I Told You I Was Freaky

by Flight of the Conchords

Overview

After a glorious debut season that earned the HBO show six Emmy nominations, Flight of the Conchords' second run didn't pack the same comedic punch as the first. Some would say it was because the episodes lost their luster, but it was mostly because the music just wasn't as strong. Most of the songs in Season One were pre-written and hashed out over years of stand-up routines, and for season two, Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie found themselves crunched for time, forced to write a dozen or so funny songs and ten accompanying episodes from scratch. Considering the circumstances, FOTC's second release for Sub-Pop, I Told You I Was Freaky, still has some worthwhile moments. In the R. Kelly-based "We're in Love with a Sexy Lady," Bret and Jemaine debate semantics while trying to determine if they're after the same lazy-eyed girl. "When'd you meet this lady?/Then./When?/Then./Right then?/Right then./Where?/There./Over there?/Over there./Over there there?/Over there there there," and so on, building up to Bret's ultimate question, "Was her name Brabra?" To which Jemaine replies, No I think it was Barbara."... "It was Barbara there's no such name as Brabra." It's the same straight-faced humor fans have grown to love. There's no satire quite as on-point as their tribute to David Bowie, but the duo busts out a hearty batch of sad-faced raps ("Hurt Feelings"), dance party hits ("Suga Lumps" and "Too Many Dicks on the Dance Floor"), and the brilliantly '80s "Fashion Is Danger," along with the strange sea shanty, sung by hungry cannibals on a boat, named "Petrov, Yelyena and Me." ~ Jason Lymangrover

Product Details

Release Date:	10/20/2009
Label:	Sub Pop
UPC:	0098787080018
Rank:	22198

Tracks

1. Hurt Feelings
2. Sugalumps
3. We're Both in Love with a Sexy Lady
4. I Told You I Was Freaky
5. Demon Women
6. Rambling Through the Avenues of Time
7. Fashion Is Danger
8. Petrov, Yelyena and Me
9. Too MAny Dicks (On the Dance Floor)
10. You Don't Have to Be a Prostitute
11. Friends
12. Carol Brown
13. Angels

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Flight of the Conchords   Primary Artist
Inara George   Vocals
Jim Gaffigan   Vocals
Josh Schwartz   Guitar,Guitar
Sam Scott   Percussion
Mickey Petralia   Drums
Jemaine Clement   Featured Artist
Sia   Vocals
David Ralicke   Clarinet
Gus Seyffert   Guitar
Alison Sudol   Vocals
John Bobin   Vocals
James Sampson   Vocals
Victoria Bobin   Vocals
Shani Meivar   Violin
Nadia Ackerman   Vocals
David Costabile   Vocals
Bret McKenzie   Featured Artist
Rhys Darby   Vocals
Kristen Schaal   Vocals

Technical Credits

Greg Calbi   Mastering
Matt Shane   Engineer
Mickey Petralia   Engineer,Producer,Programming
Flight of the Conchords   Composer
Brian Tamborello   Photography
John Dyer Baizley   Illustrations
Jemaine Clement   Composer,Performer
Sam Erickson   Photography
Jeff Kleinsmith   Design,Art Direction
Bret McKenzie   Composer,Performer
Tony Kiewel   A&R
Sasha Barr   Design
James Bobin   Composer