Shirley Bassey I Am What I Am (1996 TV Special)

1996 ABOUT this song: I Am What I Am is a song originally featured on the Tony Awardwinning Broadway musical La Cage aux Folles (19831987). The song is found on the finale number of the play s first act, and performed by the character of Albin Mougeotte, first played by George Hearn. The song was composed in 1983 by Jerry Herman, an openly gay man. The song has since been covered by the likes of Dame Shirley Bassey, Marti Webb, Joannie Taylor, Carol Jiani, Amanda Lear, Hannah Jones, Soraya Arnel