Jenny - Flight Of The Conchords

Hilarious Misunderstanding (Jenny)
Flight Of The Conchords
One Night Stand
Bret: Hello
Jemaine: Hi
Bret: Hello man sitting in the park
Jemaine: I just said hi, woman in the park
Bret: How you doin?
Jemaine: Mmmmm good thanks
Bret: Your looking good
Jemaine: Pardon?
Bret: I said you're looking good
Jemaine: Fair enough
Bret: Jenny
Jemaine: Pardon?
Bret: Jenny
Jemaine: No I'm sorry I think you've mistaken me for somebody else
Bret: No it's me, I'm Jenny, my name is Jenny
Jemaine: Oh You're oh 'oh' Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
I thought oh, what a hilarious misunderstanding
Nice to meet you Jenny
Bret: We've met before - quite a few times actually
Jemaine: Yes of course we have. I meant it was nice to meet you that time that I met you. Where was it that we met that time that I met you when I met you?
Bret: At a party
Jemaine: That's right! Wasn't it one of those boring work parties?
Bret: No
Jemaine: That's why I said wasn't it. It was the party of a mutual friend. - Was it? - Wasn't it? - Was it? - Wasn't it?
Bret: Yes it was
Jemaine: Yeah, I thought so. Oh, Bobby's
Bret: No
Jemaine: Doug's?
Bret: No
Jemaine: D-dog's?
Bret: No
Jemaine: Maxwell's?
Bret: No
Jemaine: Andy's?
Bret: Yes Andy's
Jemaine: Yeah Andy's party, ooh that's right. Ooh, Andy knows how to throw a party, doesn't he Jenny?
Bret: Yeah, I love Andy's parties!
Jemaine: I love Andy's parties. What crazy parties. How is that guy anyway?
Bret: She's good
Jemaine: Ooh that's right, Andy hates it when I forget that
Bret: We watched a movie
Jemaine: Yeah'it was something like but not necessarily Schindler's List. We watched it and we wept
Bret: It was Police Academy 4. We went for a walk
Jemaine: On our feet if I remember correctly
Bret: We walked to the top of the hill and we ate sandwiches
Jemaine: Oh, We'd just grab a sandwich and put it in our mouths. Oh, that's the only way to have sandwiches. Oh Jenny, tell me do you still walk? Do you still get into sandwiches in a big way?
Bret: Still walk a lot but I'm not eating as many sandwiches as back then
Jemaine: Ohh
Bret: Do you remember what we did up there at the top of the hill?
Jemaine: Kind of
Bret: We were standing at the look out
Jemaine: Oh, I remember exactly what we did at the look out. We just looked out' across the city from our little spot on the hilltop. Oh, It is so pretty from way up there. We talked about how the lights from the buildings and cars seemed like reflections of the stars that shined out so pretty and bright, that night
Bret: It was daytime
Jemaine: The daytime of the night
Bret: Do you remember what you said to me?
Jemaine: Not word for word actually Jenny, but I remember there was some verbs
Bret: Well you said meet me here in one year. You just needed some time to clear your head, and you seem to have done that
Jemaine: La la la la la la la la la la la la la
Bret: We have a child
Jemaine: Pardon?
Bret: We have a child
Jemaine: Why didn't you tell me, Jenny? Why didn't you tell me that day when we went to the top of the hill and we made sweet, oh how we made such sweet, sweet sandwiches. Does it have my eyes, my way with words? Does it look like me at all?
Bret: No, not at all 'cause we adopted him. I can't believe you don't remember, it was a very difficult process!
Jemaine: Oh'uh, ohhh are you sure that was me Jenny?
Bret: Yes I am pretty sure that it was you, John
Jemaine: I'm Brian
Bret: Oh my god! I'm so sorry!
Jemaine: Uh, Don't worry
Bret: Now that's terrible.
Jemaine: Oh, don't worry.
Bret: Oh, how embarrassing!
Jemaine: Uh, Don't worry Jenny, actually I'm kind of relieved. That kind of thing just happens all the time, I just got one of those faces I suppose
Bret: So does John, ha, he's got one of those faces as well'
Bret and Jemaine: Awkward Laugher

[@jaylucino8890]

that voice crack on pardon was so good.

