Talk:Shirley Bassey

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Contents 1 Photo 2 Neutrality 3 Children 4 This is My Life 5 Diamonds Are Forever 6 Fair use rationale for Image:SomethingCOVER.jpg 7 Gownless Evening Strap

[edit] Photo

Ok I put a photo up.

[edit] Neutrality

Ew what a puff-piece. That first paragraph is completely biased crap. I mean, I'm a Shirley fan and all, but seriously... 209.244.16.207 23:05, 27 September 2007 (UTC)Willa

Totally biased article. Dame Shirley deserves better.Paul210 23:28, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Children

This article makes it sound like she only had one child. It states she had a daughter at age 16, but then states her second husband is the father of her daughter. In fact she had two daughters, the younger of whom died.

In which case, (particularly if you can quote a source ie. ^{[citation needed]}) please feel free to amend the article accordingly !

Derek R Bullamore 22:51, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Oh I'm way too lazy to do that!!

She also has an adopted son called Mark, they dont speak anymore as far as i know.

[edit] This is My Life

What happened to the song 'This Is My Life'? Wasn't that one of her most famous songs? Then why isn't it mentioned in this article? Rob --84.104.123.100 16:01, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Diamonds Are Forever

I think the fact that Kanye whatever covered Diamonds Are Forever is give too much info on here, I mean, it takes more space that what is give to Shirley's version. I think it should be just a note, or trivia, I never even heard the song, I think it's giving more importance to it than it should have. Sound like it was put in just for volume, it certainly has no relevance to the importance of the song, which does not need this sort of revival to be remembered...Dollvalley 07:36, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:SomethingCOVER.jpg

Image:SomethingCOVER.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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I have added a fair use rationale to Image:SomethingCOVER.jpg. It should no longer be in danger of deletion. - cgilbert^{(talk|contribs)} 05:39, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Gownless Evening Strap

=I would like to add a mention of the famous description of her stage attire as a "gownless evening strap", but don't have a source (presumably a review of her show). Can anyone help? Rodparkes 10:44, 11 July 2007 (UTC)