Flight of the Conchords- Issues (Think About It)

Flight of the Conchords performing their song "Issues."
If you're curious, I'd recommend whatthefolk.net, they have great FotC video, audio, & more.

[@derkavondangerkill7628]

They raise a really important question about shoe prices.

[@drewfla]

Also inappropriate monkey-touching.

[@finnkublitz]

@@drewfla Jeg

[@whatUPitsJORDAN]

It’s an issue

[@augmentumdave]

Yes, what are their overheads??

[@Francisah]

Heard about monkey pox on the news and instantly thought of Jemaine singing “Who’s touching these monkeys?”

[@anthonygrugnale7552]

leave these poor sick monkeys alone

[@frofrozzty]

They got enough problems as it is

[@edwardv1255]

After all the covid hassle, monkey pox just made me think: "aaah, fun monkey disease."

[@Sambuccashake]

It's getting a revival now again. :D

[@jamesbobbski2269]

Literally why I’m here too! 😅

[@ophyisafish]

the absolute masters of deadpan

[@ethrez]

Try Jack Dee

[@OwlyOwlman]

Steven Wright.

[@thenerdviewreview8431]

Ophelia Beckham they are among the greats of that style, for that also really recommend James Acaster.

[@LEGOpachinko]

May i add Leslie Nielsen to the list ?

[@megalaxmax9979]

@@ethrez I love Jack Dee but he's not as good as these two.

[@magictoast15]

"The kids take after her in that sense." I'm dead.

[@slevin6544]

Their humor is so unique

[@trickznmix]

welcome to new zealand

[@slevin6544]

No need for a welcome as I am from New Zealand :) Haha

[@slevin6544]

***** Because our native animal is a Kiwi (a type of bird, search it up), hence the reason for our iconic nick name.

[@SinOfAugust]

***** Name had most likely developed because it was widely used as the insignia by the NZ regiments in WW1.

[@catcrehsr]

+Bobby Jones Kiwis are a real cool looking bird and a great fruit XD

[@Gargaslicer]

"What're your overheads?" Slain. The number of killer lines in this song is unreal.

[@VonRibbitt]

this is the only line idont get from the song, can you explain it to me?

[@rmadhwal]

@@VonRibbitt overheads refers to costs outside of direct costs of producing a good, he's asking why sneakers aren't cheaper since the labour cost for them is so low (what are the overheads that leads to them being so expensive)

[@adrianestrada9799]

Most sneakers are made in China by child slave labor. There, I said it.

[@El_Andru]

"what's wrong with the world today *mumble* *mumble* *mumble*" I fucking LOST IT! thanks Danny Sexbang!

[@coolbigmonybiznizinc.1234]

Correct me if i'm wrong, but I think you're on the wrong channel.

[@dougsaga7382]

+Ludo Pseudonym pretty sure he thanked Danny for introducing him to FotC since NSP gets a ton of its inspiration from this band.

[@coolbigmonybiznizinc.1234]

Oh, okay. Thanks for telling me

[@AnimeReport2012]

did he mention FotC in a game grumps episode? PLEASE, I NEED TO KNOW WHICH EPISODE!!!!!

[@TheMan21892]

I second this!

[@pakoti96]

*She's far more beautiful than some of the women I've imagined.*

[@kristinaplays2924]

+Peter DD I wonder how he knows that xD

[@Jaxsonrh01]

+Kristina plays Bret imagined she was more beautiful and told Jemaine

[@VirtuaSavage]

yeah that's the joke.

[@unfit242]

Nah, you didn't get it.

[@becauseican5821]

+Cortaibbia nah I see what Kristina is trying to say, she's saying that if the other one's wife is imaginary, then how would the other know how to compare them both to see which is more pretty.

[@GreasyMcNasty]

"we're talking about the issues but we're keeping it funky" Goddammn i love these guys so much

[@maargenbx1454]

+Greasy McNasty Just bought tickets to see them on SummerStage in Central Park in July....can't wait!!!!

[@GreasyMcNasty]

+Greasy McNasty Ugh. They're playing here in Vancouver in June and I can't get tickets for the wife and I.

[@GreasyMcNasty]

+Greasy McNasty BTW my wife is imaginary

[@itskidstime1063]

This song is just more relevant than ever nowadays

[@VXBAKER]

Now we're the monkeys.

[@loicvanweyenberg1468]

Yeah I got called jork twice today! :'(

[@FOnewearl]

even more relevant now than 8 months ago oh no ;__;

[@Magrafo_]

@@FOnewearl Even more now and probably even more in the future.

[@briangardner2798]

@@FOnewearl peak relevance? monkey disease at an all time high

[@user-lp7ml8ck7d]

The timing on "because your children... aren't real" was perfect

[@donnadoddridge1788]

"Could somebody, please, remove these, cutlieres, from my knees?" XD

[@doomerbelowthewind]

keeping it funky....

