William Shatner - Mr Tambourine Man

[freemisterdarcy]

This is my favorite.

[Tajavideo]

Best version I've ever heard except for the Byrds, Dylan, &

Minnie Pearl

[michellesupport89]

Worst cover ever. Just hilarious haha.

[StereOasis93]

@michellesupport89 I agree he reminds me of Zapp Braniggan off futurama lol

[PajoLee]

@StereOasis93 Obviously.. since Zapp is a 'play' on Shatners Character from Star Trek TOS - James Kirk ...........

[StereOasis93]

@PajoLee ahh never knew that

[betterthanyourmom]

Think I'll go listen to Bilbo Baggins now.

[xxdublincitygirlxx]

Haha - oh man this is painful and i thought kevin costner's version was bad :D

[WilHiteWarrior]

Nooooooo! Not Mr Tambourine maaaan! WHYYYYYYY?! OH THE HUMANITYYY!!!

[cooperthewolf]

the album should have said:"Shat out in less than an hour!"

[kathethomas56]

Sad. Did he not have any friends who could look at him and say "what the fuck?" Good actor, but, bad, bad choices of material.

[qte00]

@kathethomas56 I can't imagine he gives a damn what his friends think about his tongue-in-cheek music career.

[chuggachuggawoowoo]

@qte00 It wasn't "tongue-in-cheek"...this idiot thought he was doing a dramatic reading. He thought he was doing something artistic. Now he pretends he was joking because it's so embarassingly stupid.

[PaulSiraisi]

What a scream. Nice work.

[TheAlistairDick]

He's completely insane

[ZaffireWolf]

Please tell me you uploaded this ironically. 

[Alezander3815]

This song had to be the inspiration behind the line KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!

[daven58100]

Man. Shatner outdid himself on this one. Hysterical.

[lucyjin82]

.....this is the strangest thing I've watched in days.

[cro44magnum]

It wasn't until William Shatner got ahold of this song that Mr. Tambourine Man finally got the freaking message.

[olddude521]

I can feel my lunch coming up noww.......GAAAAAAAAAH

[sendhimtodetroit]

If Bill could dance as well as he acts and sings, he would be a true triple threat.

[halvaman3]

shatner thats just shitner!

[bluecaster]

DEDICATED TO CHRIS MARTIN OF COLDPLAY

[inferno232]

Am I the only one to whom this sounds like a song about Shatner's illicit affair with Mr. Tambourine Man? Only it goes horribly awry at the end, and, as Mr. Tambourine Man lies dying in Shatner's arms, he screams to the heavens in grief.

[ew275x]

Mr. Tambourine Man? Mr. Tambourine Man?! MISTER TAMBOURINE MAAAAN!!!!

Shatner does Metal Gear before it even existed.

[corwinorr]

@ew275x SNAAAAAAAKE!!

[Dracanon]

one word : GENIUS

[Mahaveez]

1) Backup singers: "Hey Mister Tambourine Man, play a song for me."

2) The background "song" melody drops, and William Shatner proceeds to not sing, to hilarious effect.

3) Repeat steps 1-2.

[Mumblix]

MISTER TAMBOURINE MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNN!

[blonde7000]

This is Mr Tamborine man of the star federation responding to international distress call from captain kirk. Can you confirm your current position as Scotty cannot lock on to your coordinates from the starship Enterprise. Their is a solar storm in Quandrant 14 blocking out all communicartion channels in this area

[Nakkinak]

flawless masterpiece

[seonfox]

William Shatner is the definition of a "wondertard"

[SUCKMEISTER005]

Now..."this" is what I call singing!

[bareknuckles2u]

Holy shit, this is soooooooo fuckin' bad! Hilarious!

[VozDRazon]

Khan: I've done far worse than kill you, Admiral. I've hurt you. And I wish to go on hurting you. I shall leave you as you left me, as you left her; marooned for all eternity in the center of a dead planet... buried alive! Buried alive...!

Kirk: MR. TAMBOURINE MAN!!!!!!!

[chuggachuggawoowoo]

I love how Shatner nows tries to make people believe that this was done tongue-in-cheek. Bull. Shatner actually thought this was good. What an idiot.

[WilliamHoldenfan]

Oh dear LOL ah so bad it's good.That must have been one hell of an acid trip sounds so out of it.

[cherrybomb2600]

so intense, like he's needing a fix!

