Were you one of the people who really missed the Ewok Celebration Song that played at the end of Return of the Jedi? If so, then what why really okay I guess? But also, this acoustic version created by musician Chris Nandor (aka Pudge) exists just for you. And anyone else who’s curious about acoustic Ewok music, I guess.
What I found interesting is that a lot of the Ewok words had intriguing religious parallels. For example: “yahwah” means power, and its pronunciation immediately reminded me of the word “Yahweh,” which is the proper name of God in the Bible. Also: “allay loo,” which means celebrate, sounds like the first three syllables of “hallelujah,” which is a word used to praise God. It’s likely I’m reaching a little far here, but given the fact that some of the Ewoks spoke Tagalog (the language of the Philippines), I wouldn’t put it past the writers to draw inspiration from other real world sources.
One thing’s for certain: Nandor can sing. He really pours his heart into the song, and lends a great raw feeling to the traditionally jovial celebration song. Props to him for his incredible talent and for his pronunciation skills. Yub nub, Pudge. Yub nub.
(via Comic Book Resources)
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