Some critics will give the benefit of the doubt, that at least he was trying to be humorous with his over-the-top interpretations of '60s pop classics (although the actor himself has not admitted to such). Tambourine Man" as if he was yelling at Khan.Ġ5) Frankie Valli The Four Seasons (2014) The actor addresses the titular musician, seemingly recalling the Enterprise when he mentions the "magic swirling ship," and then he ends the song by screaming "Mr.
Tambourine Man," which was paired with "Theme from Cyrano" on Shatner's original album, The Transformed Man, an experimental record combining pop lyrics with Shakespearean prose. Everything is in play on his recording of "Mr. Rather, the Star Trek actor performs in a rather spoken word style, seemingly contemplating the lyrics of standards as he goes along, or taking melodramatic turns with the material. Many acts have gone on to cover the track (aside from The Byrds) so Music Times gathered a few of the more famous versions and ranked them accordingly.Įveryone who knows of William Shatner's music career knows that he's not renowned for his crooning. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has been cited as the birthplace of "folk rock" (fans of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and everything to follow are thankful). Tambourine Man." That band wasn't the first to do it- Bob Dylan wrote the original version of the song and recorded it just five days prior to The Byrds entering the studio with it-but it would end up that the latter ended up more famous than the first.
On this date 50 years ago The Byrds recorded "Mr.
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