it's not really the accent that makes it lose its funny, it's the enunciation? i mean with jemaine there is a distinct lisp on some of his words which makes it hilarious and no one is going to have the timing of fotc
Actually I think this is a great cover- one of the best FOTC covers I've seen. From the difficulty most people have covering this kind of stuff I think the order is: first learn how to cover this stuff well- which is hard, but you guys have done a good job- then only later apply that to creating your own stuff. Best way is to learn from the masters right? Well done.
I agree that covers are not very original... haha- but its not bad compared to some of the rubbish covers iv seen- But try writing your own songs... 10x cooler
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery... Blah blah blah... As if you've ever come up with your own joke, every day, for the past 120 days a year... 2hrs worth for a full on, one man show... c'mon, we've all copied our heroes, our inspirations... regaled at the telling of a manly joke in the locker rooms...
(a priest and a frog walk into a bar...) Or Mel Gibson... whatever.
wait a minute.. I remember when i was in high school, you cant do covers in talent shows you gotta come up with ur own stuff..
On a SIDE note..its never funny ripping off comedy skits, the audience apparently find it funny because they have never heard of Flight of the Conchords so it seems fresh and new to them..just Stop doing covers of FOTC.
ahaha, this was pretty similar to the original. I'm impressed. I think you guys should have changed it up a bit, though. Made it your own.
i agree with some of the people here, who say that you rushed through it. a lot of the humour in the original comes from the awkward silences. try to think about that for the next time, if you guys ever perform it again.
i'm sorry, but no one can really do justice with any fotc covers... the conchords just have brilliant comedic timing and acting chops. but you guys did well. peace.
That's sick, I love you see something that inspires you to pay tribute to it. And the folk parody style that The Conchords came up with is a great thing for 2 people to perform.
too fast, it ruins the comedic timing that the original uses
searchengine27 1 month ago
awesome cover, guys!
Kenjuuriki 2 months ago
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Garyinspired95 4 months ago
both brilliant, but bret/jenny absolutely nailed it. superb.
mcooperisonit 11 months ago
"i love andy's parties" is fuckin hilarious
njdkidd1231 1 year ago
Haha the bret guy was way funnier and had a better voice
Jrivera1193 1 year ago
this is the BEST FOTC cover I've heard.
gretamath 2 years ago
We are still laughing after watching over and over. "I love Andy's parties" is the best. Where can we find more of Ben and Alex on YouTube?
vbfan7 2 years ago
haha ben. nice going.
mttscuteri 3 years ago
That was pretty good. :]
ShowALittleBackbone 3 years ago
I'ma kiwi girl and I love FOtC, these guys did good.
Great cover
jafaprincess 3 years ago
There you go guys! Kiwi approved!
Slymekun 3 years ago
Yeah, great job. I was actually there that night and had seen this before, but this was more funny in person. Awesome job.
usadave1621 3 years ago
AWESOME! You guys did the song justice!
L1R9 3 years ago
i thinky ou guys did a great covor ont he song :D did it justice!
well done!
AxcellPanderz 3 years ago
I agree this a way better cover than some I've seen. At least they are playing the song (see the REAL LIFE guitars?).
What's that old adage?: you can please some of the people some of the time but not all of the people all of the time.
I will be constructive with my feedback: to the naysayers here: If you don't like it, make a better one.
todd2k 3 years ago
it's not really the accent that makes it lose its funny, it's the enunciation? i mean with jemaine there is a distinct lisp on some of his words which makes it hilarious and no one is going to have the timing of fotc
nigbeard 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
loose some weight before you try to be funny.
misterx70 3 years ago
lose*
misterx70 3 years ago
learn how to spell before you insult people.
ilikeusumtimes 3 years ago 2
kid is called mistyping. i corrected myself immediately. just cause your mother's a grammar nazi doesn't mean you should be one.
misterx70 3 years ago
this is the only cover i've ever seen of Jenny and I think you guys did pretty good :D
but did the crowd know that it was a cover or they think it was yours?
aaronmarsman 3 years ago
Yeah good cover but on the day you took all the credit for a song that's not yours. Big fat 1* for this I'm afraid!
mrkfowler 3 years ago
.. he never said it was his
Pengsold033 3 years ago
best cover of this song i've seen by far. awesome job.
lebubar 3 years ago 11
You guys are amazing. Not many people can go on stage and perform as well as you did. Madd props!
lilmzdance5678 3 years ago
doesnt due them justice
Kow8675309 4 years ago
Looks like the old Canterbury High School kids are up to it again. Nice!
brian3k 4 years ago
i watched so many jenny covers and this is the only one that doesnt suck
mistaesta 4 years ago
great job
talorguitarowner5 4 years ago
really good
terrymanolitsis 4 years ago 2
i think this is the best cover of fotc ever besides 1 w/ if ur into it by this guy!
but very gud i love the fact that they share fotc w/ the world of highschool
Sydney21191 4 years ago
Actually I think this is a great cover- one of the best FOTC covers I've seen. From the difficulty most people have covering this kind of stuff I think the order is: first learn how to cover this stuff well- which is hard, but you guys have done a good job- then only later apply that to creating your own stuff. Best way is to learn from the masters right? Well done.
howardoh 4 years ago 6
I agree that covers are not very original... haha- but its not bad compared to some of the rubbish covers iv seen- But try writing your own songs... 10x cooler
Oldschoolcinema 4 years ago
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery... Blah blah blah... As if you've ever come up with your own joke, every day, for the past 120 days a year... 2hrs worth for a full on, one man show... c'mon, we've all copied our heroes, our inspirations... regaled at the telling of a manly joke in the locker rooms...
