I was born in a humble hospital in 1980. Raised on a farm. Attended school, made friends. Attended dances, plays, movie premiers. Watched disasters and triumps. Bore children with my wife. All those things, and more,lead up to this moment. This. Very. Moment.
I fucking lost in when Shatner's face showed up in the moon. And it's the thumbnail for the video on top of it, so of course I clicked it. Besides, I need a distraction from schoolwork and the Shat's speak-singing will keep me laughing my ass off for the rest of the day.
I must've been one of the last persons on this planet to have realised this song was all about tripping on LSD. Knowing that now, Will's cover of this song is just perfect.
That is NOT what it’s about AT ALL. Julian Lennon’s childhood friend Lucy drew a picture for him and titled it “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. It had no drug reference in it hidden or otherwise. The Beatles admitted it when there were drug references and this song wasn’t about LSD.
Listen to him doing Mr. Tambourine Man, that's the first time I've ever heard him sing. It's equally nauseating. He obviously experimented with hallucinogens at one point.
I really do not know if this was intended to be serious or not. Usually I "get it" pretty easily. Given that this was recorded more than a half century ago, I don't know. If I were to bet, I would bet that it was done generally straight-faced and in a serious mode.
At the time, Shatner was experimenting with hallucinogens. Did an entire album of psychedelic songs, that sound equally nauseating. I hope that clarifies it for you. Check out Mr. Tambourine Man.
Three possibilities: 1) It was intended to be a bit of a parody; 2) he did it in a "psychedelic" manner to reflect the psychedelic lyrics, and; 3) he actually was trippin when he recorded it. (I'd like to think he was whacked on 'shrooms when he recorded it, as befits the song.)
Picture yourself...in the studio...with Shat... trying to keep a straight face...while he...singlehandedly...sets back recorded music...a thousand years....
I realize that a lot of things that seem cool now are going to look stupid in the future, but I find it hard to believe that this wasn't done to intentionally be humorous.
I’m certain the record producer who thought giving Shatner a recording contract was looking for a new career soon after this Bizarro world effort was released
They tell of a legend ...of a man from the far north (just past Niagara falls) a manly sexual beast of a man/messiah with (natural) flowing hair and the strenth of a viagra ridden grizzly bear, who will lead us to paradise... and will show us the way. they say his voice could either cure cancer or cause mass pregnancies... the legend (the 'man') is SHATNER.
I didn't know he did this one. The first time I realized he was experimenting with hallucinogens, was when I heard him do Mr. Tambourine Man played on the Howard Stern Show. Years ago. Now I'm finding all this gold on RUclips don't get high kids.
This is a blast! If you've never heard the whole "Golden Throats" selections then you need to check it out. You got Leonard Nimoy, Sebastian Cabot, Eddie Arnold and others performing songs-it's a riot.
I have this nightmare now, and it's of William Shatner in a large bubble floating to and from me in the sky. It is a very traumatizing and invasive phenomenon.
We told Bill not to eat the brownies, but did he listen? NOOOOOO!!!!!!! And we get to laff our arses off at this high-larity as a result. You just gotta love this!
Lennon wrote this song in reference to young Julian's drawing of a girl named Lucy.In Shatners' case,it sounds as if he's referring to LSD.I give him all the credit for having the courage to even record this "masterpiece". I wonder what John would have thought.
Long live Shatner. As Captain Kirk he was our hero. Then he made this album. But he managed to survive by virtue of having created an unparalleled cult classic, which still holds up. Just like Shatner, who still holds up, never without a gig. But I hope you kids realize he made this in all seriousness. So pure.
This man has three daughters. Everytime I hear this I imagine hin singing this too them. Before leaving he says that if they weren't quiet he would come back and sing it to them again.
captain kirk was so stoned when he did these covers. he later recalled them as dream visions and didn't realize they had actually been recorded 'til years later after re-hab.
I don't know what the Beatles were thinking of when they did their cover of this brilliant Shatner song.
+Tiago Chaparro Hahaha! Tiago sweetie, I'm guessing irony doesn't translate well sometimes>
+Tiago Chaparro you kid are fucking stupid
sweetnsourpuss BEAUTIFUL
what WERE THEY THINKING?😂😂😂✌
You are hilarious snsp!!!!!
Who the hell did they think they were?!
I was born in a humble hospital in 1980.
Raised on a farm.
Attended school, made friends.
Attended dances, plays, movie premiers.
Watched disasters and triumps.
Bore children with my wife.
All those things, and more,lead up to this moment.
This. Very. Moment.
Bill was waiting for you.
A genius...underrated
the Beatles must have shatnered themselves when they heard this
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
they must have been rolling on the floor, tripping balls!
You mean shuttered, not shatnered, themselves off with embarrassment. I think Bill Shatner's really gone where no man has gone before..
They probably swore off drugs after this.
apparently Paul McCartney said of this "it's wrong, but it's so wrong it's right - if you know what i mean"
This is the most amazing thing I've ever heard in my life.
