Meco - Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk: Star Wars (HD Vinyl Recording) 

"If you funk me down, I shall become more groovy than you can possibly imagine"

"That's not a Moon, that's a Disco Ball"

"I felt a great disturbance in the Funk, as if millions of people suddenly started to boogie, and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened."

"Vader was seduced by the dark side of the funk." "The funk?" "Well the funk is what gives a jedi his dance moves."

I will never forget that fateful day in 1978 or whereabouts, when I stumbled into a small roadside record shop (in Lagos, Nigeria...!) and spotted this record album gleaming on the display stand. I bought it on the spot and scurried home to listen to it. I had seen Star Wars earlier that year in Lagos, and now, here was an album I had actually read about in Time Magazine! I listened to it on my dad’s massive stereo system (in the dark with the lights off) and.....I wasn’t disappointed! I will never forget how incredible it was to hear those sound effects bouncing from one speaker to the other. My memory and imagination filled in the rest. Highlights were Princess Leia’s Theme, the infamous Cantina Band Theme and the final battle that resulted in the destruction of the Death Star. The latter blew my mind. I closed my eyes and could literally see X-Wings and TIE fighters doing battle in the darkness of my living room! You could hear them screaming across from one end of the lounge to the other! Oh those wonderful days. I still listen to this album in my car during my commute! 😌 p.s. I’m almost 6 decades old....!!! 🙄🤣

Anyone else remember that room on kamino in LEGO Star Wars with the dance floor?

It's over Anakin!! , i have the dance floor!!

The funk is what gives a dancer his power. It's a boogie created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the dance floor together.

Domenico Monardo (1939 - 2023) also known as Meco, was an instrumentalist and composer, famous for 1977's "Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk." In his career, Meco would also go on to make contemporary renditions of many other Star Wars movie themes. According to Wikipedia, Meco died of natural causes on May 26th, 2023. In his biography, he saw Star Wars the night it opened, Wednesday, May 25th, 1977 - and saw it four more times over the course of the weekend. Upon first viewing, Meco paid attention to the characters and storyline. But it was only during the second viewing that the musician began to notice the film's score. Could it be that it was May 26th, 1977, that Meco really started to appreciate John William's soundtrack? Making his passing exactly 46 years to the day? "Anyway, it's all a lot of simple tricks and nonsense." - Han Solo R.I.P. Meco. Thank you for this wonderful piece of music, and hey, may the force be with you.

*Episode 1: The Funky Menace* *Episode 2: Attack of the Soul* *Episode 3: Revenge of the Synth* *Episode 4: A New Beat* *Episode 5: The Empire Boogies Back* *Episode 6: Return of the Diva* *Episode 7: The Groove Awakens* *Episode 8: The Last Afro* *Episode 9: The Rise of Skateroller*

"My father fought in the Disco Wars?"

This is such a positive youtube comment section. I've never seen this before lol

This really gives you an idea of how long Star Wars has been around.

This is what would happen if Obi-Wan and Anakin both tried deathsticks.

“These are the beats you’re looking for.” -Obi-Wan Kenobi, A New Hope

To everybody liking this ''May the Funk be with You''

the funk is strong in this one.

Part of the greatness of Star Wars Disco is that it's not just a disco thump over the Star Wars theme, it's actually a complete new song built on the bones of the Star Wars theme.

As somebody else wrote before me: "He's too groovy to be left alive". Mace Windance

My dad would play this vinyl often and its bringing back a flood of memories, i wish i could walk into the living room with this blasting and see him sitting there with a drink just chilling 1 more time. Happy Birthday dad, you are missed and always loved, R.I.P❤

When you accidentally execute order 69

Strong the groove is on this. Boogie we must.

The cantina scene song literally played every 4 hours on the radio during the height of the craze - it was wild I can still hear Bill Murray singing words to this song on SNL lounge skit

After seeing the cheesy album cover, you'd expect this track to be an embarrassing mess. But this is really a well produced and top notch disco arrangement.

