A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… Weird Al created a song called «The Saga Begins,» an epic homage to the story of Star Wars set to the tune of «American Pie» by Don McLean. And the world was never the same. Weird Al has long captured my heart and tickled my funny bone with his wacky irreverence and hilarious music videos, but «The Saga Begins» is a true testament to his storytelling ability and masterful lyricism, if you ask me. 

How does he manage to use the hilarious rhyming couplet of Qui-Gon Jinn / federation in? How does he fit the whole story of Anakin Skywalker into a 5-minute song? And don’t get me started on the catchiest chorus of all time: «My, my this here Anakin guy, maybe Vader someday later, now he’s just a small fry.» It’s pure songwriting genius and one of the purest expressions of nerdiness I’ve ever seen. This meme list is for you, Al.