Shirley Bassey - I Wish You Love (1968 Recording) video free download

1968 (Here is a beautiful ballad from Shirley Bassey recorded and released on her 1968 LP titled, '12 Of Those Songs'). Shirley's amazing vocal vibrato is rich, and she combines it with some high fidelity along with some sensitive soothing notes and razor sharp clarity all rolled into one. Simply excellent vocal quality.

ABOUT this song:

"Que reste-t-il de nos amours ?" (French pronunciation: [kə ʁɛstə t‿il də noz‿amuʁ], What Remains of Our Love?) is a French popular song, with music by Léo Chauliac & Charles Trenet and lyrics by Charles Trenet.

It was first recorded by Trenet in 1942, with subsequent recordings by Dalida in 1972 and by Rony Verbiest in 2001. An Italian version entitled "Che cosa resta" was recorded by Franco Battiato in 1999.

The song was used extensively in the François Truffaut film Stolen Kisses, its French title, Baisers volés, having been taken from the song's lyrics. The song was also used in the films "Something's Gotta Give" (2003), Iris" (2001), "Ces amours-là" (2010).

The song is best known to English-speaking audiences as "I Wish You Love", with new lyrics by Albert A. Beach. It was first recorded by Keely Smith in 1957. It has since become a standard, with many other recordings. Gloria Lynne's 1964 recording for the Everest label reached #28 on the Billboard Hot 100, also top #10 on the Easy Listening chart (edited from the Hot 100), and #3 on Cashbox Magazine's R&B chart (Billboard did not publish standard R&B listings during 1964).

LYRICS:

Goodbye, No use leading with our chins,

This is where our story ends,

Never lovers, ever friends.

Goodbye, Let our hearts call it a day,

But before you walk away,

I sincerely want to say:

I wish you bluebirds in the Spring,

To give your heart a song to sing;

And then a kiss, but more than this I wish you love.

And in July, a lemonade,

To cool you in some leafy glade;

I wish you health and more than wealth, I wish you love.

My breaking heart and I agree

That you and I could never be,

So with my best, my very best, I set you free.

I wish you shelter from the storm,

A cozy fire to keep you warm;

But most of all, when snowflakes fall,

I wish you love.

I wish you bluebirds in the Spring,

To give your heart a song to sing;

And then a kiss, but more than this I wish you love.

And in July, a lemonade,

To cool you in some leafy glade;

I wish you health and more than wealth, I wish you love.

My breaking heart and I agree

That you and I could never be,

So with my best, my very best, I set you free.

I wish you shelter from the storm,

A cozy fire to keep you warm;

But most of all, when snowflakes fall,

I wish you love

Special Thanks to Pieter, Astrid and others from the Shirley Bassey blog, Tal from the Diamond Bassey website, and all those who have contributed wonderful pictures of Shirley!