Speaking with GQ, Page continued: “And at the end of the tape she collapsed on the floor.
“At the end of the song she just held this one note and she basically ran out of breath and collapsed.
“You know how dramatic she is usually, what with all the stuff she does with her hands, but this was even more dramatic – and I was in the front row of the musicians, so I really had a good view of all of this.”
Despite Bassey herself only needing one take, Barry insisted on repeated ones due to musical and technical glitches
