Business Time

[size=133:3ooyz7zc]Business Time

Aw, girl.
Tonight we're gonna make love.
You know how I know?
Because it's Wednesday,
And Wednesday night is the night that we usually make love.

Monday night is my night to cook.
Tuesday night, we go and visit your mother.
But Wednesday we make sweet weekly love.
It's when everything is just right.
There's nothing good on TV.
You haven't had your after-work social sports team practice,
So you're not too tired.
Oh boy. It's all on.

You lean in and whisper something sexy in my ear like:
"
I might go to bed now. I've got work in the morning."

I know what you're trying to say, girl.
You're trying to say, "
Aw, yeah. It's business time. It's business time."


It's business,
It's business time.
I know what you're trying to say.
You're trying to say, "
It's time for business."

It's business time. Ooh.
It's business,
It's business time.
Oh yeah!

Then we're in the bathroom brushing our teeth.
That's all part of the foreplay. I love foreplay.
A-shhga-shhga. A-shhga-shhga. A-shhga-shhgow!
Then you sort out the recycling.
That isn't part of the foreplay process,
But it is still very important.

Next thing you know, we're in the bedroom.
You're wearing that baggy, old, ugly t-shirt
You got from your work several years ago.
Mmm, you know the one, baby. With the curry stain.

Oh, I remove my clothes very, very clumsily,
Tripping sensuously over my pants.
Now I am naked, except for my socks.
And you know when I'm down to just my socks what time it is.

It's business,
It's business time.
You know when I'm down to my socks, it's time for business.
That's why they're called business socks. Ooh.
It's business,
It's business time.
Oh, yeah.

Making love,
Making love for,
Making love for two,
Making love for two minutes.
When it's with me, girl, you only need two minutes,
Because I'm so intense.

You whisper something sexy like: "
Is that it?"

I know what you're trying to say, girl.
You're trying to say: "
Aw yeah, that's it!"

And you tell me you want some more.
Well, uh, I'm not surprised.
But I'm quite sleepy.

It's business,
It's business time.
Business hours are over, baby.
It's business,
It's business time.
Oh, yeah.

-

Flight of the Conchords - Sub Pop, 2008 - Track # 13


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[size=133:3ooyz7zc]Business Time

Aw, yeah.
Girl, tonight we're gonna make love.
You know how I know?
Because it's Wednesday,
And Wednesday night is the night that we usually make love.

Tuesday night is the night that we usually go to your mother's place
And I teach her how to use the video machine again.
But Wednesday night is the night that we're making love,
When everything is just right.
You're not too tired from your after-work social netball team practice.
There's nothing good on TV.
Mmm. Conditions are perfect for making love.

You turn to me and say something sexy like:
"
I might go to bed. I've got work in the morning."

I know what you're trying to say, baby.
You're trying to say, "
Aw yeah. It's business time."


It's business,
It's business time.
I know what you're trying to say.
You're trying to say it's time for business.
It's business time. Ooh!
It's business,
It's business time.
Oh, oh, oh, yeah, yeah! Ooh.

Next thing you know, we're in the bathroom brushing our teeth,
That's all part of it. That's foreplay.
Foreplay is very important in lovemaking.
Then you go sort out the recycling,
Which isn't part of the foreplay,
But is still very important.

Next thing you know, we're in the bedroom.
You're wearing that same old, ugly, baggy t-shirt with the stain on it
That you got from that team-building exercise
You did for your old work several years ago.
Team Building Exercise '99!

I take off my clothes, but I trip over my jeans,
'Cause I'm still wearing my shoes,
But it's okay, 'cause I turn it all into a sexy dance.
Next thing you know, I'm wearing absolutely nothing,
Except for my socks.
And you know when I'm down to just my socks what time it is.
It's business time.

It's business,
It's business time.
You know when I'm down to my socks,
It's time for business.
That's why they're called business socks. Ooh!
It's business,
It's business time.
Oh, oh, oh, yeah, yeah!

Making love,
Making love for,
Making love for two,
Making love for two minutes.
When it's with me, you only need two minutes, girl,
'Cause I'm so intense.
Two minutes in heaven is better than one minute in heaven. Mmm.

You turn to me and say something sexy like: "
Is that it?"

I know what you're trying to say, girl.
You're trying to say: "
Aw yeah, that's it!"

Then you tell me you want some more.
Well, uh, I'm not surprised,
But I am quite sleepy.

It's business,
It's business time.
Business hours are over, baby.
It's business,
It's business time.

-

"
Flight of the Conchords"
- HBO - Season 1, Episode 5, "
Sally Returns"



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[size=133:3ooyz7zc]Business Time (live)

Aw, yeah. That's right, baby.
Girl, tonight we're gonna make love.
You know how I know, baby?
'Cause it's Wednesday,
And Wednesday night is the night that we make love.

Tuesday night's the night that we go and visit your mother,
But Wednesday night is the night that we make love.
'Cause everything is just right,
Conditions are perfect.
There's nothing good on TV.
Conditions are perfect.

You lean in close and say something sexy like:
"
I might go to bed. I've got work in the morning."

I know what you're trying to say, baby.
You're trying to say, "
Ooh, yeah. It's business time. It's business time."


It's business,
It's business time.
That's what you're trying to say.
You're trying to say, "
Let's get down to business."

It's business time.
It's business,
It's business time.
Ooh!

Next thing you know, we're in the bathroom brushing our teeth.
That's all part it. That's foreplay.
Then you go sort out the recycling.
That's not part of it,
But it's still very important.

Then we're in the bedroom.
You're wearing that ugly, old, baggy t-shirt
From that team building exercise you did for your old work
And it's never looked better on you.
Ooh, Team Building Exercise '99!
Oh, you don't know what you're doing to me.

