !!!.
I cried so hard listening to the Dame singing this. Thank you for your golden voice!
No words can describe her voice. Pure emotion.
I've always admired her voice..a true legend from the same country as my self CARDIFF
None - you are correct - no words
Butter
Here’s one ...........painful!!!
@@kevinotoole885 give it up tool
THE version!! Sublime.
So glad I was brought up by the older generation to witness this woman. 31, and feel like I was born 5 decades ago.
Man, I'm so glad I came up when hits were written with meaningful lyrics that did not degrade women, sung by truly talented singers, with real instruments played to perfection. Today's music has truly lost their way. Thanks for "doin' what you do." You're good at it, and I love you for it!
She's not only an amazing singer but a performer, she feels every single line deep inside
Wow what a tremendously talented lady.. this is the first time I have ever heard of her.. can't wait to hear more of her music and vocals.. amazing
I've heard this song interpreted by many vocalists & NO ONE, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE comes close to Dame Shirley Bassey's rendition. The hair stands up on my arms every time I listen to her sing this song. Brava, Dame Bassey, Multi Brava.
CHECK OUT CANDICE GLOVER RENDITION 💪🏽
@@rich8228 nope, Tom Jones is a lot better, another from Wales.
Cynthia Eriva did amazing
Very nice song orig
absolutely no one .
Just came here after watching the evening on BBC4. Just magnificent....
she is crazy !!!! she is from another galaxy !!!! she can feel everythingggg!!!! she can give all her heart and soul into music!!!!!
Welcome to what's commonly called "artistry" !!!
Yes, Diamond voice.
F*****g brilliant! That woman could not only sing but certainly knew how to perform and deliver a song.
floouk - Dame Shirley is now 78 yo, and she still can sing and deliver a song with unprecedented power and performance. I recently posted together both Shirley's 1961 and 2014 Royal Variety Performances in one clip. Bassey is certainly a One-Of-A-Kind Singer/Performer...Check it out..
She still can.
@floouk; - and she sure delivers on this one.
When you read about her life and relationships I think it becomes clear that she was channeling some real experiences during her performances.
@@sas9023055 ...it was like...her timing was so superb...that it was like the vocal and the music...was coming THROUGH HER....and the ECHO....just HIGH THEATRE....
What a woman what a voice. She takes on this killer of a song and nails it.
Utterly stunning from the beginning. Shirley has been my earliest mental pin up vocalist for 53 years. I watched & heard her sing in 1970 "I who have nothing", and from that time its was love at first sight. Shirley has always thrilled my emotions with her beauty and voice. Who can blame me?SHIRLEY BASSEY - A WELSH BEAUTY WITH THE STUNNING VOICE FOREVER
After I die, if there was a chance to return to this cruel world, I’d love to be a Lady Bassey ❤
Beautiful!
All her songs are great!
I listened her once in early 1980s, nonstop almost for a week and until tape broke.
Well wishes to Shirley Bassey.
Splendid!
Yaaas Dame Shirley Bassey, you tell that jerk what he's missing! ❤🔥🔥🔥🔥💥💥💥💥💖 I love her passion, so explosive and expressive ✨️✨️✨️
Love this ..
There will never be another Shirley, what a fantastic singer, she's still got it.
There’s no one like her.. she acts her songs with such emotion, you can’t help but FEEL every word of her songs.. amazing, purely amazing!
what in the world did I just experience. fully in shock
Most people who are looking for great singers and stumble on to Dame Shirley Bassey have the same reaction. She is truly a unique entertainer, and an exceptional vocal phenom. Shirley was inducted into the Guinness Book of World Records in 2000 for being the largest selling female artist from the United Kingdom. So far, that record has not been broken. She has had many of her own hits over the past 70 years in the business, but it really is about THE VOICE! Regards, Scot USA
Holy crap ! ... Her persona and commanding voice is jaw dropping ...
The emotion is so real.
It's nice when someone acknowledges and is complimentary to both the older and newer generation artists. This song is a classic, and every so often someone new gives it a go....
