Jermaine does say "Brett come on help me out now" then he repeats the chorus he already sang. Id think most people would understand, though It is possible I may be overestimating average person's intelligence lol.
I love how it seems this whole premise is set up so Jemaine can sort of confess to the wig incident in song but then he denies it when confronted directly 🤣
I love how Jermaine denies the wig situation just after singing about it. Brett has lyrics in hand and all The part about finding shortcuts around this part of town is the funniest thing ever hahaha
@@SistoActivitatemAtm At 1:33 Jemaine starts playing the same chord sequence but half a step higher than before (same as 1 fret if played on guitar), and then at 1:50 he goes up another half step. You can tell by the way he repeats the same melody and chord progression but it sounds higher every time he does it. It's called a modulation, and it's usually done to add variety and tension to a musical section we've already heard many times in the song. That's why I said it's good songwriting; a lesser songwriter would have repeated everything as was, while Jemaine does it twice (which is uncommon) and keeps the song interesting.
@@patriciofernandez2711 The explanation is entirely correct, but it's not necessarily a sign of great composing ability. A half tone modulation (especially on guitar) isn't a very difficult thing to do per se. It can be tricky if you have to find a progression that raises the dominant chord a half step before you raise your tonic chord, but that's not what's going on here (at least not in the second modulation, he might actually be doing just that in the first one). As an example, I wrote a comedy song recently with six key changes in the last chorus. Those six key changes were easy, because it was just chorus -> half tone modulation of the tonic accompanied with an "ooh" -> repeat. I wrote another song for the same project where I repeated a series of diatonic downward steps in the bridge, establishing a pattern, that I then used to land on a chord a half step over the actual dominant chord (key was G major, so this was D# major rather than D major), and put a flat 7 on that to trick the audience into thinking it was the actual dominant chord, and the lifted the last few choruses a half step. It's far easier than it seems when you have to write the functionality out, but the point is that one song had six _very easy_ half tone modulations, and one only had a single one, but it took a whole bridge (and some function calculations on my part) to get there.
You are right. Maybe it should go something like: I feel so sorry for you Dennis The way she treated you, she was such a menace. Always beating you at Tennis and saying you had a really small...
This is absolutely one of my favorite FotC songs. "Put a wig on you? No.I didn't say anything like that. I think sometimes you hear what you wanna hear..." Too funny.
WettyB I actually loved season 2. The music wasn't as good, which is understandable considering they had such a short time to write between the first and second season, but season 2 was just as hilarious in every other aspect. But yea, I miss it a lot too.
LYRICS! Hey there Brett I see you lookin' down, Don't wanna see my little buddy down with a frown. Just because I get more women than you, Well that's only because they don't know you like I do. Sure you're weedy and kinda shy, But some girly out there must be needy for a weedy shy guy. They want you as their needle when they're rollin' in the hay, Just hear me out when I say; Brett you got it goin' on. The ladies'll get to know your sexuality, When they get to know your personality. I said, Brett you got it goin' on. Not in a gay way, Just in a hey mate, I wanted to say that your lookin' okay, mate! Why can't a heterosexual guy, Tell a heterosexual guy, That he thinks his booty is fly? Not all the time, obviously, Just when he's got a problem with his self esteem. Don't let anybody tell you you're not hump-able, Because you're bump-able. Well I hope this doesn't make you feel uncomfortable. If I say you got a "Boom ow ow", come on Brett. Help me out now, Brett you got it goin' on! (Brett sings: Got it goin' on!) That's the conclusion that I've come to, But that doesn't mean that I wanna bum you. Brett you got it goin' on! (Brett sings hesitantly: Got it goin' on?) No doubt about it, We'd be gettin' crazy, If one of us was lucky enough to be born a lady! Oh! If one of us was a lady, And was your man, If I was your man. Well then sometimes, It gets lonely, and I nee-heed a woman, And then I imagine you with some bosoms, In fact, one time, when we were tourin' And I was really lonely, And we were sharin' that twin room in the hotel, I put a wig on you, when you were sleepin', I put a wig on you, Ooo ooo ooo ooo oo, And I just laid there and I spooned you. Oh, Brett you got it goin' on.
Note this is one of the few songs in the show implied to be completely diegetic (i.e. it's heard in-universe) so it's pretty hilarious that Jemaine feels the need to deny that he ever sang the last verse or so.
