Flight of the Conchords - Foux Da Fa Fa with context

[MrJetson2010]

I love watching Jermaine dancing in the supermarket

[TanisterATL]

@MrJetson2010 *Jemaine

[aymanedu33]

I'm french and this video make me laugh a lot !

[jpbambrick]

haw haw haw baguette

[puurplejuicebox]

HEY, I'M IN 7TH GRADE AND MY FRENCH TEACHER SHOWED US THIS.

[fjortizEd]

@puurplejuicebox HI! WHAT GRADE IS IT THAT YOU LEARN TO NOT WRITE IN ALL CAPS?

[Gymnast270998]

@puurplejuicebox Same lol!!! x

[CrosbySinatraAndDean]

Ou est la piscine? ....pardon?

[LovaHippi]

10 people never watched this in french class...

[Vlamitsbar]

Hahahaha

"Bibliothèque"



[BistouflyTheGreat]

As a french teacher I think I could use that someday in class, I love it!

[GONEmypurpleflapjack]

@BistouflyTheGreat PLEASE DO! I take spanish, but still, knowing that somebody gets to listen to it in class is enough to make me squee.

[lexesp777]

i love the french accent on women so hot just saying..

[SarcyMatt]

''I would like a croissant please''

''That's true he would''

xD

[arib3th]

Ou est la bibliothèque? rofl!

[NeoKenshi]

My French Professor showed my class this. :)

[antho2909]

pas beaucoup de français dans ses commentaires !

[aberouch]

@antho2909 "Dans CES commentaires."

[JeeRaph]

Is he just saying basic French words and phrases? Mixing in the occasional Jacques Gusteau.

[detinUretsehcnaM]

"I can't go in there by myself and buy a croissant can I? she'll think I'm weird" I love that line

[rhapsodyswept]

I knew that, somewhere, the six years of French I took in high school and college would come in handy...

[howdoesudo]

this is how i imagine all of France, all of the time

[billyhay]

of course the blonde is the skanky one....(ha!) jk

[dmforsyth]

@billyhay

SKANKY?? That's Agent Robin Vohlers you're talking about there, Billy!

[atlasthedefendor]

10 people couldn't speak french.

[DarkNshY]

This is great!

[addsomemusic]

i think there is a confusion. He shows what seems to be a melone (melon) saying it is a grapefuit (pamplemousse).

[melitosse]

Le français est ma langue maternelle, c'est vraiment à pisser de rire ce truc !

[wihedoserth]

10 people don't parle vous le francais

[GPaDLA]

.."ahh like in Top Gun."

[m3talmilitia15]

@GPaDLA Stop comparing everything to Top Gun. It's not...this situation is nothing like Top Gun. "Oooh it's like Top Gun.."

[pamela9112]

jermaine has the best french voice

[jammiedodger2k10]

i no this song on guitar

[zaper002]

Aw Haw Haw une baguette...

[MixAimz]

10 people can shove a foux de fa fa up their ass.

[lovablemanda13]

i HAVE LEARNED MORE FRENCH iN THiS ViDEO THAN i HAVE iN 2 YEARS OF FRENCH CLASS... i need a new french teacher, particularly one that enjoys bobbing his head and saying Baggette (;

[sep800wastakenwtf]

splish splosh

[lifeofethan]

10 people don't like having conversations

[pinajeff]

hahahah I remember when I saw this episode, I came sooo out of the blue! :DD

[strkr1652]

buef

[thomaseiler]

jaques costeua?! LOL!!!

[JohnPizzaPan]

@thomaseiler Jacques Cousteau is a famous French sea-explorer who basically revolutionnized scuba-diving in the 1930's. Exploring the sea would probably not be same without him.

[thomaseiler]

@JohnPizzaPan

I know, I just think it is absolutely BRILLIANTLY timed in context with all the other groceries,

to name the fish after him;-)

- and thanks for the spelling correction;-)

[JohnPizzaPan]

@thomaseiler Yeah it is brilliantly timed. That's one of the strenghts of Flight Of The Conchords, they say those types of things at key moments of the songs which makes it so memorable. They're great :D

[gstarwind5555]

That blond girl looks like an obscure pornstar from the 90's, PJ Sparx.

