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Yello — The Rhythm Divine
Album: Essential
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Released: 1993
Length: 4:10
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You know that my tears
Have kept me awake
The longer you're gone
I'll hunger and shake
From Warsaw to Rome
I'll wait out of time
With you in my heart
The Rhythm Divine

So won't you come close
Bring this to an end
With each Winter rose
My love I will send
So tender the night
When you hold me tight
With you in my heart
The Rhythm Divine

With you in my heart
The Rhythm Divine

You know that these tears
Have kept me awake
The longer you're gone
I'll hunger and shake
From Warsaw to Rome
I'll wait out of time
With you in my heart
The Rhythm Divine
The Rhythm Divine
The Rhythm Divine

With you in my heart
The Rhythm Divine
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That high note she hits on "divine" before the coda is just mind-breaking. 
Posted 1 month ago by Tippster    [ Reply ]
 molson wrote:

My word those are serious pipes on that girl!!! Was that song ever used in a James Bond movie? If not it should be!



First time I've ever seen Shirley Bassey referred to as a 'girl' 
And yes, she does have some pipes on her!!
Posted 2 months ago by hellsgardener    [ Reply ]
 molson wrote:

My word those are serious pipes on that girl!!! Was that song ever used in a James Bond movie? If not it should be!



Heh. "Girl."  
Posted 4 months ago by Tippster    [ Reply ]
My word those are serious pipes on that girl!!! Was that song ever used in a James Bond movie? If not it should be!
Posted 4 months ago by molson    [ Reply ]
My first exposure to Yello was in 1982 on a RockAmerica music video playing on the monitors at the original 9:30 club on F Street in DC. My then gf and I were there for the R.E.M. soundcheck / happy hour. Yello had me hooked right there and then. 
Posted 4 months ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
The associates, this song is so Billy Mackenzie!!
Posted 6 months ago by vincent7771lebert    [ Reply ]
 nowhere-man wrote:

For me, it´s like a james bond title - very good!



I was going to say the exact same thing!
Posted 6 months ago by brosen    [ Reply ]
I'm a big fan of Yello. Shirley Bassey can do no wrong. Just listen to that vocal delivery! Wow! 
Posted 6 months ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
Wow, that voice!
Posted 6 months ago by Clarentine    [ Reply ]
Oh, Shirley Bassey! A person who sunged in 6 James Bond TV-series (?) So, I like a project with Chris Rea Disco La Passione too.

Posted 6 months ago by skurin59    [ Reply ]
For me, it´s like a james bond title - very good!
Posted 7 months ago by nowhere-man    [ Reply ]
 renegade_X wrote:

All her songs belong on a James Bond soundtrack!



Posted 9 months ago by uksminas    [ Reply ]
 renegade_X wrote:

All her songs belong on a James Bond soundtrack!



I was just about to say - that's what I thought I was listening to. She owns the classic bond themes.
Posted 1 year ago by radioparadise38    [ Reply ]
All her songs belong on a James Bond soundtrack!
Posted 1 year ago by renegade_X    [ Reply ]
What a voice.
Posted 1 year ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
Shirley knocks it out of the park on this one,go girl😘
Posted 1 year ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
 nagsheadlocal wrote:

Man, what set of pipes. I'll bet this is not even recorded at the studio, she just stands outside her house in Wales and sings and the mics in London pick it up.


That is a lovely and perfect vision ! 
Posted 1 year ago by fedtho    [ Reply ]
 SpinyNorma wrote:


Thanks to  the late, great Terry Wogan, that will forever be the name in our house for the Queen of Tiger Bay.


Ours too  - always with a nod and a smile for the much missed Mr Wogan
Posted 1 year ago by hellsgardener    [ Reply ]
Not enough of Yello on RP ...  :-(  
Posted 1 year ago by vcheysson    [ Reply ]
I staggered in here just to see if this was a James Bond thing.  What a voice!
Posted 1 year ago by waterwench21    [ Reply ]
Good Lord that voice...
Posted 1 year ago by Tippster    [ Reply ]
oohhh.......yeahhhh!
Posted 1 year ago by HenryT88    [ Reply ]
This, and History Repeating by the Propeller Heads, and the Bond themes.  And , well everything else she does.  Simply amazing.
Posted 1 year ago by apro    [ Reply ]
 springof63 wrote:
has anyone made the 'burly chassis' joke?
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i'll get me coat...


