The fact is, we love our post-Shirley Bassey Bond music most when it adheres to tradition in some ways while upending it in others. That could be Paul McCartney juxtaposing a sinister strings ...

Shirley Bassey is clearly Bond's favourite artist, the Welsh warbler singing no less than three Bond songs. But down the years musical legends like Tom Jones, Louis Armstrong, Paul McCartney and ...

Scott Simon: It seems fair to assert that Dame Shirley Bassey's "Goldfinger" remains the best-known Bond theme. Did that song break the mold — or make the mold, I should say? Adrian Daub ...

Welsh singer Shirley Bassey sang the Goldfinger title track and set the tone for the next 50-plus years of Bond themes. While plenty of lists have been devoted to the best Bond theme songs ...

DAME Shirley Bassey is one of Britain’s all-time great divas and is best known for recording multiple theme songs for James Bond movies. But what is her net worth, which James Bond songs did she ...

Since 1962, the James Bond theme song has become as much a topic of ... From the (literal) gold standard of Shirley Bassey to who might sing Paul McCartney’s version, the Bond themes ignite ...

Dame Shirley Bassey was 27-years-old when she was hired to sing the most iconic James Bond theme for 1964’s Goldfinger. The singer even went on to perform the title songs in 1971’s Diamonds ...

LONDON (AP) — Singer Shirley ... Bassey, 86, who is already a dame — the female equivalent of a knight — was appointed to the Order of the Companions of Honor for her services to music.

No matter how directors or actors put their signature stamp on the franchise, James Bond films have a familiar formula. We can expect the opening scenes of the film to deliver on a few time ...

Tom Jones seems like the perfect vocalist for a James Bond tune. Coming off the heels of 1964's Goldfinger (which introduced the opening credits song, sung by Shirley Bassey), Thunderball put ...