[generalfrancoamerica]

@gstarwind5555 you must be young, there was nothing obscure about PJ Sparxx. Now that I mention it, there isn't anything "obscure" about any pornstar! You might remember the blonde (Eliza Coupe) from Scrubs. She played the hardnosed Dr. Denise Mahoney in the '09 and '10 seasons.

[jonnyhatter35]

hahahahaha. gotta love FOTC

[Akeydel]

@justinghardt1

Of course you are right. I did not use words appropriate for this occasion.

On the other hand, it's a bit annoying when people post the video as Foux Da Fafa, when they also included music that plainly said foux du fafa.

Also, I think she was in scrubs too. (posted as a near-obsessive fan)

[mcdrunkin]

is it just me or was the blonde on the last couple seasons of scrubs?

[Dominof0r3v3r]

@mcdrunkin i thought that too!

[ernonno]

@mcdrunkin

yeah, she is

[Akeydel]

All of you idiots posting this this video: its faux du fafa! Stop posting faux da fafa.

All of you non-idiots, thumbs-up!

[justinhardt1]

@Akeydel To call them idiots is a bit harsh.. I'm sure there are things in life I know more about than you and visa versa, but I'm not going to call you an idiot for that.. you just came about the information in a different way.

[OrganizationOtaku]

I'm taking french class and this song comes to mind all the time :3

[thewusyndicate]

Jacques Cousteau!

[waterfallsdown]

Is this real french or are they just bullshiting it?

[aymirala]

@waterfallsdown It's real French but they're not using it correctly.

[guitarsly111]

the blonde is in Scrubs!

[Dutchandlovingit02]

je 'voudrey' un croissant maintenant! XD

[TheGalenDumle]

@Dutchandlovingit02 its voudrais, not voudrey :P

[Dutchandlovingit02]

@TheGalenDumle no shit Sherlock, I wrote it that way to mock his pronunciation. =_='

[dankwon100]

lol bretts head bob

[SquidgetAndFlobber]

miss used to show us this in french lessons :D

[Ostenkase]

Haha! "Je ne comprends PÄ"

[enewton451]

*Hands Brett a fish* "Ahh Jacques Cousteau"

[phsb44]

Commandment #2: It's wrong to be French.

:D

[superfichi]

i looove this song , its so catchy!!!

[run4urlyfe380]

if i ever teach french we will learn this song

[OMGKas]

@run4urlyfe380

My French teacher did teach us this song :)

[willman32]

LOL

Where is the library? 

[acerflots]

waah i HATE the sound that piece of meat makes when Jemaine catches it, yugh

[cheezbomber]

the fact that this song is so entertaining to me proves that lyrics have little relevance to my musical taste

[matthemod]

I wish Jemaine would read me bedtime stories.

[moilwalk]

just when you thought it couldn't get weirder, they're breaking barriers.

[CodyKfan]

hahahahaha lovin it

[MissJamie5]

the blonde chick was on scrubs! she's joe! right?

[kipster007]

7 people are french

[flapaty]

@kipster007 I am french. I wish I could understand everything before and after the song, I would certainly love it even more. That's hugely funny.

[mikajacksonwarrior]

all the lyrics are basic handbook phrases like the one about his passport and random foods haha

[CaixaDeSol]

Bret is so adorable! ♥

[simpsonslover4me]

Stop relating everything to Top Gun

[MasterDinoRawr]

I notice how in all of the other videos they have people quoteing every line, but hardly anyone does with this one XD

[ATomira]

i like the jaques cousteau part hahahah

[skuryana]

isnt the brunette june diane raphael?

[commandershadebetter]

Good song.

[mzmajci]

Chistopher...a little late but... they make fun of guys who use random french words to pick up girls and girls who fall for that....french words in this are just random, they are real words but put together they have no meaning

[oOVlPraLLaSlVOo]

god I'd love some english subs

[phospholipasec]

pretty good... pretty good.

[sunheart123]

this counts as studying for my french exam right?

[LDF1979]

The blode lady is sooooo HOT!!

[Magischer]

What season and episode is this? I love the flight of the conchords... But I've never seen this episode....

[rep9210]

@Magischer It's season one episode 8.

