Songs written or composed
Dayenu (If I Recognise The Plight...)
- Author:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- Genre:
- Humor/Satire/Parody
- Subject:
- Political Figures/Israel/US/Politics
Recording
- On album:
- R-029(b) (The More Complete Collection of.....Rechnitzer Rejects Vol 2)
- Track ID:
- 2938
- Vocal:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- If I recognise the plight of the Palestinians and not the Israelis...
- Track comment:
- Imitations of various political figures and solutions
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Silly
Other tracks with this artist
Hineni Heoni (Parody) — הנני העני
- On album:
- R-029(b) (The More Complete Collection of.....Rechnitzer Rejects Vol 2)
- Track ID:
- 6608
- Composer/Artist:
- Rockoff, Seymour
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- Track comment:
- Here I stand poor in worthy deed.
- Language:
- Hebrew/English
- Style:
- Parody
Leolom Yehi Odom (Heb)
- On album:
- R-029(a) (The Almost Complete Collection of.........Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 9074
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- Artist:
- Yotzenpress, Muchi
- Language:
- Hebrew
Lekhaim Lambrusco
- On album:
- R-029(c) (The Even More Complete Collection of.... Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 9032
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- Track comment:
- Parody of wine commercial, not listed on album notes
- Language:
- English
Tfiln (Feelings, Eng)
- On album:
- xR-029(a)
- Track ID:
- 14958
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- Artist:
- Yotzenpress, Muchi
- First line:
- Tfiln, putting on the tfiln, trying to forget my yetser hora
- Track comment:
- See "Feelings"
Sittin' In The Shvitz (Parody)
- On album:
- xR-029(c)
- Track ID:
- 14537
- Composer:
- Berlin, Irving
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- If you're blue when you put on, what you used to you ...
- Track comment:
- Parody titled "Sittin' In The Shvitz"
A Mekhaye — אַ מחית
- On album:
- R-029(c) (The Even More Complete Collection of.... Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 453
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- First there is nothing but the shadkhns advice,
- Language:
- English
A Cantor In The Navy ( Parody)
- On album:
- R-029(c) (The Even More Complete Collection of.... Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 71
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- Language:
- Hebrew
A Khazndl Oyf Shabos (Parody) — אַ חזנדל אוף שבּת (פּאַראָדיע)
- Author:
- Gailing, Ben
- Composer:
- Gailing, Ben
- Genre:
- Humorous/Novelty/Parody
- Subject:
- Cantor/America/Audition/Occupation/Dialect/Litvak/Galit/Jazz
- On album:
- R-029(c) (The Even More Complete Collection of.... Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 340
- Vocal:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- Iz gekumen a mol a khazn in a suburban area davenen oyf...
- First line:
- איז געקומען אַ מאָל אַ חזן אין אַ סובורבאַן אַריע דאַװענען אױף שבֿת,
- Track comment:
- Parody titled "Three Professionals On A Probe"
Ani Noladti
- On album:
- R-029(a) (The Almost Complete Collection of.........Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 1367
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- Artist:
- Yotzenpress, Mutchi, arr
- First line:
- I was born to seek and all my life I've sought to sing a...
- Language:
- English/Hebrew
Bagel Man (Parody)
- Origin:
- Alb R-029(a)
- On album:
- R-029(c) (The Even More Complete Collection of.... Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 1864
- Composer:
- Bricusse / Newley
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- Who can take a donut, turn it into bread,
- Track comment:
- Parody of ??
- Language:
- English
Balayla
- On album:
- R-029(a) (The Almost Complete Collection of.........Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 1894
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- Artist:
- Yotzenpress, Muchi
- First line:
- I felt as a fool as I went into shul, on that yom tov,
- Language:
- English
A Yingele Belz (Parody)
- On album:
- xR-029(c)
- Track ID:
- 784
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- Oy tate's Belz, zady's Belz, yikhus all the way,
- Track comment:
- Parody titled "A Yingele Belz"
- Language:
- English
Chulent Was A Burnin'
- Genre:
- Humor/Parody
- Subject:
- Food/Cholent/Beans/Shabbos/Sabbath
- Song comment:
- Parody of "California Dreaming" sung by the Mommas and the Poppas
- On album:
- R-029(c) (The Even More Complete Collection of.... Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 2773
- Composer:
- Philips, J.
