The Edge of the American West is unafraid to express its admiration for William Shatner: actor, singer, pitchman, philosopher, poet, and Canadian Jew.
Via the always excellent Cogitamus.
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21 comments
May 5, 2008 at 11:38 am
bitchphd
I had heard this, but never seen it. I wouldn’t have thought it could possibly be worse than it sounds, but it appears I was wrong.
May 5, 2008 at 11:39 am
ari
How dare you defile the good name of Brother William?
May 5, 2008 at 11:46 am
Vance Maverick
Did anybody notice another post at the head of the page, a moment ago? Or was I befuddled by the fumes of whatever WS is smoking?
May 5, 2008 at 11:58 am
Colin
He made several records of this kind of thing, no? But the live performance is incredible.
May 5, 2008 at 12:19 pm
eric
There was another post, and there is again. But I wanted to give Captain Bill some breathing room.
May 5, 2008 at 12:20 pm
eric
Also: shat-tastic (but be careful: as Standpipe Bridgeplate noted, this song contains spoilers).
May 5, 2008 at 12:22 pm
PorJ
Can today be *great covers* day at Edge of the American West? If so, I nominate:
May 5, 2008 at 12:24 pm
PorJ
Oops Here’s Jim Carrey doing the Beatles
May 5, 2008 at 12:32 pm
asl
I was more than half-way through before realizing it wasn’t intended to be comedic.
May 5, 2008 at 12:56 pm
PorJ
Whoa. A little googling came up with this page:
http://metachat.org/index.php/2005/06/29/strange_cover_songs
Its hard to choose a favorite. Who wouldn’t like the Brady Kids singing “Love Me Do” or Bill Cosby trying “Sargeant Peppers” or, perhaps most repulsive: Telly Savalas singing “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling.”
Can you tell its finals time?
May 5, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Hemlock
I’m a lifetime member of the William Shatner Rocketman Appreciation Society. If readers are so inclined, they may join the Society by signing up on Facebook and clicking on this link: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2358738073
Admiring thespians everywhere: live long and prosper!
May 5, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Ben Alpers
There’s really no substitute for Shatner overacting in Esperanto. (Actually, Incubus is not nearly as bad a film as it ought to be. Conrad Hall’s cinematography helps tremendously!)
May 5, 2008 at 1:23 pm
The Modesto Kid
The Leningrad Cowboys are fantastic. A lot of videos on YouTube, “Sweet Home” is probably the funniest but there are some really nice performances there.
Anybody know Joe Pop-o-Pie? He was a New Jersey quasi-punk-rocker in the early eighties who recorded fantastic covers of “Truckin” and “Sugar Magnolia”, plus a pretty funny “I am the Walrus”. Also,
Repeated for a few minutes at high volume with drums and guitar. Rock and roll.
May 5, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Ben Alpers
And if we’re talking covers, there’s really nothing that entirely compares with this.
May 5, 2008 at 1:33 pm
eric
That bass is not a kitchen appliance. Not in my kitchen, anyway. But then, I’m not a very accomplished cook.
May 5, 2008 at 1:36 pm
ari
Dude, Civil-War-era beards meet modern kitchen appliances!
May 5, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Colin
Thanks for that. I say we start a Hurra T tribute band.
May 5, 2008 at 6:01 pm
jmsdonaldson
I’m still waiting for Kissinger’s spoken word album.
May 5, 2008 at 6:18 pm
Colin
A Barry White vibe?
Alternatively there’s the DK’s “Holiday in Cambodia,” but maybe that’s too obvious.
May 5, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Colin
Along at least some of these lines, check out http://www.rocktownhall.com/blogs/
May 5, 2008 at 7:07 pm
The Modesto Kid
Here’s The Royal Pains covering Joe Pop-o-Pie’s “Fascists Eat Donuts”, a song utterly without socially redeeming qualities.