Flight of the Conchords! I love doofy boys who sing and dance.
This is me, pimping!
These boys are my new happy place. The wiki page on them says they bill themselves as "Formerly New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo". Bwah! They are like The Monkees, only a duo instead of a foursome, and without the wacky plots, and marginally (very marginally) less goofball. *hugs them close*
Flight of the Conchords is made up of Bret McKenzie (the scruffy elfin* one) and Jemaine Clement (the hornrimmed glasses wearing one), two New Zealand musicians who are trying to make a go of it in NY. The show depicts their goofy, hapless life in NY, their misadventures with girls, their interactions with their band manager, Murray. It has me regularly howling with laughter.
This week I've been distracting myself (read: procrastinating) with You Tube clips from their HBO show, mostly their "videos" but scenes as well. I have collected them for greater enjoyment.
First, the main HBO Flight of the Conchords website has some clips and interviews and stuff.
You're so Hot, BOOM -- The background dancers crack me up EVERY TIME.
Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros -- They call me the Hiphopopotamus, Flows that glow like phosphorous, Poppin' off the top of this esophagus, Rockin' this metropolis, I’m not a large water-dwelling mammal, Where did you get that preposterous hypothesis?, Did Steve tell you that, perchance?, Steve.
If You're Into It - Jemaine cracks me up in this. Also, the girl's face with it's subtle panic as the song goes on. heh.
Foux Da Fa Fa - The best use of High School French ever. I love the costumes in this. Ou est le piscine? Splish splash. Bonjour mon petit bureau de change.
Bret, You've Got It Going On -- Jemaine tries to cheer Bret up. Why can't a heterosexual guy, Tell a heterosexual guy that he thinks his booty is fly.
Frodo, Don't Wear The Ring - Um, LOTR spoof. A longer, even funnier version is in the link for Part 9, below. I nearly peed my pants, people.
Angry Dance -- This isn't a song, but a dance sequence spoof on Flashdance. Bret! Dancing! Really really well. OMG, look at him... They say he used to be a choreographer. bwah. *hugs him*.
Threesome clip -- I could go on linking to songs, but this is a clip of the actual show and a hilarious interaction between the guys and their dates.
And finally, thousands of monkeys on the internet have compiled all the songs into music collections. Fabulous! Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, [Part 9 has the HYSTERICAL spoof of Lord of the Rings. These guys are from New Zealand...] Part 10. Phew.
*Bret had a small role as an Elf in The Fellowship of the Ring, and fans of the Conchords recognized... Um. Crazy weird fans stalked him ... some sensible person/people named him Figwit, the Elf, which stands for "Frodo is Great, Who is that??" And you all will be unsurprised to realize he has a slash following. There's a Figwit lives! website. Personally, I think Bret is almost disturbingly pretty without the scruff. I prefer the beard.
ETA: Apparently, and according to the Figwit FAQ, Figwit's popularity stems almost entirely from Figwit's good looks, and not due to Bret's work as part of the Conchords, like I first assumed. Also Peter Jackson got wind of Figwit and asked Bret back for Return of the King. Apparently he mentions it in the commentary. HILARIOUS.
These boys are my new happy place. The wiki page on them says they bill themselves as "Formerly New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo". Bwah! They are like The Monkees, only a duo instead of a foursome, and without the wacky plots, and marginally (very marginally) less goofball. *hugs them close*
Flight of the Conchords is made up of Bret McKenzie (the scruffy elfin* one) and Jemaine Clement (the hornrimmed glasses wearing one), two New Zealand musicians who are trying to make a go of it in NY. The show depicts their goofy, hapless life in NY, their misadventures with girls, their interactions with their band manager, Murray. It has me regularly howling with laughter.
This week I've been distracting myself (read: procrastinating) with You Tube clips from their HBO show, mostly their "videos" but scenes as well. I have collected them for greater enjoyment.
First, the main HBO Flight of the Conchords website has some clips and interviews and stuff.
You're so Hot, BOOM -- The background dancers crack me up EVERY TIME.
Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros -- They call me the Hiphopopotamus, Flows that glow like phosphorous, Poppin' off the top of this esophagus, Rockin' this metropolis, I’m not a large water-dwelling mammal, Where did you get that preposterous hypothesis?, Did Steve tell you that, perchance?, Steve.
If You're Into It - Jemaine cracks me up in this. Also, the girl's face with it's subtle panic as the song goes on. heh.
Foux Da Fa Fa - The best use of High School French ever. I love the costumes in this. Ou est le piscine? Splish splash. Bonjour mon petit bureau de change.
Bret, You've Got It Going On -- Jemaine tries to cheer Bret up. Why can't a heterosexual guy, Tell a heterosexual guy that he thinks his booty is fly.
Frodo, Don't Wear The Ring - Um, LOTR spoof. A longer, even funnier version is in the link for Part 9, below. I nearly peed my pants, people.
Angry Dance -- This isn't a song, but a dance sequence spoof on Flashdance. Bret! Dancing! Really really well. OMG, look at him... They say he used to be a choreographer. bwah. *hugs him*.
Threesome clip -- I could go on linking to songs, but this is a clip of the actual show and a hilarious interaction between the guys and their dates.
And finally, thousands of monkeys on the internet have compiled all the songs into music collections. Fabulous! Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, [Part 9 has the HYSTERICAL spoof of Lord of the Rings. These guys are from New Zealand...] Part 10. Phew.
*Bret had a small role as an Elf in The Fellowship of the Ring, and fans of the Conchords recognized... Um. Crazy weird fans stalked him ... some sensible person/people named him Figwit, the Elf, which stands for "Frodo is Great, Who is that??" And you all will be unsurprised to realize he has a slash following. There's a Figwit lives! website. Personally, I think Bret is almost disturbingly pretty without the scruff. I prefer the beard.
ETA: Apparently, and according to the Figwit FAQ, Figwit's popularity stems almost entirely from Figwit's good looks, and not due to Bret's work as part of the Conchords, like I first assumed. Also Peter Jackson got wind of Figwit and asked Bret back for Return of the King. Apparently he mentions it in the commentary. HILARIOUS.