[@LaryssaFiu]

IKR! That's my favorite part 😂

[@mantonythe1st]

Absolutely! I've been trying to perfect this exact thing when singing this song for many years, can't even get close to Jermaine XD

[@weegie246]

That pardon popped into my head a month ago and I finally remembered what it was from today 😂

[@JT-lp9ng]

The best 🤣

[@robertstimmel1100]

This will forever be my favorite Flight of the Conchords song. I feel like it gets way less love than it deserves

[@JJ_5289]

I think it is because it was not used in either season of the tv show. It's a longer song and probably hard for them to perform too

[@michaelley7001]

You had to be at andys party to get it

[@TylerTenhagen]

It's incredible how they made an awkward conversation so melodic

[@danielhorn6914]

1000th like

[@Mr_Bob_A_Feet]

4:34 I love that it genuinely becomes a beautiful song for a moment before switching back to comedy.

[@Soup-Dragon1]

Yes, their Carol Brown song chorus does that for me too

[@gianniverschueren870]

@@Soup-Dragon1 FOTC's popularity comes in large part from the fact it's not just funny, but musically superb in spots. The Bus Driver Song, Think About It and Most Beautiful Girl in the Room show off just how strong they are as musicians, rather than just comedians. Carol Brown another great example

[@joebrowning7692]

thats by far my fav bit

[@jackforster7783]

For 30 seconds, it turns into a beautiful Billy Bragg song... then goes right back to a hilarious misunderstanding 😂

[@RamNarayan93]

Bret McKenzie is an Oscar winning song writer. So not surprised that they're genuinely great musicians.

[@shanecommins7968]

'We went for a walk.' 'On our feet if I remember correctly...'

[@KurtMcGowan]

I love how much Jemaine’s character gets into the story.

[@innovativeatavist159]

"It was something like but not necessarily Schindler's List." 😂😂🤣🤣

[@AshleyTheSwift]

It was Police Academy 4

[@needsomeink]

Probably my favorite line lol

[@CinemaJacket]

JC Does Stuff!! I love this line. One of my first ever dates during high school I actually watched Schindlers List with a girl.

[@jacobchapman6153]

All this time, I've heard that line as "It was something like but not necessarily shitlessness!"

[@mabellinco157]

I was about to comment that HAHAHAHAA

[@maverick3677]

"That's why I said wasn't it" is brilliant and inside joke my friends will always hold.

[@nathanielleguizamo409]

"I'm Brian" has to be in the top 5 best character reveals of all time

[@nickaddison1778]

Is this a spoiler?

[@mischake]

No I'm m sorry I think you've mistaken me for somebody else XD

[@MikeJ2k9]

The fact this is the highest viewable comment is prett annoying

[@nathanielleguizamo409]

@@MikeJ2k9 I never asked for this power, you're just dealing with it. Sorry if it spoiled the song for you though

[@MikeJ2k9]

@@nathanielleguizamo409 It's not your fault, it is the fault of 650 other people!

[@MsGrapeNehi]

I've been saying/singing "What a hilarious misunderstanding" for so many years, I forgot where it was from. lol

[@whitevii1533]

Same with me and "Yeah, Andy's Party!"

[@designate_om]

"the daytime...of the night'

[@AndyThomasStaff]

so where is it from? it's not from this video, you fuckface

[@designate_om]

​@@AndyThomasStaff can't tell if trolling or stupid

[@TheGeneralDisarray]

Both?

[@LokRevenant]

Every time I watch this, I know the "We just looked...out" part is coming, and it's STILL one of the funniest things I've ever heard.

[@everwhatever]

The amount of perfectly set up, timed and acted jokes in this numer floors me. I never get tired of it

[@DemstarAus]

I'm curious. How does one pronounce your name?

[@nadtz]

"What a hilarious misunderstanding" has stuck with me for years.

[@friendofthelowly]

Still funny 10 years later.

[@hirskdubbi]

Cody Cunningham man u know it

[@esper5323]

i had a maths teacher that introduced me to this band actually.. and his name was mr cunningham.. hmm xD

[@matthewstone1362]

14 years later. Still funny.

[@rivv4902]

@@matthewstone1362 Are you still getting into sandwiches i a big way?

[@naruclarke]

When Jemaine makes his voice crack in that last 'pardon' is so fucking perfect

[@nian173]

“Do you still get into sandwiches in a big way?” Is such a great line 😂😂

[@Caleb-qf7sw]

Their timing is perfectttt

[@PetrolPatrol]

Dude, I forgot how nice the guitar riffs are in this song and the chord progressions are beautiful!