This never gets old. It's hilarious everytime I see and/or hear it. Man I can't believe it's been 14 yrs. I watched this show while it was airing, and It's the best show ever. insanely funny, and the songs are literally in my top favorite songs of all time. These 2 are super insanely talented musicians, and top notch comedians. Also, I swear the best bands are ones that were made for comedy. Tenacious D, FLight of the Conchords, Lonely Island, Mighty Boosh, list goes on. It's like even though the songs are funny, they are freaking killer at the same time.
i've seen this so many times but i still lose my shit every time at bret's face when jemaine says "sometimes it gets lonely and i need a woman and then i imagine you with some bosoms"
This series is over 10 years old and all the songs are absolutely fresh 👌 despite being comedy they are unironically excellent. This series will be remembered for decades to come...
I remember I heard this back when the episode first aired and I knew all the words. Haven’t listened to it in at least 7 years and still remembered all the words. Thank you amazon for bringing this show back into my life.
This show was HUGE when I was a senior in a college. At least among people like me. And we were right because a lot of the people involved in the show have gone on to do brilliant things.
I live on the LES right in front of the “New Zealand embassy “ and Brett and Jermaine’s apartment is right down the street. My favorite restaurant is the Chinese place where they did The “sugar lumps” scene. I can never escape these dudes and I love it. An interesting side story, my wife and I went to see them play at Rumsey Field in Central Park and after the show I went to a porta-john just off from the stage. As I come out I am 3 feet away from Tilda Swinton and she is dropping her name and arguing with a 6ft 3in security guard in the mud and she is demanding to see the band and the guard is saying “lady, I ain’t never heard of you.” These guys are always a gateway to great experiences. 😂
Tried playing/singing this and couldn't make it through without cracking up. Some things are better left untouched. Like Bret's self-esteem, according to Jermaine.
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Bret intuitively supporting the chorus even though he’s really not sure what’s happening is so funny
Jermaine does say "Brett come on help me out now" then he repeats the chorus he already sang. Id think most people would understand, though It is possible I may be overestimating average person's intelligence lol.
@@KeizerHedorah yeah, you truly float above us mere mortals
@@Wetknees #immortal
My name is Brett. I listen to this every morning just to make it through.
Well, I hope this doesn't make you feel uncomfortable
If I say you've got a boom-ow-ow
Come on, Bret
Help me out now
Bret you got it goin' on.
You got a great beard.
Fellow Brett here to say that this one also helps me to make it through.
Lol 🤣💗🖖
Your face is not bad, not bad at all! Have another wholesome day, Brett!
The funniest part for me was "If one of us was a lady and I was your man" basically Bret has no choice about being the lady.
I love that Jermaine lowers the tone of his voice when singing about himself, to sound more masculine, and then raises it when singing about Bret.
Best recommendation!!!
I like how he says "If one of us was a lady... and I was your man" straight away implying Bret would be the feminine one. 😄
"Can I please have a look at the lyrics?" Funniest line to me.
RogueStarkiller They're the kings of dry humor.
mine is te second time he says "i got it goin on" lmao his face looks like a question mark
@@demJem09 same gets me every time
For some reason for me its “your good at finding shortcuts…around this part of town” the whole scene/song is gold but that gets me everytime😂
"Why can't a heterosexual guy tell a heterosexual guy that he thinks his booty is fly?" ICONIC.
Not all the time obviously...
Just when he’s got some problems with his self esteem
one of my favorite lines from the song lol
Years later and this is still some of the funniest shit.
DemJem even more years and it still is :p
Dan 10 months on and, yup, still is
2019 and still making me laugh
Agree 👍
2019. still freaking funny !
"Some girly out there must be needy for a weedy shy guy"
Genius!
It seems that only cool people appreciate this humour!!!!
Witty
@@nateo85gfcv no, it's weedy
@@LucasM987 I always thought it was "wheaty" but no, you're right. "Weedy - ... 3 : noticeably lean and scrawny : lanky"
Knowledge is power!
Love how he asks if it would be gay to write him a song, when he's obviously already written it.
I always thought that he asked if it would be ok if he wrote him a song and proceeded to sing it to him even though he said no lmao. Minds blown
These guys are comedic geniuses.
A lot of politeness is rhetorical questions or fake questions lol
I love that he's concerned about writing a song being gay but not putting a wig on him and pretending he's a woman
@@xWhiTzZy I think he said - would it be gay - if he wrote him a song to cheer him up, and he said no- like, it wouldn't be gay if he did
I like how it goes from "if one of us was a lady" to Jemaine assuming "if I was your man" :))
i love that, too. that's so in-character
That shit cracks me up. Instantly assumes Bret would be the woman...
