Light the Sky on Fire

"Light the Sky on Fire" (Listen to preview (help·info)) was a song sung by an unnamed band of Human musicians, and was popular on Kashyyyk circa 1 ABY. Saun Dann gave Mallatobuck a music box that played a holovid of a performance of the song as a Life Day present. Dann later used the holovid to distract an Imperial soldier, after the Empire had blockaded the planet and invaded Mallatobuck's house.

1 Behind the scenes
2 Appearances
3 Sources
4 External links

Behind the scenesEdit

"Light the Sky on Fire" was actually a relatively unknown song that Jefferson Starship (the real-life band who played the holographic band) released in 1978. Though the version played on The Star Wars Holiday Special was never released, a shortened version saw four releases as a single:

A double-sided Holiday Special promotional record with "Light the Sky on Fire" on both sides.
A similar double-sided promotional single in a plain white sleeve with an extended version on the B-side.
Another Holiday Special tie-in with a 1974 song called "Hyperdrive" on the B-side.
A reissue of the "Light the Sky on Fire/Hyperdrive" single without any mention of Star Wars on the sleeve.

Both "Light the Sky on Fire" and "Hyperdrive" appear on Jefferson Starship's 1979 greatest hits compilation, Gold.

The lyrics mention legends about an "ancient god" named Kopa Khan, who may or may not be an actual deity in the Star Wars universe.