Flight of the Conchords’ Karaoke Video Is Healthier Than A Pheasant

I’m actually surprised Flight of the Conchords made it this far without doing a karaoke-centric spoof, but last night’s episode was worth the wait: As Jemaine bemoans his awkward relationship with an Art Garfunkel impersonator, Bret pops up in a faux karaoke video, singing a garbled Korean ballad about love, pheasants, and beef. The clip gets high marks for verisimilitude: Bret’s stilted body language and constant squinting will look familiar to most karaoke-bar patrons (and performers), as will the video’s nonsensical background imagery (Big Ben, airplanes, waves crashing on the beach, etc.). It’s the perfect excuse to revisit my brief introduction to the bizarre world of karaoke videos: