--- title: Uptown Funk Passover Parody by Six13 A Cappella Group: Exclusive Video description: Jewish a cappella Group Six13 Parodies Uptown Funk for Passover: Video canonical: https://time.com/3754373/six13-uptown-funk-passover-parody/ author: Olivia B. 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Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Mar 25, 2015 6:53 PM UTC   by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Mar 25, 2015 6:53 PM UTC Grab the popcorn — or matzo! On Wednesday, Jewish a cappella group [Six13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q7Jo7FkLH4) debuted its Passover-themed parody of “Uptown Funk,” the hit Mark Ronson song featuring Bruno Mars, exclusively on Time.com. Sample lyrics: --- > “” --- [Six13](http://www.six13.com/) is the same group behind the viral [Hanukkah parody of Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off.”](http://time.com/3633525/taylor-swift-shake-it-off-hanukkah-parody/) The spoof is so catchy that you will probably get the lyrics stuck in your head and sing them all through Passover, which begins the evening of April 3 and ends the evening of April 11. _Read next:_ [_Rock Hashana: 10 Stars of the New Jewish Music_ ](http://entertainment.time.com/2013/09/04/rock-hashana-10-stars-of-the-new-jewish-music/?iid=time%5Freadnext) ### Ten Actors Who Have Played God (In Film)  Isaac Andrews, Exodus: Gods and Kings In Exodus, God speaks through Malak, a young boy played by Isaac Andrews. The British preteen is no stranger to the ancient world, having previously appeared in the Dwayne Johnson Hercules; his next big role is in the Avengers sequel. 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