Yankovic Single Spoofs 'Phantom Menace'
Parody artist Weird Al Yankovic's new single, "The Saga Begins,"
spoofs the plot of the new "Star Wars" film to the music of Don
McLean's "American Pie," a spokesperson for Yankovic said. The song
will appear on his forthcoming Running With Scissors album (June
29), which also includes a parody of the Offspring hit "Pretty
Fly (For a White Guy)" titled "Pretty Fly (For a Rabbi)." Yankovic has
set dates for a U.S. tour beginning July 19 in Green Bay, Wis., and
ending Oct. 7 in Phoenix, according to his official website (www.weirdal.com).