The fact that Jemaine is more upset about overpriced sneakers than children being enslaved to make them is perhaps the most under appreciated joke in this song
@@radudanann It's obviously a joke. You think he's making a complaint on the children's exploitation at first, then goes on to complain about the price of the sneakers.
It was really difficult for me tryna sing these songs as a kid, in part because sometimes Jemaine will just have a line that literally doesn't have words, because he just mumbles
"turning kids into slaves just to make cheaper sneakers....but whats the real cost because the sneakers dont seem that much cheaper! What are their overheads?"
If yall do some research. There was once a Champion of the Dream Team (Olympian) that turned down a endorsement for Adidas sneakers. BECAUSE THE GOOD MAN DID NOT WANT CHILDREN KILLING EACH OTHER FOR THE SNEAKERS. THATS A REAL CHAMPION OF HUMANITY. THANK YOU KIND SIR. YOU AND YOU'RE FRIENDS ARE ( UNBEATABLE )
A great example of a song that manages to both be absolutely hilarious and yet still carry a solemn message. These guys are great. "Am I a man? Yes....technically I am!" Genius.
My dad used to listen to these guys with me in the car when I was a kid. I just randomly remembered them like 5 minutes ago. Their comedy has aged like a fine wine
OMG, I just discovered these guys this week and I must have watched every single video at least twice. I'm addicted! And no, I don't think the taped version ruins their humor or songs one bit. These guys have immense talent.
I love it when Dave is reminiscing about Jemaine (when they think he's dead) and starts remembering things that make him hate him only to find out that Bret did those things.
This song is great. It's my favorite song by them. Not only is it a pleasant song in itself but the lyrics are also hilarious. It's also the best version of this song I've seen yet. Hope they do a tour in Iceland someday ;)
their songs are so catchy as well as being funny. not only does it require a huge amount of talent to come up with a great tune, it takes i dont know how much more to make it hilarious too. these guys are geniuses
@@omfgnoobswtf My first thought about it was if you and your partner were both 85+ you'd be lucky in a sense to die first and not be left alone that old. Just my take
some songs i definitely think are better live, like the humans are dead and hiphopopotamus vs rhymenocerus but this one i think is pretty faithful to the live version
The fact that Jemaine is more upset about overpriced sneakers than children being enslaved to make them is perhaps the most under appreciated joke in this song
Literally just thinking about that so I came to rewatch the song hahahaha
I guess is not a joke you just ironize too much: simply he´s asking how come "the real cost is so high if you use cheap work" period . is not a joke
@@radudanann It's a comedy song... why would it not be a joke...
@@radudanann It's obviously a joke. You think he's making a complaint on the children's exploitation at first, then goes on to complain about the price of the sneakers.
@@radudananndude.... 😂
"What's wrong with the world today? Neh-snn nehh nhh, nay nu-nay."
It was really difficult for me tryna sing these songs as a kid, in part because sometimes Jemaine will just have a line that literally doesn't have words, because he just mumbles
Great philosophical quote
😂😂😂😂
I love when Jemaine bullshits his way through lyrics. This and the "mumble mumble panties on" from Leggy Blonde never fails to crack me up! 😂
I forgot how much I love Flight of the Conchords, lol.
pbg i prefer tears rather than this
schwiggan TF2ified tears of a rapper and think about it
PBG here just reminding everyone of Flight of the Conchord's seal of quality.
I feel ya peebs
PeanutButterGamer me and my friends sung this song during a choir performance day
"turning kids into slaves just to make cheaper sneakers....but whats the real cost because the sneakers dont seem that much cheaper! What are their overheads?"
it's so true though
They really don't. It's overpriced brands like Nike that use child labor.
a legitimate grievance.
If yall do some research. There was once a Champion of the Dream Team (Olympian) that turned down a endorsement for Adidas sneakers. BECAUSE THE GOOD MAN DID NOT WANT CHILDREN KILLING EACH OTHER FOR THE SNEAKERS. THATS A REAL CHAMPION OF HUMANITY. THANK YOU KIND SIR. YOU AND YOU'RE FRIENDS ARE ( UNBEATABLE )
All the cost savings from cheaper labor just went to the executives' bonuses.
"can somebody please remove these cutleries from my knees" Best line!! Lol
pure poetry!!
I always thought that it was "calories", not "cutleries" ?
@@kadirmalak what are you talking about? They spent the whole song setting this line up with the knife/fork mentions, etc.
I think the whole song was a set-up for this line.
@@jaredmjohnson5043 yep but “calories” seemed related also, referring to the food left on the fork maybe.
