The unfortunate death of Robin Williams has us all reeling with a number of feelings: confusion, anger, loss, etc. But in these times, it's important to remember just what the comedian brought to us – joy, happiness and, of course, an incredible amount of laughter. You know, like that time he sang Bruce Springsteen while channeling Elmer Fudd.
Yes, this actually happened!
The below video is from one of Williams bits back during his days of stand up comedy, off his album Reality...What a Concept. And while he had so many legendary routines, this one stands out to us here at Music Times for obvious reasons.
Check out the comedian hilariously singing Bruce Springsteen as Elmer Fudd below:
Channeling the Boss and the Looney Tunes character quite perfectly (who ever knew that was possible?), Williams performs a rendition of the 1977 classic "Fire," from Springsteen's album Live/1975-85. Author Clinton Heylin recalls that the musician originally wrote the song thinking it would be perfect for Elvis Presley. "I sent Elvis a demo of it," Springsteen has said, "but he died August 16, 1977 before it arrived."
And because we needed to know what the original sounded like, check out New Jersey's own Bruce Springsteen's "Fire" here:
Aside from the original version, "Fire" was covered and performed by the likes of Robert Gordon, the Pointer Sisters, Cher and Tom Jones and Enrique Iglesias. There was also a version of it on the FOX series Glee –– performed by Kristin Chenoweth and Matthew Morrison.
Despite all the covers, it's pretty safe to say Robin Williams has the best version. Wouldn't you agree?
