Ten Jaw-Dropping Versions of the Star Wars Theme

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Extra points to this man for playing the theme while wearing a Darth Vader mask. Points deducted again for playing it on the bagpipes:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV-0Nj7sA24]

The pianist Richard Grayson improvised on the theme in the style of a Baroque gavotte:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDxENJgT-Zs]

YouTube user Sheepstar15 recorded a creditable two-ukulele arrangement:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGTFtUJBcwo]

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A very nice version played bluegrass-style, on a banjo:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFt-uOdhkSU]

Finally, as it turns out, there really are lyrics to the Star Wars theme, as sung here by Carrie Fisher in the Star Wars Holiday Special:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7v6OapFp9w]

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