William Shatner Covers Common People

0:00 / 4:32 William Shatner, Ben Folds, Joe Jackson: Common People. Live on T’night Show October 22, 2004 from Mike Piazza on Vimeo.

Is this rendition of Common People the best William Shatner cover of all time? Yes.

The back -up band is the Ben Folds Five with Joe Jackson on vocals. The recorded version is also great, with a children’s choir at the end.

~ by lolarusa on July 30, 2023.

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2 Responses to “William Shatner Covers Common People”

  1. This is Ben Folds’ brainchild. He produced a studio recording of it and chose both Shatner and Jackson to perform it. I agree it’s amazing. Better than the original!

    Ken said this on September 19, 2023 at 2:19 am

  2. What a snapshot in time, Shatner on Boston Legal, Ben Folds in his early prime, Leno before “retiring”. Great music!

    Roger Woitte said this on January 30, 2024 at 1:43 pm

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