So I have to preface this post by saying that the only relation it has to fashion is that my friend called me in a state of WTF confusion after hearing the following remake whilst shopping at H&M. I am all about random remakes of songs that really didn't need a second attempt and as the Bond movie Quantum of Solace opened this week, I thought it appropriate to bring former Bond theme-song opener Dame Shirley Bassey to the fore.

This is the remake.

And this is the original, in case you missed it the first time around.

Do NOT get me wrong. I think the Dame Bassey version is AMAZING. It is the most over-the-top thing I have seen since Elaine Stritch won her Emmy in 2004 (sorry, I'm all about a good Elaine Stritch reference). Is she wearing opera gloves with matching bolero and are those people really dancing around in masquerade? Yes. It's basically a really good karaoke version of the Pink original, but sung really well by a Dame (I'm not being offensive by using the term dame here - Shirley Bassey is a real Dame - could you see Dame Judi Dench remaking a Pink song ?- now THAT would be a great way to open the next Bond film...)

Posted by JESSE