Shatner and Ono covering this together = magic, pure magic.
Priceless!!!
Priceline!!!
Naw, we need to hear Yoko do some of her wailing. Some of Bill Shatner's recitation, then Yoko's screeching.
If the universe lasts till the end of eternity...it will say this was our finest hour
how do you have an end of eternity.
If it doesn't hurt, it isn't art.
It's supposed to hurt the artist.
@@jimsmith7212 😂
But this does hurt...it hurts because I'm holding my sides while I laugh.
Lennon denied this song was inspired by LSD. Shatner confirmed it was.
This is just downright frightening
Stephanie West another talk-sing by Sir Wigsalot
We'll never again see another time like the sixties.
And that's probably a good thing.
This is probably '70s.
@@brianarbenz1329 If you weren't there you are square! Peace and love.
The Shat has given us many unique performances but this one is simply priceless. Happy Birthday, William Shatner!
That's. Mr. Shat.😊
how the hell did the engineer get through this without cracking up?
Just think of how many "takes'' must have been required
I don't think he survived.
You mean “tokes,” don’t you?
What engineer?
Clearly, he didn't ...
Shatner is love! Shatner is life!
Shatner should have got life for this 😂
Hahaha!
Shatner has gone inter-dimensiona!
Shatner meets shovel! Shatner meets strife!
"It's a crazy idea Captain but it might just work!"
"Ah canna change the laws of physics, Jim!"
@@MegaJustGeorge "It works every week !"
This is the best comment 😂😂
Totally epic .... William Shatner is totally in a class by
himself & cannot be
touched ! ❤❤❤❤
Thank you for making this video! It is filled with psychedelic Shatner goodness!
Thank you!
Picture yourself.....livin' in a VAN.....down by the RIVER...
😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂
Drinking gallons of COFFEE... and eating GOVERNMENT CHEESE....
@@Crunkboy415 thrice divorced
No, that was Neil Young ...
Chris Farley!!😂😂😂
I fucking lost in when Shatner's face showed up in the moon. And it's the thumbnail for the video on top of it, so of course I clicked it. Besides, I need a distraction from schoolwork and the Shat's speak-singing will keep me laughing my ass off for the rest of the day.
The Doctor I lost it couldn't stop laughing when I saw shatners face in that bubble, lol
My faith in humanity has been restored
This is what real music sounds like.
Awesome! Will we ever get entertainment like this again!
This video is brilliant..
A precious match for Shatners unreal performance.
Thank you!
Whatever doesn't kill ya makes you stronger!
Man, I don't care what you say. I love this.
Genius, pure, genius.
This makes me so happy.☮️♥️👏
Captain, I relieve you of command under section 323 of Starfleet regulations.
Lmfao 😁😂
😂
Okay, this is is like jury duty; I watched it, so I'm exempt from having to watch it again for seven years.
I must've been one of the last persons on this planet to have realised this song was all about tripping on LSD. Knowing that now, Will's cover of this song is just perfect.
That is NOT what it’s about AT ALL. Julian Lennon’s childhood friend Lucy drew a picture for him and titled it “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. It had no drug reference in it hidden or otherwise. The Beatles admitted it when there were drug references and this song wasn’t about LSD.
That was Shatner in real epicness. :-D
I rarely saw weirder things before.
Do NOT listen to this while on LSD. EDIT: DO listen to this while on LSD.
Indeed, this will scare anybody away from psychedelics. Might be useful in drug aversion therapies.
Do NOT listen to this!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂👏
Don't you mean LDS?
This is even freakier than Rocket Man! As Before: Only Bill Shatner...
Listen to him doing Mr. Tambourine Man, that's the first time I've ever heard him sing. It's equally nauseating.
He obviously experimented with hallucinogens at one point.
"Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor, not a critic!"
"Doctor, give him the hypospray NOW." -- what Spock might have said
Videos like this are the leading cause of epilepsy. I approve.
Brilliant....a great song too..and video..
I'm not sure what I'm feeling right now while listening to this
What kind of philistone would downvote this.....treasure?????!!!!!!
Bizzarly brilliant.
I really do not know if this was intended to be serious or not. Usually I "get it" pretty easily. Given that this was recorded more than a half century ago, I don't know. If I were to bet, I would bet that it was done generally straight-faced and in a serious mode.
At the time, Shatner was experimenting with hallucinogens. Did an entire album of psychedelic songs, that sound equally nauseating. I hope that clarifies it for you. Check out Mr. Tambourine Man.
the video makes this even funnier, thank you so much 😂
Three possibilities: 1) It was intended to be a bit of a parody; 2) he did it in a "psychedelic" manner to reflect the psychedelic lyrics, and; 3) he actually was trippin when he recorded it. (I'd like to think he was whacked on 'shrooms when he recorded it, as befits the song.)
Or 4) None of the above ... :)
Awesome work on the video. Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you!
I am speechless. This is priceless.
That image answers the immortal question of what would happen if William Shatner was involved in the production of Majora's Mask.
