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Review: Nancy Sinatra, Bridgewater Hall

by Mike Barnett
14/ 4/2005

TO the strains of Bang Bang, a hit for Cher in 1966 but better known now sung by Nancy Sinatra to the opening credits of Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Volume One, Nancy glided on stage, as if on castors.

It was a suitably surreal start to an enigmatic evening's entertainment.

Nancy is back in vogue, and for that she has to thank her friendship with Morrissey. "Manchester, so much to answer for," she offered. "It's great to be in Morrissey country."

Wearing neat black slacks and an expensive white jacket, she looked more like the manageress of an upmarket women's dress shop than the daughter of one of the giants of 20th century popular music.

Bizarrely, or tastelessly - depending on your take - Ol' Blue Eyes even managed to join her for a duet on Somethin' Stupid, her dad's vocals presumably piped in from a celestial location.

Despite being three months shy of her 65th birthday, Nancy's voice is in seductively fine fettle; not only did she reach all the notes, high and low, she effortlessly sustained them.

The set-list was about as eclectic as it was possible to imagine, but what we all wanted to hear was These Boots Are Made For Walkin', with its famous descending bass-line.

Unquestionably, it sent a tingle down more than a few spines.


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