Songs the SHAT should do

[CaptainStoner]

We all know that, in addition to being a masterful thespian, the mighty Bill Shatner is also, shall we say, a very unique musical performer.

I'm hoping he does some more musical work before riding off into the sunset.
Taking into account his comedic-ironic beatnik style, what songs do you think the Shat should do?

I submit to you a perfect example, both in content, and in pacing: Strange Days by The Doors.

"Strange hours....fill strange rooms.
Voices...signal their tired end.
The hostess... is grinning!
Her guests...sleep from sinning!
Hear ME talk of SIN, and you KNOW....THIS IS IT!!!!"

 

[ITL]

There is no song - I repeat, no song - that cannot be made into something trancendentally wonderful by The Shat taking it on.

I once read a review of The Transformed Man that finished with "0/10 or 10/10 - depending on your point of view."

Of course, it gets a 10 from me.

He could cover Radiohead and get away with it:

"Shell smashed, juices.... flowing
Wings twitch, legs.... are.... going
Don't.... get sentimental
It.... always ends up.... drivel"

 

[Sector 7]

Ummmm..... NO.

 

[Fedaykin]

I think he could work the Shatcraft on "Comfortably Numb" by the Floyd. I could dig on that.

 

[CaptainStoner]

Ummmm..... NO.

You can't get behind that?

 

[ITL]

^^ I see what you did there. Nice.

 

[Alidar Jarok]

Straight Outta Compton

 

[Major Chord]

Perhaps Piano Man, by Billy Joel. I'd be hilarious to see what he could do to a Brittany spears album. That stuff's pretty bad as is, so there's not much he could do to make it worse.

 

[alicelouise]

William Shatner should do a remake of "The Jingle Cats A Meowy Christmas". He would then get attacked by angry tabby cats for copyright infringement.

Pink Floyd has a lot of tributes out for "Dark Side of the Moon". Shatner should get into the act with "Brain Damage".

 

[CaptainStoner]

Perhaps Piano Man, by Billy Joel. I'd be hilarious to see what he could do to a Brittany spears album. That stuff's pretty bad as is, so there's not much he could do to make it worse.

Piano Man is a good one, though maybe too similar to Rocket Man, I can definitely hear it Shatnerized.
Britney pop-drivel is too lightweight for the Shat. There has to be some lyrical sophistication.

A more modern tune I can hear Shatnerized is Pearl Jam, Black, from their first album. Just imagine him doing these lines:

And all I taught her was....everything
I know she....gave me....all that she wore
And now my...bitter hands...are on broken glass,
Of what was everything?
All the pictures have
All been washed in black,
Tattooed everything.

 

[M'Sharak]

Sunny... day
Sweepin'the... clouds... away
Onmywaytowhere... theair... is... sweet
Canyou tellme... how toget
How toget... to... SesameStreet?

 

[ClayinCA]

There is no song - I repeat, no song - that cannot be made into something trancendentally wonderful by The Shat taking it on.

Absolutely.

I always wanted to hear him do the Tom Jones...um...classic, "It's Not Unusual."

 

[WHF]

Sabotage by the Beastie Boys

So While You Sit Back and Wonder Why
I Got This Fucking Thorn In My Side
Oh My, It's A Miraaj
I'm Tellin' Y'all It's Sabotaaj

and 99 Luftballons by Nena in German of course.

Jeder war ein grosser Krieger
Hielten sich fuer Captain Kirk
Das gab ein grosses Feuerwerk
Die Nachbarn haben nichts gerafft
Und fuehlten sich gleich angemacht
Dabei schoss man am Horizont

 

[jolau]

How about some ABBA?

You can
Dance

You can
Jive

Having the time
of your
life

See that
Girl

Watch that
scene

Digging the
Dancing Queen.....

 

[Tan Ru]

How about some ABBA?
Digging the
Dancing Queen.....

Isn't it:

"Dig it. The Dancing Queen." (???)

 

[Balthier the Great]

Without Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1if9kLJpWw

ICh Wil
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCEZ2m9o7vc

 

[Alidar Jarok]

Sabotage by the Beastie Boys

So While You Sit Back and Wonder Why
I Got This Fucking Thorn In My Side
Oh My, It's A Miraaj
I'm Tellin' Y'all It's Sabotaaj

Actually, I had just thought of that one and was going to post it.

Of course, he has to pronounce it Sabotadge.

 

[Sector 7]

^^ I see what you did there. Nice.

Thank you. Please add one brownie point to your I.Q. score in future references.

 

[ITL]

I wasn't talking to you.

 

[Sector 7]

^^ I see what you did there. Nice.

Thank you. Please add one brownie point to your I.Q. score in future references.

I wasn't talking to you.

In that case I must rescind your brownie point. And just to be vindictive, I'm lowering your score by .5 point.