Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever (1987 Live in Berlin)

1987 (Shirley performs one of her signature songs, from the James Bond Movie, Diamonds Are Forever. Shirley performs in Berlin celebrating the city&existence for 750 years) ABOUT the song, Diamonds Are Forever: Diamonds Are Forever is the soundtrack for the 7th James Bond film of the same name. "Diamonds Are Forever", the title song, was the second Bond theme to be performed by Shirley Bassey, after Goldfinger in 1964. The song was also recorded in Italian by Shirley Bassey as "Una Cascata di Diamanti (Vivo Di Diamanti)", this version was only issued on 7-inch single in Italy and has not had a CD release. Producer Harry Saltzman hated the song and it only made the film due to co-producer Albert Broccoli. One of Saltzman&major objections was to the innuendo in the lyrics. The original soundtrack was once again composed by John Barry, his sixth time composing for a James Bond film. Music written by John Barry (Jonathan Barry Prendergrast) and lyrics by Don Black. Diamonds Are Forever STATS: recorded: September, 1971 U/A released: November, 1971 soundtrack album: UK: 29216, US: UAS-5220 charted: single UK: January 15, 1972 single US: Pop charts: January 29, 1972 Easy Listening charts: January 1, 1972 album US: January 8, 1972 Written as theme for the James Bond movie "Diamonds Are Forever" 1971. Released on soundtrack LP: Jan 6th 1972, and on a soundtrack single: Jan 29th 1972. Another single with Pieces Of Dreams on the B-side had been released 1971. The single...