Shatner is a trip & a half - always puts me in a good mood.

now, I'll listen to his cover of "Taxi", so great!

[LazlosPlane]

This you realize, was NOT intended to be funny. They were SERIOUS. Which is why, I suppose, it came out so damned funny.

[MultiJman69]

MAN I LOVE SHATNERS VERSION OF THIS CLASSIC, IM 42 AND SHATNER IS STILL MY IDOL.

[LazlosPlane]

@MultiJman69 Amen, brother.

[ecb2]

Oh yah, Billy took some good acid...and the rest is history:)

[brainsareus]

what is beatnik about it, though ?

[maestrojon]

@brainsareus Spoken word poetry, bongos, and of course the tambourine!

[martinnolan88]

@maestrojon most poetry is spoken you gowl.

[maestrojon]

@martinnolan88 and most poetry is spoken by beatniks when accompanied by bongos and tambourines Mr. Pottymouth.

[Markmortis]

@martinnolan88 I'd have said most poetry is read.

[brainsareus]

ya gotta, at the very least, love a guy, who does not give a shit, about making fool of himself, or, what people care. capn' kirk rocks;well, kinda' ??

[sugarmagnolia787]

This is just weird...

[22centman36]

@sugarmagnolia787 suga everyone wa stoned and high at the time so everyone got high and said, " hey lets record an album where William shatner , the captain of the enterprise, on that show star trek does current pop music as a dramatic reading."

[kalpal67]

i should play this for anyone who hates rap music....how could they hate it after this

[Ceejayqb]

It's like music but not as we know it Captain lol

[brainsareus]

@Ceejayqb very good one.funny-witty.

[firestartertwistedfi]

Thank you for uploading this - it made my afternoon!

[Horicert]

This is so awesome that it's, like, beyond awesome.

[miamigroove]

I sooo want to bang green Yvonne Craig

[IGotARight]

INCREDIBLE! ha ha ha great video seriously! thank you

REALLY well-done

[styleomatic]

This is a result of the inability to say "NO"

[sherileepoetcmt]

I'd take this over Sarah Mclachlan any day......especially if he takes his shirt off....

[DoctorRazzArea4]

wtf

[GregDad100]

You gotta love how Shatner just keeps screaming long after the background singers have given up and left. How much cocaine could one man ingest to give a performance like this?

[tyrelroo]

MISTER TAMBOURINE MAAAAAAN!!!!

[embojitsu]

This is epic. Brilliant video; must have taken hours! I love it.

[Scooterblue1]

The man sounds lost.

[sushimonsterosity]

Oh my god

[ritter89]

I heard this when I was a kid and couldn't stop laughing at the ending when he screams. I played that tape for hours

[ritter89]

I heard this when I was a kid and couldn't stop laughing at the ending when he screams. I played that tape for hours

[Reapent]

rofl shatner is legendary

[wildsmiley]

MR. TAMBOURINE MAAAN!!

[1953Excalibur]

Shatner put his name to this crap ... its a frigging nightmare .. like watching Bambi on crack.

[lustre5]

No, the song is not "funny" in the composer's hands. And I think the composer can handle any satirical attempts. The higher you go, the more you get teased.

[nnn34567]

Its time for him to re-record this in 2011

[Waxterzz]

Better than The Byrds' adaptation.

Heck, it's even better than Star Wars&Star Trek combined!

[hotnoodle101]

@Waxterzz Excuse me? The original unedited Star Wars trilogy was amazing and not comparable to this.

[nomiclas]

this is the 60's.now we the viewers of utube based on your request are ready to perform your castaration

[miamigroove]

Im not sleepy - and there is no place - im going to?

[MetrazolElectricity]

What the fuck is this...

[Daimando]

If given a chance, I would do a Karaoke version of this song.

[Shuggydylan]

It is all about "ambience". Someone should have called an ambience (he got lucky, but it was an accident). My Granny used to make strange noises whe Star Trek was on in the 60's. WE used to think she was trying to talk Klingon, but soo realised that they related to matters of "romance" better not mentioned here (nuff said, folks!). I had a schoolboy crush on Uhura. Now she in 97, ah don't fancy her as much. Bob never liked this version, though he's a secret Trekkie. Tell no one. Ah'm off now!

[ENGLISHBL0KE]

If it's timed right the ending of this song is surprisingly fitting for my sex mix.

