Yankovic wrote the lyrics using spoilers he found on the internet (yes children, this is what the internet has always been like). Listen to The Saga Begins MP3 Song by Weird Al Yankovic from the album The Essential Weird Al Yankovic free online on Gaana. “The Saga Begins” - a parody of Don Mclean’s “American Pie” told from the perspective of Obi Wan Kenobi (please someone get this phrase tattooed on your body) - came out a full month before the release of the first prequel.

Says I'll be making these movies till the end of timeīut back to 1999. The long-term contract that I had to sign I'll be playing this part 'till I'm old and gray

Well, I heard my friends really got in a messīut I know that I'll be coming back some day adapted song written and recorded by Weird Al Yankovic in 1999. Now, please indulge me as I force-ghost into conspiracy theory land but Weird Al might be a Jedi considering he could see right into the future with his 1985 lyrics: Now, this wasn’t Weird Al’s first foray into Star Wars fanon - he released a play on “Lola” by the Kinks, called “ Yoda” and it’s great. It was the eve of the great new millennium and who better to bring us to this new wave of Star Wars content than parody-slash-polka-pop-papa of the twisted tales of music, Weird Al Yankovic? Try and picture it: The year was 1999, and The Phantom Menace was a short time away from descending into theaters, 16 years after Star Wars went on an extended theatrical hiatus.

The saga begins