"If one of us was a lady, and I was your man"
LOL So he naturally makes Bret the lady. xD
The look on Bret's face just gets progressively more confused/weirded out as the song goes on. I love it! XD
That pull-focus at 1:41 is priceless hahah
lol and as the song goes on and gets weirder, he loses rhythm and the lyrics don’t rhyme anymore after 1:50. 😂
The way he just outright denies the wig spooning is priceless
I love how it seems this whole premise is set up so Jemaine can sort of confess to the wig incident in song but then he denies it when confronted directly 🤣
"...Not that I did it."
How could that be gay if i was pretending you're a woman?
"You're good at finding shortcuts around this part of town." Best compliment ever. 😂
"thats the conclusion that ive come to, but that doesnt mean that i want to bum you"
gets me every time, his face is too funny
I think sometimes you hear what you want to hear.
I love how Jermaine denies the wig situation just after singing about it. Brett has lyrics in hand and all
The part about finding shortcuts around this part of town is the funniest thing ever hahaha
Fake News! before Fake News! was a thing.
Also how he tries to both deny and defend it at the same.
And then later when he still says it’s not gay as Bowie-Jemaine 😂😂
Maybe he improvved it
You guys are just hearing what you wanna hear.
I've watched this hundreds of times. I still laugh boisterously at Bret's mood change when he's singing backup.
Only Jemaine would go up a half step twice
+pwitte777 Great key change indeed.
These boys have some songwriting chops
pwitte777 what does that mean?
@@SistoActivitatemAtm At 1:33 Jemaine starts playing the same chord sequence but half a step higher than before (same as 1 fret if played on guitar), and then at 1:50 he goes up another half step. You can tell by the way he repeats the same melody and chord progression but it sounds higher every time he does it. It's called a modulation, and it's usually done to add variety and tension to a musical section we've already heard many times in the song. That's why I said it's good songwriting; a lesser songwriter would have repeated everything as was, while Jemaine does it twice (which is uncommon) and keeps the song interesting.
@@patriciofernandez2711 The explanation is entirely correct, but it's not necessarily a sign of great composing ability. A half tone modulation (especially on guitar) isn't a very difficult thing to do per se. It can be tricky if you have to find a progression that raises the dominant chord a half step before you raise your tonic chord, but that's not what's going on here (at least not in the second modulation, he might actually be doing just that in the first one).
As an example, I wrote a comedy song recently with six key changes in the last chorus. Those six key changes were easy, because it was just chorus -> half tone modulation of the tonic accompanied with an "ooh" -> repeat. I wrote another song for the same project where I repeated a series of diatonic downward steps in the bridge, establishing a pattern, that I then used to land on a chord a half step over the actual dominant chord (key was G major, so this was D# major rather than D major), and put a flat 7 on that to trick the audience into thinking it was the actual dominant chord, and the lifted the last few choruses a half step. It's far easier than it seems when you have to write the functionality out, but the point is that one song had six _very easy_ half tone modulations, and one only had a single one, but it took a whole bridge (and some function calculations on my part) to get there.
My friend is going through a hard time with a break up. I am sending him this song.
diulikadikaday If you were a true friend, you would write him a song as great as this and just as uncomfortable.
You are right. Maybe it should go something like:
I feel so sorry for you Dennis
The way she treated you, she was such a menace.
Always beating you at Tennis
and saying you had a really small...
diulikadikaday Did you ever finish the song?
*****
diulikadikaday It's very good for that.
I watch this way too much, lol It cracks me up every time.
So sad the show is over. It had a great run though.
luis vazquez ...Movie.
Jamil McGregor What, is there one!?!?!?!?!?!
K Lee First time I saw this I laughed so hard, I cried.
Me too
This is absolutely one of my favorite FotC songs.
"Put a wig on you? No.I didn't say anything like that. I think sometimes you hear what you wanna hear..." Too funny.
I know that the show had to end before it degraded in quality, but god, I miss it so damn much.
WettyB I actually loved season 2. The music wasn't as good, which is understandable considering they had such a short time to write between the first and second season, but season 2 was just as hilarious in every other aspect.
But yea, I miss it a lot too.
October 8, 2018. HBO
Apparently, there has been talk of a film, but I think they're only rumours.
@Tom3ch405 Cool!
100%!
"...not that I did it" - makes me laugh every time. What a great show.
It took me 14 years to discover this. Was worth it.
Welcome friend
It's never too late to find the gems.
I recommend "Carol Brown"
same lmaooo this show if a gift im sad i never found it sooner
LYRICS!
Hey there Brett I see you lookin' down,
Don't wanna see my little buddy down with a frown.
Just because I get more women than you,
Well that's only because they don't know you like I do.