[katbates1]

@ENGLISHBL0KE you sick bastard

[RDBeatnik]

This is brilliant in all its glorious depravity.

[kdreamland]

102 people had Shatner following them in the jingle jangle morning.

[Useless2112]

@kdreamland Best comment ever.

[BlackJackLanza]

pure genius!

[mobydoug]

Has Shatner's entire life been a put-on? He seems to genuinely take himself seriously, which is truly frightening. I mean, is he wittingly or unwittingly funny? The harder he tries, the more ridonqulous he grows....

[kerrgal]

@mobydoug He IS putting us on.

[OctoSnuffaluffagus]

Best song ever and best video ever.. awesome timed stills near the end.

[wdamian]

Dang, Kirk dropped acid. Who knew?

[Taxichick08]

Should I be laughing or crying?!???

[al3699]

i never thought it was possible to physically rape a song.....

[TheWolfsDen617]

great choice of photos!



[TheFlimOfFlam]

@DocMarten2525 i fucking knew!!!! you dirty CANADIANS!!!

[noahcism]

This is fucking wonderful

[bangleslvr]

Ahhhhhh !!!!! Listening to this hep-cat rendition GAVE ME CANCER! It's eating ... into ... into my brain like an earwig !!  Help me Spock !

[ThaddeusRobe]

At :40 you can see the expression that every single person has had cross their face while listening to this for the first time.

[vejimenez]

lmao!!!

[IClifeis2B]

William Shatner: Where No Ego Has Ever Gone Before. Actually, this piece is SO BAD that it's good...the best worst piece of music I've ever heard in my life.

[JonBenet6]

Didn't Uhuru go into porn after the series ended?

[MrKirkenstein]

the only real question is :

was this meant to be a serious rendition?

and if it was...........

[jelleu]

Mr. Tambourine KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!

[petetang1985]

is this for real?

[lagnok]

I love how william shatner actually appears to be piss-scared of mr tambourine man lol - LOVE his pronunciation of it

[dkomjath]

Why does Shatner have to be so SUBTLE and NUANCED, not to mention NOT HISTRIONIC or TERRIBLY OVER-ACTED with his version?? He sounds exactly like Vashti Bunyan if she were to cover it. C'mon man, put your heart into it.

[kellyadmirer1]

MR. TAMBOURINE MAN... mr. tambourine man... Hey, Mr. Tamobourine man? ....MR. TAMBOURINE MANNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!! Pure brilliance.

[LENTICULARPLASTIC]

Unharnessed blood-and-thunder pathos with backup singers. This man is a God damn fucking national treasure.

[itsgoodifyousuck]

i can't believe i sat through that whole thing! i want those 3minutes 24 seconds of my life back!! ehh its ok i'd probably just waste them

[gricka31]

who ever thought spoken word cover albums were a good idea?

[thelazzlazz]

What an orgasmic piece of song.

[Mechamortal]

In the... jingle... jangle morning, I'll come following ya.

Use that as a pick up line.

[TheDevoDan]

funny



[john71294]

It hurts :'(

[oralboytoy]

This is so terrible, it's awesome. It's like the musical equivalent of 2 girls 1 cup.

[johnbubbanewsdude]

This is the music they play in hell.

[maestrojon]

@johnbubbanewsdude Better to... reign in Hell, than to... serve... in Heaven.

[Mechamortal]

@maestrojon Well, I'm tired of... serving in Hell!

[tknippe]

@maestrojon i guess u will find out..

[kdreamland]

@maestrojon nobody reigns in hell.

[maestrojon]

@kdreamland "Have you ever read Milton, captain?" Khan Noonian Singh

[Zwei4815]

@maestrojon "Paradise Lost" isn't worth reading, Milton was a bigot.

[maestrojon]

@Zwei4815 and Khan was a genetically engineered, maniacal, super human from the 20th century who nearly conquered the Earth and the Starship Enterprise.

[Zwei4815]

@maestrojon They'd probably get along, then.

[eljono1]

@maestrojon ...nearly....

[CaribDevist]

@Zwei4815 So was Jefferson, and Montsqueiu, and Kant, and Hiedegger... better stop reading them all.

[Zwei4815]

@CaribDevist I disagree with them anyway, so no problem there.

[CaribDevist]

@Zwei4815 You disagree without having ever read them. You must be an American.

[Zwei4815]

@CaribDevist I never said that I didn't read them, did I?

[CaribDevist]

@Zwei4815 Oh, I'll bet you read them. You're a scholar.

