William Shatner performs "It Was a Very Good Year"

William Shatner does his rendition of the Sinatra classic "It Was a Very Good Year" on The Mike Douglas Show in the early '70s.

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[miamigroove]

I just shat myself watching this.

[ishtarg8]

The more I watch this, the better it seems to me. My friends and family want me to seek psychiatric help; they think liking this song, not going out and collecting urine in Mason jars is a sign of insanity; but they're blind to the sincerity and godlike genius of The Shat, the poor fools!

[TheGoalSetter]

Shatner sang songs as an acting technique...a fairly common practice.

Shatner apparently felt he was really good at it and/or thought the practice was commercial enough to try to sell. I bet other actors had done it before him.

Remember, Shatner is a very hard working guy. He tried everything, including selling stuff like this.

[duffy mccann]

Can we use the Guardian of Forever to go back in time to prevent this schlock from being recorded?

[Enkenator]

I desperately hope that this does not survive as the only evidence of man on earth.

[Leapday56]

And now that you're 82, it is a very good year! Happy Birthday!

[TomthatiscalledTom]

Eros

Don Juan

Cassanova

The Shat

[OneClickCash]

Is is it just me or does his shirt remind you of something he wore on Star Trek?

[Mark Andresen]

Yeah,yeah, Sinatra's version's okay I guess, but there's just no beating the Shatner original.

[Helena Hild]

por que estamos juntos?

[Nealhugh Hurwitz]

I love Shatner!!! Good man!!!

[monsterinkorporated]

Shit, Shat, Shatner