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- All the beans are brown and it's Friday, I was so eager...
- Language:
- English
Boro Park (New York New York) — באָראָ פֿאַרק (ניו יאָרק, ניו יאָרק)
- Author:
- Rockoff, Seymour
- Genre:
- Parody/Humor
- Subject:
- Borough Park/Condominium/
- Transliteration:
- Alb R-029(a)
- Related information in folder 120:
- Document type:
- Email
- Author:
- Sherman, David
- Date:
- 12/28/1988
- Comments:
- Transliteration from the Yiddish.
- On album:
- xR-029(a)
- Track ID:
- 2538
- Adapted Music:
- Rockoff, Seymour
- Vocal:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- Arranger:
- Yotzenpress, Muchi
- First line:
- Shoyn tseyt genig, ikh for tsurik, tsu du mayn tayere,
- First line (Yiddish):
- שױן צײַט געניג, איך פֿאָר צוריק, צו דו מײַן טײַערע מײַן באָראָ פּאַרק,
- Track comment:
- See "New York New York" "יאָרק ניו ,יאָרק "ניו
- Language:
- Yiddish
Cold Chopped Liver (Old Man River)
- On album:
- xR-029(b)
- Track ID:
- 2794
- Composer:
- Kern, Jerome
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- When I return to my shabos table, after I spend so much...
- Track comment:
- Parody titled "Cold Chopped Liver"
- Language:
- Yinglish
- Style:
- Parody
Feelings (Tfiln, Eng)
- On album:
- R-029(a) (The Almost Complete Collection of.........Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 5156
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- Artist:
- Yotzenpress, Muchi
- First line:
- Tfiln, putting on the tfiln, trying to forget my yetser hora
Esa Einai — אשׂא עיני
- Also known as:
- Psalm 121:01
- Also known as:
- I Will Lift Mine Eyes
- Genre:
- Biblical/Psalm
- Subject:
- Faith/Mountain/Help
- Origin:
- Psalm 121:01/N-010(b)/Alb B-021(a)/Alb M-041(a)/Alb C-001(a)/Tanakh v.2 1729
- Transliteration:
- Alb C-001(f)/N-010(b)/Alb A-034(a)/Alb C-001(a)
- Translation:
- N-010(b)/Alb B-021(a)/Alb M-041(a)/Alb A-034(a)/Alb H-033(a)/Tanakh v.2 1729
- On album:
- R-029(b) (The More Complete Collection of.....Rechnitzer Rejects Vol 2)
- Track ID:
- 4839
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- Esa einai el heharim, me'ayin yavo ezri, ezri ma'im Hashem,
- First line:
- אשׂא עיני אל-ההרים מאין יבא עזרי, עזרי מעם ה' עשׂה שמים וארץ.
- Track comment:
- I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains,
Home On The Blatt (Parody, Eng)
- On album:
- xR-029(b)
- Track ID:
- 6718
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- Author/Artist:
- Rockoff, Seymour
- First line:
- I was in the beys medresh, lernin' for a change,
- Track comment:
- Parody title "Home On The Blatt"
Home On The Range (Parody, Eng)
- On album:
- R-029(b) (The More Complete Collection of.....Rechnitzer Rejects Vol 2)
- Track ID:
- 6719
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- Author/Artist:
- Rockoff, Seymour
- First line:
- I was in the beys medresh, lernin' for a change,
- Track comment:
- Parody title "Home On The Blatt"
Glatt Kosher (My Way, Parody, Eng)
- On album:
- xR-029(b)
- Track ID:
- 5694
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- Composer:
- Revaux, J., & C. Francois
- First line:
- And now, the food is here, though I face the final question,
- Track comment:
- Parody titled "Glatt Kosher"
Kakhol V'lavan (Parody, Eng, Heb)
- On album:
- R-029(c) (The Even More Complete Collection of.... Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 7776
- Composer:
- Reshel, I.
