One of our favorite ways to torture each other in the office is to fire up the William Shatner version of Rocketman on YouTube. The Wikipedia entry on Rocket Man covers some of the shows that have made fun of Shatner’s version of the song.
Then I recalled that Leonard Nimoy had done a few really bad songs as well. I was specifically thinking of his Ballad of Bilbo Baggins. So on a whim I started looking through iTunes. Turns out someone has put together an album with some of Shatner and Nimoys songs, Spaced Out – The Best of Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner. Be careful, you really need to be in a certain kind of mood to subject yourself to these songs.
What is it about Star Trek and singing? Brent Spiner also recorded an album, Ol’ Yellow Eyes Is Back (which I wasn’t able to find on iTunes).
I’m ….. A ….. Ro …. cket …. …. …. MAN!
3 replies on “William Shatner And Leonard Nimoy Sing The Hits”
My ears are bleeding and my brain is numb from the “experience”….Mental Note: If I ever need a slow painful torture to get information from someoe, this will do it!
This is a very funny song. Maybe he can sing this kind of music on his enterprise while he is fighting against enemies 🙂
Mr. Shatner and Mr. Nimoy are my absolut idols. If they sing my favorite songs…this video is perfect, i love it.