Shirley Bassey's big break was singing the 1964 theme to the third James Bond film, Goldfinger—a colossal performance still epitomizes the Welsh diva's grandeur. Amid brass catcalls and a tiptoeing tempo, Dame Shirley warns of rich villainy before crescendoing in a breathless, powerhouse finale. Expensive taste—and a top-shelf orchestra to match—became a Bassey motif, used in the regal Bond follow-up “Diamonds Are Forever” and in her jazz cabaret “Big Spender.” Likewise, her symphonic revision of “Light My Fire” conjures an alternate history where hippies deal in bullion and quaff champagne.