I know, I know. I said that home made music videos are the spawn of Satan and smell like raccoon droppings mixed with rancid milk. Well, I'm making an exception. This is absolute genius. And no man is more deserving of it than William Shatner. I laughed like a giddy little schoolgirl.
Anyway...
In 1967, The Beatles released 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band', one of their most influential albums and number one on Rolling Stone's 2003 list of 'The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time'. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, the third song on side 1 of the album, was said to be influenced by a drawing made by Julian Lennon, as well as Lucy Cook, daughter of British comedian Peter Cook and a one time love interest of John Lennon.
The following year, in 1968, William Shatner released his debut album 'The Transformed Man', an album of music with spoken word over top. It's a style Shatner played on from his character Captain James T. Kirk in 'Star Trek'.
The internet saw a resurgence of interest in Shatner's work decades later. His cover of this particular song has been named in a variety of fan polls as the 'one of the worst pop recordings ever'.
I just think it's awesome. I mean...it's Shatner! And this video deserves all the publicity it can get. Hat's off to you, mister Adobe After Effects guy.
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