Pretty Fly for a Rabbi

Running with Scissors track listing
"The Saga Begins" "My Baby's in Love with Eddie Vedder" "Pretty Fly for a Rabbi" "The Weird Al Show Theme" "Jerry Springer" "Germs" "Polka Power!" "Your Horoscope for Today" "It's All about the Pentiums" "Truck Drivin' Song" "Grapefruit Diet" "Albuquerque"

"Pretty Fly for a Rabbi" (alternatively called "Pretty Fly (For a Rabbi)" in Australia) is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" by The Offspring, and it was released from the 1999 album Running with Scissors. The song was released as a single exclusively in Australia.^[1] Mary Kay Bergman performs the line "How ya doin' Bernie?", and appears in the music video. Voice Actress Tress MacNeille also contributes.

As opposed to the phrase "Gunter Glieben Glauten Globen" in the original song, Weird Al starts this song with the Yiddish sentence "Veren zol fun deer a blintze (English phonetic)/ Weren soll von dir a Blintze, (German phonetic)" meaning "You should turn into a blintz." At one point, Yankovic references the line "Mecca lecca hi, mecca hiney hiney ho" and "Mekka-lekka hi mekka lekka chahney ho!", catchphrases of Jambi, the wish-granting disembodied head from Pee-Wee's Playhouse.

Track listing

Australian single

"Pretty Fly for a Rabbi" – 3:02
"Amish Paradise" – 3:20

Music video

A "music video" for the song was assembled but has not been seen outside of Australia. Yankovic stated that his Australian record company decided to release "Pretty Fly for a Rabbi" as a single and they insisted on releasing a video to go along with it. He decided against the idea, but told them that they could make one themselves by cutting together bits from "Weird Al" Yankovic Live!, which they did.^[2]

Chart positions

Chart (1999)	Peak Position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	67

References

"Weird Al" Yankovic

"Weird Al" Yankovic Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz Steve Jay Jim West Rubén Valtierra Rick Derringer

Studio albums	"Weird Al" Yankovic "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D Dare to Be Stupid Polka Party! Even Worse UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff Off the Deep End Alapalooza Bad Hair Day Running with Scissors Poodle Hat Straight Outta Lynwood Alpocalypse Mandatory Fun

EPs	Another One Rides the Bus Internet Leaks

Compilations	Greatest Hits The Food Album Permanent Record: Al in the Box Greatest Hits Vol. II The TV Album The Saga Begins The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic

Songs	"My Bologna" "Another One Rides the Bus" "Ricky" "I Love Rocky Road" "Eat It" "I Lost on Jeopardy" "Like a Surgeon" "Yoda" "Hooked on Polkas" "Dare to Be Stupid" "Living with a Hernia" "Christmas at Ground Zero" "Fat" "Lasagna" "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies*" "Smells Like Nirvana" "You Don't Love Me Anymore" "Taco Grande" "Jurassic Park" "Bedrock Anthem" "Achy Breaky Song" "Headline News" "Amish Paradise" "Gump" "Spy Hard" "The Night Santa Went Crazy" "The Saga Begins" "It's All About the Pentiums" "Polka Power!" "Pretty Fly for a Rabbi" "Albuquerque" "Couch Potato" "You're Pitiful" "Don't Download This Song" "White & Nerdy" "Canadian Idiot" "eBay" "Whatever You Like" "Craigslist" "Perform This Way" "Tacky" "Word Crimes" "Foil" "Handy"

Videography	Al TV The Compleat Al UHF The "Weird Al" Yankovic Video Library Alapalooza: The Videos "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Ultimate Collection Bad Hair Day: The Videos The Weird Al Show "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Videos "Weird Al" Yankovic Live! "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection "Weird Al" Yankovic Live!: The Alpocalypse Tour

Related articles	Discography Singles Videography Songs Polka medleys Dr. Demento Peter and the Wolf (with Wendy Carlos) Milo Murphy's Law

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