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  • The Saga Begins (song)
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  • "The Saga Begins" is a parody by "Weird Al" Yankovic of the Don McLean song "American Pie." "The Saga Begins" tells the story of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace from Obi-Wan Kenobi's point of view. The song appears among the bonus features on the 2011 Blu-ray release of the complete saga, and on the Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 2 CD. Among Star Wars fans, Yankovic is also known for his Star Wars–themed song parody "Yoda," as well as a scene in the video of his hit single "White & Nerdy" that shows him making a back-alley purchase of a bootlegged VHS of The Star Wars Holiday Special.
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  • 327.0
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Written
  • "Weird Al" Yankovic
Name
  • "The Saga Begins"
Text
  • 5
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  • 'Weird Al' Yankovic
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Genre
performedby
  • "Weird Al" Yankovic
url
  • news/5-great-star-wars-novelty-songs-plus-a-qa-with-the-master-weird-al-yankovic
  • community/news/rocks/news20061027.html
  • episode-i/release/media/news19990625.html
  • name/nm0946148/
  • news/star-wars-birthday-party
Released
  • 1999-06-29
Recorded
  • 1999-04-20
abstract
  • "The Saga Begins" is a parody by "Weird Al" Yankovic of the Don McLean song "American Pie." "The Saga Begins" tells the story of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace from Obi-Wan Kenobi's point of view. The song appears among the bonus features on the 2011 Blu-ray release of the complete saga, and on the Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 2 CD. Among Star Wars fans, Yankovic is also known for his Star Wars–themed song parody "Yoda," as well as a scene in the video of his hit single "White & Nerdy" that shows him making a back-alley purchase of a bootlegged VHS of The Star Wars Holiday Special.