For those not familiar with the show it's based on 2 people from New Zealand (Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie) as they try to make it in America as a folk/comedy duo (the 4th most popular in New Zealand) They have plenty of clips on youtube to check out so without further ado I give you my top 10 songs from the Flight of the Conchords in Season 1. 10. Albi the Racist Dragon
Albi: What are you doing here, I thought I killed you yesterday! (grumbled Albi quite racistly)
Boy: No Albi, you didn’t kill me with your dragon flames. I crawled to safety! But you did leave me very badly disfigured. (laughed the boy)
9. Kiss is not a Contract
Best lines: Just because you've been exploring my mouth
Doesn't mean you get to take an expedition further south
Just because we've been playing tonsil-hockey
Doesn't mean you get to score the goal that's in my jockeys
8. Prince of Parties Based off the trippy acid video's of the 1960's (The Beatles had some pretty weird shit going on in there videos)
Best lines:I'm the funky monkey junky
You're a flunky bunky donkey
You're a picture of the devil’s daughter
I'm a pitcher of holy water
7. Business time: Perhaps there most popular song, the live version is better than the HBO version.
Best lines: The next thing you know we’re in the bathroom brushing our teeth. That’s all part of it, that’s foreplay.
Foreplay is very important in love making.
Then you go sort out the recycling Which isn’t part of the foreplay, but it’s still very important
6. Most Beatiful Girl in the Room - This was the 1st song of the series. I didn't know what to expect going into this show but was hoping for great things, and this song got me hooked.
Best lines: 'Cause you're so beautiful, Like a tree or a high-class prostitute You're so beautiful, you could be a part-time model
But you'd probably still have to keep your normal job
5. The Humans are Dead - This song may seem dumb but it grew and grew on me and now is one of my favorites of theres. The binary solo is pure genius.
Jemaine: They look like they’re dead
B: It had to be done
J: I’ll just confirm that they’re dead
B: So that we could have fun
J: Affirmative. I poked one. It was dead
4. Leggy Blonde - This one features there band manager Murray, who is rarely in the music videos but is arguably the best character on the show. One of there more creative music video's with the use of office supplies.
Best lines:Oooh leggy blonde you got it goin’ on
Wanna see you wearin’ that thong thong thong
See you getting’ on to the break of dawn Mmm-m-m panties on
3. Pencils in the wind - This was tough putting it here but the other 2 are funnier but the singing by Jemaine towards the end of the song gets me everytime as he tries to really get into it. It starts a little slow but really picks up in the last half.
Best lines: You know, Jemaine, I’ve been thinking about love. And I guess it’s the very strongest adhesive.
Oh sorry, Bret. Were you talking to me? I was humming. What did you say
Oh, just...nothing
2. If you're into it - This is Jemaine at his best and his voice is hysterical
Best lines: Then on our next date Well, you could bring your roommate
I don’t know if Stu is keen to But if you want we could double-team you
How about you And two dudes? Him, you and Stu In the nude
Being lude with two dudes with food
Well, that’s if Stu’s into it, too
1. Hiphoppopotumus vs. Rhymenocerous - Maybe it's because it was my favorite song from the beginning, it's always been my favorite and Im not sure if any other songs can overtake it. Just listening to some of the lyrics leave you rolling on the floor and some of there dance moves (like when Jemaine can't think of a freestyle)
Best lines: 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. (shakes fists in anger)
My rhymes and records they don’t get played
Because my records and rhymes they don’t get made
And if you rap like me you don’t get paid
And if you roll like me you don’t get laid
Why, because I rap about reality?
Like me and my grandma drinking a cup of tea?
There ain’t no party like my nanna’s tea party. Hey! Ho!
And thats it, my favorite 10 songs of this past season to Flight of the Conchords, they also have a crapload of live performances and in some cases the live shows are even better than the music video's. I dont know how they're going to be able to equal this 1st season but here's to hoping they can in '08.
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