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inspired by the Star Wars saga:
Weird Al Yankovic: The Saga Begins Amusing to many, iconic to geeks, and known to many as a Phantom Menace – which proved one thing: just like most of us hardcore fans, Al was scouring the web for spoilers about the prequels. He did it so well; he used the plot synopsis as the basis for his song, written to the tune of American Pie:
Richard Cheese: Star Wars Cantina
For those who aren’t familiar with the name Richard Cheese, think of the swing version of Disturbed‘s The Sickness you heard in Zack Snyder‘s remake of Dawn of the Dead. That’s Richard Cheese. He’s done a whole bunch of tributes to the style of big band / swing sounds, but one of his lesser known tunes is the tribute he did to Star Wars. Sung to the tune of Barry Manilow‘s Copacabana, Cheese’s Star Wars Cantina captures the magic of Mos Eisley that only a true Star Wars geek could:
MC Chris: Fett’s Vette
The man known as MC Chris recently came to fame over the internet and via some Bounty Hunter, and finally reveals his motivations behind the hunt – to finally finish doing up his Corvette:
Star Wars Gangsta Rap
There’s not much I can really add to this one. It’s extremely The song became so popular on the web that it has its own Wikipedia entry, which highlights that the origins of the song lie in a winning entry to the official Star Wars Fan Film Awards:
Chris Bodily: Pretty Fly For A Jedi
Loosely based on The Offspring‘s Pretty Fly For A White Guy, Chris Bodily’s parody became well known on the web. Like Weird Al Yankovic’s The Saga Begins, the song mainly focuses on the events of the prequels and follows mainly the character of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Most importantly though, the song is a lot of fun, and worth including on this list:
Supernova: Chewbacca
Like Weird Al, Kevin Smith is one of the biggest (pardon the pun – sorry, Kev) Star Wars references in that film – one in particular is the debate between the main characters of which movie is the best. Here’s a song from the Clerks soundtrack that embraces that moment, Supernova’s Chewbacca:
Meco’s Star Wars Disco
This list would be incomplete without this inclusion. Released in late 1977, Meco’s and its influence on pop culture:
