"Fan" Star Trek Original Series Clip to "Common People" by William Shatner

Star Trek the Original Series Clip to the music of "Common People" by William Shatner from his album "Has Been".
NOTE: This clip was made purely for personal creative purposes.
Footage from: Star Trek which is owned by Paramount Pictures and music from "Has Been" album by William Shatner and Ben Folds.
Please don't remove my clip from KZbin.

[@LordRicco666]

Thanks everyone for their appreciation of my clip :) It was fun to make and still fun to watch!

[@agua9999]

this video is AWESOME ! must've taken a long time b/c the clips & music & lyrics are perfectly blended .... fantastic job !!!!

[@kirbyholt7153]

i JUST FOUND IT ,WATCHED 3 TIME IN A ROW ..........THE BEST ..THANK'S !

[@BikerDudeLebowski]

Amazing cover by The Shat, and amazing mash-up by you! Win-win!

[@Angron789]

This is sublime, perfect. A true tribute to the Shat.

[@alleykatt21]

Well done!!! That must have taken a very long time to do!! Loved it! 💕

[@adandap]

Some people have way too much time on their hands. Which is why we have awesome things like this. :)

[@jeremyfrogg798]

imagine what we'd get if we just paid creative people to be creative, instead of needing everything to be a commercial success

[@thorodinson6637]

I LOVE this song,so relevant

[@marcidorman]

Hilarious. Nailed the tone! I would love to meet the creative genius behind this.

[@GregDeocampoogle]

Well that was perfect.

[@LordRicco666]

Thanks Greg, Appreciate it!

[@tsgsjeremy]

Ditto

[@unclebillmusic]

Ditto Ditto

[@mtmk5]

Ditto '19

[@drsloanski]

Ditto ‘20

[@gameboardgames]

This was better than the last 3 Star Wars movies, and maybe the last 6.

[@user-gi1vy6ku1g]

2024 and I've just seen this, pure genius and so well made!

[@LordRicco666]

Thanks mate!

[@anthonyhauck4103]

So glad you're still reading comments. Frankly, this is the peak of western civilization. Everything since is just aftermath.

[@ErisRising]

The best cover version of any song ever, and I state this without the faintest trace of irony.

[@daveroche6522]

Agreed - for some reason it just works, although "Jackson and Shatner" should have the same impact as "bacon and soap". Still.....

[@jaykoval5957]

Truth!

[@Growler57]

I won’t argue it’s bloody awesome

[@Bacopa68]

It's definitely Shatner's best cover, and he has some good ones. However, Devo's cover of "Hey Hey, My My" with Neil Young on supplemental guitar is the greatest moment in early eighties music. It's up on YT now. If it isn't 9 minutes, it's not the right video.

[@mmfraf]

Nearly ten years old, and I've only seen this for the first time today. Oh well, better late than never. LordRicco666, whoever you are and whether or not you still exist, please know: this is damn beautiful. Funny, slick, gorgeously assembled, and sometimes just wicked smart (Uhura in front of the monitor, relearning everything after Nomad wiped her brain in "The Changeling," in time with "pretend you never went to school"? Oh man!). Bravo, sir, bravo!

[@johnmccaffrey280]

Thank you so much sir! and yes I still exist 👍

[@joycejames8461]

I'm also late to the party and found this after doing some recent Shatner viewing. The editing on the video is fantastic and although I've known this great Cocker Shatner performance for a long time it's been a real treat to see these pictures too.

[@daimo_4750]

For someone that is almost 10 years old, you have a wonderful lexicon and even better taste. 👍

[@sheltr9735]

Thank you! I knew virtually all of the episodes involved, but drew a blank with Uhura's scene

[@sheltr9735]

@@johnmccaffrey280 If you are, indeed, LordRicco666, then may I add my thanks, as well! This is "internet-best of" type of stuff (that's certainly true for all of the many fans of the original Star Trek!)

[@BlankRegie]

This has to be a STRONG ass candidate for BEST THING ON KZbin EVER! Truly inspired genius! How ever did you turn a Shatner cover of a 90's Brit rock class war anthem into a touchingly hilarious tribute to OG Trek? You FOUND a way! 🖖LLAP

[@LordRicco666]

Awww. Thanks :) The clip was spoken word/video so the clip had to match the lyrics of the song so in some ways all it took was meticulous editing and a trekker knowledge of Star Trek but yes wanted to inject humour too :) But in some ways it's like Michelangelo said "The sculpture is already complete within the marble block, before I start my work. It is already there, I just have to chisel away the superfluous material."

