5 Bizarre/Awesome William Shatner Classic Rock Covers
MIAMI BEACH, FL - JULY 02: William Shatner attends Florida Supercon 2016 at Miami Beach Convention Center on July 2, 2016 in Miami Beach, Florida.
Believe it or not, William Shatner turns 87 today (March 22), and while he’s best known as Star Trek’s Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise, another one of his stellar claims to fame are his spoken-word covers.
In honor of Shatner, here are five of our favorite classic rock covers from his iconic “Rocket Man” to his lesser-known cover of Norman Greenbaum’s “Spirit In The Sky” with Peter Frampton.
“Rocket Man”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“Space Oddity”
“Spirit In The Sky”
“She Blinded Me With Science”
Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock blogger who once did a presentation in a college public speaking course about why The Rolling Stones were better than The Beatles. (She received an A.)
Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
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