Although Shirley Bassey is not known as a Disco Singer, she did record several GREAT Songs with a Disco Arrangement. This clip includes her performance of one of her Disco singles titled, "IF You Don't Understand" . Shirley performed this song on a TV Show in Germany titled, 'Wetten Dass...?'. Although Shirley performed this song in Europe, there was no real promotion for it. Thus, this catchy tune did not chart. Regardless, it represents some of the best sound in "Disco" music.
ABOUT Wetten Dass..?:
Wetten, dass..? (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛtn̩ ˈdas]; German for "Wanna bet that..?") is a German-language Saturday entertainment television show. It is the largest and most successful television show in Europe. Its format was the basis for the British show You Bet! and the American show Wanna Bet?
The shows were broadcast live six to eight times a year from different cities in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. There were also seven open-air summer shows, broadcast from Amphitheatre Xanten, Plaça de Toros de Palma de Mallorca, Disneyland Paris, Waldbühne Berlin, and Aspendos Roman Theatre. Each of the shows, which were shown without commercial interruption, was usually scheduled to last for about two to three hours, but it was not uncommon for a show to run as much as 45 minutes longer.
The game show gained great popularity in the German-speaking countries through the presenters Frank Elstner, who was also the creator, and Thomas Gottschalk in the 1980s and 1990s. After that, especially due to the takeover of Markus Lanz, the audience ratings dropped significantly, which caused the discontinuation of the show in 2014. From 2021 to 2023, Thomas Gottschalk returned for one episode each year.
LYRICS - IF You Don't Understand:
He can be the biggest heel
that human nature has invented
But I'd never change him if I could
And whenever he's away from me
I nearly go demented
I'd leave him if I could
He's the face upon the pillow
That I always want to turn to
But I never know how long he'll stay
You may ask me why I choosed to live this way
Well, I'm a woman
If you don't understand
You've never known a love that was real
You've never known the way that I feel
Each time he leaves me
If You don't understand
You've never known impossible dreams
You've never known the hell
that it means to be
Missing him
Wanting him
He can take me to the moon
each time he puts his arms
around me
Only he can take the moon away
And if I regret the day this
wayward lover ever found me
He can smile and I surrender
But I couldn't live without him
He's the loosing game I always play
You may ask me why I choosed to live this way
Well, I'm a woman
If you don't understand
You've never known a love that was real
You've never known the way that I feel
Each time he leaves me
If You don't understand
You've never known impossible dreams
You've never known the hell
that it means to be
Missing him
Wanting him
If you don't understand
You've never known a love that was real
You've never known the way that I feel
Each time he leaves me
If You don't understand
You've never known impossible dreams
You've never known the hell
that it means to be
Missing him
Wanting him
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