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German Navy ship blasts out Darth Vader theme on Thames (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Londoners spotted this ship on the Thames near Tower Bridge, playing the iconic Imperial March theme from the Star Wars trilogies, otherwise recognisable as the Darth Vader music.

But it wasn’t coming from a galaxy far, far away - it was a German Navy ship, in London for training and a supply stop.

A spokesperson from the German Navy told the BBC the music had "no deeper message" and "the commander can choose the music freely".

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago

Its called the "Imperial March", Darth Vader is a badass not a host on CeeBeeBees.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Not bad, but I would have gone for the 1812 Overture, timed just so the crescendo would start as it passes by Parliament.

Maybe set the on deck water cannons in a V shape.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

and who says thems Germans don't have a sense of humor

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

Hmm, Disney v. Deutsche Marine should be interesting.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Awesome. Funny as hell. Wish I'd seen it in person!