The songs from their live act made the transition into the TV show but weren’t incorporated as mere performances in each episode but rather as mini-music videos. The duo got its start as a live comedy act, but rather than do a stand-up routine, they used musical performances to assist their comedy. Interspersed among the events of each episode were musical numbers. The “Flight of the Conchords” TV show on HBO followed the two as they made the transition from their native New Zealand to a new life in New York City, attempting to build a name for themselves and accumulate fans. The two-man band, consisting of Bret McKenzie and Jermaine Clement, got its big break in the United States last summer with its critically acclaimed, self-titled series. Whether or not this is your romantic ideal, one thing is certain: Flight of the Conchords, New Zealand’s self-proclaimed fourth most popular folk-comedy duo, has had a busy year, and their success stems from their witty music, containing lyrics just like that. Clement: 2001? McKenzie: Do you remember when we invented hip-hop that day, with Steve? Clement: At the barbecue?.Every girl dreams of the special day her Prince Charming will take her by the hand, look into her eyes, and sing “You’re so beautiful, you could be an air hostess in the ’60s.” McKenzie: I dunno if you guys know much about New Zealand, but, uh, a few years ago we invented something we call hip-hop. Clement: What Bret means to say is the people are friendly.Ĭlement: We're Flight of the Conchords, from New Zealand. McKenzie: Paying taxes to George Bush is a real treat. Interviewer: So what's the coolest thing about living in America? Clement: People are friendly. Interview with Mike McDaniel of the Houston Chronicle, HBO's Conchords takes flight. Jemaine: We got this from a pawn shop in the future. Boom!, Bret gets out a futuristic-looking guitar-like instrument: Bret: This is the DG20. Just changing the attitude towards AIDS from being "Eww AIDSy" to more like "Ohh! Fun monkey disease."īefore singing She's so hot. And we just wanted to deal with that issue-just a couple of points. Jemaine: Yeah because it was believed that AIDS was contracted from the monkeys. Think, think about it: Bret: There was a bit in that song where we were dealing with the issue of AIDS. Bret: It's called, Think About It - Think, Think About It. Jemaine: But this song is more about the real world issues. Much-she's a much better kind of woman than some of the women that I've imagined. The kids take after her in that sense, but she is-she's very beautiful. Bret: No she's-yeah, she's imaginary, yeah. Jemaine: Bret's wife is unable to have children because she's not a real woman. And it's actually been incredibly rewarding, you know. My wife and I weren't able to have children, so we chose to imagine them. Jemaine: Okay, so-there's lots of things that I haven't thought about, I guess. And they have to deal with all the imaginary stuff, like rogue unicorns, for example. But they still have issues, that don't get taken seriously. Bret: Yeah, yeah, okay, but- Jemaine: Do you see the distinction? Bret: Yeah, yeah, sure. Well in some ways, I think your children aren't going to be affected by a lot of things that affect other children. Jemaine: Have you met my kid? Have you met their little kids? And then, it's just going to be-Hmm. And- Jemaine: It's just going to get into this ridiculous Russian doll situation. And as far as your children's children's children, I think, you know, where does it stop? When the-When the children are having children, you know, it's just-how small are they going to get? It's going to be- Bret: Too small.
When I think about your children, and your children's children, I actually think your children are too young to be having children.
And my children's children, and- Jemaine: Well, you know- Bret: My children's children's children, you know. Like- Jemaine: That's just one of the things. You can help Wikiquote by expanding it.įrom HBO One Night Stand special īefore singing Think About It - Think, Think About It:īret: If there's one thing that we as a band want to deal with, it's the issues. This comedian or humorist article is a stub. The Flight of the Conchords is a New Zealand folk/pop/comedy duo composed of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. For quotes from the TV Series, see Flight of the Conchords (TV Series).