Thanks to  the late, great Terry Wogan, that will forever be the name in our house for the Queen of Tiger Bay.
Posted 1 year ago by SpinyNorma    [ Reply ]
This is an amazing, classic song from Yello, one of their best. That being said, I do prefer the original version from the One Second album over this mix.
Posted 1 year ago by MM_Prague    [ Reply ]
 springof63 wrote:
has anyone made the 'burly chassis' joke?
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i'll get me coat...


Hadn't made it out loud, but think it every time I hear her name. Is it a peculiarly English thing - along with I'll get me coat?  
Posted 1 year ago by hellsgardener    [ Reply ]
Every time I hear this song I stop what I'm doing , close my eyes & grin.  Such a tremendous voice that carries me someplace new each time i hear it.
Posted 2 years ago by jsd52756    [ Reply ]
Ms Bassey is an acquired taste. Let's leave it at that
Posted 2 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
I initially gave this a rubbish rating, but second time around it sounds much much better.
Posted 2 years ago by torino390    [ Reply ]
 BenHM3 wrote:

“Classic James Bond vibes here” …it was clearly the theme for the 17th Bond film “Out of Time” (1994) starring Patrick McGoohan in an alternate universe. The one where vegemite is blue.



(Took me a while to get it, though.)
Posted 2 years ago by Bleyfusz    [ Reply ]
has anyone made the 'burly chassis' joke?
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i'll get me coat...
Posted 2 years ago by springof63    [ Reply ]
 smartn1 wrote:

+2 for the singer


Agreed, +2 to 9 today, for the soaring vocals AND how BillG uses the outro from this to segue to Younger Brother's "Ribbon on a Branch".

Long LiveRP and Plus Twos!!
Posted 2 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
That is a voice
Posted 2 years ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
 diane wrote:
I'm totally stymied by the low rating and some of the sicko-barfo comments. Shirley Bassey has a tremendous voice, easily worth 20 of the marshmellow little girl voices we're semi-smothered in. The backup music is minimal and a little slick. This is a classic song sung by a classic voice. Guess I feel like muttering, "Grow up"......


Totally agree...she makes the song as always
Posted 2 years ago by Yiungdrac    [ Reply ]
Why does my screen say Yello when clearly this is Shirley Bassey?  I would prefer Ms Bassey, so no complaints. Oh forget I asked.
Posted 2 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
 alain.brault wrote:

Discovered Yello by chance, bought this cassette in a $1.99 bin.

Figured I'd be one rare fan.

No, ...it plays on RP!!!...




How'd you miss Ferris Bueller's Day Off? :)
Posted 2 years ago by atomicpunk    [ Reply ]
Yello. Pure genius. And Shirley Bassey's voice is a great choice.
Posted 2 years ago by grandemarch    [ Reply ]
“Classic James Bond vibes here” …it was clearly the theme for the 17th Bond film “Out of Time” (1994) starring Patrick McGoohan in an alternate universe. The one where vegemite is blue.
Posted 2 years ago by BenHM3    [ Reply ]
Talent.  Double armloads of talent.  Shirley, the entire band and of course, the production team.  What a delight.
Posted 2 years ago by liveaudio608    [ Reply ]
Oh Yeah!!
Posted 2 years ago by brianp53    [ Reply ]
Classic James Bond vibes here 
Posted 3 years ago by TrevorWGoodchild    [ Reply ]
DIVINE! Kinda fun to imagine Jackie Treehorn mixing up a mean Caucasian for The Dude while this plays in a Malibu beach-house...
Posted 3 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
+2 for the singer
Posted 3 years ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
Been a Yello fan for 40 years. Whenever I play this track with others around I'm always asked "Who IS that?" 
Posted 3 years ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
Wow! Shirley Bassey!!
Posted 3 years ago by Madness1954    [ Reply ]
 bombaysaphire wrote:

Feel like I'm watching a James Bond opening. 



