First time hearing The Offspring "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)" Reaction | Asia and BJ
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Love The Offspring! Self Esteem and The Kids Aren't Alright are next! Fun Fact: The lead singer Dexter Holland has a Ph.D. in molecular biology and is a virologist.
Thank you for typing what I was going to verbatim 😅 Actually, I'll add 'please make sure it's the official video for The Kids'.
And makes a fairly good line of hot sauce!
What about the original hit, Come Out and Play?
Yes…. The Kids Aren’t Alright!!! One of my favorite songs from Offspring!
he also has a very original voice .....has that quality that that moron ozzy has ..a voice you can pick anywhere ....but he is much smarter and cooler than osbourne
He was portrayed as trying to fit into the hip-hop culture of the 90's. This was an awesome song when it came out and VERY popular also
I was in my early 20's when this song hit....and ironically enough, it seemed to be most popular with the guys the song was mocking.
I was in elementary school where they gave you fake jobs w fake money and you moved around. I was the radio DJ. This was the top song requested along w that Celine Deion titanic song 😂😂😂
Mannnn we all had/still had at least 1 of those friends😂😂
I was in like fifth grade when this song came out and I loved it. My mom bought the cassette tape for it and I still remember the cockroach on a swing.
Growing up in the 80s and 90s we all knew someone like this. They were usually wealthy and thought they could fit in with the street kids by flashing the cash. While most Beastie boys fans would be stealing a Volkswagon logo from a car, to put on a chain around their neck, they just buy one from a dealer. Great reaction all the best guys!
lol i know what you mean
Great reference to a time and a place Ricki Lake Show ,Ice Cube (rapper)
Preps… I was a skater with dirty bearings and worn down tail hehe
I knew that guy 🙄
Video, yes
"He's getting a tattoo yeah, He's getting ink done, he asked for a 13 but they drew a '31'"🤣
Those tattoos were on every white guys neck in my neighbourhood. I never see a 13 tattoo without thinking of that line now. He's demolished a whole generation in one song.
I don't quite get it. Are those numbers police codes for various crimes, where 13 is badass and 31 is pretty lame?
@@kristianh.pedersen2 actually 13 is a Mexican gang Tattoo referring to either showing ties to the Mexican Mafia or in the Mexican Mafia
@@kristianh.pedersen2 idk if it's true but I was told at the time that it was a "cool" way to say goodbye to your childhood like you're no longer 13 now. ("I'm a big boy now!") Kind of like a right of passage for a culture that no longer exploits child Labor 😂 There's no way some of these dudes were gang affiliated lol
@@Daveed1984 It can mean a bunch of different things.
Yes you are right 13 is used in Mexican gang culture to signify the letter M, the 13th letter of the alphabet. Which refers to the Mexican Mafia.
But it means different things in all different races and places. Biker gangs sometimes tattoo 13 on themselves too.
And I mean, 13 is just considered an unlucky number by superstitious people worldwide.
@@Daveed1984 Thank You! I've asked this question before (since it nearly always gets a laugh from reactors) but this is the first time I've ever seen someone take the time to answer!
This is a great band!! They have a great sense of humor, like this song and "Why don't you get a job." They also can be very serious like, "Come out and play." They can also make you cry, "Gone away." Please do more.
Gone away makes me cry everytime. I've lost 2 sons so
@@susiejo143 sorry to hear that. I lost my fiance and there and too many songs I have a hard time listening to. It's not the same but it does change how music effects you.
@@Lazrael32 My Immortal gets me everytime too
@@susiejo143 Who wants to live forever by queen. used to be my favorite song of theirs. now it just rips me apart.
The song is often perceived as novelty but its actually social commentary on 90s culture and done in a very clever way. Brilliant song and brilliant video captures the message perfectly
Very much so. I think many people miss that because they pay more attention to vid and miss the lyrical content.
There's an absolutely amazing Lipdub of this that was done in Toronto iirc.
For sure! Especially looking back as a 90s kid, this song really made its point well.