[@aquamarine99911]

Especially, the "stars" bridge. It's really beautiful, and the fact that Jemaine turned out to be just spouting BS on it only adds to its lustre.

[@greglavagna5546]

"Does he have my way with words" underrated line after all that😂

[@louisbutamire2107]

I'm tempted to write that 'this must be their best song', but that happens with almost all their songs. What legends FOTC are.

[@lune78]

This show is amazing from start to finish, I never get tired of watching it. And this song is so underrated too, the lyrics, the delivery of the jokes... perfection.

[@roobycagney]

"The daytime, of the nightssss"

[@mitchelsnodgrass7028]

Doesn't he just say "night"?

[@roobycagney]

he adds a nice little "tsss" noise to the end of the word, makes it even funnier@@mitchelsnodgrass7028

[@MrSuperBoobage]

I have quoted “The day time…of the NIGHT” an uncountable amount of times throughout my life

[@LathanMinich]

“That’s why I said wasn’t it” and “daytime of the night” are two of the most clever and funny lines of all time for me of a guy back pedaling on something he said to a woman he thinks he doesn’t remember. Followed closely by “I meant it was nice to meet you that time that I met you”

[@philipschwartz5465]

I’ll add a great line: I don’t remember what you said word for word but I remember there were verbs.

[@PokrPro21]

The facial expressions between the two are priceless! "It was sorta something like but not necessarily -Schindler's List-" --classic!!!!

[@TheLeastestWeasel]

Lol yea

[@PokrPro21]

@@TheLeastestWeasel Jesus man... You just took me back in time. 11 years! Goddamn! So weird...

[@TheLeastestWeasel]

@@PokrPro21 Haha, me and the mates rewatching this video and were like 'wouldn't it be funny if this Pokr account was still active? Let's reply and see what happens' :)

[@PokrPro21]

@@TheLeastestWeasel that's awesome! This is still my daily and only account. It's my google account. I had it forever and use it daily and for business and personal use and if course youtube. It's just weird finding a video from over ten years ago that I responded to. And you sent me on a throwback Flight of the Conchords binge after messaging me. I was watching all of their old stuff. I actually forgot about them

[@wakisiffredi9193]

Thats why i said 'wasn't it'

[@Nutella150]

Still walk a lot but I'm not eating as many sandwiches as back then! Favorite line

[@ZootSuits1]

Aside from being hilarious, some of the lyrics in this are incredibly clever. "We talk about how the lights from the buildings and cars, look like reflections of the stars". FOTC are musical legends!

[@lucianlangtr]

I almost shed a tear on that part. Despite the comedy, that verse was insanely beautiful

[@PetrolPatrol]

I fucking know!!!

[@aquamarine99911]

The musical modulation (key change) that accompanies this part is not to be sneezed at either. These guys are extremely musical, and can play tricky guitar bits and sing/talk at the same time. Awesome!

[@mimethenarwhal6232]

“No I think you’ve mistaken me for somebody else” THE FORESHADOWING!! I JUST GOT THAT! Aaaagggghhh!!

[@ayychuchi]

Anyone here randomly checking on this vid after 11 years?

[@jonathanross149]

Yeah...very random. They just popped up.

[@yoshimitsu380]

I forgot, then i remembered, it's still good

[@KittyClipse]

Yup

[@thepaper888]

Well I looked it up, and 12 years.

[@Sepilein1]

i come here from time to time tbh...this one and "issues" are my all time favorites but they have so many stuff even in the last years^^

[@billysaunders544]

"Andy hates it when I forget that" very appropriate in 2024

[@OOBO3310]

11 years have passed and this is still hilarious

[@hozonov7995]

Oh, I remember exactly what we did at the lookout. We just looked... out!

[@Bilfred-hp4tj]

Arcoss the city from our little spot on the hilltop

[@CNNBlackmailSupport]

I see a lot of lyrics comments. Sure, they are clever and funny, but the music, man... When he says "We just looked... out!" The key change is absolutely brilliant. It's truly moving and perfectly fits the narrative. The real genius is that the lines that follow are exactly what you would expect from one of those songs that define a generation. Songs like Brown Eyed Girl, Dancing in the Moonlight by King Harvest, Never Tear Us Apart (the INXS song, if that isn't the right name), or a Springsteen and the E street band tune. In my opinion, this is easily one of their best songs based on that one part. Sure, it's a comedy song from a comedy group, but every now and again you get top tier songwriting and composition. Another beautiful stroke of genius is the outro to Ladies of the World. Hauntingly ethereal and completely unique. It would have been a smash hit on the charts if it was any classified as any genre other than comedy. Musically, it is more innovative and amazing than any number of typical songs. As Jermaine says, "You've got it going on, FOTC."