[@BlankRegie]

@@LordRicco666Spoken like a true genius, my friend! And it looks like you used bits from ALL the TOS' episodes, which is even more impressive.

[@tommyhaynes9157]

I'd give anything to see Shatner , Jackson and the rest of this group do this live

[@Atheist7]

Check out dailymotion

[@benwillis124]

This has been here for a while, only now just stumbled onto it. I must say, it's brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

[@LordRicco666]

Thank you :)

[@phantomleap]

9 years later this remains one of the greatest things to ever hit KZbin

[@Memfys]

Yes!

[@AmberAlley]

Is there a Nobel for best video of all time? Consider yourself nominated.

[@LordRicco666]

Awwwwwwwwwwww.. thanks :)

[@labattman]

Well..he Shatnered the hell out of that video. It proves there is still some good on this planet if you look hard enough. Well done mate!

[@kng3785]

Every now and then, I have to revisit this song and put it on blast😁

[@elizabeth_hfx]

Guys, I literally do not know another human that would have loved this. Its really nice to know you guys are out there, loving this stuff with me.

[@MyRapNameIsAlexbitsnpieces]

This is FANTASTIC! I made a William Shatner sing-acting video and someone linked me to this one. I doubt I would have discovered this otherwise. Now all the time I invested is worth it.

[@LordRicco666]

Awww awesome, please send me the link if you have it of you singing it

[@billmilligan7272]

This has to be the best William Shatner themed fan-made video out there. That's frankly saying a lot!

[@Bacopa68]

Nah, the Kirk/Spock slash "Closer" video is the best. I made a YT account because they made that adult restricted.

[@billmilligan7272]

@@Bacopa68 Got link? I looked at your channel but couldn't find it.

[@Bacopa68]

@@billmilligan7272 Sorry, I meant I signed up to YT because the video was age restricted. Just look up Closer Kirk Spock.

[@secondlastnameleft]

You can tell so very well from the pairing of the scenes with the lyrics that the creator is a huge Trek fan andTOSser 👏

[@timothybachman9653]

I’m here because Bill Shatner travels to space this week, and I couldn’t think of a better video to share on this momentous occasion.

[@williamjack5405]

Love the original , but this version took it another level. Love it.

[@jeffwhite3625]

As a fan of Pulp, this song, Star Trek and of course, William Shatner, This was Tremendous ! Great job.

[@DocTinfoil]

Old friend Alex Proyas (Director, The Crow, Dark City) has just been mesmerized by this today♥♥♥ Thanks for brightening Alex's day all these years later.

[@bachelorcalwood]

this may be the greatest video ever....thank you so much for putting it together, makes me ridiculously happy

[@jenniferkonstant5920]

Ditto!

[@agua9999]

ikr? LOVED it !!!

[@faithalessandri968]

Right?! 😆😆😆

[@LordRicco666]

I'd like to think that Bill Shatner has seen this! As viewers would have noticed, I went with the whole spoken word to video clip approach and I think he'd approve

[@christopherdooley451]

Just as good today ! Absolute genius ! and what a show..still AWESOME

[@okrajoe]

Anything that brings more attention to this great song has my full support. That, and Joe Jackson vocals.

[@jameshesterberg7800]

Happy 91st birthday the honorable william Shatner.this version of this song is alot better than the original.live long and prosper or give me some of that prosper.lol!

[@thedudeinblack2598]

Congratulations to the person that put this video together, pure genius...

[@raypurchase801]

BRILLIANT VISUALS. Well Done, Lord Ricco.

[@LordRicco666]

Thanks :)

[@mikesaunders4775]

I loved the original,but methinks, as the wheel of life rolls ever on, that this version shall posterity embrace. Thank you sir.

[@daveroche6522]

Still gets better and funnier with every viewing - once again, thank you, , thank you......

[@LordRicco666]

I keep watching it too! lol :) it is a fun watch and particularly like the film reel slide bit

[@Radagast-]

Whoever you are. Wherever you are. Be proud.

