Golden Throats: The Great Celebrity Sing Off

Various Artists - Miscellaneous - Comedy, Golden Throats (Rhino Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 1, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino
• ASIN: B0000032C1
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #126,082 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Proud Mary

2. It Ain't Me Babe

3. Blowin' in the Wind

4. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds

5. A Whiter Shade of Pale

6. I Can See for Miles

7. Try a Little Tenderness

8. Twist and Shout

9. House of the Rising Sun

10. Mr. Tambourine Man

11. You Are the Sunshine of My Life

12. Like a Rolling Stone

13. White Room

14. If I Had a Hammer

Editorial Reviews

This CD is the Rhino release. Catalog #R2 70187. There is a saw cut on the spine of the case. Still sealed.Track Listing:1. Proud Mary - Leonard Nimoy2. It Ain't Me Babe - Sebastian Cabot3. Blowin' In The Wind - Eddie Albert4. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - William Shatner5. A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Noel Harrison6. I Can See For Miles - Frankie Randall7. Try A Little Tenderness - Jack Webb8. Twist And Shout - Mae West9. House Of The Rising Sun - Andy Griffith10. Mr. Tambourine Man - William Shatner11. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Jim Nabors12. Like A Rolling Stone - Sebastian Cabot13. White Room - Joel Grey14. If I Had A Hammer - Leonard Nimoy

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sing your fool head off!, March 26, 2004

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Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Golden Throats: The Great Celebrity Sing Off (Audio CD)

This album has become surprisingly influential. It was the first album to feature celebrities singing badly. I remember the first time I heard it; I laughed my head off. It spawned three sequels and several imitations. Hey, it even helped revive William Shatner's career! Of course, Shatner's unforgetable renditions of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and "Mr. Tambourine Man" are the highlights here, but there's much more. Shatner's first mate, Leonard Nimoy, who was the most prolific actor/vocalist (five albums!), has two amazing contributions here. Everybody's favorite butler, Sebastian Cabot, has two songs from his spoken word album where he overacts Bob Dylan lyrics. Speaking of overacting Bob Dylan songs, you should here what Eddie "Green Acres" Albert does to "Blowin' in the Wind". Jack Webb recites "Try a Little Tenderness" in his best Joe Friday monotone. I could go on and on, but I will get to the point and say that "this album is hilarious". I highly recommend this album to anyone who likes funny music.

26 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely hilarious!, October 2, 2000

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Candace Scott (Lake Arrowhead, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Golden Throats: The Great Celebrity Sing Off (Audio CD)

This is one of the most enjoyable CD's I have ever owned and it's given me endless hours of enjoyment and hilarity. I actually listened (and laughed uproariously) to Bill Shatner warbling his torturously inept versions of Mr. Tambourine Man and Lucy in the Sky over 100 times the first week I bought this album. Have you ever imagined what John Lennon would have thought of Shatner's sickeningly bad cover version of one of his greatest songs? Give me a break! Even more hilarious are several other lesser-known songs on this gem of an album. How about Sebastian Cabot (Mr. French on that silly old 60's lame dog show, "Family Affair") seriously attempting to sing Dylan's classic It Ain't Me Babe. This is guaranteed to split your sides open with laugh. Cabot performs this as if he is Olivier at the Old Vic and takes himself w-a-y too seriously. Another classic of the absurd is Leonard Nimoy (possessing the worst voice known to mortal man) belting out Proud Mary. God, is this abysmal.

I will never watch a re-run of Green Acres again without cringing at the sight of Eddie Albert, who mutilates Blowin' in the Wind. No one can listen to this tragic version and not roll on the floor with laughter. Albert screams out the final verse in ear-splitting fashion, you can almost see him strutting around the recording studio, circa 1968, firmly believing he had just recorded a classic record. Poor Stevie Wonder must not be collecting many royalties form Jim Nabor's atrocious version of You are the Sunshine of My Life. If that record sold more than two copies I'd be surprised.

This is truly an hilarious album perfect for parties, playing for your friends or just listening to by yourself. Rarely have I ever laughed as hard and you will too.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tremendously Awful!!! Brilliantly Terrible!!!!!, August 16, 2000

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J. GENIO (Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Golden Throats: The Great Celebrity Sing Off (Audio CD)

This is an excellent gag CD. The singers on this collection of pop tunes are so bad that the entire CD is really very good, and worth owning. The CD cover is classic: The Drum to Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

This CD is very effective in clearing out a room in seconds. I played this CD at a diner party. Well, a thunderous silence filled the room as soon as William Shatner finished performing his magnificently horrible rendition of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds." By the time Leonard Nimoy was tuning his pipes for a "Spockish" rendering of "If I Had A Hammer," everyone was in hysterics.

This collection of great pop tunes sang very poorly is wonderfully bad. This CD will definitely generate hysterically laughter. This is just the CD you need after a hard day at the job. . . It will cheer you up right away.

As far as the singing goes. . . well. . . what can I say?!? These stars can't carry a single note. However, the laugh value goes through the roof.

A great novelty CD to own. You'll have hours of fun with it.