(a priest and a frog walk into a bar...) Or Mel Gibson... whatever.
TVGUY73 4 years ago
I agree..i think they did a great job..and its a pretty pretty hard song to master like FOTC actually do :) so good for them!
milkmoneybank 4 years ago
wait a minute.. I remember when i was in high school, you cant do covers in talent shows you gotta come up with ur own stuff..
On a SIDE note..its never funny ripping off comedy skits, the audience apparently find it funny because they have never heard of Flight of the Conchords so it seems fresh and new to them..just Stop doing covers of FOTC.
Ceeelo777 4 years ago
i agree, they are not original
jackjiezhang 4 years ago
This is just a lame rip off!!!!!!!!!!
DNX1000 4 years ago
ahaha, this was pretty similar to the original. I'm impressed. I think you guys should have changed it up a bit, though. Made it your own.
i agree with some of the people here, who say that you rushed through it. a lot of the humour in the original comes from the awkward silences. try to think about that for the next time, if you guys ever perform it again.
loser078 4 years ago 3
John/Brian does not too bad a job on the Kiwi accent...not exactly correct, but not AMERICAN! Thanks for that....
Here's a Kiwi classic - see if you can understand it...watch?v=1QNr_77cboI
Majellanz 4 years ago
the greatest flight of the conchords tribute ive ever seen. im SO doing this for my talent show.
DDFilmCo 4 years ago
what are the tabs for that baby? I just play open D open A and a barred G# and A
JoshMcGinley2148 4 years ago
that was sweeet
good job
skateboardnow 4 years ago
FUCK YEAH
BrandonTermini 4 years ago
Some of it's dead on, but not all of it.
This is the best cover I've seen so far though. :D
ANIarchy 4 years ago
i'm sorry, but no one can really do justice with any fotc covers... the conchords just have brilliant comedic timing and acting chops. but you guys did well. peace.
veritasaequitas67 4 years ago
you guys rushed through this too fast.
Mjbott7 4 years ago
That's sick, I love you see something that inspires you to pay tribute to it. And the folk parody style that The Conchords came up with is a great thing for 2 people to perform.
Ion457 4 years ago
It wasnt bad, nice job
Renegade125 4 years ago
naw, man. they were really good :)
lammastide2 4 years ago
of course jermaine and bret do it better they wrote it, but this was fantastic, such a choice , did u win anything?
grimreepher 4 years ago
it's ok but jermaine and bret do it way better
tech202 4 years ago
Great Job A.T Your My boy....
Aetherallday 4 years ago
dude you guys were awesome
Trainspotting3 4 years ago
brill guys! great cover!! go on!!!
greetz from europe
muffics 4 years ago
dont listen to any of the negatives out there, u guys are great
dominuce2112 4 years ago
is it just me or does it lose its funny when there's an American voice doing it?
MrOscarDaSilvaVieira 4 years ago
i concur..
untitleddocument 4 years ago
they didn't do too bad...but yeah, the american accent does make it lose some funny...
annanomoly 4 years ago
excellent.
IHeartOverTheTop 4 years ago
Awesome - great to see Flight of the Conchords travels so well.
carlschnack 4 years ago
Great cover. I hope you guys gave proper credit to Flight of the Conchords, though.
subliminabubble 4 years ago
awsome
ncaax14 4 years ago
you guys killed my favourite song :(
ONLY true kiwis can pull it off sorry :)
purentake 4 years ago
"ONLY true kiwis can pull it off sorry :)"
alright genius where's your cover?
im sure it will come out perfectly by default since you're from new zealand
nigbeard 3 years ago
Dude you guys killed it out there. I loved it...please tell me that you won the contest?!?!
proulxto32 4 years ago
great job guys!!
amirtalai 4 years ago
Brilliant! Nice job.
oasispimp 4 years ago
Amazing, you guys totally nailed it!
alexinchains584 4 years ago
:D great job! hope you guys one that was damn good! sounded like the audience loved it aswell! thumbs up people
sin106 4 years ago
haha really good job guys:) You did a great cover of that song. Im actually thinking about doing that song in a talent show at my school.
JamesGillis11 4 years ago
Excellent performance guys. Hilarious take on it.
smosness 4 years ago
Good job guys!
BlackBlood99 4 years ago
good job guys
iluvlampallnite 4 years ago
this was my favorite act
pifootball22 4 years ago
i love andys parties is halariousss
njdkidd1231 4 years ago
hahaha, very nice...I like the little uptempo flare you've added..kinda got your own style in there...nice job guys
CallMeOtto 4 years ago
halarious, they did such a good job with this cover. i like it better when ben says "i love andys parties" than when flight of the conchords say it.
njdkidd1231 4 years ago
hahaha so funny
njdkidd1231 4 years ago