Shirley Bassey - What About Today / Where Do I Begin (Love Story) - 1971 TV Appearance

Shirley Bassey appeared on a British TV show in 1971 and performed these two two songs, 1) What About Today, 2) Where Do I Begin (Love Story). The song, What About Today may not be well known, but it is a difficult song to perform live. I’ve listened to a few other studio recordings from top-tier vocalists who have recorded this song, but performing it live is a whole different ball game. It takes tremendous breath control, the ability to quickly move up/down multi-octave vocal scales, and then after three punishing minutes end the song with this very long high-fidelity gut busting powerful O D A Y! The second song, Where Do I Begin is from the movie Love Story starring Ryan O’Neal and Alli McGraw. Shirley’s arrangement is slightly different than other vocalists of the day (Male & Female) who have recorded this song. She earned a Top #34 hit in the United Kingdom. Shirley’s contemporary, Andy Williams earned a top 10 hit. However, because Shirley’s (Joh