Shatner's "Lucy In The Sky" Wins!

Squaredancecalling Steve · May-5th-2003, 05:22 PM

A great honor for one the staples of all of our old threads on worst records of all time, records to clear out a house, etc.

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Mon May 5, 8:09 AM ET

LONDON (Reuters) - "Star Trek" star William Shatner's version of "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" has been picked as the worst Beatles cover of all time. Shatner's spoken word massacre of the Beatles classic was chosen as the biggest crime against the Fab Four in a poll conducted by the digital TV channel Music Choice.

Second place went to British TV's singing piglets Pinky and Perky for their unforgettable "All My Loving."

Former Formula One star Damon Hill was fourth for his version of "Drive My Car" while Hollywood star Jim Carrey reached No. 6 with his "I Am The Walrus."

"The likes of Damon Hill, Jim Carrey and William Shatner are best advised to stick to the day job," said Simon Bell of Music Choice.

Tanager · May-5th-2003, 05:51 PM

Tough to argue, if you've ever heard this "gem."

One of my faves (might even be on the same Golden Throats compilation) is Mae West's "Day Tripper." Believe it or not, it actually works for me.

Squaredancecalling Steve · May-5th-2003, 05:57 PM

Almost anything by Mae West works for me.

"I used to be Snow White, but I drifted."