bk made a couple of mix CD's for me, and this was probably the funniest, most surprising piece of the whole thing. I can't link you to the song, but here's a video (from YouTube's gildersniff) that captures the essence. If you find the video distracting, just listen. ;-)
There is some obviously real and talented singing on the song -- that's Mr. Ben Folds, who arranged Has Been. [Edited to note that the singer is Joe Jackson, not Ben Folds. See the comment below for proper credits for everything. Oops.]
Also, interesting side note, you'll hear a crowd start to sing, and bk knows two of the singers (I know one). The crowd was recorded live at a Ben Folds concert.
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I posted my first video! Yay!
To be fair, it's Joe Jackson that does the vocals on the choruses for Common People. Ben Folds does the bass and synth on the track, and did produce and arrange the whole CD (and the "Louisville Singers" on Common People did get recorded at a BF concert).
For anybody who might be interested, other guest players/singers (from glancing at the liner notes to see which names stand out to me) on the Shatner CD include Fleming McWilliams and John Mark Painter (of Fleming & John), Aimee Mann and Brad Paisley.
Oh, and Henry Rollins. The one with Henry is a good one. :)
what fun!!!!!!!!
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