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You know his music will be the only music of our era to survive, right?
It's not singing as we know it. But it's not exactly a spoken piece either.
The closest thing is similar to watching a train wreck in real time—
horrifying and yet, completely fascinating at the same time. I am, of course,
talking about William Shatner “covering” Bohemian Rhapsody [1] (and you can
thank Bunny for that link). But I think I like his “covers” of Space Oddity
[2] and it's sequel, Major Tom (Coming Home) [3] a little bit better.
[1]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmPOWJtsEGc
[2]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_122664&feature=iv&src_vid=rmPOWJtsEGc&v=R6Tawqwmlg4
[3]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1moHWpLv-w
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