BASSEY WAGS A FINGER AT CHARLOTTE

It seems to be a bit more than the older generation tutting over the behaviour of the younger, as although Shirley Bassey isn't that impressed with Charlotte Church, it seems to be more in sadness than in fear of the coming of the future:

"Charlotte Church? She needs to take a long rest - a year off to go away and think".


Charlotte Church
Girls like Charlotte say, 'Let's go and see how many drinks we can knock back. I think it is dreadful
Dame Shirley Bassey

Dame Shirley, whose hits include Goldfinger and Big Spender, added: "Because she has made a very bad choice moving into rock music. She was once the classical voice of an angel. Not now. I think Charlotte has let herself down. When I was that age, there was no such thing as binge drinking. It was totally different. We had an adventure... We used to say, 'Let's go to a dance and see what gorgeous fellows we can meet.'

"Now, girls like Charlotte say, 'Let's go and see how many drinks we can knock back. I think it is dreadful. You know, if they live to 30 or 35, they'll know all about it then. You damage the liver and it is not good for the voice. Terrible!"

We especially like the idea that there wasn't binge drinking the olden days. Hogarth was a bloody liar, he was.

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