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"The Saga Begins" is a parody song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It parodies "American Pie" by Don McLean, with lyrics that humorously summarize the plot of the film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace through the point of view of Obi-Wan Kenobi, one of the film's protagonists.
The Official Music of "Weird Al" Yankovic: Al Hits Tokyo (1984) "Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits (1988) The Best of Yankovic (1992) The Food Album (1993) Permanent Record: Al in the Box (1994) Greatest Hits Volume II (1994) The TV Album (1995) The Best of "Weird Al" Yankovic (1999) The Saga Begins (2000) The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic (2009)
The Weird Al Star Fund was a campaign started by Yankovic's fans to get him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Their mission was to "solicit, collect, and raise the necessary money, and to compile the information needed for the application to nominate "Weird Al" Yankovic for a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame". [227]
The song, “Yoda” was a parody of The Kinks’ song “Lola” Al eventually released in 1985 after a long struggle to get permission both from Lucas and The Kinks to do the parody The song ...
"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D followed in February 1984. It peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the RIAA, [ 5 ] [ 7 ] while also charting in Australia and Canada. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The album's lead single " Eat It " was a commercial success, topping the Australian singles chart and also reaching the top 15 in Canada ...
"Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" is a song recorded by Meco, taken from the album Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 1, 1977, holding on to the spot for two weeks [ 1 ] and peaked at no. 7 on the UK Singles Chart , remaining in the charts for nine weeks. [ 2 ]
A long time ago, on TV sets far, far away, Star Wars got weird. Described as "completely mental" and "the definition of cringe-worthy", the infamous two-hour Star Wars Holiday Special aired on CBS ...
The song's writer, Steve Perry, called the opportunity to be parodied "an honor" but noted that "Why Weird Al is such an icon is a mystery to me though". [ 18 ] The final parody recorded for the album was "The Saga Begins", which recounts the plot of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace from the point of view of Obi-Wan Kenobi to the ...