[@lune78]

Yeah because they're funny we tend to forgot they're also amazing, gifted musicians, especially Bret.

[@bitchykins]

“The songs are really intelligent, really advanced. It’s not like ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic. What he does is bullshit. What they do is music.” - Daryl Hall, in a 2008 article about FotC from some mag whose name escapes me

[@TheOnlyValken]

This destroyed me back in the day. Every time I could catch this on TV I'd watch the whole thing start to finish.

[@johnhsmckay]

Even though this is a song about 2 people that never actually met, it still reminds me of 2 old friends catching up and talking about old times.

[@chriskasatka2095]

It takes enormous talent to make something both beautiful and hilarious.

[@trisckit]

Oh it was so pretty from way out there. We talked about how the lights from the buildings and cars looked like reflections of the stars that shone out so pretty and bright that night.... It was daytime. The daytime of the nights.

[@kitkatsgp]

Superfire49 grtyiicyffiiwuwWuAuoqoooolek

[@MRBLuD]

It's very exciting to be here in...um... ...America!

[@Upthedons202]

Come back to this song every year or so and it never fails to make me smile.

[@phillipgoldstein8203]

Thier timing is impeccable. I can watch this time after time and still laugh. Never gets old.

[@flameprincess7313]

How is this not more popular?!

[@carywhitt]

Flame Princess Well they did get a HBO series out of it. Fairly popular.

[@flameprincess7313]

cary whitt It's just the 100k views I'm thinking of, I would imagine at least 1 million views

[@CaptHayfever]

I don't think this song was on any of their albums. Could be wrong, though.

[@oipbhakeld]

I'm not surprised. I've introduced a lot of people to this HBO special and no one seems to enjoy it like I do, my brother does, and my cousin does. It's a shame really.

[@DrTXBooks]

this song was never on an album and the short lived tv show did not have is song anywhere to even have a video with it like most of there other songs... this like the only video of it

[@jonathanross149]

The adoption line brought tears to my eyes with laughter.

[@davedsenches]

Probably one of the greatest songs ever written. It's just rapid-fire funny line after funny line after funny line, an absolute masterpiece.

[@Loweboy]

The day time of the night! LOL

[@cul8erinnovator]

Not word for word exactly Jenny, but I remember there were some verbs! This is the great lost FOTC song! They are so funny xD

[@xXSlMdcXx]

This is the greatest conversation of all time

[@Bgarcia-1097]

My 3 older siblings introduced me to this Duo back in 2009. Super underrated lads. ❤ Love them.

[@peterconnolly76]

One of the best ever performances by anyone.

[@jeryatric]

on our feet if i remember corectly

[@aternialaffsalot]

what a rollercoaster

[@xaris4307]

"That's why I said wasn't it" .... "It was the party of a mutual friend, was it? Wasn't i? Was it? Wasn't it?".... 😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@janestadescontrolado.3546]

Respondingo to "you're looking good" with "fair enough" is a power move.

[@mako4874]

i love the "that's the only way to eat sandwhiches, are you still into sandwiches in a big way" for some reason- doesn't get the biggest laughs but i love it.

[@Djacob_]

I was in middle school when my mom showed me their show On HBO. I’m 22 now but I still think they’re the funniest duo ever.

[@joem9123]

Why do I get chills at 4:35. With the chord change and everything aahhhhh😍

[@mione134]

11 years and this is still so damn great.

[@TaurineDippy]

One of the greatest pieces of art of our generation.

[@michaelley7001]

agreed

[@supermelon928]

Who else is here in 2024

[@DanielFernandoTorres]

It's always...business timeeeeeeeee

[@jacobstratton1140]

It’s just a classic

[@snbwz]

o7

[@Beff1138]

Me

[@aichakottmann8089]

Always.

[@Quintusblake]

My theory is that he *is* John but he didn’t wanna deal with the kid so he just decided to bullshit his way through as Brian.

[@DrWhom]

why would he show up then?

