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Is it just me it's not showing for? :))
I gotta say, Dame Shirley Bassey coming out to a standing ovation has me a little emotional.
Gleaning bits from instagram, it looks like other stars who were there include Luciana Paluzzi and Caterina Murino.
Think I read that Ella Eyre sang two? If so they only show licence to kill (which she smashed). Celeste's version of YOLT was hauntingly beautiful too and well done David Arnold on doing YKMN and Chris Cornell proud.
Ridiculous decision to not have the whole damn thing shown. " Oh yes, they won't want to hear/watch any of that crap instrumental stuff" X(
So Bond fans let’s pull out resources!
I saw plenty of people filming the concert.
Here on YouTube is 95 percent of the concert for those who missed it or those who haven’t seen any.
This playlist also includes David Arnold’s into after Bassey and Don Blacks, John Barry tribute.
However I’m still trying to find a recording of “Come in 007 your time is up” which was an especially powerful cue on the night!
So please those who went talk to your friends and see if anyone was able to record this missing cue.
You be asked David Arnold on Twitter for a full list of the songs from the night in order.
I’m potentially thinking of doing a fan edit.
(Slightly annoyed at myself for NOT recording much as I wanted to enjoy it and trusted that it would be on Prime in its entirety!)
I was then told it would be 10pm last night. But I checked up until 11:40pm and it still wasn't up.
Like others have said, I am shocked that they gave themselves such a short window to get it up. Presumably it took longer because of editing.
And as others have said, I'm slightly disappointed that it has been edited as I would have loved to have seen the full performance. Not so sure why they felt they had to edit the show? It wasn't on live stream so there was no time constraints.
Presumably, their thinking is, a short tight edit of the performers will garner the most "views"?
It was great anyway. And Dame Shirly Bassey was splendid as ever.
That's in the playlist you posted. Watch the video titled 'Ella Eyre - Licensed to Kill - part 5'.
Is it? I haven’t had time to watch all through yet and had asked the uploader.
Tonight I will gather all elements and look at making a fan edit.
Yes despite the title the video it in fact starts with "Come In 007" although the uploader simply tagged it as "TWINE Underscore" which is probably why it doesn't come up in search.
Bassey was as usual superb, Jamie Cullum did a great FRWL, as did Ella Eyre with LTK.
Not a huge fan of Celeste’s YOLT. Nice voice but didnt match the song.
And who know David Arnold could sing, very well too!
Paloma Faith basically did an impression of Tina Turner, which was good fun but perhaps not the most interesting artistically :)
Skin also killed it with Live and Let Die. Given how complex the track is to perform, with a full orchestra and smaller ensembles alternating, her theatrics helped making the transitions sound easy.
The crowd's reaction to Shirley Bassey was absolutely what she deserved, but I must admit that she has lost (like Lulu) some of her range, and couldn't reach the highest notes. Which is also totally natural given her age (I'm going to a Bob Dylan show next week, and I know what to expect too..). And, realistically, she adjusted the melodies to what she could deliver. And it was still very bold from the programme to start with two of the best songs in the entire set and the most prestigious performer.
Celeste's You Only Live Twice sounded indeed like a revised version of Björk's deleted track from S&S. Still not totally convinced.
I wouldn't have minded a slower take on We Have All the Time in the World. It sounded a little pedestrian, and I love John Grant (Queen of Denmark is a terrific album). Using footage from both OHMSS AND NTTD for the montage was an inspired choice. By the way, I was amazed to see some live footage by Louis Armstrong in the documentary. It had never popped up on YouTube or anywhere else.
Another inspired choice was to close with the James Bond Theme, in the Casino Royale arrangement. Sure it could have featured Vic Flick (if he's still in condition to play), but it's probably the most accomplished arrangement and David Arnold truly deserved recognition for the work he achieved as a contributor in the post-Barry years.
Sure, for those who were at the performance, it must be quite jarring to see it reduced to less than an hour, but I guess they're targeting a mainstream audience here, so it needs to be fast paced and to feature singers on nearly all performances.
Maybe, but still very much following what Turner did. My favourite 'new' artist was probably Skin, she was clearly having a ball with it and energised the whole place :)
That was John Grant, who I've seen perform a couple of times before and he's a fantastic singer with an amazing voice, but I agree that for whatever reason he didn't quite tune in with the song on the night.
But if you haven't come across him before do check out some of his other stuff, he's brilliant and very well-known. He would definitely do a great Bond theme given the chance (one of them even's got a great Bondy name: Black Blizzard :D ) , and if you're in the UK you'd have heard him singing the theme on David Arnold's latest composing gig, Inside Man on BBC One.
Was Judi Dench actually there and TV viewers only heard her subsequent intros off stage or was it all pre recorded?
No that was played into the Albert Hall on the night. I'm sure it was pre-recorded, pretty sure Arnold had to do the introductions live for the replacements for Becky Hill and Chrissie Hynde.
It's a shame but I guess it makes for a more palatable show for the casual viewer. Fingers crossed that 007 or Prime might release some tracks on YouTube or the like.
Shirley Bassey still has it. Her rendition of GF gave me goosebumps.
Loved Ella Eyre's version of LTK. Much better than the original. Skin's LALD was also fantastic.
What was really cool was seeing David Arnold and Hans Zimmer play on stage together.
And who knew David Arnold could sing so well?!! Loved his YKMN.
Wonderful stuff.
Indeed. The audience reaction was a special moment as well.