Flight of the Conchords

thumb|right|Flight of the Conchords in 2007 quotes from the TV Series Flight of the Conchords (TV Series) The Flight of the Conchords is a New Zealand folk/pop/comedy duo composed of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. From HBO One Night Stand special Before singing Think About It - Think, Think About It: Bret: If there's one thing that we as a band want to deal with, it's the issues. Like-- Jemaine: That's just one of the things. Bret: Yeah. Like, the future of the planet. Jemaine: Yeah. Bret: The future of my children. And my children's children, and-- Jemaine: Well, you know-- Bret: My children's children's children, you know. Jemaine: Actually, Bret. When I think about your children, and your children's children, I actually think your children are too young to be having children. 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. Jemaine: Too small. Bret: Too small. Jemaine: Exactly. Bret: That's one of the issues. And-- Jemaine: It's just going to get into this ridiculous Russian doll situation. Bret: Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Jemaine: Have you met my kid? Have you met their little kids? And then, it's just going to be--Hmm. Well in some ways, I think your children aren't going to be affected by a lot of things that affect other children. Because your children... aren't real. Bret: Yeah, yeah, okay, but-- Jemaine: Do you see the distinction? Bret: Yeah, yeah, sure. But they still have issues, that don't get taken seriously. And they have to deal with all the imaginary stuff, like rogue unicorns, for example. You know. Jemaine: Okay, so--there's lots of things that I haven't thought about, I guess. So, sorry. Bret: Yeah. My wife and I weren't able to have children, so we chose to imagine them. The doctor suggested it. And it's actually been incredibly rewarding, you know. Jemaine: Bret's wife is unable to have children because she's not a real woman. Bret: No she's--yeah, she's imaginary, yeah. The kids take after her in that sense, but she is--she's very beautiful. She is a very beautiful woman. Jemaine: She's a very beautiful woman. Much--she's a much better kind of woman than some of the women that I've imagined. Bret: Yeah, yeah. Jemaine: But this song is more about the real world issues. That are affecting us--everyone--today. Bret: It's called, Think About It - Think, Think About It. [note that the quote about children plays upon the Moody Blue's Album "To Our Children's Children's Children"] After singing Think about it. Think, think about it: Bret: There was a bit in that song where we were dealing with the issue of AIDS. The bit with the monkeys. Jemaine: Yeah because it was believed that AIDS was contracted from the monkeys. Not the band but the animal. And we just wanted to deal with that issue--just a couple of points. Just changing the attitude towards AIDS from being "Eww AIDSy" to more like "Ohh! Fun monkey disease." Before singing She's so hot... Boom!, Bret gets out a futuristic-looking guitar-like instrument: Bret: This is the DG20. Jemaine: We got this from a pawn shop in the future. Interviews Interview with Mike McDaniel of the Houston Chronicle, HBO's Conchords takes flight 2007-07-21 Houston Chronicle http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2007_4384075 2007-07-13 Interviewer: So what's the coolest thing about living in America? Clement: People are friendly. McKenzie: Paying taxes to George Bush is a real treat. Clement: What Bret means to say is the people are friendly. Clement: We're Flight of the Conchords, from New Zealand. 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: 2001? McKenzie: Do you remember when we invented hip-hop that day, with Steve? Clement: At the barbecue?.. these guys are the funniest people? External links Official site Extensive fan site Category:Comedians from New Zealand Category:Musicians from New Zealand Category:Living people