[crobli1]

@Magischer this is the best episode

[yoyozippy]

the 1 without the glasses is hot

[EvenDeven]

hahaha

[NeoFalcon69]

Dude we don't speak French in New Zealand

We speak English and Mäori (Which is related to Hawaiian).

[wpk5009]

une, doux, une doux trois quaaaatre!

[mangopepper87]

i'm so confused, but i can't stop watching......

[Friggineh07]

2:55 un, deux, un, deux, trois, quaaatre... Haha my favorite part

[xRapidDavex]

STOP COMPARING EVERYTHING TO TOP GUN!

[YourwayorHisway]

very funny:O

[unklet0m]

Hahahahahah! This song is great!!!

Pardón... ète chansón c'est grande (...de fafa)

[xirishkid93x]

He called a fish "Jacques Cousteau" hahaha

it's like a basic french class' vocabulary XD niiice

[kokosnoot100]

what does foux da fa fa mean?XD

loved brets 'french laugh'at the begining :P

[deannak0888]

It doesnt mean anything

Foux means crazy but fafa isnt a real word

[Friggineh07]

@deannak0888 well "fous" is the actual spelling

[deannak0888]

@Friggineh07 W/E

[soccermeetslax]

hah je fais les courses

[helenbobelennn]

haa my french teacher showed me this. i love this :)

[p44v9n]

'Jacques Cousteau' XD :p

[Ralroost]

The brunette seems more attractive in the French world, and the blonde is more attractive in the english one. WHATS GOING ON HERE

[AnitCsah]

@Ralroost brilliant insight! haha

[DarkAngelEU]

@Ralroost just typical, ugly girls seem lush in ugly world and lush are only lush in dream worlds =/

[DynastyLang]

@Ralroost Le twilight zone!

[persianchick28]

"i would like a croissant."

"yes that's true he would like a croissant."

[lprisecaru]

these guys take any crappy song , put in any crappy words and make it sound even better than the original. btw Foux = crazies.

[landc101]

The Blonde is much prettier...

[diehard054]

Idk.

[mikeyhatesit]

that brunette chick can foux my fafa anytime she wants

[itzwicks]

@mikeyhatesit Couldn't agree with you more. Actually, either femme could foux my fafa. C'est vrai! ;-)

[mikeyhatesit]

it looks like shes responding to that quite positively

[RatchetClank93]

2:00 Hawt!

[djslipdisk]

I feel like such a dick for not knowing about these guys until now! My sister got me their DVD and I'm hooked.

Amazing musicians and very very funny. Fucking love these guys! ;-)

[chaz9123]

you should do lol

[TheBugattiVeyronV16]

this is awesome. i love this video.

"parlez-vous la francais?"

"uhh.."

".. parlez-vous la francais?"

"non.."

[XChurisoX]

LOL Brett is soooooo much better at romanctic relations wow

[art1066]

ニュージーの本気ｗｗｗｗ

[heroinhero69]

i love bret's laugh in french huhuhuhu

[jedrinck]

"Jacques Cousteau" when he sees the fish!

[flyingfoxNZ]

Yes, feeling Lisa's breast then...probably...

ROFLMAO!!

[thebrujaisbackagain]

are they parodying that one french musical? that parapluie one whatever its called?

[christopherAFS]

Eitah WVAnonymous and Rep9210. thanks a bushel and a peck for your responses! I owe you one now!

[WVAnonymous]

Hi ChristopherAFS. It's a satire of several decades worth of low to mid budget French film musicals. They aren't immersing, they're amusing. Most of the Conchord's videos are homage-driven like this one.

[christopherAFS]

What a weird thing! Quite an off-beat style! I'm still wondering who is taken for a fool in this footage : French people or those who try to immerse themselves in a so-called French culture?By the way, where are these guys from? I don't think they are either American or British?

[rep9210]

They are from New Zealand.

Obviously you haven't watched the show - you REALLY should - it's fantastic.

[christopherAFS]

I have watched it! But it doesn't answer my question! Would you be so kind to enlighten me??

[rep9210]

I answered the part of your question I knew the answer to. Maybe you didn't catch it.

They're from New Zealand.

[lifestraight]

They make constant references to being from New Zealand on the show

[XChurisoX]

yeah thats like their signature

[Sandraugiga]

@christopherAFS As they describe themselves as a folk parody duo, I can imagine they parody a certain style of French songs probably popular in the 50's?

