Meco - Empire Strikes Back

[trevdog67]

Pure awesomeness. As a long time Star Wars fan (TESB is my fav), and as a video editor, my hat is off to you. Keep up the fine work. Check out the crowdsourced version of Star Wars that just went online yesterday. It's really cool. It took 3 years to make.

[812mistyeyes]

My Christmas wish_ a lightsaber

[thehowlingcommando53]

@Thiel5 Yeah it is, it's called Star Wars The Clone Wars. you can watch on Cartoon Network every Saturday morning.

[Aeolis7]

Man that was cool! Great job with the editing. It was seriously like watching a music video for The Empire Strikes Back. Awesome!

[grimman55]

I like it !!! Istill have a cassette copy of it some where !!

[peritiny]

Cool song

[Thiel5]

If only star wars was a saturday morning cartoon.

[psb1969]

Excellent job!...I bought the record in 1980 when I was 11 and have alway visualized a video to the song...u made it!

[MrAndrewhasty21]

i love this music. I used have this theme.

[sargonsrobot]

I bought this as what then was called a 45" -not really that long ago-considering the changes- & that was viynal

[1983elzorro]

Great job! Thumbs up!

[465jd]

im not a big star wars fan but i love the song

[crazynutwoman]

its cool

[kennyone2006]

This was sooooooo popular when it came out - loved hearing it again - thanks for the trip back to my childhood.

[kmkkid93]

honestly stars wars music shouldnt be remade or touched up in my opion becuz it loses its *star warsness*

[ChiefRunningWall]

@kmkkid93 No it doesn't. Stop lying to your self. Enjoy the music because it isn't like the new dvd collection of episodes IV - VI, and it's probably the best disco you'll ever hear.

[jdnieves]

@ChiefRunningWall Right on! If you grew up during that time, this music was just another part of the "Star Wars Universe" or era.

[dechausseman]

I don't understand. George Lucas insisted multiple times to replace the original special effects we all loved so much with sterile and unoriginal 3d ones. Insulting his own masterpiece and decreasing it's charm every time. He simply had to make a meco soundtrack spin-off! It would have been soooo much more interesting!

[kennyone2006]

@dechausseman Lucas had nothing to do with Meco's take on the Star Wars music.

[cmsahe]

I love to spoil movies: Vader is Luke's dad! :p

[wolf92193]

ʘ / ʘ Ö

[227060]

did Meco do one of these for Return of the Jedi?

[hobokenplayboy]

@227060 Yes. Meco did orchestrate a third one for Jedi. I don't know if it was a major success or a flop. The critics hated it.

[227060]

@hobokenplayboy is it on Youtube and if so would u be so kind as to point me towards it?

[hobokenplayboy]

@227060 I am uncertain if this will work, but you can type in the following words: MECO RETURN OF THE JEDI. That is the simple method I used to find this video.

[227060]

@hobokenplayboy cheers mate

[cheemaavtar348]

nice young skywalker

[812mistyeyes]

Happy Star wars day! May the force be with you

[auzio]

nice video! great edit!

[12vinyl]

Excellent Job!! Thank for sharing with us. I still have the 12" vinyl record of this haha

[hnrksl]

11 people are Rebel scum, and traders to the republic. And need to be taken away.

[kelly54me]

@hnrksl the Relbels were against the Empire, not the Republic.

[hnrksl]

@kelly54me do you here that? That is the sound of what I said flying over your head.

[thisisnixofficial]

this video is so beautifully arranged and put together - great job maker!! - LOVE it.

[Psych02K]

nice! now I have to watch the trilogy again....

[Gasssolo]

Great video! You really made the best out of the music. Meco would be proud=)

[gumdokim]

See...Even the AT-AT's want to dance!

[982Munchie]

Great job editing...excellent choice of imagery and timing. Sure takes me back...

[voirdire]

Last time I heard this song, it was spinng around a record, thats a long time ago. I was just a kid, I use to listen to it all the time. Technology is awesome.

[earrow]

Bad ass, this is!

[Gasssolo]

The Force is strong with this one!

[Baumnio]

Ha, there's no better music than this when making a 1/72 scale AT-ST!

[brismike65]

The other night I was at a show by the Hoodoo Gurus and they played this track at the beginning and brought back memories but although like his close enounters one it is a bit cheesy, it still sounds great. Good vid too thanks for posting.

