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Alex Turner wants to cover Shirley Bassey

Alex Turner is desperate to cover a Dame Shirley Bassey song.

The Arctic Monkeys frontman - whose group have previously performed the singing legend's hit 'Diamonds Are Forever' - is a huge fan of the track 'Dangerous Games' and can't understand why more people don't know the song.

He said: "One of my favourite 45s is by Shirley Bassey. It's 'Big Spender' on the A-side, but the B-side is this song called 'Dangerous Games', which I've never really heard anyone talk about.

"It's amazing, quite 'James Bond' but I don't think it was for a movie. I've always wanted to cover it, and I think it's just a B-side."

Although Alex downloads a lot of new music, he admits he loves nothing more than buying a record.

He told NME: "We listen to music every day as a band but there's nothing quite like sitting with your turntable, playing a record in its entirety. The thing about vinyl though, you can just while away the hours digging through records [in the shops]. I still get really excited by it.

"Don't get me wrong, I love downloads, but nothing quite beats stumbling across something you weren't banking on finding."