"We approached her last summer when our profile was rising and we felt confident enough to try a few mad ideas. The song was written specifically for her and she recognised we weren't taking the mickey. We couldn't expect her to come to our hovel in Bath so we booked a London studio, got the champagne and roses in and wore our best shirts."
"Of course she was absolutely terrifying when she swanned in. The shades never came off, but she was really very warm. The total star."
"I hate that obsession with what's freshest, with what's 'this week'. And what better way to show that than to get a timeless icon like Shirley Bassey, who's above all that."
"I couldn't get over it when we were in the studio with her, that it was Shirley Bassey - singing my song."
"What've the Jungle Brothers and Shirley Bassey got in common? The Propellerheads, that's what."