For all of you who hold IALW close to your heart

[Swan269]

William Shatner to Cover U2 on New Album (SRSLY)
From the you-can’t-make-this-up department:

William Shatner is going to cover U2′s “In A Little While” on his next album.

Yes, that William Shatner … star of Priceline commercials, Star Trek, TJ Hooker and many more roles. He even announced it on his official website.

The album is called Searching for Major Tom and a lot of the songs he’s singing have space-related theme — “Space Oddity,” “Rocket Man” and more. You’ll look at the track list and think he was inspired by seeing a U2 360 show at some point, actually.

There’s no exact release date — the announcement just says later in 2011.

Thanks atu2

 

[BVS]

 

[Steved1998]

If it's like his cover of Common People it might be pretty good

 

[mellow moog]

Could you ask for a worse indictment on the song!!!!!! Maybe I'll like his version!!!!

 

[corianderstem]

His cover of Common People is amazing (although the presence of Joe Jackson and Ben Folds help quite a bit).

So no, this isn't a measure of anything. Shatner (or whoever picks these things for him) has decent taste in music.

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

I'd probably like his version better.

 

[ramblin rose]

I wonder if that's why U2 decided to drop it from the setlist.

 

[powerhour24]

He probably got the idea because U2 suggested to mass audiences that the song was about space with the 360 video segments, .

 

[nirniva]

...

 

[shart1780]

Well at least we know it will be entertaining.

 

[corianderstem]

It'll probably sound like his cover of Rocket Man.

 

[cobl04]

hopefully it's better than that horrendous sitcom he's in at the moment!

 

[bonocomet]

Absolutely AWESOME.

 

[dstalksalot]

I love it!

 

[edge-evans]

As the years go by one can see a parallel in how Boner and Bill Shatt have aged in a similar way. Both are still fucking cool though.

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

I can't wait to hear it-should be awesome

 

[patternshirt170]

from u2gigs.com

...to make room for North Star and Zooropa, Beautiful Day slotted into the position normally held by In A Little While - a song whose performance has been controversial and not particularly well-received amongst the online fanbase, but nonetheless it has been a setlist staple lately. The last time it missed a show was on 14th October 2009.

ahem...

 

[U2girl]

Maybe U2 does read Interference.

 

[corianderstem]

Why is it shocking that U2gigs is reporting that IALW was not well-received? It's not like it's U2.com saying that.

 

[patternshirt170]

ah it's not shocking, I guess U2.com had it's flags at half-mast on that dark day of 14th October 2009.

well... for a little while...

 

[corianderstem]

I might have missed a joke somewhere with this one ......

 

[cobl04]

Why is it shocking that U2gigs is reporting that IALW was not well-received? It's not like it's U2.com saying that.

yeah i assumed that was Willie's blog, but then i saw u2gigs... you all know axver writes those articles don't you?

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

yeah, u2gigs.com is not an official site (nor does it claim to be), it's run by fans.

 

[gareth brown]

hahaha

 

[trevgreg]

We finally got a brief preview of it here... maybe there's a longer one on itunes too?

Amazon.com: Seeking Major Tom: William Shatner: Music

 

[bonocomet]

We finally got a brief preview of it here... maybe there's a longer one on itunes too?

Amazon.com: Seeking Major Tom: William Shatner: Music

Yep you get a minute and 21 over there.

 

[Galeongirl]

I'd probably like his version better.

 

[Swan269]

his blinded me with science cover is hilarious

 

[Purplereign]

^ . . . not entirely sure about his cover of IALW; if anything it's given me a new perspective on the original

I'd probably like his version better.

so how you doin?

 

[topplehatU2]

I like IALW a lot actually.