Will Ferrell is a man of many talents. Apparently, one of them is singing a dead-on interpretation of the theme from the 1960’s Star Trek series, which is certainly … something. Ferrell demonstrated the skill last night on The Late Late Show with James Corden.Watch as Kevin Hart tries his best to keep it together as magic happens to his left.View full post on YoutubeEven in this lovingly high-pitched tribute, however, Ferrell isn’t doing the song justice. True Trek geeks know that the original Star Trek theme had lyrics, written by Gene Roddenberry so he could get a cut of the royalties from the theme. The lyrics are:Beyond The rim of the star-light My love Is wand’ring in star-flight I know He’ll find in star-clustered reaches Love, Strange love a star woman teaches. I know His journey ends never His star trek Will go on forever. But tell him While he wanders his starry sea Remember, remember me.Come back when you’re ready to sing the theme as it was written, Will. For inspiration, here’s some guy on YouTube singing the original lyrics as they were (never) meant to be heard:View full post on YoutubeSource: VultureJohn WenzWriterJohn Wenz is a Popular Mechanics writer and space obsessive based in Philadelphia. He tweets @johnwenz.