[firestartertwistedfi]

@Zwei4815 ?

[TheVeganDrummer]

@kdreamland Nobody can reign in an imaginary place!

[pattyajones]

@johnbubbanewsdude  LOL, now THAT was funny!!!!!!!

[Creelian]

@johnbubbanewsdude Mr. Tamborine man... Can't... feel to grip... That is to say... He doesn't give a shit...

[Lemming2002]

OK God only knows what he's going to do to the tambourine man when he finally catches him, but it sounds unspeakable :) Spock at 1:56 is like stop singing or I'll phaser the crap out of you!

[tinaturntable]

Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnn!­

[Leadfoot530]

Bill Shatner marches to a different drummer. Very strange.

[AstoriaMichelle99]

Anyone know where I can find Scotty's version of Mr. Transporter Man ?

Beam it up if you can.

[ShayLee0501]

I don't understand this video. I don't really know who Shatner is except he's obviously in Star Trek and I've heard the name before. All I know is that he has the word 'Shat' in his name, which is enough to get him ridiculed forever here downunder.

[keysofanxiety]

Hey mis...MISTER TAMBOURINE MAN?

Oh dear, this is so dreadful, especially the repetitive chorus with that really annoying riff in the background. But somehow, I just can't stop listening to this.

And now, I think I'm beginning, to... talk, like... William Shatner... It's, really, annoying wouldn't you... say?

[caljunkal]

Great version! I think it is better than Dylan.



[aka0tsuki0sama]

the best part is he doesn't even try to sing

[vanhouten64]

@DocMarten2525 You Canadians are just jealous because we've got Shatner now and you don't. At least you still have Celine Dion and Justin Bieber, ha ha ha!

[glimmer2158]

3:16 lol

[xBeatCity]

OH SHAT

WHAT WILL YOU DO NEXT

[SFLTracey]

WTF?

[caldragon7]

If a song needs to be TOTALLY destroyed--call Bill Shatner!

No song too good to be demolished by his lack of singing talent!

[hemming57]

What the hell was he thinking?????

[thelazycomic]

Now that is just UGLY... the fact that the greedy Ugly Music Group. (UMG), would even claim copyrights to this. UMG really is just UGLY MUSIC GROUP.

[thelazycomic]

Okay... that's it. Beam me up Scotty.

[79goldmaster1]

Shatner must have been on LSD....or he just didn't get it: He was the only singer worse than Tiny Tim.

[blass98]

Fucking hilarious !!!!!!!!hahahahaha....made me cry

[jncriton]

lol this is just just just no words can suffice i the my mind is zzzzzzzt 2+2 is 10 in base 4 i'm fine

[hobbesforsure]

Rofl, I had never heard the byroads version, granted its good, but when those do wap girls came in wow, in tears laughing lol.

[werfox666]

well i supose, other than dying of luaghter, this version lets you learn the lyrics to the original...

[EaglesNestOne64]

Obvious alternate ending: KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN­!

[BlackHoleSun1921]

MR. TAMBOURINE MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pmbear]

Classic!!!

[5891jonathan]

Bum me out, Scotty!

[dressshoeguy]

Oh god where is my boot when i need it.

[alystrup]

Common People: Best Shatner song ever.

[crc778Hypnodoc]

OMG how truly awful! Did Bob Dylan not sue!!

[bluzdawg]

...I ....just...........don't know what to say

[jessicafischerqueen]

This is the greatest video ever made, anywhere, by anyone.

[AbovePerfect]

i dig it

[Markipelago]

Oh I can't help but laugh out loud every time I hear this. His Kirk-like exclamation at the very end is hilarious. Like some Tribble just got him or something.

[Rendosian01]

I find this video very easy to masturbate to

[Jackpot1390]

Dylan cries every single time this gets a hit



[thechinadesk]

To quote Kirk from Star Trek IV, The Long Voyage Home,

"I think he did a little too much LDS."

(See also Leonard Nimoy's Ballad of Bilbo Baggins.)

[7907evil7907]

who heard this on NPR this morning?

[Theroha]

Shatner,

Stick to acting. That's what you're good... Oh, wait. Never mind.

[kenan6346]

I don't think Mr. Tambourine Man would appreciate this aggression...

[johngalt23g]

Bill Shatner, truly plumbing the depths of the musical toilet.

[TvrtkoPwner]

old memories..