Song of the Day: 'Climb Ev'ry Mountain' by Shirley Bassey

Shocked and even horrified some of my Facebook friends by confessing that I had never actually sat through all of "The Sound of Music." The idea of spending so much time with so many children bored me even as a kid, so I'm not sure why I'd want to do it now. That's not to say I havne't been a fan of the film's soundtrack over the years, most notably Tanya Donelly's adorable "Edelweiss" and the legendary Shirley Bassey's "Climb Ev'ry Mountain," your song of the day ...

Song of the Day: 'History Repeating' by Shirley Bassey

I think we can all agree the 76-year-old dame was the best part of last night's Oscars. Her 1997 collaboration with the Propellerheads was the best past-meets-present pairing since the Pet Shop Boys resurrected Dusty Springfield a decade before.