Darth Vader, blues harmonicist

Darth Vader Feels Blue, a short video by youtuber Billyfaithfull, gets really funny (and funky!) around the 30 second mark. Who knew that Vader was such a master of the blues harp? Link (via Kottke)

[#1 posted by okkoto, May 14, 2008 10:48 AM]

i always thought that looked like a harmonica as a kid.

brilliant!

[#2 posted by arkizzle, May 14, 2008 10:52 AM]

ditto.

Brillliant!

[#3 posted by Chemical Orphan, May 14, 2008 10:59 AM]

Pretty cool, but I am a little troubled that someone doesn't know the difference between "around the 30 second mark" and around the 45-second mark.

[#4 posted by DKT, May 14, 2008 11:01 AM]

Holy cow, that cracked me up. I knew it was coming but the way Luke kept looking at him...Awesome.

[#5 posted by MRCarter, May 14, 2008 11:06 AM]

Anakin "Sonny Terry" Skywalker on harmonica!
WOOT!

[#6 posted by Bonnie, May 14, 2008 11:07 AM]

Vader's no Bruno!

[#7 posted by phillamb168, May 14, 2008 11:08 AM]

Name that song!

Seriously, I want.

[#8 posted by ill lich, May 14, 2008 11:10 AM]

Ahhhh. . . so that's the real origin of the word "w00t."

[#9 posted by phillamb168, May 14, 2008 11:20 AM]

Found it, ala MrCarter's Anakin quip - THANKS!!!

It's "Lost John" by Sonny Terry. w00t!

[#10 posted by Stefan Jones, May 14, 2008 11:24 AM]

Palpatine played a mean washboard.

[#11 posted by phillamb168, May 14, 2008 11:38 AM]

Incidentally, "Lost John" (or "Long John" for some) is an old WC Handy tune, which may or may not be the inspiration for Terry's performance here. Anyway, you should go check out Louis Armstrong's version of the tune on his "Louis Armstrong Plays WC Handy" album, one of my all-time favorite Jazz recordings.

[#12 posted by Anselm, May 14, 2008 12:15 PM]

Brilliant!

Bonnie- "Bruno"?!

[#13 posted by Jack, May 14, 2008 12:46 PM]

Of course the most prominent tall, black man in the Star Wars universe kicks the bucket playing harmonica. Wouldn't expect anything less from the same folks who brought us Jar jar Binks!

[#14 posted by w000t, May 14, 2008 12:59 PM]

Reminded me of the (also) very funny Vader Sessions

[#15 posted by jonom, May 14, 2008 1:01 PM]

That's nuthin...

Darth plays violin here in Victoria, BC.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHaoOBHXaXE

[#16 posted by Chemical Orphan, May 14, 2008 3:47 PM]

@ANSELM:

http://www.amazon.com/Return-Bruno-Bruce-Willis/dp/B000002ZB0

[#17 posted by Adam Price, May 14, 2008 5:24 PM]

As previously noted - the Harmonica Track is "Lost John" by Sonny Terry. This clip doesn't include the hottest portions of it. It is available on the "Treasury of Library of Congress Field Recordings." The album, as the title suggests, has some real treasures on it, and is highly recommended by this commenter.