Week 28 - Celebrities - Bill Shatner

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There’s something about celebrities singing when they really shouldn’t be. One of the more classic gems in this tradition is William Shatner's 1968 LP The Transformed Man. A concept-album of sorts, connecting bits of Shakespeare and Cyrano with pop songs that, at least in Shatners mind was compatible: Cyrano is a man who's lost everything. And then you've got 'Mr. Tambourine Man,' which is a drug song. Now, that’s not a really good idea, especially when even the pop song bits are – well, what they are. Ten years later Shatner went at it again. Performing Elton Johns Rocket Man (link to video) at a Sci-Fi convention. As far as we know this hasn’t been released on record but there exists a video of the performance from which this was pulled. We leave you with a few snippets of William in the studio and a somewhat odd idea on how to approach gorillas.

5. William Shatner – Mr Tambourine Man
6. William Shatner – Rocket Man
7. William Shatner – In the studio chat 1
8. William Shatner – In the studio chat 2
9. William Shatner – How To Love A Gorilla

Earlier posts by HTMPL Prod. in the "Celebrities" mp3 project: Week 27