I remove my jeans but trip over them,
'Cause I still got my shoes on
But then I turn it into a sexy dance.
Next thing you know, I'm down to just my socks.
And you know when I'm down to just my socks what time it is.
It's time for business. It's business time.

It's business,
It's business time.
You know when I'm down to just my socks, it's time for business.
That's why they're called business socks.
It's business,
It's business time.
Oh. Ooh.

Making love,
Making love for two,
Making love for two minutes.
When it's with me, you only need two minutes,
'Cause I'm so intense.
Two minutes in heaven is better than one minute in heaven.

You say something like: "
Is that it?"

I know what you're trying to say.
You're trying to say: "
Aw yeah, that's it!"

Then you tell me you want some more.
Well, I'm not surprised,
But I'm quite sleepy.

It's business,
It's business time.
Business hours are over, baby.
It's business,
Ah!
It's business time.

-

"
One Night Stand"
- HBO, 2005 - Episode 4

Chords

Intro ... "
love"


Gm | Gm | Gm | Cm Dm | repeated

"
That's when"
... "
business time"
(before chorus)

Gm | x 11

until "
oh yeah"


Gm Cm Dm | Gm | Gm G |

Chorus:

Cm | Dm | Gm | Gm | Cm | Dm | Gm | Gm6 |

"
Then we're in the bathroom"
... "
stain"


Gm x 3 | Cm Dm | Gm x 12

"
I remove"
... "
time it is"


All Gm

Chorus:

Cm | Dm | Gm | Gm | Cm | Dm | Gm | Gm6 |

"
Making love"
... "
sleepy"


All Gm

Chorus:

Cm | Dm | Gm | Gm |
Cm | Dm | Gm | Gm6 |
Cm | Dm | Gm | Gm |
Cm | Dm | Gm |

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I was slightly concerned when he said they'd played this in front of children. " title="" border="0"/>
Thank goodness they changed the lyrics.

cheapzoo wrote:I was slightly concerned when he said they'd played this in front of children. " title="" border="0"/>
Thank goodness they changed the lyrics.

Yeah, their lyrics are pretty awesome and the kids liked them .

Let me geek out over this song a little bit.


During the European tour they did some small changes at the beginning of the tour.

Maybe you've noticed that Jemaine usually struggles with bathroom-kitchen-bathroombedroom part (he covered it well at Comcast CES gig ;
) ).

In Amsterdam on 3rd May I saw hesitation on Jemaine's face, as if he was wondering "
which part of the song am I?"
(see 3:30 min)

Amsterdam 3rd May

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I also like when he's surprised by Bret's spontaneous choir "
Making love!"
in 5:00 min and it looks like he wanted to laugh but carried on with singing.

The next day Jemaine sang again the recycling part and they added what Bret came up with the day before. Jemaine even reminded Bret and Nigel that it's their turn to sing (see from 5:22) .

Amsterdam 4th May

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In Dublin on 6th the kitchen part disappears and Bret and Nigel's choir is part of the song. Jemaine also adds Thank you, me-putting-on-a-lady's-voice.

Dublin 6th May

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To finish with, Jemaine's u-bass is the sexiest bass I've ever heard .

Wow! Thank you for getting this together. " title="" border="0"/> I love seeing how their performance progressed through the tour.

Do you think Bret's "
Makin' love for"
at their first show was impromptu, making Jemaine laugh? Or they had already practiced with Bret singing then and Bret had forgot to sing until midway through? " title="" border="0"/>

Jemaine's faces at forgetting the lyrics/laughing at Bret...

onlyalways wrote:
Do you think Bret's "
Makin' love for"
at their first show was impromptu, making Jemaine laugh?

Yes, I think he just sang it, because he felt at that moment that it'd sound good. I looked at Nigel at that moment too and he wasn't getting ready to sing with Bret, he just joined in after Bret sang it first.

Or they had already practiced with Bret singing then and Bret had forgot to sing until midway through? " title="" border="0"/>

This is what happened on the next day. They liked Bret's impromptu line, practiced (maybe) but then Bret forgot to sing it during the show. Jemaine had to look at Nigel and Bret to remind them "
Hey, guys, this is your turn!"
This is how I think .

Jemaine's faces at forgetting the lyrics/laughing at Bret...

i love your attention to detail on this, sylwia!!! i love watching their craft in action, so thank you

caiknbake wrote:i love your attention to detail on this, sylwia!!! i love watching their craft in action, so thank you

Oh, that's just a theory, but thank you!


I like they keep their songs fresh and discover new ways of playing them and playing with them. Business Time is one of the most, if not the most popular song. They get requests for it everywhere they perform so it's pretty hard to enjoy it, but they do and during this tour it was brilliant and the song was like a new.

emira wrote:

caiknbake wrote:i love your attention to detail on this, sylwia!!! i love watching their craft in action, so thank you

Oh, that's just a theory, but thank you!


I like they keep their songs fresh and discover new ways of playing them and playing with them. Business Time is one of the most, if not the most popular song. They get requests for it everywhere they perform so it's pretty hard to enjoy it, but they do and during this tour it was brilliant and the song was like a new.

i totally agree...i think my favorite new bit that they added was when he explains why brushing teeth is foreplay - "
it's something you want me to do before"

More analysis of Business Time

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In Canada he wasn't completely naked, but he was wearing his shorts (~2:50)

I'm wearing my boxer shorts with the horny little devils on them.

Flight of the Conchords perform "
Business Time"
, as seen in the documentary A Texan Odyssey. I edited out all the video interruptions, so we have JUST them performing.