<P> `` As Long as He Needs Me '' is a torch song sung by the character of Nancy in the musical film Oliver ! , and originally introduced in the 1960 musical by Georgia Brown , who was the first actress to play Nancy . It is a love ballad expressing Nancy 's love for her criminal boyfriend Bill Sikes , despite his mistreatment of her . </P>
<P> `` As Long as He Needs Me '' is a torch song sung by the character of Nancy in the musical film Oliver ! , and originally introduced in the 1960 musical by Georgia Brown , who was the first actress to play Nancy . It is a love ballad expressing Nancy 's love for her criminal boyfriend Bill Sikes , despite his mistreatment of her . </P>
who sang as long as he needs me
who sang as long as he needs me
Nancy in the musical film Oliver !
Nancy in the musical film Oliver !