They are absolutely letting you know he is anything but "fly," that's why he overcompensates.
So glad you chose the official version rather than just the lyrics. The visuals add so much humor to to Fly Guy. hehe
This pairs well with Weird Al’s “White and nerdy”
Weirs Al parodied this with "Pretty Fly For a Rabbi". Hysterical!
or even better, Al's Pretty Fly for a Rabbi
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@@kylekirchhevel9097 Yes.. came here to say that..
Now do Weird Al’s version - Pretty Fly for a Rabbi
As my Daddy used to say, before he left this cold, cruel world: ''If you gotta lose yourself to gain the approval of others, you lost. Period.'' Time has proven him very wise. I never met anybody who fit in by forcing others to accept them. No one has to like you, they choose to like you. Peace. God be with you.
The Offspring always has a message about issues in the neighborhood.
Light hearted fun band! “If you don’t rate, overcompensate”🤣
I grew up in a small town. We had a high school full of dudes dressed like the character in this video. They would say they were Crips or Bloods, but really they would just all go over to Tanners house and stay all night playing video games and trying to learn the C-walk. They would imitate the gangsta rap stars of the 90s, but they would over-exaggerate their walk and their talk. To the point it was culturally offensive. It all boiled down to the fact that they idolized the rappers of the day, and they wanted to be a part of that culture so bad that they made fools of themselves. I've lived in the city for years now, and that type of thing doesn't happen like that here. Someone who is really from the streets would knock their head straight for them before it got that far.
A new era of wanna-bes like the guy in the video have spawned from the Chicago drill scene. People that aren't even from here are trying to act like them. Brent from Wichita Kansas now thinks he can survive the streets of Chicago. It's crazy.
What???
You know Tanner, too?!
I grew up in a small town of 1,000 people, my entire class of 22 people was like this
@@VernulaUtUmbra that is TINY!
The Offspring are great. And this song...cracks me up EVERY time. Anyone who lived in the 80's knew "this guy."
Edit - I meant 90's...fat fingers...
I think this song is more specifically about the late '90s-early 2000s (lots of stylistic parody in the video of the stuff the then-"Puff Daddy" Sean Combs was putting out), but, yeah, as long as there's been "cool", there's been poseurs trying to buy their way in. The '80s version might be faux-"punks" coming from the suburbs to hang downtown in their $800 pre-ripped designer clothes, made to look like the DIY repairs on thrift-shop finds that actual punks wore because it was all they could afford/they wanted to make an anti-consumerist statement.
Rob B either does not know the difference between the 80's and 90's or he is a man who has mastered the art of time travel. You be the judge.
@@jcarlovitch D'oh! Yeah, I meant 90's. I mis-typed. Lived through both...and the 70's...and the 60's...
"Come out and Play" is one of their big hits. Love the group, they always rock!
*Oh...here we go! Hope you two are ready. Offspring is such good stuff.*
I'm 40 and this song hit so true for my life as a teen in the late 90s 🤣😂 wouldn't convince me of that then though.
This is a great song!!! Basically just making fun of people for working too hard to fit in…..and he’s failing miserably!
Offspring is well worth diving into deeper! One of their most sobering songs…. The Kids Aren’t Alright.
If you listen to the lyrics, this guy doesn’t have the car, OR his outfit. But in his mind this is the image he wants to present to the world.
Thanx for sharing your reaction. Priceless 😊
As a 90’s kid this is the anthem of my childhood
Mali Boo … Don’t b Hatin …if you seen this movie .. you know what I am taking about..
I love this song! They definitely meant for it to be funny but to also mean be you. They had some great songs as well. I recommend from them The Kids are Alright, Self Estem, or Why don’t you get a job. Love them and appreciate your reactions!
Not a big fan of Offspring but this song was funny, and get a job was good to.
Even now,my home Internet is called "Pretty Fly For a Wifi"
It's not to be taken seriously.
If you found it funny then you probably got the message.
Taking the piss out of the guys who were legends in their own minds - great song.