There has never been female vocalists who put it all out there like Shirley, Streisand and Whitney Houston, but for sheer performance Shirley has it every time. Wondrous.
What a voice.
I just discovered this awesome song through Cynthia Erivo's amazing performance. I knew of Shirley Bassey from the Bond themes and a couple other things and always loved her voice, but this is probably my favorite song I've heard from her now. A younger generation discovering her music and talent.
Thanks to RUclips, so many of the younger generation who are looking for great singers stumble on to Dame Shirley Bassey, and most are hooked. This is a generation that survived on raw talent, and there were no electronics like Auto-Tune involved. I saw a Aretha Franklin interview a few years back before her passing and the interviewer asked her what she thought of Auto-Tune. Her answer, "What is That?" These singers had to practice grueling vocal exercises consistently to keep their voices in great shape. Shirley did this religiously, and her voice held up like fine wine for 70+ years until she recently retired.
Quite spectacular. To watch Shirley Bassey perform challenging songs is quite an experience. I loved the way she hits top notes and pulls the listener in with her.
This is what you call singing pure pure class. 👏👏👏
So many people sing this song nobody sings it like her though
That was perfect, what a voice.
I'm watching this in 2019, but it doesn't matter, good music is timeless.
2020 same
2020 ditto
2021
Nice sonh
👍👍👍
Shirley not only sings the song, She lives it, every emotion is there, What a fantastic singer, There is nothing more to say except this, Shirley Bassey, Living Legend
+David Moyes So true David.
My grandas all time favorite xx
"I, I who have nothing, I, I who have no-one, adore you,.."...ahh,..Ms Bassey,..simply spellbinding! ❤😊 Xx
She’s singing from experience- I felt every word - every thing about is touching and beautiful. What a strong amazing singing voice
Her style reminds me so much of Whitney. So strong, powerfully loud yet heartfelt, soulful and emotional. Such a legend. She never holds a note too long. She stops abruptly. But when she sings, it's as if she's talking to me telling me a story. I love her. Those born in her time are lucky. I'm glad my Pa showed her to me. 🫶💯
Ooh my grandma LOVED her to bits!
Never ever be another singer like her she is absolutely mesmerising I love her
She doesn’t just sing it, she performs it! No one else in show business can do this!
This is exactly what she was going for in her 40's and 50's. When she first recorded this song back in 1963, she included the longer note phrasing of a young singer who portrays someone who has lost her crush. But, in Shirley's older versions she is portraying someone more bitter about never finding Mr. Right. Shirley is able to sing this song any way she likes, but as she got older she chose this arrangement for this song. This is what makes her unique in comparison to all the rest.
WOW~~~!!!
Stunning and emotive Dame Shirley Bassey! One of a kind!
The woman has a voice that could repel armies and makes it look about as difficult as stirring tea. Truly one of the things that makes me proud to be Welsh is talent like this :)
Hahahaha "and makes it look as difficult as stirring tea".. brilliant
one of the best Brits
She doesn't make it look easy at all
You see her putting everything she has into it.
And we appreciate the effort.
It's called performing.
The best description was that Dame Shirley Bassey has voice like a power station.
Her an Tom Jones, both have pipes
I am glad that I have lived during a time where we had such wonderful singers ... Ms. Bassey being one.
+Minahh Amen.
This is one of the best songs ever written next to the Windmills of My Mind. And DSB is in complete possession of this song. She makes me believe every word she sings. She's is spectacular.
The emotion... a priceless performance... ❤❤❤❤❤
The ONLY SONG that can bring a grown man to tears, EVERY TIME ❤
A pure Gold given talant, what a voice.
One of the very best
OMG SECOND TO NONE THIS WOMAN IS INCREDIBLE
I just want to watch this over and over. ..that was freaking ridiculous. ..I felt that to the core
+Shakia Carter Me too. Over and over and over. Sometimes 5 times. Maybe once or twice a week. Incredible.
Do not blame You
Mixed blood another star😄
I watching her over and over.
