(mouse clicks)
♪ (dramatic chord) ♪
♪ (spunky guitar music) ♪
- I'm already into it.
- Mm.
- Got some guitars in this. I like it so far.
- Nice. What?
- (chuckles)
- Oh, he was cheating.
- This is very Minority Report.
- Is he spraying her with champagne?
- "My tits impl--" what?
- What? "My tits implanted"?
- Wait, did it just say, "My tits implanted"? (laughs)
- What am I watching?
- It's weird, all the stop and start in this one.
- Is this like a Lonely Island kinda thing?
- Man, that is the refrain of the century.
- This is a song about boob jobs?
- Get drunk. That'll solve all your problems.
- Oh, so you get huge implants, and you get diamonds.
That's how it works.
- Who is this guy? I don't like that guy.
- Is he supposed to symbolize Christ? He looks kinda Christlike.
- Is that Putin?
- Putin, my boy!
- (scoffs) What?
(incredulously) What?
- Wow.
- Okay, boobs. More boobs.
- Is she singing about wanting bigger boobs?
- There's nothing nice about having big tits at the gym.
I have to triple strap down. It's not fun.
- Oh yeah.
- ♪ (singing along) ♪
- "Tits, tits, tits."
- (singing along) ♪ Tits, tits, tits ♪
- Oh my god!
- What?
- You know what? It is shot very well.
- This is the strangest video.
I mean, they stop the song all the time.
- Uh... oh, is-- Jesus.
Holy shit. - See, the Last Supper. I knew it.
- "My tits implanted." There it is.
- Wait, is that a new guy? - That's a new guy.
- (painfully) Oh.
- Never say that to a woman, you asshole!
- So romantic.
- Are they bad?
- (amused) "Your butt is awesome"!
- Wow. - But did she get them?
- Yeah, what's next?
- I don't like it. (laughs) That made my uncomfortable.
- (FBE) So basically, a girl was singing about
wanting breast implants, because a guy cheated on her
with a girl with bigger breasts. - Uh-oh.
Oh, so they WERE bad at the end.
- (FBE) They were. - Hey, look at me, huh?
- Have you had a long- distance relationship ever
that started online?
I did that one time. It was a mistake. Don't do it.
- It's always a mistake. - Yeah.
- Okay.
- What to wear.
♪ (singing) ♪
- Here we go with the boobs again.
- So they went from boobs to Van Gogh. That's good.
- What? What is she doing? (cracking up)
- Great voice.
- I feel that struggle.
- Man, it must suck being a girl.
- You look good in anything, girl. Stop it.
- Learning about Russian music a lot.
- Julia Roberts, hell yeah. - Yeah.
- Sweet cameo. - Big Roberts fans here.
- We got Putin in the last one. We got Julia Roberts in this one.
(clunk, clunk)
(buzzer, touch-tone dialing)
♪ (music resumes) ♪
- (laughs)
- Whoa! - No hair.
- Wow. Who thought that would've done this?
- Eat your shoes?
♪ (singing) ♪
- It's interesting to have a look into a girl's life like this.
- I'd be lying if I say I haven't done something similar.
Maybe not on the floor.
- Wrap those bad boys.
- This is a lot.
- I love this. This is my anthem.
- Oh, she needs to fit in the jeans, so she's--
- Ohhh, gotcha.
♪ (brassy instrumental) ♪
- I like the horn section.
- See, I like this part. This is nice.
(woman retching) Oh no.
- What is this?
- This is disturbing. (whimpers)
- Oh my gosh.
- I think this is a good thing to show girls.
- But a bad thing to show me. I feel horrible.
- Nailed it.
♪ (brassy instrumental) ♪
- Shoes. She probably can't walk in them. I can't.
(pants tearing) - (woman) Aah!
(whump!) - Me.
- She's like, why she needs to get to the door.
- Ah. - She gets to the door
so that she can go to the Van Gogh exhibit.
- She can't get up to answer the door.
- Oh, she needs that thing around her neck,
the "I've fallen and I can't fit into my pants."
(doorbell ringing) - Answer the door. Turn down the music.
♪ (brassy instrumental) ♪ (doorbell ringing)
- Gotta get to that door, girl.
- Fantastic. Fabulous.
- Honestly, she looks better than me on a good day.
- It looks like they're trying to make a parody
of how ridiculous it is that women go through these things.
- I hate men, dude. - Yeah, I hate men too.
- After that, I don't want to be here. - Yeah, I hate men--
- Not at the shoot, but just existence.
- (FBE) The basic plot visually
was a girl getting ready for a date
and couldn't fit into her pants. And when she did,
she tripped and fell over, and her pants ripped.
