Call me a sucker, but here's a pop culture curiosity that I simply must own: Has Been, the new album by William Shatner and Ben Folds. The entire project may seem ill-advised, but Folds and Shatner have collaborated before (on "In Love" from Folds's side project Fear of Pop) with results that are hilariously disturbing or disturbingly hilarious, depending on your point of view.
Shatner can't sing of course, but I think his, um, delivery, has evolved considerably since his classically awful rendition of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds." I sampled a few tracks from Has Been on iTunes, and the cover of Pulp's "Common People" sounds especially promising. Imagine what Shatner's jaded, stilted, over-enunciated vocal stylings could do for a line like, "Are you sure you want to sleep with common people -- common people like me?"
Well, I think it's funny.
Posted by at October 6, 2004 10:39 PMI'm sure it doesn't rise to the sublime heights that "The Transformed Man" does, but I'm ready to give it a try!
Posted by: Doc Dregs at October 7, 2004 11:39 PMCan't wait to hear it!
Posted by: Philip Hunter at October 8, 2004 11:11 AMTried to pick this up at Best Buy yesterday, and they didn't have any copies. The employee John asked about it said that he was the third person that day to ask about it. Guess their music buyer underestimated the demand for this fine musical experience.
Posted by: Stacie at October 10, 2004 8:18 PMits good, really good!
Posted by: richie at August 4, 2005 2:33 PM