Have to listen to Weird Al's parody of this "pretty fly for a rabbi"
I love the fact he's pointing out how some people poorly appropriate others culture. The 90's was bad for this, all my friends suddenly became gangsta overnight....
Yeah, it's not even the "adopting other cultures" thing so much as it is how lazily people go about it. It'd be like wearing one of those Jewish yarmulkes because you thought it looked cool. Taking other people's symbols and wearing them to get attention without even trying to understand why they're important is an act of erasure, because it separates the symbol from the meaning given to it by its creators without so much as a "by-your-leave".
Imagine you created a painting with great personal meaning to you, and some dickhead thought it was pretty so they started selling it as decoration on tat, without even giving you a heads-up. You'd be pissed, and you'd have every right to be so.
Brilliant parody of someone trying to be fly 😅😂😂😂
Was an alright Offspring song. Funny video though. Better ones to check out - Gone Away, The Kids Aren't Alright, Why Don't You Get a Job, Self Esteem, and Gotta Get Away.
Lol yeah this was for those guys that just tried too hard back in the day. The wannabe's. Amazing band with an even more amazing catalogue! Definitely worth listening to some of their other stuff. Love you two cuties! Thanks for working so hard to crank out great content! All the best ❤️🇨🇦
They have sooooo many great songs. Self-esteem, the kids aren't alright to name a couple. Great reaction
Didn't the Offspring go to prison a for a crime they didn't commit. They promptly escaped to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune.
They’re the A Team? 😲😂
You can always go on ricki lake! Lol so funny
I think the song is about people forcing their way into group by emulating them instead of approaching them as people, in this case the protagonist acts as how he perceives black people act to fit in, instead of just making friends, that happen to be black, and accepting the differences that make us the same.
"The kids aren't alright" is a great song . And "Come out and play" was their biggest hit but also very good .
With the rise of gangster rap in the '90s came the rise of overcompensating, white suburban dudes ("wiggers"). It was a great white-on-white insult back in the day.
Love this tune and video. He THINKS hes fly but...nah
Ironically, the drummer was dropped from the band because he could NOT take the C.19 jab due to his health status. (Totally Punk - NOT)!! I know some are trying to walk it back now, but he has been picked up by Tim Pool and is gong to be on his forthcoming album.
If you dont rate then overcompennsate. Totally meant to be funny. He is just trying to fit in but "he really doesnt get it anyway" he is trying Waaaay too hard. This was early 90s and HUUUUGE! On mtv every 5 min. The offfspring is cool. Check out self esteem and gone away.
Give yourself more credit Asia, you're definitely ain't no square, you're the goat, both of you's are.
I totally agree with Asia on people being fly in their own way but there definitely seemed to be an epidemic of white guy wannabes when I was in high school back in the 90s. This song is for them 😂 It seemed when white people (often wealthy white people) dressed and acted a certain type of way, they were seen as wannabes. Especially if they were like the guy in the video and REALLY didn’t get it right. At least it was that way in my town. You gotta remember this was still 2 years before anyone (well, besides Metro Detroit) had ever heard of Slim Shady/Eminem and I remember when he hit the scene, he was definitely not immediately liked for what he was doing. A LOT of people thought he was a wannabe in the beginning. Edit: And Vanilla Ice wasn’t cool back then, he was more of a punchline. I’m glad that’s changed as the years have passed because we all know “Ice, Ice Baby” is 🔥
I think it's not so much that white people can't be "fly" or whatever, as it is making fun of those people who superficially adopt the symbols of a cultural group without even trying to understand what they mean and why they're important. It'd be like some Christian kid wearing a yarmulke because they thought it looked cool. It's kinda saying the same thing Asia is; you can be cool as whatever you are, but you have to be true to yourself. That fake shit fools nobody.
A particular focus of mockery in this song, I think, is rich people cosplaying as "poor" for street cred (I see you and that mansion you grew up in, "Kid Rock"). As Pulp put it, "everybody hates a tourist". It's also about people trying to buy their way into a culture, rather than approaching it in good-faith, mostly because they're too lazy to actually put-in the effort or too privileged to attempt to grasp the reality of other people's social contexts, since doing so would require recognizing said privilege. Everyone also hates that rich-kid "I can buy and sell you" shit.
