Birds Singing The Darth Vader Theme

Some people own birds. I don't mean eating chickens, but birds. As pets. I don't know why. But if a person has a bird, teaching it to sing a tune from Star Wars seems like a good idea.

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Man Hand Farts Imperial March from Star Wars

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At least, I'm assuming that it's a man. It could be a woman. I mean, women do this sort of thing, right?

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Wait for Me -- A Life in 8-Bit

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This is a music video for the song "Wait for Me" by Moby. It's a tale of silent desperation by an ordinary man leading an ordinary life in 8-bit form.

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Girl Sings "The Fifth Element" Opera

Remember this cool scene from The Fifth Element? Hot blue alien chick played by Inva Mula-Tchako sings a lovely opera piece. Very nifty. Here's a YouTube user named Laura offering a good reprise of it. The sound is cut out for the first 54 seconds, but it starts to function when it's time to sing. (via Urlesque)

13 Musical Episodes of Sci Fi Shows

Sci Fi Wire has a list of musical episodes or scenes from science fiction television shows. The author has a pretty expansive definition of science fiction, but it's all good stuff. Among them is a clip from "Brigadoom", the musical episode of Lexx. It was a really stand-out episode, particularly in costuming.

Ewok Song in Barbershop Harmony

The Barbershop group Crackerjack Junction made this variation on the Ewok celebration song.

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Super Mario Bros. Theme Played with Pens/Pencils

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YouTube user Shane Bang has created some impressive music videos using nothing but pencils and pens. He does a lot more than just tap to the rhythm. Here's his rendition of the Super Mario Bros. theme music.

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9 Science Fiction/Trolololo Mashups

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A video of 1960s-era Russian singer Eduard Khil made its way through the Intertubes a few weeks ago. It inspired many science fiction parodies and mashups, including the above replacing the whalesong of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home with Khil's voice.

You can view more at Sci Fi Wire.

Some people find the song annoying, but I think that it's fascinating and I hope that Khil releases a new album.

He's Got 99 Problems But a Jedi Ain't One

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[DARTH VADER/JAY-Z]
Yeah
No longer Anakin
Formerly a Skywalker
Son's next rebel hero
But I'll be Sith forever
I'm the newest Dark lord And since my training years
I can choke from anywhere
Yeah my force is everywhere Used to run with Obi Wan We were both best buds foreva
But after three movies Now I've got a blood vendetta Grew up on Tatooine
No vegetation Catch me rolling through the cosmos in a moon-like station to Leia's home nation Death Star wrecks it Now princess knows, Vader ain't one to mess with
Flying through the trenches
Blasting rebel noobies
What happened to the fat one
Think he died of heart disease All that's left is this guy
Chasing him in my TIE I won't deny That his force is pretty damn high
Damn i just got wiped out
Falcon shot the back of me
Spinning into outerspace
But I'll be back definitely

[PRINCESS LEIA/ALICIA KEYS]
In Star Wars Empire is out to find Leia Death star plans in R2 Shoot the exhaust port Kenobi may now be see-through But the force is within Luke
Let's hear it for new hope, new hope, new hope
[Vader: You're welcome Obi Wan... I made you a ghost!]

[DARTH VADER/JAY-Z]
Catch me rockin boots and a cape like superman
Hell, I made wearing black more famous than that Jay-Z can
You should know I'd find you, hiding out at Echo
Now I got a Blizzard Force eliminate you quick yo
Welcome to the planet Hoth AT-ATs hit the spot Walking tanks are too legit
But they fall down a lot Check the front, check the back, cant find the Falcon yet
We need them all alive, so no disintegrations Boba Fett 8 million asteroids, where'd your little ship go?
Get me to Cloud City, I got Lando on my payroll
Me I gotta double check if carbonite's ok If freezin's safe for Han
Doing Luke the same way
New deal Lando
Ain't no pardon
Kid blew up my boys
Rest in peace Moff Tarkin
Turns out we are family
Embrace your dark fate
Dad and son together, yo No way the emperor's safe, cause...

[PRINCESS LEIA/ALICIA KEYS] In Star Wars
Now Han Solo's a coffee table
There's nothing Luke can do [Vader: Should've joined me, bro!]
He's on Dagobah
With some dyslexic Jedi dude
Right hand still got sliced through Looks like they struck back, struck back, struck back

[DARTH VADER/JAY-Z]
Lightsabers grinding
Palpatine's smiling
Cause he knew it would come to this The light side is blind with casualties
Who do evil casually, then gradually become worse
Don't fight your destiny
Wasn't a great dad, true
Absent all the while
No happy times behind us, and plus, now I'm killin' you
Keep fencing mister, 'cause now I sense a sister
You don't go bad, maybe I'll enlist her
Now Emperor wants you, only wants me rubbed out You controlled your anger, stayed light side devout Watch out kid, he's got lightning bolts to immolate Uh-uh, hell no, daddy powers activate
End this prune with a badass murder suicide
Bald headed, mask off, heart melted kid you were right Burn all my gear so those Ewoks can't wear it again
Do it, I'll be watching you, a ghost, name of Anakin

[PRINCESS LEIA/ALICIA KEYS] In Star Wars
Destroy new Death Star's generator
Ewoks to the rescue
Blast through to the core
This Regime's gonna be brand new
Galactic Empire's through
The Jedi have returned, returned, returned

The Man in Red/Man in Green

"The Man in Red" and "The Man in Green/Luigi's Revenge" are two well-written and well-performed songs about Mario and Luigi, respectively, by YouTube user SenorZorro2000. Via reddit.

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Final Fantasy Theme Music Played by One Guy on Two Guitars Simultaneously

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In this video, the very talented Zach Kim plays the Chocobo theme from Final Fantasy on two guitars at the same time.

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Princess Trololololeia

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Pretty clever, although I find that the Trololololololo song/meme is growing on me (via Urlesque).

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Boba Fett Playing Legend of Zelda Theme Music on an Accordion in a New York City Subway Station

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"The Dork Anthem" by Dave and Brian

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This majestic (if a but overly-optimistic) song by musical comedians Dave and Brian is an anthem for social misfits everywhere.

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"I Love the World" -- World of Warcraft Edition

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Here's the backstory: two years ago, the Discovery Channel put out an impressive commercial called "I Love the World." It led to many imitations, foremost among them was xkcd's version, laden with references to that webcomic. This version was then recently mashed-up by an assortment of famous bloggers.

Are we up to speed now? Good. If you're still confused, think "Internet meme starting to peak", and you've got the gist of the situation.

Speaking of Internet memes, I'd say that this Hitler/Downfall video represents the fulfillment of that meme, and hopefully its conclusion.

via reddit and Instapundit, respectively.

Aliens Rap

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This rap by DJ Mayem and Mastermouth Murf sequentially processes Aliens and Alien 3.

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Spock Feels Your Pain

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"Pain" is a techno song remix of words and images from the episode "Devil in the Dark" -- one of my favorites.

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A Song About the Scientific Method

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"Put It to the Test" is a short, cute song by They Might Be Giants about the scientific method. The video is nice, too -- presented as an old eight-bit video game.

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Dancing Stormtroopers

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Stormtroopers performing "Nobody" by the Wonder Girls, a South Korean pop group.

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Sitar Version of "Sweet Child of Mine" by Guns & Roses

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Hat tip to someone, but I can't remember who.