Now i cant stop imagining Han solo with an afro and the Death star as a giant disco ball.

Imagine Lando in the disco with the full 'fro.

"You're all clear, kid! Now let's burn this disco out and go home"!

"No, my father didnt fight in the Club Wars, he was a space cadet on a disco freighter"

Listening to this May the 4th 2024. Happy Star Wars Day to all of you out there far, far away

“You don’t know the power of the DISCO side.”

I like how the people on the artwork are doing the bump in space. As you do in the 1970s.

“You are a part of the rebel alliance and a traitor. Take her away to the dance floor.

Definitely one of the most over-the-top, camp as all hell disco masterpieces ever committed to wax. Meco was brilliant. Keeping the spirit of John William's classic score alive, but giving it a sparkling disco sheen that's utterly irresistible.

I’m 51...have heart probs, COPD, diabetes & now I have to be terrified of Corona. I literally just teared up thinking about listening to this as a 9 year old child....way back when life was so much simpler. Thank you for uploading!

I hate to admit, but I wore at least a couple copies of this out as a youngling.

Imagine if Disneyland played this opening night for galaxy's edge

showed this to my finance teacher, she instantly bust a move

I bougth this record exactly 45 years ago 23 dec 1977 ...it was my first Lp and it is still with me. I saw Meco in concert here in italy in 1978.

"Never has there been a more wretched hive of boogie and funkitude... we must dance carefully..."

I was born in the1960's , grew up in the 1970's and matured in the 1980's. Lucky me

This is a sick instrumental. Praise the skills of the musicians who recorded it.

I owned that in 1978. I searched for it in the last 25 years, but without the right keywords you are lost. Now it appeares in my recommendations without warning. Oh my god, it is still as great today as it was almost half a century ago. Thanx for uploading!

7:35 I cry with Leia's theme here, it's always so beautifully done!

Once you start down the disco path, forever will it dominate your destiny.

The "immersive and warm quality that can only be found in the medium of vinyl" as presented in youtube compression format.

My mom bought me this album and I played it every damn day---after a while, she hid it...

This should be the intro song to a Star Wars sitcom

When I saw Star Wars as a kid in August of 1977 (and yes, it was August, not May.), I came home from the theatre and this came out on the radio for the first time (that I had heard) that same evening. That was a nifty coincidence.

OMG!! this brings back so many memories. The sound of the needle when touches the vinyl, lovely!

5:26 You know there's gonna be an awesome guitar riff when there's a nearly 30 second long buildup. Bless the 70's.

As an ex club disco dj, I played this more times thinking the movie was another cheesy sci fi, until they dragged me to see it. I liked it, but I loved TESB!!!!

this literally had me in tears *happy ones* how my uncle, who passed this year, had the Star Wars look back then...can't wait til the 18th already, it's been a long wait since Return Of The Jedi! :)

"I felt a presence in the Funk. One I've not felt since my old master, Obi Ben Get Down tossed me into the Disco Inferno."

This remember me when I was a little girl. My mom introduced me to Star Wars when I was 8-9 years old. She loves the saga. And she still has this vinyl in her collection. I used to love this, and I asked her to play it over and over again while I pictured myself flying a X-wing. Good memories.

09:52 is the former Xylophonist from the Lawrence Welk show. He was retired at the time, but came out of retirement to do this piece. They could find no one else who could play that xylophone part. He did it in one take.

This should be played in the credits for every film.

I used to listen this in 2027, great times!

Meco was told by his producer to not be "too musical" so he had to dumb the arrangement down from the original ideas to this "simple" arrangement. (Source: Wikipedia)

I bought this album when I was a teenager..!! So much nostalgia

Anyone else who like to play "Star Wars:Battlefront" on this? -_^

I actually had the 8-Track to this. Can't get any more 70s than that.

I hope they use this version for Episode VII

Some dad must be real proud that he got to conceive his son to this album back in '77.

