Weekend self-care open thread: Dame Shirley Bassey
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For those of us of a certain age, Dame Shirley Bassey was James Bond. She was the only artist to have recorded three 007 themes.
But she's so much more than that.
She was/is the first Black British artist to top the charts. She is the silky, sexy, Welsh chanteuse to break out of a monochrome post-war British artistic landscape. She was part of that ferment which led to the British Invasion.
Dame Shirley was part of that first Cool Britannia. And for this weekend's self-care, we shall celebrate her art.
As always, be ever kind to yourselves and those around you.