List of Star Wars Early Songvids

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Even though Star Wars fandom was robust, there are very few early songvids.

As a movie, original Star Wars footage was initially limited. It wasn't until 1984 that the show aired on television for the first time.

Another reason: Lucasfilm's stronghold on fandom culture may have prevented fanvids from being widely circulated.

Also, in the absence of slash fandom community (Lucasfilm prohibiting all same sex fanfic, even G rated), may have limited interest and audience.

There is also limited record of these vids; while Star Wars fanvids were circulated at the Mediawest*Con convention in Michigan, the convention failed to track entries and contest winners, leaving information lost.

In the Star Wars letterzine Southern Enclave #49, one fan lamented:

Is anyone doing SW songtapes? Video editing and recording is a labor of love I know, but I sure would like to see some SW videos sometime. "Rebel Son" was the only one I saw at MW. Are there others out there? Does anyone besides Minky have the equipment to even do it?

For more information about this fan activity, see VCR Vidding.

Below is a limited list of known VCR era fanvids. Some vids were exclusively edited on VCRs, a few were edited digitally but using VCR era source

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California Crew

  • All For Love - 1995 - Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting (from the movie "The Three Musketeers"?)
  • Bad Moon Rising - 1992 - Creedance Clearwater Revival
  • Cross-over Epic Space Battle mini-movie with Star Wars, Star Trek, Babylon 5
  • Fireball XL5 - 1994 - show theme song (Fireball XL5), editor: Low Down Father Fooler
  • He’s a Rebel - 1990 - The Crystals, editor: Frozen Treats
  • Huckelberry Hound - 1989 - Theme Song
  • I Don’t Know Much - 1990 - Aarron Neville/Linda Ronstadt, editor: Icy Calm
  • Wonder - 1994
  • Making Love Out of Nothing At All - 1986 - Air Supply

Diana Williams

  • Come What May - a digitally edited Phantom Menace fanvid that used videotape source

Kandy Fong

  • Oh Lord It Is Hard To Be Humble - a Han Solo slideshow vid using slides off magazines, etc (1980s)

Kellan Dane and Taselby

  • You've Got a Friend - a Han and Luke vid - this vid appeared on the Woad Society tape #3 in 2002. It is unclear if this was edited digitally but it was distributed initially on videotape.

Lorraine Anderson

Linda Brandt

  • My Way

Liz J

One Moment In Time - vid mentioned in the Rainbow Noise letterzine

Mary Van Deusen

  • One Step Forward/Two Steps Back - Desert Rose Band - edited with Paul Kosinski
  • Later digital era fanvids are listed here.

Paul Kosinski

  • Alla Rustica (Light Vivaldi Sword Battle)
  • Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
  • Just The Way I Am - Air Supply
  • One Step Forward/Two - Desert Rose Band - edited with Mary Van Deusen
  • Space Battle - Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique Last Movement
  • Symphonie Fantastique - Berlioz's Penultimate Movement
  • Wrath of Khan - Bruckner

S/M Videos

  • How Do I Get You Alone - Star Wars

ZZ Team

  • The Empire Strikes Quack sung by The Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2

Unknown Vidder

  • Rebel Son sung by Survivor - vid by ? (found on a tape with Sarah Adams vids)
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