Coverafbeelding Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever
  • Statistieken
  •   5 wkn Tipparade
  •   1971

Artiestinformatie

Geboortedatum   08-01-1937
Land   Verenigd Koninkrijk



Songtekst

Diamonds are forever,
They are all I need to please me,
They can stimulate and tease me,
They won't leave in the night,
I've no fear that they might desert me.
Diamonds are forever,
Hold one up and then caress it,
Touch it, stroke it and undress it,
I can see every part,
Nothing hides in the heart to hurt me.

I don't need love,
For what good will love do me?
Diamonds never lie to me,
For when love's gone,
They'll luster on.

Diamonds are forever,
Sparkling round my little finger.
Unlike men, the diamonds linger;
Men are mere mortals who
Are not worth going to your grave for.

I don't need love,
For what good will love do me?
Diamonds never lie to me,
For when love's gone,
They'll luster on.

Diamonds are forever, forever, forever.
Diamonds are forever, forever, forever.
Forever and ever.

Songinformatie

Het is voor Shirley Bassey de tweede keer dat zij de titelsong van een James Bondfilm mag vertolken. Diamonds Are Forever is de zevende James Bondfilm geproduceerd door EON Productions, met Sean Connery als James Bond. De film is uitgebracht in 1971. Het is gebaseerd op de gelijknamige roman uit 1956.
ArtiestShirley Bassey
 A-kant
Titel Diamonds Are Forever
Lengte 2:40
Componist(en) John Barry, Don Black
 B-kant
Titel Light My Fire
Lengte 3:25
Componist(en) The Doors
 
Platenlabel United Artists
Catalogusnr 5C 006-92 967
Hoogste positie UK 38
Hoogste positie US 57
Album Diamonds are Forever OST


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