"..at the end of you're life, you're lucky..if you die..."
most revolutionary line ever, I would never have thought of that lol
"Am I a man? Yes, technically I am."
The thought of actually checking if a headless body is alive always cracks me up.
"Can somebody get the knife and fork outta my legs please?"
+Supreme Buffalo Would someone please remove these cutleries from my knees...
"turns out he's dead! "
Can somebody please remove these cutleries from my knees.
Epic. Enjoy.
I cry laughing at this line till this day!
They warned us to leave those poor sick monkeys alone...
A great example of a song that manages to both be absolutely hilarious and yet still carry a solemn message. These guys are great. "Am I a man? Yes....technically I am!" Genius.
My dad used to listen to these guys with me in the car when I was a kid. I just randomly remembered them like 5 minutes ago. Their comedy has aged like a fine wine
Jermaine mumbling in the chorus made me die laughing
"Saw a man on the street half dead, he had knives and forks stick'in out of his leg and he said....OWW OWW OWW OWW OWW OWW OWW"
Summer AndLightning Love and understand that sound Brett was singing
Can somebody please remove these cutlery’s from my knee’s
"Can somebody please remove these cutleries from my knees"
Pure Genius
I love this. But I love the live version better. Jemaine's voice cracks me up. "We're talkin' 'bout the issues, but we're keepin' it funkay!"
Live version for sure!
This song hits different in 2022
This was the first episode I watched..... stoned off my ass.... My mind was blown haha. Genius genius genius.
WHAT ARE YOUR OVERHEADS!
lol I love how Jermaine always answers his rhetorical questions in the songs. Am I a man?
The thing with some of FOTC’s songs is that they’re so hilarious but at the same time they give me the feels😢
"At the end of your life, you're lucky if you die..." Most clever line yet!
Idk I like the one about removing cutleries from their knees
Bahaha, love how Jermaine constantly derails himself. Seriously though, I love that they can put such a serious message in such a humorous song.
"Can somebody please remove these cutleries from my knees?" Eat your heart out, Bob Dylan.
"What are your overHeads"? Lives rent free in my head
One of my favorite songs ever.
Monkey Pox and "what makes a man a man?". Perfect for 2022 lol.
I love how Bret always sets it up for Jemaine to deliver the punch lines XDD
OMG, I just discovered these guys this week and I must have watched every single video at least twice. I'm addicted! And no, I don't think the taped version ruins their humor or songs one bit. These guys have immense talent.
'can someone please remove these cutleries from my knees..?'
Never heard of these guys but dam I feel a binge watch is definitely in order !!!
I hope you did the binge
0:58 i almost pissed myself laughing. Jermain is hillarious.
This hits different rn
A timeless message
A musical and lyrical masterpiece
59 second. so funny mumbling the sound lol😂
There are NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE how funny and awesome this is...lollz
Tor Guy Then why did you write that, if there are indeed, "no words", as you say?
"Can somebody please remove these cutleries from my knees?" -It's lines like this one that makes me love these guys! XD
This sums up my depression perfectly. Because I'm always somber about the world and I also laugh about it
I hope youre doing better now ❤
I love it when Dave is reminiscing about Jemaine (when they think he's dead) and starts remembering things that make him hate him only to find out that Bret did those things.
I think this is meant as a kind of loving parody of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On."
"they got problems enough as it is"
LOL AHAHAHA
There's no better parody of sheltered celebrities singing about world problems that they think about every 10 years.
This song is great. It's my favorite song by them. Not only is it a pleasant song in itself but the lyrics are also hilarious. It's also the best version of this song I've seen yet. Hope they do a tour in Iceland someday ;)
20 years later, this song is still relevant
This is a Jamiroquai throwback if I ever heard/saw one. This is too good!
I was thinking more along the lines of Marvin Gaye myself.
It's an age thing... but if your comment gets pkleaf checking out Marvin Gaye you've done your job :)
Look at the Marvin Gaye album for What’s Going On. That is what I see this song referencing.
their songs are so catchy as well as being funny. not only does it require a huge amount of talent to come up with a great tune, it takes i dont know how much more to make it hilarious too. these guys are geniuses
Ntss nnst nay na-nay.
This is where we break it down ooooo
“What’re you’re overheads?!?” Gets me everytime 😂
I never heard that line before. o my goodness. that verse just got even more even perfect
I found myself wondering what is wrong with the world today today and then decided to listen to this song. So good.
1:19 LOL! What man?
Which man?
Who's the man?
When's a man a man?