[@PatrickRazo]

I first watched this 12 years ago and I've been quoting from it ever since but NO ONE EVER KNOWS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT

[@CamDurbin_au]

The Daytime of the Night

[@chloejackson1628]

This is my favourite FOTC song 💜 Back when I was at uni, for Linguistics coursework we were told we could analyse any text of our choice, including song lyrics. I chose this song. Most enjoyable bit of coursework I ever did, and it got me an A.

[@thebrpob]

My man's just went through all the vowels at 6:16

[@woody0606]

Their cleverest track...

[@jamestaylor5417]

Their most clever track**

[@DuncanWLievi]

@@jamestaylor5417 cleverer and cleverest are actually acceptable

[@1075twist]

4:38-5:00 is so beautiful.

[@TheMijoAaron]

Best part of the song, hands down

[@markdemell3717]

Oh man ,these guys are nuts ,I love it.

[@ApparentlyJade]

A conversation from my nightmares.

[@gprime3702]

The lights from the building and cars seems lke reflection from the stars..... is such a beautiful line

[@thecommondingus]

I think my favorite part is that "Bryan" was just lying the entire time.

[@relaxedphylax]

Well that or John lied about being another guy called Brian.

[@supermelon928]

I always loved how through all that, we don't know a single thing about Bryan, except how he would respond when confronted with this situation

[@michaelbrophy1212]

This track doesn’t age. Soo good. got to throw “the daytime of the night” into a conversation recently, luckily someone got it Edited for “lalala la lalala la lalala”

[@ratiounkn3210]

So good even after all these years. I love playing this video for people still to this day.

[@BradleyAidanJohnson]

The daytime of the NIGHT!

[@JoshFreilich]

Something like (but not necessarily) Schindler's List

[@stevenostuni6266]

I love how it foreshadows the ending right at the start of the conversation.

[@superblindeye1]

This song never gets old!

[@TheonlyLarsNelson]

Thank you a million for the laughter and joy!

[@pandakso3365]

Fastest 7 minutes of my life

[@EnoVarma]

Are you sure? Really think about it...

[@thenuclearbarf]

It’s one of those things you don’t want to end

[@scottspaldingofficial]

7 minutes in heaven is better than 6 minutes in heaven

[@ihatemyself7050]

*Is that what your girlfriend says?*

[@Filipe.Molina]

I've never realized this song was so long 😂

[@mischake]

"No i'm sorry, I think you've mistaken me for somebody else" xD

[@idc5309]

Can’t believe I’ve only found this masterpiece now

[@JenniferinIllinois]

The daytime of the night is the best line ever said. 🤣🤣🤣

[@alec9823]

There's something about this song that sounds so nostalgic and so late 90s and early 00s...anyone else? Like village nyc almost like august rush(the parents)

[@kohakusaito3129]

nostalgic

[@kafkaseyebrows]

🎶 do you still get into sandwiches in a big way 🎶

[@DreamingSnorlax]

It's amazing how 7 minutes can go by so quickly when you're engaged

[@robowealthy820]

The voicecrack is so perfect.

[@JenniferWoellert]

“Jenny, Jenny, no it’s me my names Jenny.” ☝️

[@sonovadob]

i will never get enough of this song.

[@bitchykins]

I’m glad that they never put this on an album or in their HBO series. This performance is so damn brilliant, a different rendition would’ve felt like a step backwards. (The BBC version was okay, but facial expressions are key to the humor.) Also, the fact that most of the audience went, “OOH!” at the line, “We have a child” makes me proud to be a native New Yorker.

[@stevenlock6443]

This is by far the best ever video I had never seen. If I could keep clicking the like button I'd do it all night. Haven't laughed so hard in ages!

[@patrickjottCGN]

They‘re so fricking talented!! Simply amazing!

[@davidf2281]

_"Not word-for-word actually Jenny, but I remember there were some verbs."_

[@differentman1878]

such a great way to warm up the crowd to their brand

[@MatthewAndThings]

Their best song

[@remimarkable4834]

Man,I really thought that was gonna end with 'her' leaving and him actually being John

[@robz2169]

Great song, I'm surprised this didn't make it into their HBO show given that the lyrics mirror their hapless personas on the show.

[@sui784samataua]

.. .. .. the daytime of the night! haha

[@luke-alex]

Is this actually a brilliant deconstruction of small talk?

[@shamuschannel682]

The day time . Of the night. 😂 this is so great . Never get tired of it

[@artmostly]

Man this performance was just absolutely nailed.. Love you guys ahahaha such a throwback laugh