[@LordRicco666]

Thank you! I am proud of it and watch it to have a laugh & a smile.

[@chinosts]

This is still one of the best things on KZbin.

[@LordRicco666]

Thanks Chino!

[@Bruce-vq7ni]

Flawless -

[@heigerlein2805]

an award for the CUTTER please!

[@RooftopsofAmerica]

I love coming back around to this video every so often. One of my all time favorites!

[@jefftaylor7916]

This played at a bar I was at tonight. I had to come find it again. So good

[@HairyTuttle]

Fucking brilliant.

[@GaryMPhoto]

Great video... gotta mention that Joe Jackson duets on this with Shatner for the actual singing. They both do amazing, with Ben Folds providing the music. So many stars...

[@martinberndt3102]

I found that clip in 2022 &

[@zerofighter42]

Still the greatest thing on KZbin. A work of pure genius

[@brenta100]

This video has extremely high re-watchability for me. Thank you (to the creator). I love this version of "Common People" by Shatner and Joe Jackson (and Ben Folds).

[@johnmccaffrey280]

Thanks :)

[@LordRicco666]

You are most welcome! I do rewatch it myself on occasion as it is just upbeat, fun and humorous

[@Viktors633]

A genuine Labour of Love, well done Lord Ricco.

[@LordRicco666]

Thanks mate! It certainly was, I wish I had time to do others!

[@LordRicco666]

Indeed it was! Thanks

[@etherealnebulous]

This is not a video, this is ART.

[@LordRicco666]

Thanks I really appreciate that :)

[@JP-ve7or]

That was glorious.

[@Randomcorpse]

Dear god that's beautiful.

[@Milkweedy]

It took me 3 years to come across this vid, but I'm so glad I did. Kirk taking Edith Keeler to a supermarket, Operation: Annihilate roaches, Kirok and Trelane as tourists….too damn perfect. Thanks for putting this together!

[@neilharvey4521]

Most people think, that Shatner was an actor first and then started to sing, but they're wrong. In truth he made this song first, traveled back in time, dropped the music sheet to the Pulp guys and then made the Star Trek series and secretly put in the scenes for this video. Everything else makes no sense.

[@Atheist7]

I can see that.... I can see that being...... it's JAMES, f'n T. KIRK!!!!!

[@myname-ss5qm]

italian renaissance painting? who needs it? we've got youtube fan videos. brilliant!

[@jeleuri]

This wins the Internet on so many levels!

[@torpmevchaunceyjfx1465]

2019 - Still f*cking brilliant For things like this TOS will never die. ;)

[@CrusherArgXXX]

For things like this TOS will never die. ;)

[@crawfb]

Just searching for the official video for this song. Couldn't find it. Found this instead. It's even better!

[@daveroche6522]

Thank you, thank you, thank you - I haven't laughed this long and this loud for ages. The amount of effort and work required is evident - full marks.

[@Atheist7]

Consider this.... 11, ELEVEN years ago!!!!!!!

[@LordRicco666]

Thank you sir :)

[@LordRicco666]

@@Atheist7Indeed! I have been quite absent in new content although I do have a Breaking Bad clip spoken word/video in mind

[@Atheist7]

@@LordRicco666What I meant..... Your video is of IMMENSE quality, compared to computers that were available back then. Must have taken WEEKS if not a couple months of computing time to do.

[@darrenabyrnes]

2019 - Still f*cking brilliant

[@richardwhite8072]

Absolutely brilliant,i first heard this version at our local cinema during the intermission,could not believe it I had to ask what version it was,and now with the scenes as well awesome.

[@jenniferkonstant5920]

I love everything about this: Star Trek, Shatner, Pulp. Bravo! ❤

[@SpinyNorman2]

This is pure genius.

[@stockicide]

I thought I couldn't love this cover more, but I was wrong. Great editing- thanks for making this!

[@gdw3]

Agree! I love it when Joe Jackson blasts in. And Shat has the right amount of anger to punk it up. This video makes it even better!

[@LordRicco666]

No problems, glad you enjoyed it. Sorry for the long delay in replying I'm quite inactive due to work!

