Its astounding how much Yiddish has infiltrated todays popular culture. From classic musicals like Fiddler on the Roof to sitcoms like Seinfeld, some words and phrases of Ashkenazi Jews native tongue have become Americanized, naturalized, and sometimes cliched.So, when Public Enemy released its latest album, Man Plans, God Laughs, emblazoned with such an obvious Yiddish proverb, we decided to investigate. Here are six Yiddish idioms that classic and modern musicians across major genres have invoked their work. 1) Man Plans, God LaughsTransliteration: Der mentsh trakht un got lakhtFamed hip-hop group Public Enemy released its 15th LP, Man Plans, God Laughs, last week. Although rapper and producer Chuck D has said that Kendrick Lamar and Run the Jewels inspired this record, we know that the title is actually a Yiddish proverb. Whether intentional or not, the connection seems fitting: Public Enemy still represents the pinnacle of political rap and Yiddish sayings often comment on such issues as well2) Mazel TovTransliteration: Mazal tovThis obvious, congratulatory phrase has already breached most forms of mass cultural consumption. But this 2009 Grammy award-winning track from The Black Eyed Peas integrated an exclamatory Mazel tov! so flawlessly into the middle of I Gotta Feeling that the song has since become a mainstay at all bar and bat mitzvahs and Jewish weddings until the end of time. Plus, its like The Peas even knew about Pesachs four cups of wine, as the Yiddish exclamation comes right after the line about Fill up my cup.Extra Listening: Jay-Z & Kanye West also used recently the phrase in New Day from 2011s Watch The Throne, rapping, So at thirteen well have our first drink together / Black bar mitzvahs, mazel tov, mogul talk.3) Walls Have EarsTransliteration: Vent hobn oyernMany have researched and analyzed Elvis Presleys relationship with Judaism. Its been rumored that his mother was part Jewish and part Native America, and the King was often spotted sporting a Chai or Star of David necklace. In 1962, Elvis recorded The Walls Have Ears for his film Girls! Girls! Girls! The title refers to a Yiddish phrase that warns someone is always listening. Extra Listening: A Sonic Youth bootleg, unapproved by the band, was released in 1986 by this name.4) Still Water Runs DeepTransliteration: Shtil vaser grobt tifThe origin of this phrase is debated (some say Italian/Latin, other say Shakespearian.), the Yiddish version still offers a cautious admonition of the roiling emotions that can hide beneath a calm exterior. Detroit soul group The Four Tops made this idiom famous in 1970, with its Hitsville USA record Still Waters Run Deep and chart topping single Still Water (Love)."5) Either All Or NothingTransliteration: Oder gor oder gornishtAlthough quite a common turn of phrase in pop culture today, one of the most groundbreaking uses came from Arthur Altman and Jack Lawrences 1939 composition All or Nothing At All. But it wasnt until 1943 until consummate crooner Frank Sinatra made the song a smash, when Columbia Records re-released his vocal version. Since then, other famous musicians including Chet Baker, John Coltrane, Diana Krall, and Sarah Vaughan have