You can't say it doesn't really matter, it isn't TV, but he _is_ William Shatner

Watched it on Youtube again, and is it just me, or would Captain Kirk's cover version of 'Common People' actually be pretty good if only it didn't have Captain Kirk on it? If it had just been Joe Jackson it'd be pretty decent. he seems much more energetic on it than I remember him from his own stuff back in the early 80's.

i quite like his version. quite a few well known musos involved in it

the album was on "shout! factory" records btw

inspired by anyone do you think?

It's class! Well better than ROCKET MAN!

Suprisingly I like the version of Common People... never heard it before today, so maybe a few more listens and I'll be righted

Oh I guess its just me who winces at Shatner's hammy performance. I mean its a case of 'so bad its good' but I just think minus the ham-miester it could have been good good, as everything else about it is great.

(Also, if only Joe Jackson's first name had been John, he'd be a perfect spoonerism for this Jack Johnson fellow the Americans seem to like.)

Shatner is a god, with a small "g", but a god nonetheless. Makes me laugh in Boston Legal. :D

His last album... 'Has Been' I think it was called, is absolutely brilliant.