Picture yourself...in the studio...with Shat... trying to keep a straight face...while he...singlehandedly...sets back recorded music...a thousand years....
"AND SHES GONE" he sounds like how I imagine a dog to speak
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
A GRLL!
Yeah the dog sirius
Just WOW
shatner is the ultimate science
Could be the greatest cover ever recorded.
As only Shatner can do it!
Genius
I LOVE U WILLIAM
It‘s Shatner, it‘s not the Beatles. And it‘s great. I like it!
great video!!
Thank you!
brilliant on many levels - and don't forget the beatles had a sense of humour, too.
fear and loathing where no man has ever been before!
I realize that a lot of things that seem cool now are going to look stupid in the future, but I find it hard to believe that this wasn't done to intentionally be humorous.
Also, don't forget that a lot of things that are stupid in the future are cool now.
This version & Paralyzed by the Legendary Stardust Cowboy are the best songs of 1968.😜💆🏻♂️
Did Shatner do any audiobooks? I could listen to him sing the phonebook. This is phenominal
The people who "dislike" this - truely don't understand how good something SO stupid can be so enjoyable! = )
I’m certain the record producer who thought giving Shatner a recording contract was looking for a new career soon after this Bizarro world effort was released
This is the best thing EVER!!!!!! :-)
I'm high while I watch this and I love it
59flower The best and possibly only way to take in the awesomeness of Shatner's spoken word....ummm songs?
Charlie Stape brought me here, thanks Charlie
Same. Damn him.
The Best!
They tell of a legend ...of a man from the far north (just past Niagara falls) a manly sexual beast of a man/messiah with (natural) flowing hair and the strenth of a viagra ridden grizzly bear, who will lead us to paradise... and will show us the way. they say his voice could either cure cancer or cause mass pregnancies... the legend (the 'man') is SHATNER.
Yeah, but what planet was Shatner on when he recorded this?
Read in a Playboy interview that he tried to sing it like he was stoned.
I didn't know he did this one. The first time I realized he was experimenting with hallucinogens, was when I heard him do Mr. Tambourine Man played on the Howard Stern Show. Years ago. Now I'm finding all this gold on RUclips don't get high kids.
Awesome work on the video!
Thank you!
This is a blast! If you've never heard the whole "Golden Throats" selections then you need to check it out. You got Leonard Nimoy, Sebastian Cabot, Eddie Arnold and others performing songs-it's a riot.
Nimoy singing Bilbo Baggins is epic! Lol
What a twisted, insane interpretation by Shatner! But great comments guys...
I have this nightmare now, and it's of William Shatner in a large bubble floating to and from me in the sky. It is a very traumatizing and invasive phenomenon.
The only reason i'm glad to have stumbled across this video is for a gem like that.
We told Bill not to eat the brownies, but did he listen? NOOOOOO!!!!!!! And we get to laff our arses off at this high-larity as a result. You just gotta love this!
Comic book Guy: This was why the phaser was invented. It was only used once, to stop Shatner from releasing another album.
Wonder what Comic Book Guy thinks now that Shatner has released his eighth album.
@@EitherEndofAugust "All of you will leave my store NOW!: -- Comicbookstore Guy
Lennon wrote this song in reference to young Julian's drawing of a girl named Lucy.In Shatners' case,it sounds as if he's referring to LSD.I give him all the credit for having the courage to even record this "masterpiece". I wonder what John would have thought.
"Bloody out-rageous!!" - Lennon 🤣
Thank you
Long live Shatner. As Captain Kirk he was our hero. Then he made this album. But he managed to survive by virtue of having created an unparalleled cult classic, which still holds up. Just like Shatner, who still holds up, never without a gig. But I hope you kids realize he made this in all seriousness. So pure.
this video is so awesome.
Thank you!
Shatner in the sky with diamonds
My God, he really has gone where no man has gone before.
id love to hear him do beatles revolution number 9 by the beatles! number 9 number 9
And this boys and girls is why you don't do drugs.
Happy Bicycle Day 2020, you most cultured of RUclips-izens!
This is better than any acid trip i ever been on! LOL!!!!
omg, this's fantastic
Thank you!
I so want to play this over a Walmart intercom
This video tickles my eyes...
This man has three daughters. Everytime I hear this I imagine hin singing this too them. Before leaving he says that if they weren't quiet he would come back and sing it to them again.
yes yes yes!!! good stuff!
Go to 2:33 to truly understand why, just why Lucy is in the Sky with Diamonds. Like to distort Shatner the Moon more.
Shatners in space
And he's a great actor, too!
This song is testament that even the drugs were better in the 60s and 70s
This must be what Heaven sounds like.
To boldly go where no man ... no one ... has gone before. :)
How high was Bill doing this? & on what?
captain kirk was so stoned when he did these covers. he later recalled them as dream visions and didn't realize they had actually been recorded 'til years later after re-hab.
I don't think that there has ever been a Shatner tribute that didn't have strong psychedelic undertones.
You have not heard anything until you hear this done with Shatner's emoting in Sean Connery's voice.