Shatner’s big croon
July 22nd, 2004All you people who have been Googling for William Shatner’s much-anticipated cover of Pulp’s “Common People” and only finding this - your prayers (as well as mine) have now been answered - a decent-sized snippet [Quicktime, 1.2MB] has been released online (via Chocolate and Vodka).
Even if you’re not a Pulp or Shatner fan, I implore you to listen, it’s gloriously good, bad, and everything else, all at once.
July 23rd, 2004 at 01:09:52
Oh great. My brain just launched legal action against my ears. The ears are countersuing, claiming my brain made my fingers click the link in the first place.
Small question: what’s with the slight mockney accent on the chorus? Incredible. Wow. Ouch. Help. Must listen again…
July 23rd, 2004 at 12:59:28
(It’s because it’s not Shatner on the chorus, it’s Joe Jackson, says Tom answering his own question.)
July 23rd, 2004 at 13:00:12
Ha ha! You didn’t think it was Shatner singing the chorus as well, did you?
July 23rd, 2004 at 17:30:44
Well, er, I didn’t twig the first couple of listens.
*hides in embarassment*
Then I worked out it wasn’t him. However, wasn’t until today I found out who was actually responsible, however, which is what explained the Brit accent.
July 23rd, 2004 at 17:32:53
(I could, of course, have just reread your blog entry from when it first cropped up…)