I'd heard that much of the audience for '90s rap was 13 year old White boys, in baggy pants and shades.
Yeah, it's not really about race. It's about trying way too hard while being ignorant about the culture. There are lots of hip-hop heads outside of the black community that actually know their shit and are respectful about it. Then there are these guys...
Different times people, different times...
This is before Eminem made it cool to be a fly white guy.
This was released in 1998. My sons all love this song, even though two of them were born after it came out. "Why Don't You Get a Job" is the second favorite. You need to do that one one day!
Not Original Prankster?
This song is making fun of suburban white guys who tried to be "fly" by imitating stereotypes.
I always thought Ali G killed off FUBU. 😂
I think it's not about being white, it's about trying too hard. I appreciate the nice sentiment though Asia.
The way I always took this song / MV was he was dorky cus he was going off the stereotypes of other people and that’s why he was made to be cringey. But always loved the flow of this song an band
This is about a dude who tries to be fly by embodying stereotypes. So it's not a criticism of white people, it's a criticism of unconscious bias, because he doesn't even see his stereotyping as toxic to himself and everyone else.
I remember when this came out. I also remember a few white kids in school getting their asses kicked for trying too hard to be "black" cool. Haha
The ultimate takedown video..basically don't try to be something you quite clearly are not!!
Of course this a pure Parody! I think it's funny!
This song is funny but if you want their serious music try Gone Away or The Kids Are Alright
1998....this song was intentional exaggeration
People can say what they want but this is THE ONE BAND i have seen that sound BETTER live than on the albums. They sound amazing live. If you have the chance go see them live. Good times.
if you notice the kid obviously has a lot of money and a nice house i think he just doesnt feel comfortable among his peers an outsider everywhere its kinda sad but sorta funny lol
this is about a dude who obviously has some confusion issues, if you go back and listen to the lyrics it's even more hilarious, cause i'm sure we all know dudes like this
The Offspring have some awesome videos....
Try Bowling for Soup - "1985"
Offspring was the shit back in the day,
Next Offspring song definitely needs to be "Why Don't You Get A Job?", featuring a cameo by the "Pretty Fly For A White Guy" actor 😅
By the way, the lead singer of the Offspring, Dexter Holland, is also a Doctor. He earned his PhD in Molecular Biology in 2017, after having suspended his studies when the band hit the mainstream.
This song was so funny...love offspring!
This is the type of music that sets genx apart from the rest lol!!
I loved this song when it came out (late 90s).
Offspring has a lot of better songs though. The Smash album is my favourite.
I LOVE YOU ASIA AND BJ. YOU ARE INCREDIBLES.
I absolutely LOVE this video. Hilarious and the music is great.
There's a couple of truly one-take videos by OK-Go that are quite impressive.
Gawd this reminds me of my high school parties lol ❤️
Homeboy has a cameo in another video for their song 'Why Don’t You Get a Job?' (which is also very hilarious). The lead singer is actually very very smart. He was valedictorian of his class & has a Ph.D. in molecular biology. He even wrote his thesis on mRNA technology back in 2013--way before the covid vaccines were using it.
Man i remember this vividly 😂😂😂😂😂😂💜
...but in his own mind he's the dopeist trip!
Note that they say "You can allways go on Rickey Lake", that a jab at all the people who were on talkshows in the 90's.
It's called being a poser.
The white guy in the music video is a youtuber! His name is IAmReallyImportant, give his channel some love!
The white guy’s name is actually Guy! I went to elementary and college with him. I remember when I went to Long Beach city college, he walked into our Drama class and everyone applauded him, because this video had become really popular. 😂
Love this band. So many cool songs. In his mind he's hip , but just a wannabe.
Must follow with official video of The Offspring 'Why Don't You Get A Job' -Also Please react to their songs: -The Kids Aren't Alright -Come Out & Play -Gone Away -Self Esteem -Gotta Get Away -Thanks!!!