What makes a man a man?
Am I a man?
Yes. Technically I am.
What are your overheads?
In 2024? I’ll be lucky if I’m dead at the end of my life.
With everything going on this song is truer than ever.
Prophetic… Jemaine was trying to tell us
Just popping in w a Monkeypox Pandemic 2022 post
Every couple of years I rewatch these, always just as funny.
At the end of your life, you're lucky if you die
+mikkabouzu It's funny cause I read that just when he said it. Illuminati confirmed.
Doesn't make sense, but somewhat powerful and metaphorical
Kavachameleon Is there a particular reason you feel the need to insult me?
@@omfgnoobswtf My first thought about it was if you and your partner were both 85+ you'd be lucky in a sense to die first and not be left alone that old. Just my take
"Can somebody please remove these cutleries from my knees?"
LOL.
This song makes you really think about the world we live in (and the price of sneakers)
I love the weather change at the end! ha
So 20 years ago, these guys predicted: Gang violence, Monkey Pox, Fentanyl, What is a man?!, and we are still paying way too much for sneakers!
The missing track from Marvin Gaye's What's Going On.
1:36
Why are we still paying so much for sneakers
When you got them made by little slave kids
What are your overheads?
ikr
That's a really good question.
Brets face tho
@@Katya_Lastochka profit margins of course lol
"Can somebody please remove these cutleries from my knees?"
ahaha his voice!
Jeff J. Burwick, The Dollar Vigilante sent me.
Me as well. 😂
WHAT ARE YOU OVERHEADS?
Haha, I love that line by Jemaine.
15 years later things change and things stay the same
Till this day laughing!!! "Can somebody please remove these cutleries from my knees" 😂😂 owwww owww owww owww ow ow ow ow ow
This song is #deep
Was that a Bo Burnham joke? Well played m8.
Good job you earned a subscriber, not me though mate I don’t care
I LOVE FOTC! Especially all of thier dance moves! I hope they do a Bellydance number some day!
2019 - who's still cracking up?
Why we still paying so much for sneakers ?
I still rewatch this video just to reminisce. Its such a good song
Can somebody please remove these cutleries from my knees....still dying in 2019
Late 2020 for me, some things are just funny enough to transcend time
This programme is AMAZING and these two are comedy legends. This song is great but you cant beat Boom .That song is the best.
Checkin' in in 2022 and we're still getting diseases from monkeys.
I agree, their adlibbing makes it perfect.
0:58 I ALMOST DIED OF LAUGHTER
I feel like no one notices that part
0:20 "There's people on the street getting diseases from monkeys, yeah that's what I said getting diseases from monkeys"
2022: 😬
I'm here because of monkey pox.....
I'm here over the confusion surrounding what a man is, lol
Omg love thse guys lol
Can Somebody Please, remove these catleries from my kness, IS VERY GOOD
I can't decide which line is my favorite. The whole song cracks me up
"what are your overheads?!" lol
u have to admit these guys are talented!
singing, playing instruents, being funny, acting, everything :D
Prince's new song about Baltimore=this
Black Eye Peas- Where Is The Love
the good cops been framed and put into the can - lol, I love this
This song is a lot better in the live version
I disagree!
Except that it's not at all.
some songs i definitely think are better live, like the humans are dead and hiphopopotamus vs rhymenocerus but this one i think is pretty faithful to the live version
"at the end of your life, you're lucky if you die" -- best lyric ever
0:59 XD
best line ever: "will somebody please remove these cutleries from my knees?"
I feel like im supposed to be taking this song seriously, but I can't help but laugh
they are so talented, its not just their lyrics that are genius but the music is so good
Live version is so much better
I do like thus version, but I have to agree with you.
+SonicFTW This, sorry
1:02
those moves tho
SAUCE_DONKEY What about these moves 2:06
Album version
"Can somebody please remove these cutleries from my knees?"
Just fantastic.
"Family Affair" - Sly & The Family Stone
another great one from the Conchords! Love these guys.
ten years old kill me now
this is the best of their songs so random and funny... and clean fortunately..
Okay I'm gonna say something that's absolutely true but might get hate...Jermaine's parts are far better 😂
"What man, which man, who's the man, when's a man a man, what makes a man a man, am I a man? Yes. Technically I am." Poetry in motion
I guess Bret's the straight man, sometimes.
This song just keeps getting more relevant. 😆
You wanna get a slice of pizza? Really?! I'd love to.....but I'm going to a white supremacist meeting, it's gonna be awesome!
"There's people on the streets gettin diseases from monkeys." 😅