[jianghaolie]

Excellent video! Perfect choreography of the scenes! I love it!

[shonenjo]

this song kicks ass

[Velocity9s]

Your editing & timing are almost perct...nice job.

[Velocity9s]

@Velocity9s er...almost PERFECT...

[Antara75]

My father had the vinyl, and at the end of the track there is a much longer breathing of Darth vader, i think it's cut of at the end, what do you think ??

[Velocity9s]

@Antara75 You are correct. I have it somewhere...

[DarPower1]

this montage really adds to the song!

[mendezfocus]

you are the best

[DarPower1]

I gotta question! Why does the clip of the Slave One have no blaster fire. That wasnt in the movie 2:46 i can see where they are suppose to be but no where do i see an actually bolt.

[leviterande]

Evil impirial march converted to happy 80s rock!!:D!

[Apophisguard]

Excellent visual editing.

[HarryPotter87]

I LOVE disco!!

[Deokishisu]

EPIC FUNK

[Devoboohaha]

awesome. didn't know anyone else had ever heard this song, lol. love the vinyl popping and crackling sounds! kick ass.

[Wiccancrow1]

AWESOMESAUCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dobleanchorecords]

Buenisimo ! Buenisimo ! Buenisimo ! Buenisimo ! Thanks for sharing it ! Rgds. 

[BEANDRR]

this is fabulous!  great work!

[BenRix]

good job

fro!m france

[leviterande]

wow star wars is epic because you dont feel its 70s until here in the video offcourse

[Thrall161]

yeah^^

[Kohntarkosz]

My cousin had this on a 7". I remember him telling me how they did the laser sound effects using a telephone cable out in the desert in California or Arizona, I think it was. My recollection though was that at the end there was several seconds of Darth Vader's breathing which faded out. Am I remembering incorrectly, or did that get cut off?

[angelofgod9]

EXCELLENT!!.. EXCELLENT!!!... NO MORE WORDS!!!

[DerbyPrime]

Wow!! Awesome editing! Excellent timing on the music and sound effects. Very cool.

[gastronomist]

I used to listen to this on my sister's 45, but I haven't heard it in ages.

Would have been better without the special edition footage.

[jdnieves]

Great editing, man! The way so many videos should be done.

[koalabrownie]

This music is awesome.

They should make a movie to go with it.

Like Space Balls but disco

[TheDayWeAwake]

great vid despite the occasional orphan frame. I love this.

[anthonyjcassino]

I new about the original Star Wars Theme being discofied by Meco. I didn't realize he/they tackled Empire as well.

[skippitymonster]

The closest thing I have experienced in 30 years to the feeling of excitement the imminent release of this film generated. Thanks very much -nicely cut.

[chicacaca]

yeaah!!! me encanta.... lo mejorr

[DaveWollenberg]

Hit #18 in Billboard. God bless!

[jayce79]

Retro Awesomeness! Great upload , 5 stars man.

[firstmusic00]

I have this piece on a 45 rpm record somewhere!

[scumtriedtoknifeme]

LONG LIVE THE EMPIRE!! PEW PEW

[mysty812]

Yeah!!!

May the force be with you!!

[982Munchie]

Heh, heh, love this all over again. Thanks for posting.

[icezebra77]

They used to play this at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton when the Oilers would score. Needless to say, they played this a LOT back in the early 80's!

[krandall11]

I use to put a flashlight on a turntable just to make cool "disco" looking lights to this song when I was a kid. I had this version on a Meco LP that also had the theme to Baretta and SWAT......OOHH how old I am !

[BrendOTron]

Awesome music & great video, just a shame it's riddled with flash frames!

[ImpalaSS1996]

Omg I have not heard this song in...sheesh f-o-r-e-v-e-r - thx for posting!

[jys9544]

A+ on meco music. what software do you use?

[VaderNES]

-1 for 2004 Edition.

[jayce79]

@VaderNES

2003 you mean. There was no 2004 version that I'm aware of?

[nemirn]

I'm glad you cut out the shitty Darth Vader breathing at the end.

[1701Tex]

Ah, the blessed crackle of vinyl.

[skeletal13]

This is a great tribute to one of the greatest movies of ANYONE's childhood (from age 5 to 100). You took everything great about the movie and wove it into four minutes! Thank you. I have this single on 45 rpm to this day, and will probably not let go of it til I am gone.

