She packed my bags last night preflight zero hour nine a. William shatners take on the classic elton john bernie taupin tune rocket man has an awesome powerpeople know it without ever having heard it. A pair of geek icons meet up on this sundays episode of amcs comic book men when filmmakerubernerd kevin smith. William shatner born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, author, producer, and director. William shatner give his opinion on why star trek has endured for 50 years, crediting the fan community and the franchise mythos.
He would be a scifi icon who would create tek war and would also write a star trek. In his seven decades of acting, shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of captain james t. He performed a reading of the elton john song rocket man during the 1978 science fiction film awards that has been widely parodied. Kirk of the starship enterprise, is the star attraction at this weekends wizard world comic con cleveland. Shatner spruced up a reading from an upcoming autobiography of the star trek captain by pretending the familyfriendly book was full. The process by which one can transform a preexisting cultural artifact and thus make it at once retro yet infused with a hipster sensibility that is trendy to the unique picosecond in which it is transformed. And im gonna be high as a kite by then i miss the earth so much i miss my wife. That same year, he cofounded the comicbook company shatner singularity, whose titles. William shatner oc born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, author, producer, director. With his 1968 concept album, the transformed man, the actor gave us the first taste of his musical schtick. 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 oc is a canadian actor, author, producer, director, screenwriter, and singer.
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. Jul 23, 2018 william shatner has visited dozens of cities all over the country in the past several months. William shatner celebrity profile check out the latest william shatner photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. In his seven decades of television, shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of james t. 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. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. You can find a new recording of rocket man on seeking major tom. Shatner s musical career began in 1968 with the release of his first album, the transformed man.
Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises rocket man steve hillage william shatner seeking major tom. Check out william shatner man o war cinematic graphic novel on indiegogo. William shatner man o war cinematic graphic novel indiegogo. Now a cult classic, shatners performance has been parodied over the years by beck, family guy, and chris elliot on a 1992 episode of late. Track listing for william shatner s new searching for major tom. William shatner stars in new pedego electric bikes commercials shatner is a reallife pedego customer who is passionate about electric cycling fountain valley, calif. The original series from 1966 to 1969 continuing into seven of the subsequent movies. On friday star treks william shatner was the guest host for the bbc comedy show have i got news for you, which is a quiz. Ron goulartthe ghostwriter of the tek bookswrites the comic which covers the start oftekwar, the first book in the series. The golden throat of william shatner, recording artist the greatest renditions of mr. He would be a scifi icon who would create tek war and would also write a star trek comic. William shatner oc born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor has lived in the us most of his life but as recently as 20 said he wasnt a us citizen.
The album is full of spacescience themed music, including bill returning to do rocket man one more time. Jul 10, 2015 william shatner discusses star trek 50 years popularity. Pop culture might try to nudge everyone into thinking that this album is fully funny, but this isnt. William shatner on 50 years of star trek in comic book men. William shatner sings rocket man 1978 best quality. It seems to exist in our culture purely as a punchline, a goto gag to illustrate the depth to. This performance has been parodied by the tv show family guy and musician beck, to name a few. Someone is tampering with his life and hes determined to stop them. Tambourine man, rocket man, and common people actually belong to the greatest of all starship captains. Shatner used the album to compare contemporary pop songs of the period to the works of william shakespeare by providing dramatic readings of shakespeare interspersed with dramatic readings of the lyrics of songs such as lucy in the sky with diamonds and mr.
Star treks jonathan frakes was once captain america. The transformed man by william shatner on amazon music. William shatner has notched up an impressive 50plus years in front of the camera, displaying heady comedic talent and being instantly recognizable to several generations of cult television fans as the squarejawed captain james t. William shatner talks about whether hell have a cameo in star trek 3 star trek beyond and reads excerpts from the autobiography of james t. Oct 11, 2011 the phaser that comic book guy owns in the simpsons was fired, he quipped, only once, to stop william shatner from making another album. Check out the transformed man by william shatner on amazon music. Kirk, captain of the uss enterprise, in the star trek franchise. Family guy stewie singing rocket man william shatner parody funny.
Apr 16, 2008 mix william shatner rocket man youtube. The video from the shatner project features william shatner laying down vocals for his rendition of the classic metal hit iron man from his new album seeking major tom. O n may 26, 1999, i made a special trek no pun intended out to the westside pavilion in l. He just may be able to, if he can stop the shipful of space pirates out to kill him, that is. Dec 21, 2015 my gift to all shatner fans who have had to sit through the abysmal versions of this song replete with buzzing and hissing. The phaser that comic book guy owns in the simpsons was fired. Read william shatner s man o war comic online free and high quality. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing captain kirk and being a part of star trek, and has cowritten several. This article may feature affiliate links to amazon or other companies, and purchases made via these links may earn us a small. Retrontario william shatner rocket man 1978 facebook. Join our launch of a revolutionary new digital format. Books comics conventions editorial games interviews.
Best known as an actor, defined by his role as captain kirk. While the role wasnt for television or in film, and. Stroll through the multitalented william shatners storied musical career. Nov 18, 2016 check out rocket man by william shatner on amazon music. Audio restored william shatner sings rocket man 1978. Heart stairway to heaven live at kennedy center honors full version duration. Another live double album by shatner, captain of the starship, was also released in 1978. Nov 29, 2017 william shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of james t. Midnight pulp william shatner performs rocket man facebook. Retrontario videos william shatner rocket man 1978 english us espanol.
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. In 1978, shatner hosted the 5th saturn awards where he performed elton john s rocket man again, in a spoken voice. Now a cult classic, shatners performance has been parodied over the years by beck, family guy, and chris elliot on a 1992 episode of late night with david letterman, among others. From the science fiction film awards, william shatners unforgettable performance of elton johns rocket man. William shatner is the rocket man 1978 click americana. Kirk of the uss enterprise in the star trek franchise. 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. Shatner hosts british comedy quiz show sings rocket man. Dec 14, 2012 at this point in human civilization, shatner needs to become a verb. 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. Its apt, because although shatner is often wry and self. William shatner discusses star trek 50 years popularity. It was a bit more difficult than your average restoration project but.
Starting in the 1960s, william shatner, riding high on his star trek fame, began his idiosyncratic musical career. Until the brainiacs at the oed can come up with something better, how about. Yes you read that correctly, the star who is best known as cmdr. Includes karen blacks introduction of bernie taupin, and. Rocket man is an inventor who created a jetpak, and made one for his fiance, and together, they fight crime and nazis over europe. Kirk of the uss enterprise in the television show star trek. William shatner reveals that hes always been fond of canines, such as his doberman pinscher kirk seen here in his autobiograpy up till now. This article may feature affiliate links to amazon or other companies, and purchases made via these links may earn us a small commission at no additional cost to you. After all, hed already done an unintentionally hammy version years ago, so thered be no point repeating that. X 1999, the comic book guy as the supervillain the. Published on jan 2, 2008 from the science fiction film awards, william shatners unforgettable performance of elton johns rocket man. In 1977 a live double album titled william shatner live was released. William shatners man o war comic read william shatners. Taken as a whole, its a tale of a man s struggle with his past, a collection of memories, regrets, and grievances somehow colored with a healthy dollop of humor and irony.