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Listen to clips taken from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Wales' music documentary series The Dragon's Breath from 1999.
Last updated: 03 June 2010
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Sir Tom Jones talked about three of his major hits, starting with Delilah. Above, you can hear him on the lyrical darkness of the song, despite the fact that it's been adopted as a "drinking song" according to Tom.
He goes on (listen right) to his story of what happened when he performed the song on the Ed Sullivan Show on American TV. He was surprised when they wanted some lyrics changed, but not the ones he expected...
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In 1965, Tom checked out the latest Jerry Lee Lewis album. Listen right to hear his story about recording his own version of one the album's tracks, and the prison setting of Green Green Grass Of Home.
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When Sir Tom performed his version of Kiss on Jonathan Ross' TV show in the late 1980s, The Art Of Noise were watching. Listen right to hear how hooking up with the indie dance band led to a renaissance in his career.