- Vocal:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- Kakhol v'shekhor, ze tseva sheli, kakhol v'shekhor,
- Track comment:
- Parody titled "I'm Black & Blue"
- Language:
- English/Hebrew
In Tempo...(Eng)
- On album:
- R-029(c) (The Even More Complete Collection of.... Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 7429
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- Track comment:
- Satire of Khazn making a pop record.
If You Say "Oy Vay" (Eng)
- On album:
- R-029(a) (The Almost Complete Collection of.........Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 7067
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- Artist:
- Yotzenpress, Muchi
- First line:
- If you say "oy vay" & and you need to pray,
I'm Black & Blue (Parody)
- On album:
- xR-029(c)
- Track ID:
- 7015
- Composer:
- Reshel, I.
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- Kakhol v'shekhor, ze tseva sheli, kakhol v'shekhor,
- Track comment:
- Parody titled "I'm Black & Blue"
Khad Gadyo (Rechnitzer Rejects) — חד גדיא (רעכניצער רידשעטס)
- On album:
- R-029(a) (The Almost Complete Collection of.........Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 8005
- Vocal:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- Artist:
- Yotzenpress, Muchi
Jingle Bells (Parody, Eng)
- On album:
- R-029(c) (The Even More Complete Collection of.... Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 7647
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- Oy tate's Belz, zady's Belz, yikhus all the way,
- Track comment:
- Parody titled "A Yingele Belz"
Just One Rabbi
- On album:
- R-029(c) (The Even More Complete Collection of.... Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 7700
- Composer:
- Ben David, Mordekhe
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- The western wall on Friday night, I always land up there,
Let's Call The Holy Rov
- On album:
- xR-029(b)
- Track ID:
- 9115
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- You say a "khupe", I say a "khipe", you say "maushiga",
- Track comment:
- Parody of Gershwin's "Let's Say We're Falling In Love"
Let's Say We're Falling In Love
- On album:
- R-029(b) (The More Complete Collection of.....Rechnitzer Rejects Vol 2)
- Track ID:
- 9120
- Composer:
- Gershwin, George
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- You say a "khupe", I say a "khipe", you say "maushiga",
- Track comment:
- Parody of song- Parody titled "Let's Call The Holy Rov"
Khay Khay Khay (Try Try Try, Eng)
- On album:
- R-029(c) (The Even More Complete Collection of.... Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 8224
- Composer:
- Toledano, Avi — טולדנו, אבי
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- To find a wife, you've got to drive, a single's life...
- Track comment:
- Parody of "Am Yisroel Khay"??
Ki Khol Migoy (Heb)
- On album:
- R-029(a) (The Almost Complete Collection of.........Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 8348
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- Artist:
- Yotzenpress, Muchi
- First line:
- Ki khol, ki khol migoy, day am kharusa,
- Language:
- Hebrew
Makh Mir (Eng, Yid) — מאַך מיר (ענגליש, ייִדיש)
- On album:
- R-029(b) (The More Complete Collection of.....Rechnitzer Rejects Vol 2)
- Track ID:
- 9605
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- Shades of black...
- Track comment:
- Probably a parody of some type of "Black Music" - not sure
Kissinger Fills In (Eng)
- On album:
- R-029(b) (The More Complete Collection of.....Rechnitzer Rejects Vol 2)
- Track ID:
- 8501
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- The producers of this record have asked me to fill in...
Matzoball (Eng)
- On album:
- R-029(a) (The Almost Complete Collection of.........Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 9830
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- Artist:
- Yotzenpress, Muchi
- First line:
- He always sleeps while other pray, he shleps whilst...
Memories (Suburbia, Eng)
- On album:
- R-029(b) (The More Complete Collection of.....Rechnitzer Rejects Vol 2)
- Track ID:
- 10262
- Composer:
- Weber, Andrew Lloyd
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- Main street, not a sound from the shtibl, did they leave...