Sure you're weedy and kinda shy,
But some girly out there must be needy for a weedy shy guy.
They want you as their needle when they're rollin' in the hay,
Just hear me out when I say;
Brett you got it goin' on.
The ladies'll get to know your sexuality,
When they get to know your personality.
I said, Brett you got it goin' on.
Not in a gay way,
Just in a hey mate,
I wanted to say that your lookin' okay, mate!
Why can't a heterosexual guy,
Tell a heterosexual guy,
That he thinks his booty is fly?
Not all the time, obviously,
Just when he's got a problem with his self esteem.
Don't let anybody tell you you're not hump-able,
Because you're bump-able.
Well I hope this doesn't make you feel uncomfortable.
If I say you got a "Boom ow ow", come on Brett.
Help me out now,
Brett you got it goin' on!
(Brett sings: Got it goin' on!)
That's the conclusion that I've come to,
But that doesn't mean that I wanna bum you.
Brett you got it goin' on!
(Brett sings hesitantly: Got it goin' on?)
No doubt about it,
We'd be gettin' crazy,
If one of us was lucky enough to be born a lady!
Oh! If one of us was a lady,
And was your man,
If I was your man.
Well then sometimes,
It gets lonely,
and I nee-heed a woman,
And then I imagine you with some bosoms,
In fact, one time, when we were tourin'
And I was really lonely,
And we were sharin' that twin room in the hotel,
I put a wig on you, when you were sleepin',
I put a wig on you,
Ooo ooo ooo ooo oo,
And I just laid there and I spooned you.
Oh, Brett you got it goin' on.
How could that fail to make him feel better?
I laughed so hard I cried when I first saw this; how COULDN'T he feel better? I agree.
Why?
So...I believe that made you feel better?
Oh nioce, thanks, I needed to hear the puns I mussed.
"might be needy for a weedy, shy guy"
"Sure you're weedy and kinda shy,
But some girly out there must be needy for a weedy shy guy."
Their genius is not only to be hilarious but to do it while writing funky-assed dope songs
Note this is one of the few songs in the show implied to be completely diegetic (i.e. it's heard in-universe) so it's pretty hilarious that Jemaine feels the need to deny that he ever sang the last verse or so.
This never gets old. It's hilarious everytime I see and/or hear it. Man I can't believe it's been 14 yrs. I watched this show while it was airing, and It's the best show ever. insanely funny, and the songs are literally in my top favorite songs of all time. These 2 are super insanely talented musicians, and top notch comedians.
Also, I swear the best bands are ones that were made for comedy. Tenacious D, FLight of the Conchords, Lonely Island, Mighty Boosh, list goes on. It's like even though the songs are funny, they are freaking killer at the same time.
Not In a gay way, just in a hey mate, I wanted to say that you're looking ok mate. Amazing song writing
They're geniuses👍
Needed this today.
i've seen this so many times but i still lose my shit every time at bret's face when jemaine says "sometimes it gets lonely and i need a woman and then i imagine you with some bosoms"
'But that doesn't mean that i want to bum you'..... LMAO!!
This band are so Genius! So funny.
A beard compliment is the number one compliment.
He should've just left it at that... :)
''So, hopefully thit made you feel bitta...''
Not the the stuff about wig six though.
'Thats another one of your weird songs'
'In what way?'
🤣🤣 love that
This series is over 10 years old and all the songs are absolutely fresh 👌 despite being comedy they are unironically excellent.
This series will be remembered for decades to come...
2:47 tbh the logic there is pretty solid.
True
Not that you ever did it.
Right? It's about the intention more than the act. It's the thought that counts... That applies to this situation, totally
"I think sometimes you hear what you want to hear" rofl
Still listening to it once a week.
Bret's face at 1:50 is priceless.
lol yeah thats pretty good
How could it be gay if you're pretending they're a woman? Not that I did it
😂
XD
He anticipated cringe gay memes
That's how men who claim to be straight justify being into transexuals.
Flavio Ardiles - Turning a joke into an excuse to be transphobic isn’t very cash money my dude.
my all time favorite flight of the conchords song, still hilarious 13 years later
"This is another one of your weird songs man"
In what way?
This is genuinely kinda sweet though.
almost a decade later and i watch this still...
my favorite all time comedy duo from New Zealand.
I dunno, I think there is at least one, maybe two folk comedy duos from New Zealand that are better.
There's a reason they're New Zealands 4th most popular folk parody duo
Your beard is good.
Your good at finding shortcuts around this part of town
German Narwhal I appreciate that.
Ammon Miller Would it be ok to write you a song, to cheer you up?
