May the 4th Be With You: Remembering the Bizarre 'Star Wars' No. 1 Disco Hit

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Whether you like it or not, the Internet is full of those wishing "May the 4th be with you" today, May 4.So in honor of the greatest film trilogy of all time (which spawned two other trilogies of varying degrees of quality), we're looking back on the disco-fied version of the Star Wars theme song that ruled the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in 1977.Created by Pennsylvania-born producer Meco (real name Domenico Monardo) -- and hailing from an album titled (no joke) Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk -- this Chic take on John Williams' iconic theme is one of the biggest instrumental hits of all time.

It's also one of the most frequently ignored parts of Star Wars lore (the pornographic Jetsons cover art is partly to blame for that).But make.