Episode 1: The Funky Menace Episode 2: Attack of the Soul Episode 3: Revenge of the Synth Episode 4: A New Beat Episode 5: The Empire Boogies Back Episode 6: Return of the Diva Episode 7: The Groove Awakens Episode 8: The Last Afro Episode 9: The Rise of Skateroller

This is the power of the Funky side.

Leia’s theme always brings a chill down my spine.

Back in 77-78 this wasn't on the radio every 10 minutes...I swear.

"You can't win Darth. If you throw off my groove, I'll become more funkier than you can possibly imagine."

This is like turning a star destroyer into the love boat

I just lost my mind hearing this for the first time in nearly 40 years. Thank you for posting.

This brought me back from the death

Props to the bassist for this whole album.

Man, nostalgia really hurts you in the feels sometimes. I owned this album and the truncated dialogue of the movie album. The record flipped sides when they’re approaching the Death Star. The movie dialogue album had awesome inserts with color photos from the movie. I’m going to curl up in a ball now, in my Star Wars sleeping bag and eat Cool Ranch Doritos. Thanks.

I first was boba fett. Now im boba funk.

This is actually pretty nice composition-wise.

“The Shield may be down but they’ve gone into glitter ball mode!”

Star Wars + Disco. Probably the most 70s thing ever made.

"The shield maybe down, but they've gone into glitterball mode" - Family Guy

This is probably the twelfth time listening to this today. No regrets.

imagine this playing i n the film Luke Skywalker dancing like john travolta Skywalker night fever lol

I want everyone to know I have a vinyl copy of this that my mom got in the 70's and used for figure skating and it is one of my most prized possessions

My Mom Just Told Me She and Dad Are Getting Da Force

WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL FOR EVER AND EVER. I WAS 7 YEARS OLD IN 1977 DATE OF RELEASE OF THE MOVIE AND STILL TODAY FRESH IN MY MIND. I' M FROM MEXICO

Talk about memories. I had the 45 single as a kid. I wore that damn record out till it couldn't play anymore. It got too many scratches on it to where it would skip too much. Man the disco time of the late 70's was a fun time. Full of rollerskates, funky colors, and Meco!

It's a trap ! No... it's a disco trap !

I had heard only the 3:34 length version of this song before now - thank you for sharing the long version in such excellent quality!

Performance Credits: Meco - Primary Artist, Keyboards, Suzanne Ciani - Synthesizer, John Tropea - Guitar, Danny Gatton Guitar, Eddie Bert - Trombone, Phil Bodner - Reeds, John Faddis - Trumpet, Mike Lawrence -Trumpet, Lew Soloff - Trumpet

"This where the funk begins"

The bass player shreds it absolutely. The force was with him. Instead of Ben giving Luke a Light Saber it was Bass guitar. "You father wanted you to have this."

She must have hidden the music in the escape pod... Send a detachment to get down

Imagine if Luke just went off to the Emperor being like "Dance off, bro! Just you and me"

I sense something...a feeling ive not sensed since the 70s! Haven't heard this tune in a long time...a long time.

When I was 6 back in 1978 this was the highlight of my day. It ruled my record player for some time.

I remember listening to this when I was like 14 years I had the 45 ✌️

Omg amazing! I was 9 when my dad came home with this album! We had seen the movie together and I used to play this all the time and be back in the movie..

My parents just found this record in our attic and I had to look it up!!!

this hit Number #1 in the charts in the US in 1977 and stayed there for 2 weeks... and unless you grew up through the 70s, you just dont get it ;)

The fever of more than forty years for the saga of "Star Wars" (and that still does not end), began with this arrangement of Meco. Ever since I heard it on the radio and saw a picture of R2D2 in the newspaper, in 1977, I was intrigued by the movie. I had few expectations, I thought it would be very similar to the TV serie "Star Trek" or "Space Odyssey 2001". But I was wrong and I really enjoyed my mistake. "Star Wars", "Close Encounters of the Third Kinds", "Saturday Night Fever", "Grease", "Superman the Movie". The "Belle Epoque" of the cinema!

"These are not the drugs youre looking for"

Remember the Funk will be with you always