I looooooved watching you guys react to this song! I love what you both took away from it, and your reaction to the comedy.
Please do more the offspring!
Self Esteem, the kids are alright, why don't you get a job
Remember when this song came out, being “fly in your own way” and accepted as such wasn’t a thing…
That's a '63 Impala though....
The Offspring. Power punk. Insightful lyrics and message behind the humor.
OMG, I'm dying....Asia your expression after the girl put that sucker in her mouth was priceless! My mom & I were dying!! ( My mom loves Asia). That video is hilarious!! 😜
The "Ricki Lake" reference definitely dates this song. 🤣
Next: The Offspring Come Out and Play
Love bands that have a sense of humor. What happened to humor nowadays? So sad. Great reaction.
Way back in the hippy days, there were rich kids slumming and being 'flower children.' The poor kids hated them.
My husband said that they just wanted to experience how the other half lived,
I said that the other half couldn't write to their rich daddies for money, when they needed to.
Try Self Esteem or Come Out and Play by them. Gone Away is also a good one although it's a cover song.
Coldplay - Everglow (Alternate Music Video), Daddy (Official Video), Gravity (Official Video),
Hypnotised (Official Lyric Video).
p l e a s e .
I'm really digging your humisic approach! I am colourblind and so are you guys, that's how the world should work! Ignore colour and just se the person behind it, that's the way to do it. Love you guys for your universial and mature perspectiv on things! Love from Stockholm, Sweden😊
I think by the time this video came out the whole "gangsta rap" thing had gone so far that it had become a caricature of itself. It had its time and its place and was important in its historical context. But its authenticity began to fade with time. Pretty hard to take rap lyrics about "gangsta" street life when you're recording in a high-tech studio built into your multi-million dollar mansion. And the White kids? Oh, man. When it came to White kids from the suburbs trying to emulate the life style and attitude of what they perceived as "hip" Black "street culture, they just didn't realize they were embarrassing themselves. They didn't get that being "hip" or "cool" isn't about trying to "fit in" and be someone or something that you're not. Being truly hip or really cool is when you just be who and what you are. Be the best "You" that you can be regardless of your ethnicity or the color of your skin or the economic status that you happen to be in. In the end, being an authentic "You" is what's really gonna matter. But hey, I should talk. I just turned 76 and I'm still struggling with my "authenticity". ;-)
We need somemore offspring
They are making fun of posers in a comedic way. I've always just been a country boy that was friends with everyone but this still makes me laugh thinking about certain classmates in the 90's.
Love Offsping. The Kids Aren't Alright, Why Don't You Get A Job?, Gone Away, and of course their biggest hit Self Esteem
And the song that made them huge: Come Out and Play.
Great tune, rocks out. The funny part is that he's a wannabe and he just doesn't get it. Hilarious video set to a catchy rock tune. "Get a Job" is another funny video and awesome tune from the Offspring that you'll love. And one of my favourites is "Keep 'Em Separated". Great band with a sense of humour for sure.
The Offspring is an awesome band! They write both comedy music like Pretty Fly for a White Guy and very serious music as well. Some comedy songs by The Offspring include -
Walla Walla
Why Don't You Get a Job
Mota
Come Out And Play
Self Esteem
I Want You Bad
And some of their more serious songs include -
Amazed
The Kids Aren't Alright
Gone Away
Vultures
The End of The Line
Jennifer Lost The War
Kristy are you doing okay
@@frizzlethecat2084 I think you commented on the wrong post. I'm not Kristy
The Offspring in the 90's were HUGE. Everybody loved them - still do - and they were always on the radio and at just about every party I ever went to back then.
As soon as I saw what you were going to listen to, I knew that I had to watch, because I knew you two would be cracking up at this video and song! LOVE IT! It is a parody of white guys trying to act "black" because ot the popularity of the black music culture!
Another great song is Why don't you get a job
The Offspring are still kinda good and makes music from a fun perspective!
Love this reaction channel!💙💛😇💜😎