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Points: 124 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 06 2011 at 19:28
Ohh Man, King by Tor,
 Your killing me with that Batman vid and the quote:
 "Somedays you just can't get rid of the bomb".

 I nearly  fell off the chair laughing !!!!

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I hope it's spoken word.
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Can anyone imagine Shatner singing this?.....

Ground control to major Tom
Ground control to major Tom
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
(Ten) Ground control (Nine) to major Tom (Eight)
(Seven, six) Commencing countdown (Five), engines on (Four)
(Three, two) Check ignition (One) and may gods (Blastoff) love be with you


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Points: 1003 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 18 2011 at 10:05
Originally posted by crimhead crimhead wrote:

Can anyone imagine Shatner singing this?.....

Ground control to major Tom
Ground control to major Tom
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
(Ten) Ground control (Nine) to major Tom (Eight)
(Seven, six) Commencing countdown (Five), engines on (Four)
(Three, two) Check ignition (One) and may gods (Blastoff) love be with you



Yep, and he'd probably handle countdown duties as well. 
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Points: 14258 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2011 at 20:54
I have the album and its a blast!
lotsa special effects - begins with aq countdown and blastoff in rocket. all is spoken word with excellent music throughout. Iron man is funny, Silver machine is incredible!

Will load best tunes on youtube soon hopefully



 William Shatner

 "Seeking Major Tom"

Tracklist:
01 – Major Tom (Coming Home)
02 – Space Oddity
03 – In a Little While
04 – Space Cowboy
05 – Space Truckin’
06 – Rocket Man
07 – She Blinded Me With Science
08 – Walking On the Moon
09 – Spirit In the Sky
10 – Bohemian Rhapsody
11 – Silver Machine
12 – Mrs. Major Tom
13 – Empty Glass
14 – Lost In the Stars
15 – Learning to Fly
16 – Mr. Spaceman
17 – Twilight Zone
18 – Struggle
19 – Iron Man
20 – Planet Earth


"Seeking Major Tom" track listing:

Disc: 1

01. Major Tom (PETER SHILLING)

* Nick Valensi (THE STROKES) on guitar
* Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) on guitar
* Mike Inez (ALICE IN CHAINS) on bass

02. Space Oddity (DAVID BOWIE)

* Ritchie Blackmore (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW) on guitar
* Alan Parsons on keyboards

03. In A Little While (U2)

* Manuel Gottsching (ASH RA TEMPEL) on guitar

04. Space Cowboy (STEVE MILLER)

* Brad Paisley on guitar and vocals

05. Space Trucking (DEEP PURPLE)

* Ian Paice (DEEP PURPLE) on drums
* Johnny Winter on guitar

06. Rocket Man (ELTON JOHN)

* Steve Hillage (GONG) on guitar

07. She Blinded Me With Science (THOMAS DOLBY)

* Bootsy Collins on bass
* Patrick Moraz (YES, MOODY BLUES) on keyboards/synthesizers

08. Walking On The Moon (THE POLICE)

* Toots (TOOTS & THE MAYTALS) on vocals

09. Spirit In The Sky (NORMAN GREENBAUM)

* Peter Frampton on guitar

10. Bohemian Rhapsody (QUEEN)

* John Wetton (ASIA) on bass and vocals

11. Silver Machine (HAWKWIND)

* Wayne Kramer (MC5) on guitar
* Carmine Appice (VANILLA FUDGE, ROD STEWART, OZZY OSBOURNE) on drums

12. Mrs. Major Tom

* Sheryl Crow on vocals

Disc: 2

01. Empty Glass (THE TEA PARTY)

* Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO, SCORPIONS) on guitar

02. Lost In The Stars (FRANK SINATRA version)

* Ernie Watts on saxophone

03. Learning to Fly (PINK FLOYD)

* Edgar Froese (TANGERINE DREAM) on guitar and keyboards

04. Mr. Spaceman (THE BYRDS)

* Dave Davies (THE KINKS) on guitar

05. Twilight Zone (GOLDEN EARRING)

* Warren Haynes (GOV'T MULE, ALLMAN BROTHERS) on guitar

06. Struggle (original track William Shatner / Adam Hamilton)

07. Iron Man (BLACK SABBATH)

* Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) on guitar and vocals
* Mike Inez (ALICE IN CHAINS, OZZY OSBOURNE) on bass

08. Planet Earth (DURAN DURAN)

* Steve Howe (YES) on guitar



Edited by AtomicCrimsonRush - October 14 2011 at 21:14
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Front cover

Seeking Major Tom is an album by William Shatner. It was released October 11, 2011 by Cleopatra Records.[2] The album features many noted musicians, including Sheryl Crow, Ian Paice, Patrick Moraz, Ritchie Blackmore, Alan Parsons, Peter Frampton, Nick Valensi, Zakk Wylde, Mike Inez, Chris Adler, Steve Howe, Michael Schenker, Dave Davies, Brad Paisley, Bootsy Collins, and Toots.[3]



listen here

http://rock967online.com/william-shatner-covers-black-sabbath-audio/




Edited by AtomicCrimsonRush - October 14 2011 at 21:02
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Points: 5482 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2011 at 22:10
Dave Davies?  It's good to hear he was well enough to record.
Trust me. I know what I'm doing.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB3uVARNhmM
I think that is pretty prog in my mind. And so was his cover of rocket man.
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Points: 69 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2011 at 23:04
This just might be the best thing ever recorded.

oh and best album cover too.
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Points: 14258 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 15 2011 at 00:03
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