With the news that George Lucas has sold Star Wars to Disney, there's a whole new trilogy to look forward (?) to in a few years time... we can but hope they'll be better than the last three.
Still, here's 10 songs you might hear covered by the Cantina band... but be warned, most of these are pretty damned obscure.
10. Ringo Deathstarr - Kaleidoscope
Points for the band name at least. It was this or Hoth-house flowers...
9. Weird Al Yankovic - Yoda
Weird Al parodies The Kinks. Mildly amusing the first time you hear it.
8. Frigid Vinegar - Dogmonaut 2000 (Is There Anyone Out There?)
Obscure 90s indie that samples the trumpets from It's Not Unusual and begins thus...
I knew this kid named Freddie Skywalker,
A YTS Jedi with his own flying saucer...
7. Fight Like Apes - Lightsabre Cock Sucking Blues
Not advisable under any circumstances.
6. Blink 182 - A New Hope
And of course I'd do anything for her
I'd search the moons of Endor
I'd even walk naked through
The deserts of Tatooine
Princess Leia, where are you tonight?
And who's laying there by your side?
5. Ash - Lose Control
The opening track on their debut release begins with the sound effect of a Tie Fighter. The album is called 1977... the year Star Wars was released and Ash were born.
4. The Real Thing - Can You Feel The Force?
Good old disco: never shy to jump on a bandwagon. The Real Thing had three great singles. This was the third, and least. But I'll let them have a pass because the other two were stone cold classics.
3. The Supernaturals - Star Wars
Sadly unavailable anywhere online, this obscure Supernaturals b-side (from their excellent single I Wasn't Built To Get Up) tells of a young man forced to choose between Star Wars and his girlfriend. Turns out it's no competition...
2. Neon Neon - I Told Her On Alderaan
AKA Gruff Rhys of the Super Furry Animals plus some bloke called Boom Bip. Obviously he let R2D2 choose that name for him.
1. Bellatrix - Jedi Wannabe
Bellatrix is a star in the Orion constellation. They were also a turn-of-the-millennium Icelandic indie band... and this was their finest 3 minutes.
Sometimes I set myself these Top Tens as a challenge. Could you do any better?
