# I really really like this and I don't care what you think!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 15, 2005, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-really-like-this-and-i-dont-care-what-you-think/294634 "2005-03-15T14:33:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2005, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-really-like-this-and-i-dont-care-what-you-think/294634/1 "2005-03-15T14:33:18Z")
**Common People** from William Shatner’s _Has Been_ rocks very, very hard. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2005, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-really-like-this-and-i-dont-care-what-you-think/294634/2 "2005-03-15T14:58:04Z")
I’ve only heard it once, but I tend to agree. Shatner picked a song where he limited singing range was an asset, and the arrangement is pretty good. In my case, I really like **Ishtar**. Very funny movie. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2005, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-really-like-this-and-i-dont-care-what-you-think/294634/3 "2005-03-15T15:29:27Z")
> [@don't ask](#): > > **Common People** from William Shatner’s _Has Been_ rocks very, very hard. Ben Folds, who produced the song, was in town (Louisville, KY) for a concert some time back. He stopped the show, and had the audience just sing different lines that he fed them. He announced that it was going to be used in a song. If you check the credits for **Common People** , it includes (I think it’s listed as) “the Louisville Chorus.” A friend of mine was at the show. ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2005, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-really-like-this-and-i-dont-care-what-you-think/294634/4 "2005-03-15T15:47:44Z")
**don’t ask** , welcome to the holy see of the Church of [Shatnerology](http://shatnerology.com/). Your fat-restrait girdle and autographed copy of **Transformed Man** are in the mail. Be sure to tune into ABC on Sunday Evenings to watch the Exalted One on **Boston Legal**. Be sure to wear your secret decoder ring. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2005, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-really-like-this-and-i-dont-care-what-you-think/294634/5 "2005-03-15T16:05:00Z")
Shatner and Joe Jackson’s “Common People” is one of the best SONGS released in 2004, and the entire _Has Been_ album was brilliant and fun. Shatner and Ben Folds put a pop masterpiece together. It really is that good, and people who roll their eyes or think of Shatner’s silly and self-indulgent “Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds” don’t know what they’re missing. The new album has a lot of heart and humor, and it’s clear everyone is having a great time on it. Can I just say that I’ve never given a shit about Star Trek, but I love Shatner for Boston Legal and his musical career? ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2005, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-really-like-this-and-i-dont-care-what-you-think/294634/6 "2005-03-15T20:45:24Z")
If you missed Shatner and Joe Jackson singing this with Ben Folds on the Tonight Show a few months back, hope for a rerun. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2005, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-really-like-this-and-i-dont-care-what-you-think/294634/7 "2005-03-15T20:49:22Z")
I haven’t heard **Has Been** yet, but I said it before and I’ll say it again, Shatner’s _In Love_ with Ben Folds is the best song ever recorded. Every time I listen to it, I love it a little bit more. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2005, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-really-like-this-and-i-dont-care-what-you-think/294634/8 "2005-03-15T20:55:41Z")
> [@pepperlandgirl](#): > > I haven’t heard **Has Been** yet, but I said it before and I’ll say it again, Shatner’s _In Love_ with Ben Folds is the best song ever recorded. Every time I listen to it, I love it a little bit more. I came in here to say the exact same thing. No one has recorded a song like that before. Ever. It’s unique and great in so many ways. ---
**Author:** ![Kaitlin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@Kaitlin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaitlin)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2005, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-really-like-this-and-i-dont-care-what-you-think/294634/9 "2005-03-15T21:00:10Z")
I love Shatner and Henry Rollins in “I Can’t Get Behind That.” Cracked me up the first time I heard it. “That’s too much knowledge!”