William shatner classic interpretation of elton johns rocket man. Shatner has written a series of books telling his experiences playing james t. On the same scene, rocket man performed by shatner at the 5th saturn awards is. Kirk, captain of the uss enterprise, in the star trek franchise. It seems to exist in our culture purely as a punchline, a goto gag to illustrate the. Apr 16, 2008 mix william shatner rocket man youtube. Nov 18, 2016 check out rocket man by william shatner on amazon music. Its taupin who introduces shatner, and karen black who introduces taupin. Iggy pop by cleopatra records from desktop or your mobile device.
Hwayi a monster boy now streaming on midnight pulp. It seems to exist in our culture purely as a punchline, a goto gag to illustrate the depth to which shatner s career had fallen poststar trek. He would speak them, often in a melodramatic, exaggerated fashion. Jun 22, 2014 migrate onpremises hadoop to azure databricks with zero downtime during migration and zero data loss, even when data is under active change.
Its an action game, set in a cyberpunk dark scifi, shooter, licensed title and fps themes. Listen online 14 songs from seeking major tom cd1 2011 william shatner. Kirk of the uss enterprise in the television show star trek. Seems not to be taking himself as seriously recently which has opened up comedic roles but closed dramatic ones. Midnight pulp william shatner performs rocket man facebook. Little did they know that their next roles as spock and captain kirk, in a new science fiction television series, would shape. William shatner born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, writer, performer of the spoken word, and director, best known for having gained fame for his starring role as captain james t. William shatner actually performed rocketman at the 1978 scifi awards, not. From the science fiction film awards, william shatners unforgettable performance of elton johns rocket man. Nov 29, 2017 william shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of james t. It seems to exist in our culture purely as a punchline, a goto gag to illustrate the depth to which shatners career had fallen poststar trek. Ive never been able to tell if shatner realizes how stupid his speak singing is. Kirk of the uss enterprise, another one of his stellar claims to fame are his spokenword covers. William shatner performs his interpretation of elton johns rocket man at the science fiction film awards in 1978.
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The best of leonard nimoy and william shatner leonard nimoy, william shatner on allmusic 1997 one of the true ultimates in sobaditssublime. Believe it or not, william shatner turns 87 today march 22, and while hes best known as star treks captain james t. This article may feature affiliate links to amazon or other companies, and purchases made via these. Includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Rocket man, a song by william shatner, steve hillage on. Elton john built and testflew rocket man in 1972, but it was captain james t. The star trek actor has created his own social network, a scifi social network for those with a passion for the arts.
Todd singing billy joels rocket man william shatnerstyle. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing captain kirk and being a part of star trek, and has cowritten several novels set in the star trek universe. Leonard nimoy and william shatner first crossed paths as actors on the set of the man from u. Oct 15, 2010 william shatners take on the classic elton johnbernie taupin tune rocket man has an awesome powerpeople know it without ever having heard it.
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Our song this week is rocket man, a remarkably successful pop tune written by bernie taupin and elton john. William shatner goes kpop with girls generation on better. In honor of shatner, here are five of our favorite classic rock covers from his iconic rocket man to his lesserknown cover of norman greenbaums spirit in the sky. William shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of james t.
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George takei, william shatner help nasa celebrate apollo 11 anniversary. He unleashed his quasishakespearean versions of beatles and bob dylan songs on the transformed man in 1968. George takei, william shatner help celebrate apollo 11. The original series from 1966 to 1969 continuing into seven of the subsequent movies. William shatner sings rocket man video dailymotion. William shatner follows up his cult classic 1968 album the transformed man and equally compelling 2004 ben folds collaboration has been with 2011s doubledisc space odyssey seeking major tom. Starting in the 1960s, william shatner, riding high on his star trek fame, began his idiosyncratic musical career. The album is full of spacescience themed music, including bill returning to do rocket man one more time. At the very least, theres no denying that shatners rocket man is very, very. William shatner simple english wikipedia, the free. Check out rocket man by william shatner on amazon music. Featuring a bevy of guest artists including sheryl crow, peter frampton, steve miller, bootsy collins, and others, the album presents more of shatners now storied is it a joke. In his seven decades of acting, shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of captain james t.
Kirk of the uss enterprise in the star trek franchise. In shatners interpretation of rocket man, i see the origins of the priceline negotiator. Little did they know that their next roles as spock and captain kirk, in a new science fiction television series, would shape their lives in ways no one could have anticipated. Track listing for william shatners new searching for major tom.
William shatner s take on the classic elton johnbernie taupin tune rocket man has an awesome powerpeople know it without ever having heard it. William shatners take on the classic elton johnbernie taupin tune. She packed my bags last night preflight zero hour nine a. Clair, editor joshua frank, managing editor nathaniel st. One of the interwebs most popular viral videos is of william shatner singing elton johns classic rocket man at an awards show from the 70s. Intense canadian actor with certain mannerisms that have served him well as a an enterprise captain.
William shatner goes kpop with girls generation on. And im gonna be high as a kite by then i miss the earth so much i miss my wife. In honor of shatner, here are five of our favorite classic rock covers from his iconic rocket man to his lesserknown cover of norman. William shatner performs it was a very good year by nudnick. In 1978, shatner hosted the 5th saturn awards where he performed elton johns rocket man again, in a. Even at 84 years old william shatner is still looking hopefully toward the futureand toward. Seeking major tom by william shatner 741157479928 cd. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
And im gonna be high as a kite by then i miss the earth so much i miss. In his seven decades of television, shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of captain james t. July 7, 2017 we have to watch this every once in a while, just to make sure. When william shatner met koko the gorilla friday night with jonathan ross bbc one by bbc.
You can buy latest album seeking major tom cd2 2011 william shatner. Chris elliotts reenactment of it on letterman in 1992 had more comedy because it was done in the context of elliotts tv series get a life being cancelled. William shatners take on the classic elton johnbernie taupin tune rocket man has an awesome powerpeople know it without ever having heard it. William shatner is the rocket man 1978 click americana. William alan shatner oc born on march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor who gained fame for playing james tiberius kirk of the uss enterprise in the television show star trek from 1966 to 1969 and in seven more movies. For the futurama character, see william shatner s head william alan shatner is a canadian actor, producer, director, singer, and author who voiced himself in where no fan has gone before.