[Camilloupou]

opse jai ovier de dit pourquoi. ses acose mon naqonde bogque et je suis pu capabe de su por ti sa bye et a un année lumiere

[vikinsweresteriotypd]

it make me laugh!

[Camilloupou]

hé youtoble a un année lumiere bye et jador dark vader et la musique cool (exenple)da da da da daadaa da daadaa!

[Bullfrog91945]

This doesn't sound like disco, it sounds more like 80s techno

[nemirn]

It's pure disco.

[tmarsh82]

Nice job!

[DevSodDribble]

This isn't disco at all. More like 70's prog rock. Are we sure no members of Yes or Van Der Graaf Generator were involved in this...?

[Dynamit112]

Great work with vid! awsome music! And if someone dont like it then dont listen it! 5/5 stars

[columbokicksass]

lighten up shitbags. i don't think meco was trying to take over the world with this. he was just putting a new spin on the tunes and making it fun. the video effin' rocks tho! great job.

[MikestheCat]

"Lighten up shitbags"?! LOL!

[Bullfrog91945]

This is what the music video for this song should have been! It's a shame I can only give it 5 stars.

[yodavalentine]

good to hear it-forgotten song of the past

[S0ndor]

The main disco theme was awesome, but gotta say I'm not liking any of his other stuff.

[franzbeckenbauer07]

no creativity right? just add a disco beat to teh same song of all the movies...my mom has his records my god...i think he is no as good as everybody think

[benfirst]

What the fuck is this?! My gut hurts from laughing so much!

[princessjo86]

Great video, love the music.

[scn7471]

hey i suck MAJOR pole and i think this is bad, the two arent exclusive :)

[MyRitmo]

great work with the video! Meco was certainly talented in all of his themes!

[verselius]

Egosvader: Gracias por hacer y subir este video. ¡Qué gran recuerdo de infancia! Ese disco lo tenia de color verde transparente. Por cierto, ¡que buena edición de tan gran clásico! ¡Saludos desde México!

[columbokicksass]

at 3:10 vader is the baddest mutherfucker of all time!!

[CrzybuthatsHowItGoes]

mewmew mewmew mewmewmew mewmew.

I used to do the Chewbacca growl part of this song when i was a kid. haha.

[lippy2001]

That was incredibly AWESOME!!!!

[livngnoz]

Awesome!!! My best friend and I used to dance all around the house to this music when we were like 10 years old!! I have this music on an old K-Tel album which I obviously can't play anymore. Thanks so much for posting it!

[Stevenimich]

Good shit! Cool beans!

[bamatommy]

This is "The Force Theme".

Thanks for posting it.  I haven't heard Meco's version of this in years.

[redape6870]

nice montage. too bad you cheated. you used one clip from return of the jedi and one that looks like episode 2 or 3. great video otherwise.

[egosvader]

Thanks for the comment, but you´re wrong, all the video I made just with clips from Return Of The Jedi...

[happydappyman]

@egosvader u mean empire strikes back?

[marionlawless]

Meco rules!

[IntlBroadcasters]

Love this song, but can anyone tell me if this song is on the LP/CD of "Star Wars And Other Galactic Funk" by Meco?

[newmark401]

I can - it's not on the "Star Wars And Other Galactic Funk" album, which was released in 1977. It's on "Meco Plays Music From The Empire Strikes Back", a 10-inch EP released in 1980.

[Colorscheme]

Yes, thank you for posting. I borrowed this LP from the downtown library when I was a kid and taped it... listened to it constantly with my buddy thinking it was the coolest thing ever. The whole album is great.

I'm old enough now to see how and why each subsequent generation pines for the environs of their formative years. We had to WAIT between movies, had no home video, and filled our imaginations with our heads tucked between extra large headphones with full stereo analog sound.

Yeah.

[skeletal13]

We also had the Marvel comics to tell tales between films!

[columbokicksass]

ummm..... that kicked ass!!!!

[VicGeorge2K6]

Meco rocks on this one.

[mcdonald2006gt]

I have no words... you had brought me back 25 years in the past... and what a superb editing you did... wow

[egosvader]

Thanks...!!! I Apreciate It...

[3piper]

loved it!Have not heard this song in years!

[Scotness]

Ahh sweet memories.... - thanks for posting :-)

[mirosher21]

Go Oilers Go

[luislan71]

Muy buena edicion, te felicito...!!!! sigue asi... saludos...