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Cover versions

"Big Spender" has been covered by many artists, including the band Queen, who used to perform it live back in the early '70's, and also performed it live once at Wembley Stadium on July 12th, 1986. Queen's performance is notable because it changed the song from its original "musical" feeling to a rock song. Queen are an English rock band, formed in 1970 in London by Brian May, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor, with John Deacon joining the following year. ...

Another notable version of the song was recorded by Peggy Lee in 1968, which became a hit on the U.S. Easy Listening charts in that year. Peggy Lee (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002) was an American Jazz and Traditional Pop singer and songwriter and Oscar-nominated performer. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... Easy listening music is a style of popular music which emerged in the mid-20th century. ...

It has been rumored that the Pussycat Dolls will be covering the song for their next album. This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Performances

Shirley Bassey has performed it numerous times, most notably for the 80th birthday of Prince Phillip. HRH The Duke of Edinburgh His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Philip Mountbatten, formerly Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark), styled HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (born 10 June 1921), is the consort of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. ...

External links

• Cover version by Queen, performed on December 24th, 1975 in the Hammersmith Odeon, London at YouTube
• http://www.songsofshirleybassey.co.uk/song/sng67014.html

• Also the name of a television show on A&E [1] starring Larry Winget