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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)
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 ...
"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 ]
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 ...
The Star Wars Encyclopedia (1998) by Stephen J. Sansweet is an official guide to the fictional Star Wars galaxy, which features elements from the special. [67] The Star Wars Cookbook: Wookiee Cookiees and Other Galactic Recipes (1998) gives an official recipe for "Wookiee cookiees", a play on "Wookiee-ookiees" from the special. [68]
"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 theme song can be found on Yankovic's album Running with Scissors (1999) as "The Weird Al Show Theme". It tells the story of how Al came to live in a tree and get a television show, including references to the fabricated life story in The Compleat Al , such as having worked in a nasal decongestant factory.