I posted this over on the Actors Who Recorded Albums thread and it met with widespread approval despite being buried well down the thread. I offer if here for no other reason then to allow more people to bask in the glory of its magnificence.
Joe Jackson and the Ben Folds Five accompany William Shatner’s committed and rather brilliant performance of Pulp’s Common People on the Jay Leno show. Enjoy.
It’s a brilliant album. I remember when it came out this track was played a lot on the radio and sneered at in some kind of ironic, post modern, so bad it’s bad way, but for me, it surpasses the original. It has more venom than the Pulp version, and so is better at getting the message of the song across. Also, ‘ That’s Me Trying’ is one of the best songs of all time. All Hail the Mighty Ben Folds.
No sneering here. That’s Me Trying is an incredibly moving and wonderful song. 99% of ‘proper’ would give their right bollock to produce an Album with as much wit and quality as this record.
Are Joe and Bill auditioning to be a Little & Large tribute act?