Rocket man officially titled rocket man i think its going to be a long, long time is a song composed by elton john and bernie taupin and originally performed by elton john. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. The original series from 1966 to 1969 continuing into seven of the subsequent movies. William shatner sings rocket man 1978 internet archive. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commission free in our professional marketplace. The album is full of spacescience themed music, including bill returning to do rocket man one more time. Rumors about william shatner returning to the 23rd century in this summers star trek beyond may have turned out to be false, but the actor is more than willing to reprise his role as the captain. The instrumental mp3 of rocket man as made famous by william shatner is not available yet be the first to be updated when this track is made available. Rocket man is a song composed by elton john and bernie taupin and originally performed by.
Download audiobooks narrated by william shatner at and save. One of the interwebs most popular viral videos is of william shatner singing elton johns classic rocket man at an awards show from the 70s. William shatner is the rocket man 1978 click americana. Its william shatner s turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of the comedy central roast. William shatner sings rocket man video dailymotion.
William shatner sings rocket man 1978 best quality. William shatner has yielded a unique and muchparodied body of work during his musical. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Includes karen blacks introduction of bernie taupin, and taupins introduction of. Track listing for william shatners new searching for major tom. William shatner sings rocket man 1978 counterpunch. Listen to albums by william shatner on myspace, stream free online music by william shatner. At the 5th saturn awards ceremony, which aired as the science fiction film awards in january 1978, taupin introduced william shatners spoken word interpretation of the song. Check out rocket man by william shatner on amazon music.
Shatner rerecorded the song for his 2011 album, seeking major tom. Space age scififantasy shoot em up written in java. This article may feature affiliate links to amazon or other companies, and purchases made via these links may earn us a small commission at no additional cost to you. William shatner is ready to return to star trek as an. Kirk meets kink on new shatner album star trek legend william shatner announces the guestsong list for his next album, and it includes the likes of strokes guitarist nick valensi, funkadelic. Shatners rocket man condensed to just the performance. If you like william shatner, his acting, his voice or his singing rocket man back in 1978 then become a fan today. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing captain kirk, being a part of star trek, and life after. It seems to exist in our culture purely as a punchline, a goto gag to illustrate the depth to which shatner s career had fallen poststar trek. It used chroma key video techniques to simultaneously portray three different images of shatner, representing the different facets of the rocket mans character. Spock, aka leonard nimoy, lieutenant uhura, aka nichelle nichols, and several others from the series next generation of actors have released albums, and kirk actually his alter ego, william shatner is still commander of the pack. From the science fiction film awards, william shatner s unforgettable performance of elton johns rocket man.
In his seven decades of acting, shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of captain james t. William shatners albums stream online music albums. Rocket man, a song by william shatner, steve hillage on spotify. She packed my bags last night preflight zero hour nine a.
Watch the video for rocket man from william shatners space rock. William shatner born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, writer, performer of the spoken word, and director, best known for having gained fame for his starring role as captain james t. William shatners take on the classic elton johnbernie taupin tune rocket man has an awesome powerpeople know it without ever having heard it. Rocket man was a song origininally released by elton john in 1972. Rocket man with william shatner exclusive version includes unlimited streaming of madison square garden 1977 via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in. And im gonna be high, as a kite by then i miss the earth so much, i miss my wife its lonely out in space on such a timeless flight and i think its gonna be a long long time till touch down brings me round again to find im not the man they think i am at home oh no, no, no, im a rocket man rocket man. A parade of shatner s friends have gotten together to boldly go. Check out seeking major tom by william shatner on amazon music. Includes karen blacks introduction of bernie taupin, and taupins introduction of shatner. And im gonna be high as a kite by then i miss the earth so much i miss my wife.
Rocket man instrumental mp3 karaoke william shatner. Listen to songs by william shatner on myspace, stream free online music by william shatner. Watch the video for rocket man from william shatner s space rock. An interstellar travelers guide via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing captain kirk and being a part of star trek, and has. When william shatner met koko the gorilla friday night with jonathan ross bbc one by bbc. July 7, 2017 we have to watch this every once in a while, just to make sure. From the science fiction film awards, william shatners unforgettable performance of elton johns rocket man.
Comedy central roast of william shatner hd movies free download 720p 1080p. Kirk of the uss enterprise in the star trek franchise. Rocket man with william shatner exclusive version steve hillage. Todd singing billy joels rocket man william shatnerstyle. Hilarious video of shatner singing free bird by etherborders. It seems to exist in our culture purely as a punchline, a goto gag to illustrate the depth to which shatners career had fallen poststar trek.
Animated gif rocket man, william shatner, share or download. Like his last effort, one can find both scathing wit and heartfelt sentiment all from the classic shatnerry delivery. William shatner s take on the classic elton johnbernie taupin tune rocket man has an awesome powerpeople know it without ever having heard it. In 1977 a live double album titled william shatner live was released. Rocket man, a song by william shatner, steve hillage on. On the same scene, rocket man performed by shatner at the 5th saturn awards is mentioned as. William shatner aprichard shotwellparamount television salon forever captain kirk.
Rocket man bernie taupin, elton john cover video dailymotion. William shatner returns to the final frontier of music recording with this spacethemed concept album that boldly goes where no man has gone before available on both 2cd and 3lp set. There had been a lot of advertising lead up to the awards show this appeared on and i was a huge star trek fan so i just had to see it, i got to stay up late, i was 9. William shatner sings rocket man 1978 more articles by. At the very least, theres no denying that shatners rocket man is very, very. Gif william shatner, best animated gifs free download william shatner. William shatner oc born march 22, 1931 is a canadian actor, author, producer, director, screenwriter, and singer. Elton john built and testflew rocket man in 1972, but it was captain james t. Shatner s rocket man condensed to just the performance. William shatner opens up about fandom frenzy and 50 years of star trek as star trek turns a half. Marz 1931 in montreal ist ein kanadischer schauspieler, regisseur. This aired on local chicago tv on friday, january 20th 1978. Our song this week is rocket man, a remarkably successful pop tune written by bernie taupin and elton john. In 1978, shatner hosted the 5th saturn awards where he performed elton johns rocket man again, in a.
With his 1968 concept album, the transformed man, the actor gave us the first taste of his musical schtick. William shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of james t. Includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Listen to all your favourite artists on any device for free. Kirk, captain of the uss enterprise, in the star trek franchise. Chris elliotts reenactment of it on letterman in 1992 had more comedy because it was done in the context of elliotts tv series get a. Features distinctive interpretations of classic, intergalactic anthems by david bowie, queen, deep purple, elton john, pink floyd, black sabbath and more. As star trek week continues on ifc we cant help but recall our deep and abiding love for captain kirk and the man who played the heck out of him, william shatner. A parody of a 1978 william shatner performance at the science fiction awards.
Starting in the 1960s, william shatner, riding high on his star trek fame, began his idiosyncratic musical career. William shatners take on the classic elton johnbernie taupin tune. He would speak them, often in a melodramatic, exaggerated fashion. An interstellar travelers guide for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Seeking major tom by william shatner on amazon music.
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