[@HumanBeanbag]

Absolutely amazing. This is why god made the internet! 😂❤

[@faithalessandri968]

This is a masterpiece. A work of art. 🙌💯 perfect

[@X4PP3D]

Video is perfect. Wouldn't change a thing.

[@markallen2984]

The only thing I would change is to add an mage of "Nomad" in the gallery of Star Trek villains

[@chiarametters.1910]

This is magic, people!

[@mikejmarvin]

This is the greatest thing ever

[@Rookiebatman]

This is the best fan-made/compilation music video I've ever seen.

[@kevinramsey417]

This is my anti-hipster anthem. Shatner's performance gets the point of the song across in a way that was lacking in the original Pulp version.

[@celenesyntax]

Absolutely agree with this

[@SPIDERM0OSE]

The reason you didnt get the point of the artists song is the very reason the artist created the song. In other words you need a pretentious fabricated thespianiac personality such as William Shatner to spell it out for you or tha base brutality of a nuclear war for mindless #ConsumerSwine like you to "Get It"

[@je7055]

@@SPIDERM0OSE As someone who loves both versions & slightly prefers the Pulp version - isn't the point that there's nothing to "get", that the romanticizing of poverty is just an illusion? To say that poor folks have a special perspective that no one else can understand seems to go against the song and seems to share the view of the rich girl he's singing about. That said, I do think the Shatner version sacrifices much of the original's rich subtlety in favor of communicating the themes of class and inequality more clearly. I can definitely see how this version would seem too heavy-heanded and spelling-it-out to a British listener - the original could afford to be subtle (one of its strengths, certainly) because the song's idea of class is a particularly British idea. There's obviously class and inequality in North America too, but over here it doesn't take the same form in pop culture; while we fetishize poverty too, it tends to fall more along racial lines because of our own history (Eddie Murphy in Trading Places.. and Coming to America for that matter) it's not quite the same phenomenon that a Brit could immediately trace back to Dickens' pastoral depiction of the lower classes, the chimney sweeping boy archetype, etc. - so the Shatner version does need to emphasize those ideas more for a North American audience, again at the sacrifice of the original's subtlety and in a way that probably fairly enough comes across as too blunt, maybe even hammy, for many British listeners.

[@SPIDERM0OSE]

@@je7055 Yea. Maybe, to all that. I think yer overthinking it tho. Shattner has no duty of care toward watever integrity you imagine the original song possessed. I think you need a familiarity with British culture, English culture in particular n even more precisely Yorkshire culture & its humor. I don't think the song glamorizes poverty, there is no genuine poverty in 90s Britain to glamorize, social problems yes, genuine poverty no. The British for all their faults have an all for one attitude to their home, they're proud of themselves n their collective history & accomplishments. As such they accept their place on the totem pole, not everyone can be rich but everyone can contribute to the Good Ship Britannia & the working class are proud of their contribution. The attitude of the song is matter of fact & unpretentious, very much working class English with a dollop of Yorkshire wit thrown in. The rich girl is treating them/him like hes from an other planet n hes saying " Wat are you going on about you silly cow ?" 90s Working class Britain has no inferiority complex, similarly a British aristocrat wouldn't feel too uncomfortable around the working class, only spending power seperates em em but culturally they have all the trappings the other has, car, house, friends, holidays etc. Im not a big fan of the Brits but thats one of thier major strengths, they're very much in it together whether I like em or not n I respect that strength of character, coz come wat may they'll be OK n they kno it too.

[@je7055]

@@SPIDERM0OSE Of course the song isn't glamorizing poverty, the speaker is making fun of the girl for glamorizing it, and I agree that understanding the original song requires some familiarity with British culture, that was pretty much my point =p

[@billobyrne]

Holy mallolies!!!! That sir, is ART!!!

[@LiaThePenguinologist]

I watch this pretty regularly, and I always wonder how intentional it was on op's part that this song kind of feels like a perfect encapsulation of star trek's (especially tos) themes of, like, economic tourism? Like the crew of the enterprise, coming from their utopian society on a mission of curiosity and discovery really are kind of like a rich kid playing at being working class to enrich themselves with authenticity or whatever but then getting way more than they bargained for, and at the same time, encountering all these godly aliens who are even more privileged and bored than they are who use them as playthings for their own entertainment. like that line "and everybody hates a tourist, especially one who thinks it's all such a laugh", one way or the other, isn't that the plot of so many of those old episodes? anyway great vid 👍

[@LordRicco666]

Agreed!

