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Shirley Bassey

As Long As He Needs Me

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  • Pop
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  • Vocal
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  • Musical
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As Long as He Needs Me is a torch song sung by the character of Nancy in the musical film Oliver!, introduced in the 1960 musical. It is a love ballad about her criminal boyfriend Bill Sikes. The song expresses Nancy’s love for him, despite his mistreatment of her. A reprise of this song towards the end of the show expresses Nancy’s affection for young Oliver Twist, implying that she now feels that the child also needs her. This reprise was omitted from the film version. The song has also been sung as “As Long as She Needs Me,“ when sung by a male singer, and became a popular song by virtue of its renditions by several popular singers, including Lionel Bart and Shirley Bassey who reached number two for 5 weeks on the United Kingdom charts with the song. Bassey’s recording... Read on...

Song lines: ♪ As long as he needs me ... If you are lonely then you will know ... I won't betray his trust ♫

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