I totally agree. Same tempo and vocals. 
Posted 3 years ago by Eveland    [ Reply ]
Damn,  that is a voice. 
Posted 3 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
It's Shirley Bassey!  How I love You, Shirley!
Posted 3 years ago by Anatol    [ Reply ]
 GeorgeMWoods wrote:
I like it. Far more assertive than Vienna Tang
 
What does Vienna Teng have to do with this song? Apart from being a female vocalist, I can't draw any connection between them. 
Posted 3 years ago by rhlrstn    [ Reply ]
I always loved Shirley Bassey's strong voice - probably made more with Bond than anything else she's done. She's lovely and I hope she had fun with this!
Posted 3 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
Feel like I'm watching a James Bond opening. 
Posted 3 years ago by bombaysaphire    [ Reply ]
More Yello please. I discovered them in 89.
Unique then and now. Great creativity. Highly listenable.
Not to everyones taste that's for sure, but hey that's music.
Posted 3 years ago by BuellRider    [ Reply ]
Dear ol' Burly Chassis - straight outta Tiger Bay and into your lug 'oles to curl your hair from the inside. Voice!!!!
Posted 3 years ago by SpinyNorma    [ Reply ]
This is how you do it!
Posted 4 years ago by clwguy    [ Reply ]
 jhorton wrote:
Damn, that girl can SING!
 

That'd be Dame Shirley to you.
Posted 4 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
 ThePoose wrote:
another Shirley Bassey  mashup worth hearing: 
1:34 / 5:00Propellerheads featuring: Miss Shirley Bassey - History Repeating   


WTF? Shirley Bassey is never subtle.
 
Posted 4 years ago by geodesmo    [ Reply ]
Discovered Yello by chance, bought this cassette in a $1.99 bin.

Figured I'd be one rare fan.

No, ...it plays on RP!!!...
Posted 4 years ago by alain.brault    [ Reply ]
what a treat - sublime - the powerful voice of shirley is matched to perfection with the unique athmosphere by mastermind boris blank.

slick, genius, great
Posted 5 years ago by saellig668552    [ Reply ]
Two Yello tracks in two days.  Fantastic!  A very underrated band and completely unique. Thanks
Posted 5 years ago by istanapatrick    [ Reply ]
Dear ol' Burly Chassis (RIP Sir Tel).
Posted 5 years ago by SpinyNorma    [ Reply ]
 fasteddiecahill wrote:
Got to love the vocals.  Subtle track and very intoxicating. 
 

WTF? Shirley Bassey is never subtle.
 


WTF? Shirley Bassey is never subtle.
Posted 5 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
More please indeed!
Posted 6 years ago by flight750    [ Reply ]
 Axilian wrote:
Written by Yello & Billy MacKenzie
Sung by Shirley  backed by Billy (both the Billy lead and Shirley lead versions are great)
Superb 
2nd Yello  track I've heard on RP in the last 24hrs - more please :)
 

Dame Shirley Bassey
Posted 6 years ago by Pjesnik    [ Reply ]
Yello make me nips hard
Posted 6 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
Written by Yello & Billy MacKenzie
Sung by Shirley  backed by Billy (both the Billy lead and Shirley lead versions are great)
Superb 
2nd Yello  track I've heard on RP in the last 24hrs - more please :)
Posted 6 years ago by Axilian    [ Reply ]
 zepher wrote:
Bartender —-> Martini - "Shaken not Stirred"
 

Stirred, but neither shaken nor distorted.
Posted 6 years ago by gmichaelt    [ Reply ]
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Posted 7 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
I was going to comment that this song sounds like the child of Leonard Cohen and Shirley Bassey, but apparently I was only half right.

I can totally imagine Cohen gravelling out this song tho. 
Posted 7 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 Wilfrue wrote:
Never understood Shirley Bassey. I don't think her talent is equal to her confidence. This is a 1 with a PSD on the side. 

