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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)
"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 ...
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 ...
Here are “Weird Al” Yankovic’s 2025 tour dates: June 13-14, 18, 20-21: Las Vegas (Venetian Theatre at The Venetian Resort) June 23: Salt Lake City (Maverik Center)
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 ...
Ten years ago, “Weird Al” Yankovic made history, as he is wont to do. “Mandatory Fun,” his 14th and final studio album, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. It was not only unprecedented ...
Thus, the song is an excruciatingly detailed narrative about a couple going to a drive-thru, which was "the most banal thing [Yankovic] could think of at the time." [4] [11] Because the song was three times the length of a normal song, legally, Yankovic would have been required to pay thrice the statutory rate for royalties. This in turn would ...