“Leia” combats Carrie Fisher’s internet trolls with the sound of classic rock

When a 59-year-old Carrie Fisher reprised her role as Leia in 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, there was an inordinate amount of discussion online of her appearance and whether or not she had “aged well.” Numerous unkind comments were made, especially about her weight. It was all pretty ridiculous, not to mention offensive, and Fisher herself responded in typically blunt, sardonic fashion to the criticism. What she didn’t do was set her response to music. That’s where the comedy music ensemble Power Salad comes in. Their latest video, “Leia (And Other Star Wars Parodies),” takes its melody from the 1970 dad-rock classic “Layla,” originally written by Eric Clapton and performed by Derek And The Dominos. Clapton’s version was about his insatiable lust for Pattie Boyd, then George Harrison’s wife, but Power Salad’s version is about snarky internet commenters unaccustomed to the sight of a human woman aging normally in public. The guitar heroics have been kept intact.