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William Shatner has had a much-mocked musical career, starting with the 1968 album The Transformed Man. Delivered with orchestral backings with the odd "psychedelic" flourish, his exaggerated, interpretive recitations of "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" became instant camp classics. Shatner would eventually parody his own musical style several times in the 1990s, including during an episode of Futurama, in which he performed a spoken word version of the rap hit song "The Real Slim Shady."
Shatner performed a reading of the Elton John song "Rocket Man" during the Science Fiction Film Awards, televised in 1978. Dressed in tuxedo ruffles with a hand-rolled cigarette in hand, he spoke with Kirk-like delivery against a synthesizer-laden backdrop of the song. This was spoofed in an episode of Family Guy.
Shatner provided vocals for "In Love" by Ben Folds on his Fear of Pop album. He would later provide vocals for an alternate version of Folds' song "Rockin' the Suburbs" which was contributed to the Over the Hedge soundtrack in 2006.
A creative friendship blossomed that led to Folds producing and co-writing Shatner's well-received second studio album,Has Been, in 2004. The album centers around Shatner's often melancholy and regretful autobiographical ruminations, and features a number of prestigious guest artists such as Aimee Mann, Lemon Jelly, Henry Rollins, Brad Paisley and Joe Jackson. Notably, Has Been features the single "Common People", a cover version of the song by Pulp.
He appears on the piece "'64 - Go" by Lemon Jelly, featured on their CD entitled '64 - '95, and in Brad Paisley's music video for "Celebrity" and "Online." Shatner also appears as a studio producer in the music video for "Landed" by Ben Folds.
In 2007 a ballet called Common People, set to Has Been, was created by Margo Sappington (of Oh! Calcutta! fame) and performed by the Milwaukee Ballet. Shatner attended the premiere and filmed the event. The filmed footage eventually turned into a feature film called Gonzo Ballet, due out in 2008.
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- William Shatner boldly goes back to Broadway with one-man show
- By DAVID NG - Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES - William Shatner is standing in a mostly bare rehearsal room in Hollywood, his arms outstretched as he recites the closing lines to his Broadway-bound one-man show. Naturally, the subject of the moment is ...
- William Shatner Is a One-Man Show
- By James Sullivan The great William Shatner opens his aptly named one-man show, Shatner's World: We Just Live in It, on Valentine's Day at the Music Box Theatre on Broadway. After a three-week run, he'll hit the road for more shows, with stops in Los ...
- William Shatner Beams Down to Broadway
- By Ellen Gamerman AP On Thursday, William Shatner is set to open his new one-man show, ?Shatner's World: We Just Live In It,? a look at a career that spans Shakespearean roles to the part of Captain James T. Kirk in ?Star Trek? and beyond.
- Who said it: Andrew WK or William Shatner?
- 14 2012 at 11:00 AM Party-obsessed rocker Andrew WK and bargain-obsessed actor William Shatner are both going to be in Denver on the same night, March 20. Let that soak into your cerebellum for a second. Do you drop acid and let James motherfucking ...
William Shatner sings "Taxi" on "Dinah!"
William Shatner: The Man & His Music...What do YOU think???
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BigGirlBlue
Feb 14, 2011 @ 11:31 pm | delete
- I love Bill. He can do no wrong. :D His talent knows no bounds.
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_Joan_
Jan 24, 2010 @ 12:20 am | delete
- I'm so glad that somebody made a lens about Mr. Bill's singing career!!
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kimmanleyort
Dec 8, 2009 @ 12:48 pm | delete
- I hate to say that I had not seen these before and they are hilarious. He is one brilliant man.
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Jewelsofawe
Nov 28, 2009 @ 11:25 pm | delete
- Um, wow, what talent... ha ha.. Too funny! Blessed by an angel!
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dagsmith
Nov 27, 2009 @ 3:44 pm | delete
- Worthy of Squidoo Blessing - but you really should update with his Hiaku readings of Sarah Palin's twitters.
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William Shatner Reads Sarah Palin's Twitter Poetry
Bill & Sarah On Tour
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