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[[Category:Influences on Morrissey - Music]] [[Category:Songs used in pre-show]] [[Category:Concert Backdrop]] [[File:Shirley-bassey.jpg | 200px | right | thumb |Shirley Bassey]] == Relevance == * From a Morrissey interview in Sounds, June 18, 1988:<ref name="sounds19880618"/> <blockquote> '''...But this enthusiasm pales next to his desire to work with, or even meet, Shirley Bassey.'''<br/> "I went to see her last night, I thought she was excellent. I'd love to meet her, I'd love to touch the end of her dress."<br/> <br/> '''Clearly, Morrissey envies Shirley Bassey's stature.'''<br/> "It's the kind of position I, not aspire to, but like the idea of. I don't think people consider me to be a superstar, or a world superstar, or a rock star or anything like that. I think I'm just considered to be a British phenomenon... as well as a sex symbol."<br/> <br/> '''So would you like to do...'''<br/> "A nude centrefold?"<br/> <br/> '''The theme tune to a Bond Movie?'''<br/> "No, what on earth for? Because ''she'' did it? Oh, I see."<br/> <br/> '''No, because Duran Duran did it.'''<br/> "Yes, I would actually. I liked ''Diamonds Are Forever'', ''Goldfinger'', things like that."<br/> <br/> '''Sheena Easton did one as well.'''<br/> "Could you name it though 'For Your... Legs Only'!?"<br/> <br/> '''So you're not a big Sheena Easton fan?'''<br/> "Not at the minute."<br/> <br/> '''You'll be taking the Shirley Bassey route to stardom then?'''<br/> "Good heavens, that means I'd have to stay alive for another 22 years. Could you imagine that, it's a ghastly thought, all those Christmas ''Morecambe & Wise Shows''... No, I'm alright actually, because they're already dead." </blockquote> * "Don't Take The Lovers From The World" was listed #2 in the "Singles To Be Cremated With" section of the September 16, 1989 NME feature [[Headful Of Heroes - NME (1989)|"Headful Of Heroes"]].<ref name="ms20080714"/>. Shirley Bassey is listed again in the same feature in the section "Bigmouths - The Singer Not The Song". * According to [[Mozipedia]], "You'll Never Walk Alone" was used as an outtro to The Smiths concerts in 1986 and also to the Wolverhampton gig in 1988. "You'll Never Walk Alone" was also used in the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvm_Ol-STd4#t=11m54s closing montage] of [[Hulmerist]]. A video for "You'll Never Walk Alone" also was used in the 2009 tour intermission, according to the list by Kewpie (information from Steph).<ref name="ms20100522"/> * "Ave Maria" was used as the outtro to Morrissey's concerts in 1991.<ref name="ms20080326"/> * "This Is My Life" was used as the outtro to some of the concerts in 2002.<ref name="ms20020819"/> * "I (Who Have Nothing)" was used in the 2004 intermission music according to Mozipedia and a forum post by Almodis<ref name="ms20040423"/>, however according to a forum post by niva, the version actually played was by [[Petula Clark]].<ref name="ms20050220"/> * Shirley's performance of "To Give (The Reason I Live)" on Italian television in 1969 was used as an intermission video in 2009.<ref name="ms20120422"/> The song was also covered by Morrissey on the 2012 tour. * Morrissey sang lines from "This Is My Life" when opening his [https://www.morrissey-solo.com/wiki/London,_England_2022-10-09_(Morrissey_concert) London Palladium] concert (October 9, 2022). Her image was used on a drum head and backdrop during "[[Mention::Speedway]]" in 2024. The image was also the proposed "[[Mention::Hand In Glove]]" 2024 reissue sleeve. <gallery> File:1000022408.jpg|[https://www.morrissey-solo.com/threads/vegas-here-we-come-july-25-2024.152543/#post-1987603926 (source)] File:Shirley bassey backdrop.jpg | [https://www.jazzwax.com/2021/11/documentary-dame-shirley-bassey.html source] File:SB+Hand.png | Proposed "Hand In Glove" 2024 reissue sleeve ([https://www.morrissey-solo.com/threads/smiths-not-ok-september-11-2024.152753/ source]) </gallery> == External links == * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97fu3kcX2_s "Don't Take The Lovers From The World" on YouTube] * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqxMXlqCFZw "This Is My Life" on YouTube] == References == <references> <ref name="sounds19880618">{{cite | title="Private Diary Of A Middle-Aged Man" - interview by Shaun Phillips - Sounds, June 18, 1988 | url=http://motorcycleaupairboy.com/interviews/1988/diary.htm | pub=The Motor Cycle Au Pair Boy| auth=Shaun Phillips | date=1988-06-18 | dom=motorcycleaupairboy.com | type=ext }} </ref> <ref name="ms20080714">{{cite | title="Singles To Be Cremated With" - list by Morrissey, NME (Sep. 16, 1989) | desc=Forum post | date=2008-07-14 | auth=NME | pub=Morrissey-solo | url=http://www.morrissey-solo.com/threads/88795-quot-Singles-To-Be-Cremated-With-quot-list-by-Morrissey-NME-(Sep-16-1989) | dom=morrissey-solo.com | type=ext }} </ref> <ref name="ms20100522">{{cite | title=Morrissey Tour Videos | desc=Forum post | date=2010-05-22 | auth=Kewpie | pub=Morrissey-solo | url=http://www.morrissey-solo.com/threads/109203-Morrissey-s-Tour-Videos?p=1333729&viewfull=1#post1333729 | dom=morrissey-solo.com | type=ext }} </ref> <ref name="ms20080326">{{cite | title=Morrissey intermission music 1991 | desc=Forum post | date=2008-03-26 | auth=mikael| pub=Morrissey-solo | url=http://www.morrissey-solo.com/threads/85366-Morrissey-intermission-music-1991 | dom=morrissey-solo.com | type=ext }} </ref> <ref name="ms20020819">{{cite | title=2002 tour intermission, entrance and exitus - details | desc=News post | date=2008-08-19 | auth=davidt | pub=Morrissey-solo | url=http://www.morrissey-solo.com/article.pl?sid=02/08/13/1558201 | dom=morrissey-solo.com | type=ext }} </ref> <ref name="ms20040423">{{cite | title=intro setlist | desc=Forum post | date=2004-04-23 | auth=Almodis | pub=Morrissey-solo | url=http://www.morrissey-solo.com/threads/28797-Intermission-song-question-that-s-*not*-about-quot-Imperfect-List-quot-or-quot-Single-quot | dom=morrissey-solo.com | type=ext }} </ref> <ref name="ms20050220">{{cite | title=1991 intro setlist | desc=Forum post | date=2005-02-20 | auth=niva | pub=Morrissey-solo | url=http://www.morrissey-solo.com/threads/42447-intro-setlist?p=237001&viewfull=1#post237001 | dom=morrissey-solo.com | type=ext }} </ref> <ref name="ms20120422">{{cite | title="To Give" intermission | desc=Forum post | date=2012-04-22 | auth=Martin | pub=Morrissey-solo | url=http://www.morrissey-solo.com/threads/121820-Article-Kawasaki-Club-Citta-(Apr-21-2012)-post-show?p=1986711414#post1986711414 | dom=morrissey-solo.com | type=ext }} </ref> </references>

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