It has occurred to me that amidst all of the promotion I've been doing of late for Inside the Texas Chicken Ranch , some people might become confused and think that I'm actually advocating in favor of prostitution. That is not the case. To clear up any ambiguity on the matter, I offer this public service message from Flight of the Conchords:

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NEW FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS! The fourth most popular folk band from New Zealand is back with a charity song for Cure Kids! The song, Feel Inside (and stuff like that)" is classic Conchords parody with plenty of New Zealand guest artists I'm guessing most Americans won't recognize. I'm posting the long version, because 1) It's like getting almost half a new Conchords episode with Murray and everything, and B) The song is a heck of a lot funnier when you see where some of those strange lyrics originated. The one downside to the whole thing: I'd forgotten how much I miss the series.

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I've heard so much about Flight of the Conchords over the past year from folks like Chris Roberson that The Wife and I decided to Netflix their HBO series. And let me tell you, these New Zealand pseudo-folk satirists are witty and funny as all get-out. They're like Dumb & Dumber, or perhaps Bob & Doug Mackenzie, only with musical talent and a lot more innocence. They've been around for a long time prior to the TV show, and part of their shtick is their constant failure as musicians. One bit involves how, as New Zealanders, they were invited to compose a theme song for Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies--a theme song which was subsequently rejected. The TV series afforded them the opportunity to make a video for it, and the result is brilliant:



But the live concert version is well worth the time as well. Funny still, but in a different context. These guys are definitely recommended.



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