[@paulcrew7589]

Best EVER.

[@patrickshevlin42]

A big thankyou to Bill Shatner and Joe Jackson for this but... Lord Ricco, please take a bow! Such a funny, upbeat and a feel good video. It's great to be 62 yrs old and remember the old Star Trek and Jackson's great voice and the bass playing from my earlier days. Friday night, I often dance around the living room with this clip at full blast.😀😀😀😀😀. PS...Does anybody know how to stick the leg back onto a coffee table?🤭

[@mikeynma]

When history looks back at the moment music peaked...this will be that moment ;)

[@pegclairezach]

THIS IS PURE GENIUS! YOU DESERVE ALL OF THE MONEY THAT THIS PLANET HAS.

[@geraldgiraud8486]

my fav song ever

[@lcmbs]

I don't know Star Trek, but damn I want to watch it now !

[@orestis170]

This is one of the best internet things I have seen. Thank you sir/madame

[@LordRicco666]

You are most welcome

[@larrybush1664]

Really well done. It must have been a lot of fun to make but also hard work. Kudos for finding so many scenes to match the song lyrics, often in comic fashion. Bravo!

[@bretmaverick7774]

10 "Tourists" up there spamming the unlike button. Everybody hates a tourist.

[@benmayhew2K]

Everbody actually hates a Tory

[@TheNovemberRose]

Bret Maverick777: Exactly. May I use that line in the future for unlikers in my path?

[@chrisjohnson4165]

Specially one that thinks it's all such a laugh.

[@Angron789]

Like a dog in a corner we will bite them and never warn them.

[@DuckBoots]

My mind was blown the first time I heard this song a few years ago and you had to go and take it to a-whole-nother level. Well done

[@sishabadab6570]

Genius...

[@tomzeedee]

Absolutely brialliant..

[@arem1091]

it is still weird to see them in colour. i watched the series on a black and white tv back in the day...

[@raven8643]

Pure Gold-pressed Latinum...

[@andysastro]

Absolutely perfect, brilliant tribute to Trek original series and stunningly well crafted, bravo!

[@Strive1324L]

This is great! Always been a fan of TOS, what an awesome video. Gotta give credit to Kirk, he sure got around. #1Captain!

[@markallen2984]

Fookin’ genius

[@jeffreyabelson7171]

this may be the greatest video of all time - really!

[@pegclairezach]

Thank You for sharing your genius with the world. We are genuflecting in front of you to shout your amazingness to all.

[@misdangered4326]

Bangin’ toon. No doubt… 👌

[@elijosintetico2847]

the more I see it, the more I like it. I loved the song but the video also has an incredible production.

[@LordRicco666]

Thanks :)

[@lancecrain1588]

THAT. IS. AWESOME. great work. Landru would be proud.

[@LordRicco666]

Peace and Tranquility, friend :)

[@fagend123]

What can I say? Absolutely superb!!!

[@patrickmcmanus5373]

Such a great song originally.but Shatner turned it into a masterpiece.Best Shatner song.I also like the nerds video as well.Shatner has been making albums since the sixties.Getting better too.LOVE IT. THANKS MATE.😝😍😊💋💜❤🏄😗🐠🐠🐠🐠

[@LordRicco666]

Glad you liked it mate!

[@rappar9673]

One of the best videos online, top 50 easy.

[@nedelkin84]

Пять лет не пересматривал TOS. Пришла пора пересмотреть:)

[@pennyjenkins7440]

Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!!!!! LOVE his version of this song, and now i love it even more. Thanks for the obvious care and love you put into this.

[@bonckers]

I LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!❤love ❤❤❤

[@dennisdownes9319]

First time today....Absolutely Brilliant!! DD

[@KaputOtter]

Lifetime Trekkie, first time watching this, lol. Amazing. Thanks!

[@deefrash9806]

Love this version of Pulp's song and this video is so much fun too!!!

[@CrusherArgXXX]

This is the best clip I saw so far from Star Trek that advertises The Original Series ... I think anyone who sees it will want to see at least some chapter of the series ... it's great!