Summary

• The Mandalorian has once again broken Star Wars precedent by featuring a song from Earth, which challenges the previous rule of only introducing original, in-universe songs.
• This rule-breaking raises questions about whether or not Earth is part of the Star Wars universe and implies the possibility of a crossover between galaxies.
• The Mandalorian season 3 has pushed its boundaries farther than ever before, potentially altering canon and suggesting the involvement of time travel.

Jedi's Force powers are usually used for. Now, the show has bent the rules once again in a way that could alter canon in a surprising way.

The Mandalorian has been known to break Star Wars precedent. Being the first-ever live-action Star Wars show, The Mandalorian had a lot to live up to. Following popular Star Wars with excitement and enthusiasm, and has maintained its popularity over the past four years. Now, however, the show may have gone too far in its boundary-breaking.

Jack Black Sings A Recognizable Song In The Mandalorian Season 3

In The Mandalorian season 3, episode 6 "Chapter 22: Guns For Hire," celebrities Jack Black and Lizzo made guest appearances as Captain Bombardier and the Duchess of the planet Plazir-15. In a brief banquet scene, Jack Black sings a small snippet of "Do You Love Me?" - an Earth-based song from Fiddler on the Roof. This is the first time a song from Earth has been sung in Star Wars ever since it was created 46 years ago. While not necessarily an official rule, the fact that it hasn't happened in over four decades made it a de facto regulation. Jack Black singing it - even if only for a few seconds in the background - could have implications for the Star Wars universe.

Star Wars Has Only Ever Introduced New In-Universe Songs Before Now

Star Wars music has always been original, which, of course, makes complete sense. After all, the Star Wars universe is set in a galaxy far, far away with beautiful and unique alien worlds. Earth is not only nowhere in sight, but those in the universe have never given any indication that they have even heard of the planet. Despite the presence of human beings and the similarities between Earth and many Star Wars planets, Earthling music had never before made it into the galaxy, with Mos Eisley's infamous cantina band, Sy Snootles, Gaya, and more creating original music for the galaxy. Even though it has not been an explicitly spoken rule, it has been a consistent aspect of Star Wars for over four decades until now.

An interesting fallout of this rule-breaking is that it calls into question whether or not Earth is a part of the Star Wars universe. The title crawl states that the franchise takes place "a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away," which implies that Earth does exist, just very far away. However, the fact that Jack Black sings a song composed on Earth suggests the possibility of a crossover between galaxies. This breaks canon because, even though Ahsoka has made it clear that there is some precedent for travel between galaxies, a "long, long time ago" suggests that time travel would also need to be involved - suggesting The Mandalorian season 3 has truly pushed its boundaries farther than ever before.