Lin Yu Chun and William Fucking Shatner perform Total Eclipse of the Heart

Let’s face it: there’s just no point in watching any kind of television but late night. It’s more of a soap opera, more of a drama, more of a mind-blower. And here’s the latest mind-boggling video sensation: Lin Yu Chun, the Taiwanese Susan Boyle and The Shat, together performing the greatest ballad in the history of recorded music.

via JustJared

We here at the ol’ raincoaster blog are, of course, well known as arbiters of taste and it needn’t be said that we are, of course, and always have been, all over this pinnacle of musicality, this greatest test of a vocal performer. And we are and always have been all over The Shat (at least since the restraining order expired).

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14 Comments (+add yours?)

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  2. The Necromancer
    Apr 22, 2010 @ 09:51:11

    Roqueforrific. Brie-tastic, even. The Shat, master of the ham. I suddenly want a sandwich, but my stomach is still a little queasy…

  3. raincoaster
    Apr 22, 2010 @ 10:08:34

    “Roqueforrific” is my new favorite word.

  4. itcrashed
    Apr 22, 2010 @ 16:19:58

    “the greatest ballad in the history of recorded music”… LOL I totally agree!

  5. raincoaster
    Apr 23, 2010 @ 10:40:30

    I put this on buzzfeed, but nobody seems to want to give an opinion, response or vote there. Guess it’s just not INCREDIBLY FUCKING FANTASTIC eh?

    http://www.buzzfeed.com/raincoaster

  6. pienbiscuits
    Apr 23, 2010 @ 15:46:33

    That. Was. Awesome.

  7. Manolo Shoeblogger
    Apr 23, 2010 @ 19:40:47

    This answers the question the Manolo about whether or not this song makes allusion to Charleton Heston in “Planet of the Apes.”

    Yes. Clearly this song is about apes who rule the world.

  8. raincoaster
    Apr 24, 2010 @ 09:55:02

    There’s a reason they call the pope a Primate…or whatever that word is. Monkey-boy!

    Also obviously an allusion to Buckaroo Banzai.

  9. Lori
    Apr 24, 2010 @ 18:08:58

    Fantastic. Art. Why does all the best in the world always seem to come from Canada (and in this case, Taiwan)? The Shat. Cirque du Soleil. Poutine.

  10. raincoaster
    Apr 24, 2010 @ 18:23:46

    Exactement!

  11. silverstar98121
    Apr 25, 2010 @ 19:43:03

    OK, now I have to go to YouTube so I can remember how the song really sounds. But it is a great ballad.

  12. raincoaster
    Apr 26, 2010 @ 11:08:08

    No you don’t: you just have to listen to this on repeat. Or the Kiki and Herb version I linked to. Or the subtitled version I linked to. I provide a balanced Total Eclipse of the Heart diet right here at raincoaster.com!

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  14. azahar
    Apr 30, 2010 @ 09:01:44

    Wow!

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