 
Today, PSDd into Tom Waits. Avoiding a singer most regard as talented; but that I don't like, to a singer most revile and I adore. Nice. The Universe throws you those every-so-often. 
Posted 8 years ago by Wilfrue    [ Reply ]
Would have been a 10 for the version Billy Mackenzie sings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th2NM67bEw0
Posted 8 years ago by Jota    [ Reply ]
{#Cool}
Posted 8 years ago by oppositelock    [ Reply ]
Teng
Posted 8 years ago by GeorgeMWoods    [ Reply ]
I like it. Far more assertive than Vienna Tang
Posted 8 years ago by GeorgeMWoods    [ Reply ]
Never understood Shirley Bassey. I don't think her talent is equal to her confidence. This is a 1 with a PSD on the side. 
Posted 8 years ago by Wilfrue    [ Reply ]
Very awful! 
Posted 8 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Got to love the vocals.  Subtle track and very intoxicating. 
 
Posted 8 years ago by fasteddiecahill    [ Reply ]
 nagsheadlocal wrote:
Man, what set of pipes. I'll bet this is not even recorded at the studio, she just stands outside her house in Wales and sings and the mics in London pick it up.

 
She hasn't come back to Cardiff in years.   Her sister is still about thou.  In fact the area of Portmanmoor Road where I'm told she grew up is now an industrial estate.   more...
Posted 8 years ago by stunix    [ Reply ]
 Pioneer_Sing wrote:
A top pair of lungs this lady has......Gold Fingaaaarrr

 

Posted 9 years ago by maxjboxer    [ Reply ]
Rhythmic songs are wonderful as always
Posted 9 years ago by DeloresMadden    [ Reply ]
The song that Shirley Bassey was born to sing. Certainly the best performance of hers that I've heard.
Posted 9 years ago by ncollingridge    [ Reply ]
A top pair of lungs this lady has......Gold Fingaaaarrr
Posted 9 years ago by Pioneer_Sing    [ Reply ]
Wow!  I had rated this a 9.  Huge mistake.  Definitely a 10!
Posted 9 years ago by Eric_Denison    [ Reply ]
Holy golden lungs batman! Shirley can bring it.
Posted 9 years ago by Bobert_ParkCity    [ Reply ]
10 out of 10 for Ms Bassey, but the rest gets a -8!
Posted 9 years ago by 2020sk    [ Reply ]
SING IT, Shirley!
Posted 9 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Liked this until the whistling.
Posted 9 years ago by amatura3    [ Reply ]
 scrubbrush wrote:
Is this the same "Yello" who did "Oh Yeah" (made famous in Ferris Bueller's Day Off)?

 
Affirmative
 
Posted 9 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
Is this the same "Yello" who did "Oh Yeah" (made famous in Ferris Bueller's Day Off)?
Posted 10 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]


Bartender ---> Martini - "Shaken not Stirred"
Posted 10 years ago by zepher    [ Reply ]
Flatty McFlatty. 
Posted 10 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
{#Heartkiss} ..... am liking this
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
Timeless.
Posted 10 years ago by old_shep    [ Reply ]

Dame Shirley Bassey


Posted 10 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Yello + Shirley Bassey = Awesome
Posted 10 years ago by lasker98    [ Reply ]
GOOOOOOOLLLLLLDDDDDDDMMMMMMMEEEEEMMMBBBBBEEEEERRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 10 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
Lordy, she's got some set of pipes.
Posted 10 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]

Posted 11 years ago by melzabutch    [ Reply ]
 S-curvy wrote:
Hello skeptics.  Did any of you yokels happen to catch the Oscars this year?  Okay, okay, I know I'm venturing way out on thin ice, BUUUUTTTTTT, Shirley Bassey absolutely smoked ALL the other Grammy winning performers who appeared.  It was no contest, at age 75+, she delivered nothing short of a lesson to all the highly acclaimed upstarts.  Show-offy, okay so she was years and years ahead of her time.  Another artist who's the real-deal.

Thanks RP for spinnin' another winner.

 
Yes, Yes, Yes.
Posted 11 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
I am ... seduced.
Posted 11 years ago by secretsauce    [ Reply ]
 nagsheadlocal wrote:
Man, what set of pipes. I'll bet this is not even recorded at the studio, she just stands outside her house in Wales and sings and the mics in London pick it up.