Will Byrne *would it be gay
VisserZer0 Shiiiiiiiiit, I just fucked it up for everyone - sorry guys
If one of us Was a lady...... And I Was your man...
That's my favorite line from the whole song.
I just tried to sing the song and at exactly that line I started to crack up
I was your maaaaan..
Bret's face at 1:51 and on cracks me up every time.
LOL
such a good friend
I have no idea what this is but I clicked on it and now I want more.
I remember I heard this back when the episode first aired and I knew all the words. Haven’t listened to it in at least 7 years and still remembered all the words. Thank you amazon for bringing this show back into my life.
“ Sometimes people hear what they want to hear”
Best defense ever
At 30, I've now realized these two are the basis of my entire sense of humor. I'm cool with it.
This show was HUGE when I was a senior in a college. At least among people like me. And we were right because a lot of the people involved in the show have gone on to do brilliant things.
We’ll keep this a secret amongst us from our normie friends, ie people who missed the show.
same. Tenacious D, Lonely Island, Mighty Boosh, and Game Grumps with some Markiplier sprinkled in is my humor lol
2018 and I'm still watching this. lol
Timeless
It wouldn't be gay to put a wig on a man and pretend they're a woman. How could that be gay if you're pretending they're a woman? Not that I did it.
Love how Brett can't help singing along. The musician in him
“You’re good at finding shortcuts around this part of town”. That IS a deceivingly big compliment
Can we talk about how I got this recommended 13 YEARS LATER!
I miss this show so much. 😭
That fact that I know this off by heart worries me...
man my life is super sad. pretty sure i know the whole discography word for word lmao
SAME
Your fine
His second “you got it going on” at 1:45 always cracks me up 😂
I think this is another one of your weird songs, man.
JDub McDook in what way?
Listen to this at least once a week
It’s 2018 and this song is still so so awesome
I haven’t listened to this in close to a decade and immediately remembered 90% of it. Iconic !
Lol brets face is so funny during that song when he's weirded out
So ahead of its time...take note this paved the way for what we do in the shadows
"If i say you've got a boom ow ow come on Brett, help me out now" Genius
I live on the LES right in front of the “New Zealand embassy “ and Brett and Jermaine’s apartment is right down the street. My favorite restaurant is the Chinese place where they did The “sugar lumps” scene. I can never escape these dudes and I love it.
An interesting side story, my wife and I went to see them play at Rumsey Field in Central Park and after the show I went to a porta-john just off from the stage. As I come out I am 3 feet away from Tilda Swinton and she is dropping her name and arguing with a 6ft 3in security guard in the mud and she is demanding to see the band and the guard is saying “lady, I ain’t never heard of you.” These guys are always a gateway to great experiences. 😂
aww man, it's been way too long since something made me bust out laughing, but this did it. Thank you concords.
I'm still watching these guys. Nov 2020.
can i please have a look at the lyrics?
so calm that bret.
GoodOne917 I love how Jemaine just hands them over
Saw these two in Berlin. Soooooo happy they're getting back together!!!!!!! Really, only the coolest people understand and appreciate this humour!
I think you hear what you want to hear.
"This is another one of your weird songs, man."
"In what way?"
Tried playing/singing this and couldn't make it through without cracking up. Some things are better left untouched. Like Bret's self-esteem, according to Jermaine.
Sang this for my friend's birthday. Lol
I tried it too. It was impossible.
I just watched what we do in the shadows so its weird seeing flight of the concords jemaine after seeing vladislav jemaine
😂😂😂😂 This never gets old!!! 😂😂😂😂
This show was so awesome
the fact that this isn’t on spotify is a crime
2020 in lockdown. So happy to see this again
I miss them
Jemaine: would it be gay to write you a song? To cheer you up?
Bret: No.
Jemaine: Hold my beer.
Mad nod to Prince's "If I Was Your Girlfriend" song towards the end there.
There is just so much quotable material here.
I love the change on Bret's face as the song approaches 2 mins.
"You're good at finding shortcuts around this part of town" haha amazing compliment
Ain't no doubt about it, we'd be getting crazy,
if one of us was lucky enough to be born a lady...
Its the UH! at the end that really makes the line.
This is an underrated masterpiece. This whole episode is. God I miss these guys.
This is quality humour :) Been listening for years and it still makes me laugh. Classic :)
love this show
i was just chilling and the "sure youre weedy and kinda shy" melody came shining through my head like a silver mountain
So so so so good. I'll always remember seeing this for the time, choking on my orange juice.
Can we PLEASE have a movie???? PLEASE these two would be the best in a movie
The modulation to the other key kills me every time.