[@thatguyfromyork]

Genuilnely jealous of those of you who went to that gig

[@VioletWillowTree]

Jemaine mumbling at 3:34 kills me! Love these guys XD

[@jociqa]

But what does he say?

[@VirtuaSavage]

Nothing dude.

[@Unlitedsoul]

"What's wrong with the world today? Never said anything was wrong with it."

[@VirtuaSavage]

Unlitedsoul wrong..

[@glp.1337]

It's just jibberish. On the album he does the same.

[@animateangus]

"Ooh. Can somebody please remove these cutlerys from my knees" XD

[@szalif]

:)))))

[@Runzu87]

I still laugh EVERY time at that part.

[@kristinaplays2924]

That's the part that made me fall in love with them. I made comment 300 likes!

[@Runzu87]

I'm STILL laughing at that part. xD

[@teamhotnachos1909]

That gets me every time

[@Claymish]

I love that they can turn a highly tuned comedy routine into something that seems like they are just taking to each other. Really awesome stuff.

[@trinityleigh2730]

my fotc obsession has ruined me. I walk around all day quoting them and no one knows what I’m talking about.

[@TesterKani]

IN TERMS OF VOLUME!!!

[@starkeuy]

Me too, always. I look around when the boys are going crazy at my preschool snd inaudibly murmur -’too many di**s on the dancefloor’

[@Captain_Neckbeard]

Cuz they have no taste.

[@DaVyneDestini]

I know 😏

[@FrshChees91]

These songs never get old for me!

[@DaveyHewell]

I love the part at 5:27 where Jemaine struggles to find out in which octave to say "We're talking about the issues but we're keeping it funky".

[@pjsrsnazzy]

"the kids take after her in that sense." BEST PART OF THE VIDEO.

[@EMMMDs]

How they can sing without even cracking a smile is just amazeballs!

[@jessejive117]

Well these are serious issues they’re discussing

[@stevecox7075]

The word is ‘amazing’.

[@tonyoriordan2002]

​@@jessejive117That's a funny comment bit it took you 6 years to think of it /s

[@85geoffm]

Sometimes I forget "amazeballs" existed. It was truly "awesome sauce."

[@TopDog69]

That thing Jemaine does at 1:13 is incredible. Gets me every time.

[@KieranDomney.]

Considering almost every moment is time stamped as “best part”.. I’d say these two are perfection

[@jessejive117]

The real best part is where he raps in the chorus and mumbles lol what are your overheads and when the guy cries cause he’s got knives in his leg lol

[@sithlord13]

I always know the mumbling part is coming but nope, I spit out my drink every damn time.

[@TonyWoW01]

what is he saying?....or what makes the mumbling funny?

[@4EyedDan]

OmgllolxD D stop drinking things when you watch this then...how have you not learned that by now??

[@takkipusa6910]

I think i am hearing that goes with "never say no to a zombie dick." IDk

[@Ciara-ASMR]

Really hard to choose a favourite line from this, but I just love "Can somebody please, remove these, cutleries, from my knees" So good!

[@sleepyjesus7265]

I laughed very hard at this 15 years ago and I still do. Either I have not developed much from early adulthood or this is just generally funny. I think this and most other of their songs from this era are very funny and well put together.

[@cuse123456]

i have exactly the same experience with this song. old flight of the conchords is amazing. albi the magic dragon anyone?

[@Erik-cv4tm]

he's racist actually, but a bean turned his racism into magic so you're right@@cuse123456

[@gbjwal1]

Pure talent.

[@yipman3236]

The song is not only exremely funny but also sounds super awesome! They are really great musicians!

[@imrandomfaceit]

Jermaine is so shiny in this

[@shenruivah]

imrandomfaceit what does shiny mean here?

[@leilanizhang6916]

shiny like a treasure from a sunken pirate wreck

[@captainteeko4579]

Anonymous Idiot he was tomatoa in Disney’s Moana and the character sang a song called shiny

[@annerako]

“Am I a man? Yes … technically, yes.” Best part, hahaha.

[@VioletWillowTree]

I love Jemaines range, nice funky deep voice, then way up and high! Love these guys XD

[@kylerownsx62]

I honestly get chills every time they bring the beat back

[@joelcallaghan88]

imagine sitting around a fire with these two on guitar. magic

[@adamlucashill725]

This live version has made me laugh for 15 years.

[@khangaroo01]

So raw but true. Worlds changing, love this song.

[@sunnyleatham]

Am I a man? Yes. Technically yes.

