Thursday, August 5, 2010

The Offspring vs. Weird Al Yankovic



Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)
The Offspring
Unta gottlebien
Rockin Rollin'

Give it to me baby
Uh-huh
Uh-huh
Give it to me baby
Uh-huh
Uh-huh
Give it to me baby
Uh-huh
Uh-huh
And all the girlies say
I’m pretty fly for a white guy

Uno dos tres
Cuatro
Cinco cinco seis

You know it’s kind of hard
Just to get along today
Our subject isn’t cool
But he fakes it anyway
He may not have a clue
And he may not have style
But everything he lacks
Well
He makes up in denial

So don’t debate
A player straight
You know he really
Doesn’t get it anyway
He’s gonna play the field
And keep it real
For you no way
For you no way
So if you don’t rate
Just overcompensate
At least you’ll know
You can always go on Ricki Lake
The world needs wannabes
So
Hey
Hey
Do that brand new thing

Give it to me baby
Uh-huh
Uh-huh
Give it to me baby
Uh-huh
Uh-huh
Give it to me baby
Uh-huh
Uh-huh
And all the girlies say
I’m pretty fly for a white guy

He needs some cool tunes
Not just any will suffice
But they didn’t have Ice Cube
So he bought Vanilla Ice
Now cruising in his Pinto
He sees homies as he pass
But if he looks twice
They’re gonna kick his lily a$$

So don’t debate
A player straight
You know he really
Doesn’t get it anyway
He’s gonna play the field
And keep it real
For you no way
For you no way
So if you don’t rate
Just overcompensate
At least you’ll know
You can always go on Ricki Lake
The world loves wannabes
So
Hey
Hey
Do that brand new thing

Now he’s getting’ a tattoo
Yeah he’s getting’ ink done
He asked for a 13
But they drew a 31
Friends say he’s tryin’ too hard
And he’s not quite hip
But in his own mind
He’s the
He’s the dopest trip

Give it to me baby
Uh-huh
Uh-huh
Give it to me baby
Uh-huh
Uh-huh
Give it to me baby
Uh-huh
Uh-huh

Uno dos tres
Cuatro
Cinco cinco seis

So don’t debate
A player straight
You know he really
Doesn’t get it anyway
He’s gonna play the field
And keep it real
For you no way
For you no way
So if you don’t rate
Just overcompensate
At least you’ll know
You can always go on Ricki Lake
The world needs wannabes
So
The world loves wannabes
So
Let’s get some more wannabes
And
Hey
Hey
Do that brand new thing





Pretty Fly For A Rabbi
Weird Al Yankovic
Veren zol fun
Dear a Blitzen

How ya doin’ Bernie
Oy vey
Oy vey
How ya doin’ Bernie
Oy vey
Oy vey
How ya doin’ Bernie
Oy vey
Oy vey
And all the goyim say
I’m pretty fly for a rabbi

Meccha leccha hi
Meccha hiney hiney ho

Our temple’s had a fair share
Of rabbis in the past
But most of ‘em were nudniks
And none of ‘em would last
But our new guy’s real kosher
I think he’ll do the trick
I tell ya he’s to die for
He really know his shtick

So how’s ‘bout you
Have you seen this Jew
Reads the Torah
Does his own accounting too
Workin’ like a dog
At the synagogue
He’s there all day
He’s there all day
Just say vay iz mir
And he’ll kick into gear
He’ll bring you lots of cheer
And maybe bagels with some shmeer
Just grab your yarmulke and
Hey hey
Do that Hebrew thing

How ya doin’ Bernie
Oy vey
Oy vey
How ya doin’ Bernie
Oy vey
Oy vey
How ya doin’ Bernie
Oy vey vey
And all the goyim say
I’m pretty fly for a rabbi

He shops at discount stores
Not just any will suffice
He has to find a bargain
‘Cause he won’t pay retail price
He never acts meshuga
And he’s hardly a schlemiel
But if you wanna haggle
Oy he’ll make you such a deal

People used to scoff
Now they say mazal tov
He’s such macher
‘Cause he worked this tookis off
Yeah he keeps his cool
And teaches Sheol
What’s not to like
What’s not to like
On high holy days
You know he prays and prays
And he never eats pastrami
On white bread with mayonnaise
Put on your yarmulke and
Hey hey
Do that Hebrew thing

When he’s doin’ a Bar Mitzvah
Now that you shouldn’t miss
He’ll always schlep on down
For a wedding or a bris
They say he’s got a lot of chutzpah
He’s really quite hip
They parents pay moy
And he gets to keep the tip

How ya doin’ Bernie
Oy vey
Oy vey
How ya doin’ Bernie
Oy vey
Oy vey
How ya doin’ Bernie
Oy vey
Oy vey
Meccha leccha hi
Meccha meccha cholly ho

He’s doin’ well
I gotta kvell
The lentas love him
Even shicksas think he’s swell
Show up at his home
He says shalom
And have some cake
You want some cake
Yeah he calls the shots
We really love him lots
Oh gevalt
I’m so ferklempt that I could plotz
So grab your yarmaulke
The one you got Chanukah
Let’s put on your yarmulke and
Hey hey
Do that Hebrew thing

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12 comments:

  1. that's a weird song by weird al yankovic. i don't understand a lot of the terms in the lyrics but i'm sure rabbis could relate to this. i hope they take this song lightly. i'm sure the song's just meant to entertain.

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  2. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Sam!!! Yeah, I'm quite sure that only the most fanatical would take offense to Weird Al's lyrics, and since I can't recall hearing anything about such after this song being out for several years now, it would seem that the fanatics have more pressing matters to attend to. Besides, one could argue that this is actually quite flattering (kinda, sorta, maybe).

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  3. Thanks for stopping by again, my dear Sandie!!! Well, in response to that, I don't know what to say. (LOL?)

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  4. Fabulous! I've heard of Weird Al but didn't know he'd let rip on The Offspring!

    Excellent!

    :0)

    Cheers

    PM

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  5. Thanks for stopping by again, my dear Plastic Mancunian!!! This is one of my favorite parodies of his, but I have to wonder if The Offspring may have a tendency to take themselves a little bit too seriously sometimes. For they refused to give him permission to do a parody of one of their earlier songs. Well, at least that is what has been reported.

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  6. not really my type of music but believe it or not there are times when I like the sound of it. Of course weird Al's versions are always entertaining

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  7. I liked The Offspring before they got really big and turned into a teenypop band, so it's weird al all the way for me.

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  8. Oooyyyyyy Hillarious. weird al is a jew like me so this is really quite funny. most of us don't think anything of his mocking, especially since he's a jew too. some of the yiddish terms are quite kitsch, since they've slipped into regular venacular. like schmear and tookis.

    great contrast My Friend. God Bless You.

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  9. Thanks for stopping by again, my dear Ann!!! There is a lot of "that" type of music that I can't handle, but Pretty Fly For A White Guy" caught my attention because of how funny it is. Of course, Weird Al's version is arguably even better.

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  10. Thanks for stopping by again, my dear Ryan!!! The Offspring have several fairly poignant songs, and they will probably be included in a TWO FOR TUESDAY somewhere down the road a bit. I didn't realize that they were considered to be a teenybopper band now, but since coming off of the road, I rarely listen to music over the radio.

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  11. Thanks for stopping by again, my dear BadGal!!! Tookis is Yiddish?!? Whoa, the first time I ever heard the term was when my wife used it after we got married. I'll have to ask her where she got it from. For I am fairly sure that she has never heard all that much Yiddish being spoken around these parts.

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