# Flight of the Conchords - what are they parodying?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-of-the-conchords-what-are-they-parodying/488550>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 6, 2009, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-of-the-conchords-what-are-they-parodying/488550 "2009-03-06T17:34:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![budgetcriticism](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9de053/32.png) [@budgetcriticism](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/budgetcriticism)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-of-the-conchords-what-are-they-parodying/488550/61 "2020-04-19T14:30:49Z")

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> [@TYphoonSignal8](#):
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> By far my favourite song of the Conchords, because I have been there so many times.
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> I didn’t get the sense that it drew directly from any particular source: just a dance spoof.

I reckon it’s _Too Many Man_ by Boy Better Know.

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**Author:** ![budgetcriticism](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9de053/32.png) [@budgetcriticism](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/budgetcriticism)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-of-the-conchords-what-are-they-parodying/488550/62 "2020-04-19T14:32:36Z")

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And I think _Rock the Party_ might be inspired by Vengaboys’ _We Like To Party_.

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**Author:** ![Sciapod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@Sciapod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sciapod)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-of-the-conchords-what-are-they-parodying/488550/63 "2021-01-28T05:53:35Z")

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Late to the party here, but Demon Woman is a spoof on Devil Woman by Cliff Richards.

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**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-of-the-conchords-what-are-they-parodying/488550/64 "2021-01-28T13:03:13Z")

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Welcome !  
btw, sir cliff is singular !

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