- Track comment:
- Melody of "Memories"
Mordechai Shlomo And Jo (Eng)
- On album:
- R-029(a) (The Almost Complete Collection of.........Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 10690
- Author/Composer:
- Rockoff, Seymour
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- Artist:
- Yotzenpress, Mutchi, arr
- First line:
- When the Moshiekh arrives we'll play a symphony in stereo,
News Flash (Rechnitzer Rejects)
- On album:
- R-029(a) (The Almost Complete Collection of.........Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 11009
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- Artist:
- Yotzenpress, Muchi
- Track comment:
- Sighting of Moshiekh in Kfar Saba,
Old Man River (Cold Chopped Liver)
- On album:
- R-029(b) (The More Complete Collection of.....Rechnitzer Rejects Vol 2)
- Track ID:
- 11430
- Composer:
- Kern, Jerome
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- When I return to my shabos table, after I spend so much...
- Track comment:
- Parody titled "Cold Chopped Liver"
Once Upon A Time (Eng)
- On album:
- R-029(c) (The Even More Complete Collection of.... Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 11481
- Author:
- Rockoff, Seymour
- Composer:
- Rockoff, Seymour
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- Once upon a time, a chicken found a dime, she showed it to..
New York New York (Boro Park, Yid) — ניו יאָרק, ניו יאָרק (באָראָ פֿאַרק)
- On album:
- R-029(a) (The Almost Complete Collection of.........Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 11006
- Author/Composer:
- Rockoff, Seymour
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- Artist:
- Yotzenpress, Muchi
- First line:
- Shoyn tseyt genig, ikh for tsurik, tsu du mayn tayere,
- First line:
- שױן צײַט געניג, איך פֿאָר צוריק, צו דו מײַן טײַערע מײַן באָראָ פּאַרק,
Oy Vey Zmiros (Eng)
- On album:
- R-029(b) (The More Complete Collection of.....Rechnitzer Rejects Vol 2)
- Track ID:
- 11791
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- When I sing "oy vey zmiros", my eys are all aglow,
- Language:
- English
My Sheytl (Eng)
- On album:
- R-029(b) (The More Complete Collection of.....Rechnitzer Rejects Vol 2)
- Track ID:
- 10846
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- My sheytl used to fit me well, upon my head,
My Way (Parody, Eng)
- On album:
- R-029(b) (The More Complete Collection of.....Rechnitzer Rejects Vol 2)
- Track ID:
- 10852
- Composer:
- Revaux, J., & C. Francois
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- And now, the food is here, though I face the final question,
- Track comment:
- Parody titled "Glatt Kosher"
Narrative (Parody, Dragnet, Eng)
- On album:
- R-029(b) (The More Complete Collection of.....Rechnitzer Rejects Vol 2)
- Track ID:
- 10923
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- Time is 8:20, place is Boro Park, I was proceeding across...
- Track comment:
- Parody of Dragnet, Jack Webb
Rumenye, Rumenye (Uroumaniac) — רומעניע, רומעניע (יאָראָמײניאַק)
- On album:
- R-029(b) (The More Complete Collection of.....Rechnitzer Rejects Vol 2)
- Track ID:
- 13072
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- You're a maniac, a maniac,...a shlekhte groyse ma ma ligner,
- First line:
- יאָר אַ מײניאַק, אַ מײניאַק,...אַ שלעכטע גרױסע מאַ מאַ ליגנער,
- Track comment:
- Parody titled "Uromaniac"
Putting On The Ritz (Parody, Eng)
- On album:
- R-029(c) (The Even More Complete Collection of.... Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 12516
- Composer:
- Berlin, Irving
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- If you're blue when you put on, what you used to you ...
