Shirley Bassey - Alone Again Naturally (1978 Live in Sydney)

Shirley performs a series of concerts in Australia in 1978, and this performance in Sydney was video taped by the BBC. In this clip, Shirley performs the Gilbert O'Sullivan song, "Alone Again Naturally". She recorded and released this song on her 1976 album titled, "Love, Life and Feelings". ABOUT the song: "Alone Again (Naturally)" is a song by Irish singer--songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan. It was released in 1972, and in total spent six weeks, non-consecutively, at #1 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. In Casey Kasem's American 'Top 40 of the 1970s', "Alone Again (Naturally)" was #5. "Alone Again (Naturally)" also spent six weeks at number one on the Easy Listening chart [1]. The track reached #3 in the UK Singles Chart. It is an introspective ballad, starting with the singer telling of his plans to commit suicide after being left at the altar, and then telling about the death of his parents. O'Sullivan has said that the song is not autobiographical, as he did not know his father (who died when O'Sullivan was 11) very well, and that his father had mistreated his mother. Shirley recorded and released her version of this song on her 1976 LP titled, 'Shirley Bassey, Love, Life & Feelings' LYRICS: In a little while from now If I'm not feeling any less sour I promise myself To treat myself And visit a nearby tower And climbing to the top Will throw myself right off In an effort to Make it clear to whoever What it's like when you're shattered Left standing in the lurch At a church Where people saying "My God it's tough She's stood him up No point in us remaining We might as well go home" As I did on my own Alone again Naturally To think that only yesterday I was cheerful, bright and gay Looking forward to Who wouldn't do The role I was about to play As if to knock my down Reality came around And without so much As a mere touch Cut me into little pieces Leaving me to doubt Talk about God in his mercy Who if he really does exist Why did he desert me? In my hour of need I truly am indeed Alone again Naturally It seems to me that there are more hearts Broken in the world That can't be mended Left unattended What do we do? What do we do? Now looking back over the years And whatever else that appears I remember I cried When my father died Never wishing to hide the tears And at sixty-five years old My mother God rest her soul Couldn't understand Why The only man She had ever loved Had been taken Leaving her to start With a heart so badly broken Despite encouragement from me No words were ever spoken When she passed away I cried and cried all day Alone again Naturally Alone again Naturally.....