[@etheldir128]

sunny leatham It's better in the recorded version of the song. Am i am man? Yes, technically i am

[@e-6668]

I prefer the stage performance

[@julienducarroz8138]

Or a muppet?

[@skyhunter2816]

​@@etheldir128Their stage versions are all far better than the studio.

[@basti_marr]

the straight face at 3:26 after "turns out he's dead" gets me everytime

[@wuling09]

I love how the audience laughs when brett says "if there's one thing that we as the band wants to deal with, is the issues" :)

[@TheSilas117]

Talkin bout the issues but we're keepin it funky in here. Lmao

[@ryanwilson2454]

I've heard the "final"/"album" version of this so many times, it's wild to hear how much they play around with the song here! Jemaine even comes in at the "wrong" place at 4:00, but he just resets in the next measure and they roll with it so well. They must just riff and riff and riff.

[@ThePabloCanda]

I think he waited till the audience stopped clapping/Laughing

[@Highfivulation]

Oh, god, the crowd loved this. My favorite performance from these guys by far. Fantastic !

[@CyanideTheZombie]

we're talkin bout the issues but we're keepin it funky.

[@wesleywisdom3511]

16 years later. I'm still jamming to this.

[@allosaurusfragilis7782]

The saw monkeypox coming and they tried to warn us and what did we do?.....just laughed.

[@TheGirlnurse]

I haven’t seen these guys for about 15 years and I laughed just as hard today when I stumbled upon it.

[@spiffysophical]

Always find myself coming back

[@PlaneetRuk]

What are your overheads? xD

[@zeppelinb1]

I listen to this everyday to remind myself of the "Issues"

[@bluepandaman]

I've been watching this a few times a day for the last few weeks. And really quite often since 2007.

[@secretchlex3810]

If there was one video I could choose to make the entire internet watch, I guess it would be this one simply based on the number of times I've watched it.

[@weaselsdawg]

Love this version. Way better than the album version imo

[@DoxalDise]

3:17 "And I'm the only one to see if heeeee's dead" "Turns out he's dead"

[@caden5712]

It's so crazy that they're both so funny and so good!

[@dccarles]

This is the part where the commenters The youtube commenters (woah oh) The commenters misquote the lyrics And get all the thumb-up (yeaah)

[@MillerMusing]

That wasn't in the song...

[@captainteeko4579]

No one knows how to spell cutleries

[@shmookins]

How can you not love these guys?

[@goremand]

4:14 In an incredibly rare moment, Jemaine breaks his legendary pokerface with a faint smile for maybe one and a half second.

[@thenerdviewreview8431]

402 people don't care about rogue unicorns

[@biedronkagirl]

sometimes i forget how they're such talented singers. but DAMN jemaine hit that high note no problem

[@calvinnguyen6040]

will never get old

[@robheinemann3720]

Why are we still paying so much for sneakers when you've got little kid slaves making them...what are your overheads?

[@GingerDoesGaming]

Rob Heinemann *applause and laughter*

[@dakotajensen181]

@@GingerDoesGaming HBO outro plays

[@PkKirby]

Could somebody please remove these cutleries from my knees.

[@captainteeko4579]

PkKirby876 yay finally someone spelled it right :D

[@villyexplorer9482]

@@NewNorthStar Of course cutleries is a word, what do you mean?

[@Lineberg]

Can somebody please remove these cutlery’s from my knees 😂

[@mas502arc]

This is by far my favourite song of theirs

[@doxistavrou6660]

New Zealand treasures!.... love these guys,....

[@re11ek]

Song starts at 2:30

[@thetruegamersleague6470]

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[@re11ek]

The true gamers league I find it useful for repeat listens

[@JohnDoe_69]

Skip to the song and you miss a lot of comedy.

[@jared1862]

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[@lapamful]

After repeat listening, I think the intro is just weak and takes away from the song.

[@vincentpol]

Not sure if Jermaine is constantly screwing up his lyrics or if this is just a weird version of the song.

[@iMakeLulz]

Funnily enough, this is probably the most well-known version. This means it's basically the quintessential version for most people, and they see the others as weird.

[@HugiEdits]

Just heard the other version today but i like this one more because of the guitars.

[@allyouneedislove62]

iMakeLulz I agree, this was the show that introduced me, and like you said, the other versions are weird to me, and I think, not as hilarious.

[@gramkargraymane9541]

They change little things in many songs in their live performances, it gives the audience ( who often know the songs well) little things to look forward to or whatever :P

[@geekrockrats]

Any of these songs that got on the show do seem weird compared to here. When this premiered I almost turned it off thinking they were gonna be a hack musical act. So glad I didn't,it was one of the greatest things I've ever seen and 2 years later they got their own show. I wish there would've been at least one more season

[@jonnydaly239]

HOW DO THEY NOT CRACK THEMSELVES UP?!