 
{#Notworthy}  
Posted 11 years ago by EarthMama    [ Reply ]
Hello skeptics.  Did any of you yokels happen to catch the Oscars this year?  Okay, okay, I know I'm venturing way out on thin ice, BUUUUTTTTTT, Shirley Bassey absolutely smoked ALL the other Grammy winning performers who appeared.  It was no contest, at age 75+, she delivered nothing short of a lesson to all the highly acclaimed upstarts.  Show-offy, okay so she was years and years ahead of her time.  Another artist who's the real-deal.

Thanks RP for spinnin' another winner.
Posted 11 years ago by S-curvy    [ Reply ]
 janpers wrote:
Sounds like Shirley Bassey ("Goldfinger " James Bond theme). So-so song=a 5. 
 

Hey, that's me old mate Dame Shirl yer talking about. She could belt it out when needed, even in later years.
Posted 11 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
*Bump*
 
Cynaera wrote:
My parents used to HATE Shirley Bassey's singing. Well, they hated Liza Minelli's voice, too, and Barbra Streisand's, and anyone else who could belt out a lyric with power enough to shatter crystal. They considered it "showboating." Feh.  I figure anyone who can sustain a note for over 20 seconds deserves accolades for that feat alone. If they can hold the note on-key, so much the better. Ms. Bassey has more than earned kudos for that. I have a new appreciation for her vocal gifts, thanks to RadioParadise.

I LOVE this place...{#Meditate}

 


Posted 11 years ago by jadewahoo    [ Reply ]
A pure-essence romance. I just upped to a 10 from 9.
Posted 11 years ago by jadewahoo    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Shirley Bassey ("Goldfinger " James Bond theme). So-so song=a 5. 
Posted 11 years ago by janpers    [ Reply ]
Very nice.. Very good pacing
Posted 11 years ago by AndyJ    [ Reply ]
It's amazing how much mood and environment can change perspective on a song. 2>7
Posted 11 years ago by JaeRae    [ Reply ]
Very cool
Posted 11 years ago by GeorgeMWoods    [ Reply ]
dem some pipes! 
Posted 11 years ago by CrackerjaxATX    [ Reply ]
Mercy
Posted 11 years ago by Segue    [ Reply ]
Cool. Where's my Camel straights? {#Devil_pimp}

{#Whistle}
Posted 11 years ago by MassivRuss    [ Reply ]
Her tone reminds me a bit of Judy Garland.
Posted 11 years ago by LauraWH    [ Reply ]
Man, what set of pipes. I'll bet this is not even recorded at the studio, she just stands outside her house in Wales and sings and the mics in London pick it up.
Posted 11 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]
 fitzworld wrote:

That's because Shirley Bassey is the lead singer of Yello, and she sang songs for Bond movies. Amazing voice, eh?
 
Yes, what a splendid voice. A 7?  With a chance to bump it up the next time.
Just noticed I had nice things to say a year ago too.
Posted 11 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
 johnjconn wrote:

Sounds like a 007 Bond movie soundtrack

Shaken , not slurred :)

 
That's because Shirley Bassey is the lead singer of Yello, and she sang songs for Bond movies. Amazing voice, eh?
Posted 12 years ago by fitzworld    [ Reply ]
Ha- I was thinking somebody was channeling Shirley until I read the comments. What a killer voice.
Posted 12 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
 apd wrote:

I'm guessing it's the late, great Billy McKenzie - frequent Yello collaborator, background vocalist on this track, and known whistler.
 
BG just announced that it was Shirley Bassey, which is who I thought was providing those excellent vocals.
Posted 12 years ago by drife    [ Reply ]
What a voice.....7-8...
Posted 12 years ago by Jazbo    [ Reply ]
Killer track!
Posted 12 years ago by pdjpirate    [ Reply ]
 Krispian wrote:

Is that Shirley whistling in this song as well?

 
I'm guessing it's the late, great Billy McKenzie - frequent Yello collaborator, background vocalist on this track, and known whistler.
Posted 12 years ago by apd    [ Reply ]