[Wobsta10]

@christopherAFS kiwi bro

[JumperAce]

@christopherAFS the entire song is a joke about french culture simply because the girls work in a bakery where they serve croissants. they are not french, they are not trying to take anyone for a fool. its a joke

[flyingfoxNZ]

@christopherAFS I think both your assumptions are wrong. It's making fun of guys who try to use French (stereotypically a 'romantic' culture) or anything else to charm women. It's also making fun of women who fall for that type of stuff.

If you watch the show a bit you'll get to know Brett (shy and not so successful with ladies) and Jemaine (a bit arrogant and a womanizer). Their personalities are also part of the joke.

The actors are New Zealanders who made it 'big' in the States.

[MsBEATLE3]

@christopherAFS

They are from good old new zealend

[Loveforever9Ouran]

Gosh! I love this video! It's so funny!!! 'Parlez-vous de Francais?' 'Erm.... hmmm.... Non.' Haha! My French teacher told me about this!

[willplower]

Blonde chick is so damn hot right when she first turns into 60s version and smiles.

[Candidsor]

I know right?

It's only like half a second long, but you just pick on things like that

[TurtleOnItsBack]

whats only half a second long??

[amy0000006]

Jemaine's frech voice is sexy! lol i love it xD

[jinzodude]

i wonder how many people actually think jacques cousteau means fish...the actual word for fish in french is poisson, but because that looked like a tuna, it would be thon

[xxEmmaaLouiseexx]

Not many tbh.

Unless they're like retarded

[PhillyLoverJacob61]

@jinzodude You'd have to be really clueless to think that. Haha. Love that joke.

[voldemort2123]

lol jacques cousteau

[V1ll41n]

Jaques Cousteau hahahahahaha

[oakberry61woohalol]

oh mon dieu! i watched this in my french class and it was so weird.

[MyCatWatchesMe]

Ha - this i gorgeous. I love you guys!

[BMtodaP]

l'histoire de ma vie haha

[graaar]

Watch Jemaine from 2:19 through the rest of the scene, I nearly fell off the bed laughing :D

[kawaikurokuma]

c'est drole qu'ils ne savent meme pas ce qu'ils disent!!

[flyingfoxNZ]

Ha haaah love it how their facial expressions and all change from 'dead pan' to like 'Ohh ho hooo we are speaking French' XD

[Wanderlust67]

This video contains the sum of my knowledge of the French language. Brilliant!

[supernole100]

Yea me too hahahahaha!!!!

[uksfitzgerald]

ROFL... splish splosh

[oditsang]

Their french is actually quite good! OMG, they are geniuses! I couldn't help but watching their videos over and over... but never enough...

[music4you997]

we watched this in french 3 times its awesome

[BongmeBongo]

lol 3:16

[hewhohateseverything]

Anyone who doesn't find this absolutely amazing is either:

A: Not smart enough

or

B: Not a musician

You'd be astounded how many people can't find anything genius about these guys.

[Stilllookingforacure]

that's an actual fact.... i have tested it on 3 people

my retarded friend who doesn't even know what an IQ is

an "original" blond in my class

and the guy in my class who gets the best grades, and he was the only one who thought it was funny :D

[brainte]

and Knowing what an IQ makes you smart? IQ is a stupid way of testing someone's knowledge. just because someone is not sophisticated doesnt mean they are stupid at all.Grades have nothing to do with what type your humour your into; this song is pretty sophisticated and a different sort of humour from what (maybe)they have been brought up.

[venik4]

IQ test is not a test of knowledge, stupid.

[Stilllookingforacure]

no but NOT knowing what an IQ is makes you dumb.

There's a difference between "Street Smart" and "Regular Smart".

and btw he is neither :p

And venik4, IQ is intelligence quotient :o

[kraeckelium]

this will stick in my mind not for today, but forever...

Foux Da Fa Fa aija

[FatMat426]

Soooooo fucking funny!

[Ptrocles]

The situation is nothing like top gun

[sweet1172]

HAHAHA: Bonjour mon petit bureau de change

[loveismurderx1]

First time i saw this show i was smoking weed with one of my friends... good times hahah