- Track comment:
- Parody titled "Sittin' In The Shvitz"
Sh...You Know Who (Eng)
- On album:
- R-029(a) (The Almost Complete Collection of.........Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 13352
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- Artist:
- Yotzenpress, Muchi
- First line:
- You know, friends, there's a story about a little old Rabbi,
Tie A Pair Of Tfiln (Parody, Eng)
- On album:
- xR-029(b)
- Track ID:
- 15329
- Author:
- Rockoff, Seymour
- Composer:
- Levine, I. & Russell Brown
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- I'll wear them almost every day, but not on shabos,
- Track comment:
- Parody titled "Tie A Pair Of Tefilin"
Tie A Yellow Ribbon (Parody, Eng)
- On album:
- R-029(b) (The More Complete Collection of.....Rechnitzer Rejects Vol 2)
- Track ID:
- 15330
- Author:
- Rockoff, Seymour
- Composer:
- Levine, I. & Russell Brown
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- I'll wear them almost every day, but not on shabos,
- Track comment:
- Parody titled "Tie A Pair Of Tefilin"
Telephone Conversation (Eng)
- On album:
- R-029(b) (The More Complete Collection of.....Rechnitzer Rejects Vol 2)
- Track ID:
- 14898
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
Telephone Conversation II (Eng)
- On album:
- R-029(c) (The Even More Complete Collection of.... Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 14899
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
Suburbia (Memories, Eng)
- On album:
- xR-029(b)
- Track ID:
- 14696
- Composer:
- Weber, Andrew Lloyd
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- Main street, not a sound from the shtibl, did they leave...
- Track comment:
- Melody of "Memories"
Try Try Try (Khay Khay Khay, Eng)
- On album:
- xR-029(c)
- Track ID:
- 15475
- Composer:
- Toledano, Avi — טולדנו, אבי
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- To find a wife, you've got to drive, a single's life...
- Track comment:
- Parody of "Am Yisroel Khay"??
The Rabbi (Eng)
- On album:
- R-029(a) (The Almost Complete Collection of.........Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 15183
- Author/Composer:
- Rockoff, Seymour
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- Artist:
- Yotzenpress, Muchi
- First line:
- The Rabbi, he told me not to do it anymore,
The Telephone Song (Eng)
- On album:
- R-029(c) (The Even More Complete Collection of.... Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 15230
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- I know, I know, I know, its very difficult to reach you,
- Track comment:
- Parody of khasidic song
The Wrong Sermon (Eng)
- On album:
- R-029(a) (The Almost Complete Collection of.........Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 15265
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- This week's sedre is parshe shimos which is the first...
The Wrong Sermon III (Eng)
- On album:
- R-029(c) (The Even More Complete Collection of.... Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 15266
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- An so my friends, we come to this week's special event,
The Wrong Sermon, 2 (Eng)
- On album:
- R-029(b) (The More Complete Collection of.....Rechnitzer Rejects Vol 2)
- Track ID:
- 15267
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- Track comment:
- A mishugene eulogy
Three Professionals On A Probe — אַ חזנדל אױף שבּת (פּאַראָדיע)
- On album:
- xR-029(c)
- Track ID:
- 15319
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- Iz gekumen a mol a khazn in a suburban area davenen oyf...
- First line:
- איז געקומען אַ מאָל אַ חזן אין אַ סובורבאַן אַריע דאַװענען אױף שבֿת,
- Track comment:
- Parody titled "Three Professionals On A Probe"
Understanding Yiddish (Eng, Yid)
- On album:
- R-029(c) (The Even More Complete Collection of.... Rechnitzer Rejects)
- Track ID:
- 15916
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- Track comment:
- Parody of Yiddish lesson with lebn commercial
Uromaniac (Rumenye, Rumenye) — יאָראָמײניאַק (רומעניע, רומעניע)
- On album:
- xR-029(b)
- Track ID:
- 16065
- Composer:
- Lebedeff, Aaron — לעבעדאָװ, אהרן
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- You're a maniac, a maniac,...a shlekhte groyse ma ma ligner,
- First line:
- יאָר אַ מײניאַק, אַ מײניאַק,...אַ שלעכטע גרױסע מאַ מאַ ליגנער,
- Track comment:
- Parody titled "Uromaniac"
What Time Is It Now (Eng)
- On album:
- R-029(b) (The More Complete Collection of.....Rechnitzer Rejects Vol 2)
- Track ID:
- 16951
- Author:
- Green
- Artist:
- Rechnitzer Rejects
- First line:
- Standing still, not much time to grow, singers come and...