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William Shatner - Common People

dsjkhd · 3.5M views · 2009-06-07 · 4:43

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William Shatner's spoken-word cover of Pulp's 'Common People', from his album Has Been.

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HN commenters repeatedly recommend it as a surprisingly good cover that brings out the contempt in the lyrics.

Recommended by 6 HN people across 5 months · HN mentions 2013–2023

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ur-whale · 2023-11 · Recommendation

> Not to mention the Jarvis Cocker fascination If you like the Pulp (original AFAICT) version, you have to listen to this cover by Cap'n Kirk: [LINK] [VIDEO]

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svnt · 2022-10 · Recommendation

“You will never understand how it feels to live your life with no meaning or control, and with nowhere left to go. You’re amazed that they exist, and they burn so bright that you can only wonder why?” —- Pulp, Common People The Shatner cover is something special: [VIDEO]

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ThePhysicist · 2022-10 · Recommendation

I like him, he seems to be a thoughtful person. I once listened to his album (which has a great cover of the song "Common People", that jokes about how rich people see the world [1]), in which he reflects on the death of his previous wife, who drowned in their pool, I found that quite touching as well 1: [VIDEO]

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