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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Music / Video "Who organized all my ex-girlfriends into a choir, and got them to sing?"

Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 12:04 PM

While I thoroughly enjoy Flight Of The Conchords as a television show, I'm pretty indifferent to the band itself. I have no desire to purchase their album, or drop $45 to see them in Portland, but if they released more songs like the excellent "Carol Brown" (with a video courtesy of Michel Gondry) then I just might change my mind.

Loyal to the quirky Conchords theme, "Carol Brown" pays tribute to various former girlfriends in a convenient list format—my personal favorite is "Britney, Britney hit me" which is an excellent, most likely intentional, play on Britney Spear's "(Hit Me) ...Baby One More Time"—only to have an oracle of ex's voice their opinions as well. The whole thing is sort of similar to Paul Simon's "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover," or Jim Carroll's "People Who Died," but way less depressing. A few more songs like this and that $45 ticket isn't going to seem like such a bad idea...

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$45? people are paying $200+ per ticket to sit in a room with a bunch of other fans and laugh at recycled material from the show. I don't get it-- I watch the show, and I like it well enough. But they're not THAT witty or especially groundbreaking (and most of the season two songs seem sorta half-baked and forgettable).

I think most of their appeal lies in their "indie heartthrob" status. Women find them adorable, and without that demand, they'd be nowhere.
Posted by Chunty McHutchence on February 17, 2009 at 12:21 PM · Report
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Man, that guy's mouth is humongous.

I'm pretty indifferent to the band, too. and the show...
Posted by ROM on February 17, 2009 at 12:23 PM · Report
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Haven't watched the clip, but didn't Zach Galifianakis do pretty much this same thing on his Comedy Central special, where all of his ex-girlfriends form an a capella group?
Posted by tk. on February 17, 2009 at 12:59 PM · Report
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It's so pretty. Like Belle and Sebastian.

I actually prefer the albums over the show. The original BBC FOTC album is really terrific.
Posted by kiala on February 17, 2009 at 2:02 PM · Report
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too bad the portland show was sold out in less than 5 minutes! I would have paid the $45.00....totally
Posted by pdxjenny on February 17, 2009 at 10:12 PM · Report
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I hear the Belle & S. influence too ... maybe the line "Carol Brown took a bus out of town" reminds me of "Lazy Line Painter Jane" taking the last bus out of town.

I love this show, and it become funnier once you've seen a few episodes and get to know the characters. It's got a dry, absurdist air, sort of like "Arrested Development." The two Conchords are funny, but the characters of Murray, Dave and (especially!) Mel are great. (And there are -- cough -- places to see it on the web if you don't have HBO. Search for Project Free TV.)
Posted by LisaG on February 18, 2009 at 1:18 PM · Report

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