So You are not alone in this one
Shirley was superb in this ! She deserves much credit for her performance, and in her very fantastic voice. Lovely !
Wow. She is an amazing singer. She can really sing, doesn't need the help of technology like most of today's singers. Fantastic!
stt0231 You are oh so right! Shirley is from an era where being a recording artist was not just glamorous; it is/was hard work. To this day, Bassey completes grueling vocal exercises every day, which she considers just part of being the best that she can be. Singers of today have sophisticated technology that allows a artist with a very weak voice to sell millions of records, and performing any such vocal exercises are out of the question. But most of the younger generation who accidently find one of Shirley's clips, and who are unbiased will come to the conclusion that, at least in the case of Shirley Bassey, it has paid off for her.
+Shirley Bassey Music and Vids .Very true.
stt0231 or shake her as in a g string like a dog that got worms
@@sas9023055 you are so right singers today get away with so much they get away with not singing actually they got away was just being on stage and gyrating and looking good with minimal voices there are a few thinkers today that actually have good voices
@@sas9023055 I saw a RUclips clip of Dame Bassey from a recent Graham Norton show. She sang a song from her newly released album. I was stunned...she is presently 84 yrs old & unbelievably her voice is stronger now than it was in her prime. What really amazes me is that booming voice comes from the body of a 5'3" tall person- truly a gift from above.
SHE is a sparkling diamond,
what a performer, what a performance;
tears filling my eyes from the first moment
that she sang a note... awesome, amazing, absolutely the best
Well.....I'm floored
WOW!!!!! she sang the hell out of this
My brother's Paul and sadig ..you both left this world and you have introduced me to Shirley bassey ...now I'm addicted from 1972 I'm 64 now.. my goodness...
Damn she delivered it so well. It's like a movie in that song. Every word is well spoken 😍
truly epic
God just chills. I love this woman!
what a belter
Oh Lord,what a talent.
DE TELLESZ CHANTEUSES n'existent plus........QUELLE MAGNIFIQUE VOIX EMOUVANTE.......
Unbelievable!
My father introduced me to this incredible woman's music last month...thank you Dad.
She deserves all the diamonds.
What a great voice. I was 19 when I listen to this song. At age 86 she’s still gorgeous and those gown with cape.
Wish her good health, happiness .
What makes this even more incredible is that it's a live recording and not a dubbed lip sync like many so called live performances today.
Dame Shirley Bassey, one of the best and most unique song birds... wonderful.
Her over-the-top dramatic expressions and passionate performances are why I love her so much haha. 😂 Epic singer and absolute diva! Forever thankful Shirley 'the Dame' Bassey exists. 🥰
OMG when she stabs herself in the hart (with her hand at min 1:48) I mean....wow.....this is a performer...Queen!!!
Kenny Dominguez p
Kenny Dominguez I love u too
So true. So moving.
Charismatic.
Yes :p
Extremely beautiful song,....
The emotions! I'm worn out! I love it!
wenig Stimme viel Emotion good Entertainment
I'm 65 and grew up mesmerized watching her perform ❤❤❤ Always loved her. Theresa fron Eastchester NY
I can feel every word, i live the song, almost tears come up. my god that's what i call music.
An expressive singer
This! Is! A! Star! This is a diva, a queen, a singer who brings not just an unbelievable voice, but charisma, personality and drama to the stage.
She is just unparalleled.
😍 love this
watching this give me the chills.....
Candice Glover brought me here, but You made me stay and listen. So dramatic. I love it! Perfect mama!
+BrownBeauty XOXO Sold more records than even Diana Ross. Top British female entertainer!
+BrownBeauty XOXO Jordin Sparks also did an excellent rendition of this song
+kerry Welch what do think of haley rendition
Haley's rendition was very good also. I think she has a unique voice. Sorry she got voted out of the competition. She has a soul filled voice
BrownBeauty XOXO I agree!
Shirley Bassey is really the PRIDE of the WELSH. Nothing Compare.
It isn't just her voice, it's her interpretation and timing, and her entire body. Perfection.