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

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

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

Well that was perfect.

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

BRILLIANT VISUALS. Well Done, Lord Ricco.

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

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

9 years later this remains one of the greatest things to ever hit RU-vid

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

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!

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

This has to be a STRONG ass candidate for BEST THING ON RU-vid 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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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!

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This is not a video, this is ART.

Whoever you are. Wherever you are. Be proud.

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...

Flawless -

A genuine Labour of Love, well done Lord Ricco.

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.

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!

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.

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).

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

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

This is still one of the best things on RU-vid.

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

Still the greatest thing on RU-vid. A work of pure genius

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

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!

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.

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!

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

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

This wins the Internet on so many levels!

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

That was glorious.

For things like this TOS will never die. ;)

an award for the CUTTER please!

Dear god that's beautiful.

What can I say? Absolutely superb!!!

I found that clip in 2022 &

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

Love his version and whoever synched up the song to the Star Trek clips did an AMAZING job!!!

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.

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

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

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

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

Video is perfect. Wouldn't change a thing.

a whole new level of art. superb.

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.😝😍😊💋💜❤🏄😗🐠🐠🐠🐠

From a great album (Has Been). I listened to it today on the train. Lots of emotion.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

my fav song ever

Wow just wow,that is the greatest clip/music edit I have ever seen amazing job man fantastic,I'm sat home having joints and beers and watching loads of William Shatner stuff I interviews clips music etc and was gonna watch him do common people but noticed this so I thought ah ill watch this first,and so glad I did,congratulations to the makers,I'm gonna watch few more times now,thanks excellent stuff

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

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?🤭

One of the best songs ever in history, I still jump and pogo around, when I hear it. Thanks for making THIS - I needed it.

This is the most entertaining thing that I have ever seen. I sincerely mean that.

Pure, unadulterated, utter and absolute genius. I have paid to watch good films that were not as good as this

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

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

I did not think it was possible for this song to get any better. This video proved me wrong. Well done! and now...it's back to Christmas songs!

#LordRicco666, the editing on this clip is worthy of some form of Grammy award. It's brilliant. The #WilliamShatner version of this track was already on my Saxoffender Favourite Of All Time Favourite Setlist. Now it's going to be on there twice. :)

This is the greatest thing ever

Wow! You put a lot of thought and work into this. "They'll tear your insides out" (2:58) -- amazing find to match the lyric among dozens of other great video references that match. Well done.

I can’t stop watching this. It’s so perfect! Thank you for this wonderful work of art.

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

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

Very nicely put together.

One of the best videos online, top 50 easy.

2019 - Still f*cking brilliant

Brilliant!!! Love Star Trek TOS and Pulp so this is dreamland... really good work!

Heard original song while out this evening, had an immediate mid-90's Miller High Life flashback, which led me to finding this. I thank you, sir, for your masterful efforts.

What a GREAT way to start a day - Thank you!!!

That was very well done! Nice selection of clips that really fit with the lyrics. Great job!

Love Star Trek, love Shatner, love this video.