ONE HIT WONDERLAND: “Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band” by Meco
An elegant dance song for a more civilized age.
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An elegant dance song for a more civilized age.
@davidprokopy2950
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
The Meco Close Encounters single was the very first 45 I bought when I was 5 years old
@nilus2k
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
6:05 Liking the original Star Wars in 77 wasn’t geeky. Everyone loved it. The stereotype of geekiness really came in the late 80s after the series was over and folks that were still really into it.
@E_blanknamehere
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
I just love how shitty the c3po dance is
@richardgadberry8398
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
Jizz-wailers.
@LudwigSansser-c8y
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
The only imbeciles who harass a horn player are assholes like you. And spare me your "it is a joooke", fuck off.
@TransistorBased
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
me STILL WAITING for people to get over Star Wars so we don't have to keep getting assaulted with more of it constantly
@ThierryRocksTV
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
2015, when Prequel hate was at its peak before The Last Jedi absolutely divided everyone
@rdyfrde
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
Ok, I can't be the only person who hears the In Search Of theme in this? It sounds just like it.
@AdamDavidDunlop
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
Hey, I fucking love Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Yes, they're a stupid novelty punk cover band, but… er… but I like them!
@supidosan
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
AGGA
@steamdream19
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
Insert the Bill Murray Star Wars lounge song…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljiVRV5B5i8
@jukeboxcowboy
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
🤠 My first prog album.
@berendharmsen
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
From what I remember it was literally a hit because we bought everything Star Wars we could lay our hands on back then and he beat the release of the original soundtrack. We bought it because it was the only version of the theme that was available at the time. Had he released it after the original soundtrack's release he wouldn't have sold anything.
I remember friends buying the single to have 'something' Star Wars, but we all kinda hated it because of the disco beat.
He just got really, really, really, really lucky that he got to satisfy an absurd lust for all things Star Wars when very little of it was actually available yet.
@tylersutherland1741
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
hearing todd whine about the prequels 10 years later, as a prequel lover, is bitterly funny to me. congrats, you got the sequels and the animated dogshit show conga line of crap. slowclap
@ToaGalen
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
Hey yah, it's 2025. And spoiler alert, the star war sequels sucked worse then the prequels.
@Rodanguirus
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
People sleep on Cantina Band #2!
@JustinFREAKIN
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
The prequels broke your hearts? I just watched Star Wars for the first time in 2020 as late 30 something. I have now seen the first six. The prequels are hands down better than the original three.
@KilicArslanBahadur
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
Ok, Calypso tribute to Motley Crue would be interesting
@notpsicoh2107
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
I find it funny that Todd laments the prequels at the start of this video, but then goes on to parody a line from The Phantom Menace at 8:08. What could you even parody from the sequels that wouldn't be lost on everybody?
@glenr1031
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
Disco Star Wars is the 90s Eurodance of it's time.
@nathanlight2962
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
I legitimately own a copy of this record. It actually slaps
@comentedonakeyboard
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
THE DISCO STRIKES BACK
@jonathanschubert9052
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
I appreciate the glimpse back in time to the Star Wars optimism of a decade ago
@lawmanlawman2210
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
Man, I was in a good mood, but then the intro for that video just hurt me so much. Reminded me of a time when I actually had hope and love for Star Wars as a franchise. Curse you Mickey
@recklessted
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
A Fifth Of Beethoven slaps so hard…
@AnitaLife27
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
Star Wars was HUGE at the time. I remember when this record was out. Star Wars was mainstream. Not just geeks. Although I’m a geek, and loved Star Wars back then. Definitely a phenomenon.
@xxculpritexx
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
That close encounters is kind of a bop no lie.
@josephcooter5763
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
What do you get a wookie when he already has a comb? How about a pair of Clippers.
@josephcooter5763
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
the scene of Threepio dancing with Darth Vadar, who actually built him, is cringe enough.
@brianthomas2434
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
At 11:13 Topsy is NOT an original. It was recorded by Cozy Cole in the Fifties….in two parts, yet.
I'm sure I'm not the first to say that, but I don't have time to check all the comments.
@ElZorroXIV
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
I know this version from the opening movie of Rogue Squadron on the Gamecube!
@technounionrepresentative4274
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
This is the bad 70s and early 80s,
I hate this,
It's cheap,
It's tacky,
It's transparently cashing in on a trend,
I hate samples that are idiotically obvious
@niallmacdonald2710
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
I bought this as a kid, along with the follow up based on Close Encounters.
@Scott_From_Maine
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
John Williams did his own disco version of the Close Encounters theme and it got to #13.
@MomLAU
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
Love these videos! Do "Pac-Man Fever" plz!
@fsheller5869
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
Topsy is a cover.
@jenniferschillig3768
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
We should all thank our lucky stars that Meco never tried to disco-fy the JAWS theme…
@tegantalks9612
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
I actually kinda like the techno version of Dual of the Fates.
@rusty_fc
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
This intro has not aged well
@joshprice4855
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
I may have to dig up these disco cover records.
I love gimmicks
@georgegrenvillethe7thpm176
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
For those that don’t know yet, Meco sadly died on may 26th of 2023
@laurenmp7486
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 pm
Funny one of the producers on this song is Tony Bongiovi…whose cousin you've heard of.
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