10. He Sang The Undeniably Catchy "The Ballad Of Bilbo Baggins"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGF5ROpjRAU The world would be a poorer place without the baritone rumblings of Leonard Nimoy's singing career. His 1968 "folk troubadour" hits included the unforgettable If I Had A Hammer and the undeniably catchy The Ballad Of Bilbo Baggins, a video of which is included above. It is literally impossible to listen to this song without wanting to hum or sing along with it. People who think being cool is important might pretend not to like the song, but anyone with truly good taste can only hold up their hands in surrender and admit that it's so bad it's actually good. Nimoy's association with music didn't end in the 1960s, however. In 2011, he starred in the alternate video for Bruno Mars' Lazy Song. In this video, he walked around town in a dressing gown, gamely enjoying the perfect lazy day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dULOjT9GYdQ Not that this laugh-out-loud video was his last foray into the arena of self-deprecating short films...
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Mike has lived in the UK, Japan and the USA. Currently, he is based in Iowa with his wife and 2 young children. After working for many years as a writer and editor for a large corporation, he is now a freelancer. He has been fortunate enough to contribute to many books on Doctor Who over the last 20 years and is now concentrating on original sci-fi & fantasy short stories, with recent sales including Flame Tree, Uffda, and The Martian Wave. Also, look for his contribution on Blake's 7 to "You and Who Else", a charity anthology to be released later this year.
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