[@sallydawson1494]

BRILLIANT. Love them... Miss those days.

[@tylerfunk]

so great. inspirational and creative. love love love.

[@alhobbs6077]

Getting sick from monkeys in 2022 : MONKEYPOX

[@SteelCityJW]

The monkey bit is an aids reference.

[@EvetsZerimar23]

yrs later...still funny! lol

[@crimsondawn020]

I miss them

[@WhyForWhatNow]

3:34 I think I just fractured my rib 😂

[@Mastertonify]

this song was stuck in my head all day..

[@yarniemusic]

Seven years... 7 years... Wow

[@citizencr4o]

I was thinking about that when I saw "copyright 2007 HBO" on an episode I was watching.. man, has it been that long? :(

[@GerryBolger]

Yanni Markovina 10 years now. How time flies!!

[@asugboi]

Now its 11, fuuuccckk

[@aquamarine99911]

@@asugboi 13 years. But the mutation of Covid-19 should kill us all next winter, so that'll put a cap on it. 14 years would be too many.

[@zmac8959]

Oh, I so love these guys. I wish they were my friends. Bret!! Jemaine!!

[@robinkrebs4416]

Z Mac don't know how Z Mac got there...phones...shoot, electronic machines...anyway _forgot what I was gonna say, damn oh yeah, these guys are sooooo great, they seem like friends from high School. that's bit!!

[@thisismyscreenname996]

I dont know why im leaving a coment saying how funny these guys are. since if you are reading this you have seen them or are currently watching them. Well not curently but just were as I foundcout yiu cant write a comment and keep ths clip rolling.

[@michaelhart1072]

Shannon O'Donnell yes you can.

[@azizhanyn417]

It's been a while that I've never laughed like I did watching this . good job

[@ghostwhiskey]

i saw this in 2005 for the first time and i was already a devoted follower by this point

[@jenniferoakes5069]

"... all the money that we're making, is going to the man..... what man, who's a man, when's a man a man, why is it so hard to be a man? am I a man? yes, technically.. yes....." 3:45

[@Japuckle]

Hey yes i am real man you guys wanna go skateboards?

[@bigz3011]

Seeing them on Sunday!

[@z3rthos]

Wait, what? They're still going?

[@catwoe5707]

www.flightoftheconchords.co.nz/on-tour/

[@El_IF_B_2]

How was it?

[@shoops77]

What are your overheads!!! LOL!

[@zachmoselle7407]

Still one of the greatest performances I’ve ever seen 👏

[@ToxicEmpyre]

"Disadvantage in yahoo seven" Thank you Transcribed Audio, you have successfully created a very confusing sentence fragment, and also made my day.

[@Molly21299]

This seems to me like a Black Eyed Pees "Where is the Love" kind of a parody. Am I just stating the obvious? Whatever, this is great xD

[@geekrockrats]

I think so,that and What's Goin On?

[@Janegamin]

Talking about the real issues here.

[@JethroWestraad]

Who’s here after the recent Monkey Pox outbreak?

[@xn0153x]

this is one of the funniest songs by them... I've got tears in my eyes here!

[@coldsakurashiver]

i loooove this guys! i hope they do something new soon... one of the funniest shows i have ever watched

[@MahlayStudios]

4:35 He said, "oooooooooowwwww".. lol

[@allisonbabb7368]

Can you get a CD of DVD of this live show? These are my favorite versions of their songs, but I can't find it anywhere.

[@Nextbigdeal]

I got this live DVD with came my DVD set

[@ecatzin]

For anyone looking for this answer today, this show was part of HBO's series, "One Night Stand", and is currently available on Amazon Prime Video: www.amazon.com/One-NIght-Stand-59-Conchords/dp/B00KG2SMYI

[@Unclemeldrick]

I might be 2 years late but I've found the full show on here kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYiyomqdZ82cgKs

[@ShellysAshes]

keep pressing 03:22 every second

[@dejffjed]

Best duo of entertainerers I've ever seen. These guys have lots of talent and humor as well. Wish some day I could see them live. Do they even tour or make these funny yet nice songs now?

[@GideonSawyer]

I wanted to go to bed 2 hours ago but watched one video of these guys and forgot that once you watch one you never stop watching them. :(

[@rabbitss11]

brilliant stuff

[@micahvidyasagar5789]

What are YOUR overheads?

[@PiotrHelbich]

Smashing!!!

[@MaTtRoSiTy]

Ah man I have to dig their show out and rewatch it again - great stuff!

[@LeeleeD56]

Ha ha My aunt showed me FOTC when it first came out so we have been watching it and my whole family will be laughin all the way through

[@SSJ3rocks]

A lot of modern comedy is stupid. These guys are an exception though.