And then she was crawling to the door,
which is why she couldn't answer. - Oh, wow.
- (FBE) And she finally made it to the door
and presented herself all beautiful to her date,
who then had no idea what she went through to get ready.
- Holy cow. Well, you never know anyway
what a woman does to get to that point, do you?
For me, you don't have to go through all that stuff.
(chuckles) You look great, honey. Trust me.
♪ (dramatic chord) ♪
- (FBE) Did you enjoy the music videos? - No!!
I got it, at least the boob one.
But the second one was just way too much.
- I loved it.
I never expected Russia to have this kind of humor.
- I loved it,
more than I usually enjoy reacting to things here.
- It was interesting to see that it reflected a lot
of what goes on here in America.
The expectations of women.
- Both videos showing the utter hell
that women go through for men.
I feel really rotten. - Yeah, I feel rotten too.
- I know how it feels.
I'm definitely part of the Itty Bitty Titty Committee.
I felt a little bit bad for her at the end.
Like, her boyfriend was like, "Oh, I'll pay you.
I'll pay for your surgery." That's not the answer.
That's never the answer, guys.
- (FBE) So this is the Russian band Leningrad.
- Oh, sweet.
- Nice original name.
It's sort of like their version of Boston.
- (FBE) What'd you think of their music?
- To be honest, I didn't pay as much attention to it.
- The music is catchy.
I was kinda moving, like, "Oh yeah."
- I liked the melody of the second one.
But I can't get down to something
that consistently says "Van Gogh exhibit."
- Not like really my, uh, cup of tea.
- Music's not bad.
I think I like the first record better than the second one.
- It didn't have a tune that was catchy to me,
so I won't be humming this when I leave here.
But I will be thinking about the plight of a woman.
- (FBE) So the band actually consists of 17 members.
- What?! Where were they?
- How do they make any money?!
- (FBE) And they play a wide variety of instruments,
such as the saxophone and the xylophone.
And they even have a male singer as well
and have been around since the late '90s. - Oh, that's amazing.
- I feel like I've heard of Leningra--
I mean, outside of, you know, the obvious Leningrad reference.
- (FBE) Can you talk about how you're able to find out
about these bigger bands from other countries now
because of YouTube in a way you never were able to before?
- Yeah, that's an amazing thing
that you could find stuff like this,
and it's all at your fingertips.
- It's interesting to see the things
that other countries find funny.
- We never would've heard from them if it wasn't for YouTube.
Thank you, YouTube, for allowing me to see this brilliant video.
- I actually love that. That's how I discovered K-pop and J-pop.
- We saw Girls' Generation on David Letterman.
Like, this is a very different time.
- How great that now there is a platform
that give them the possibility of getting so many people,
because they have that kind of humor and that kind of,
you know, vibe, where people on the internet would appreciate
rather than people that maybe saw this music video
on Music Television back in the day.
- It's crazy.
YouTube is like a place where everyone can do everything.
People are always like, "Oh, I'm gonna click this guy."
And they don't understand.
They're like, "Why does this guy have so many people
if he's not even speaking English?"
And I'm like, "Well, there are other languages too."
- (FBE) So Russia has signed laws
essentially banning swearing in arts and media.
- (surprised) Really?
I didn't know that.
- (FBE) And this has made Leningrad controversial over the years,
'cause they now are banned in certain cities
because their lyrics are full of swearing and vulgarity.
What do you think, hearing that there's these laws
and that this band doesn't care
and just pushes the boundary and does it anyway?
- That's insane and wonderful.
- That kinda makes them more badass,
because they're going against "the government."
- It's pushing the boundaries. Just because something's a rule
doesn't mean that's the way it should be.
These laws will evolve. Things will change.
- Not only is it awesome for them on a personal level
to make a stand and say, "This is our art."
But also, just good for them. You get them views.
- The band's founder, Sergey, has said about the swearing laws,
"For some reason, everyone interprets it as a ban.
It's not a ban. The only thing that comes with it are fines,
and I'm ready to pay them." - I mean, that's amazing.
If you can pay for it, then why not?
- So he's like one of those NFL players
that just wants to wear his own cleats and just is like,
"I'm gonna pay the money it takes to do it, 'cause I'm a boss."
- (FBE) He went on to say,
"Whoever is more scared will keep quiet,
but those who are more brave will keep doing what they're doing."
- Yeah. I like that.
- Good for them. That's awesome.
I mean, I know it's a funny video, but I kinda like them now.
- It's pretty incredible what they're doing
to be in that environment and still saying,
"No, we're gonna say what we want."
Sometimes over here, we take freedom of speech for granted a lot.
- Or sometimes abuse it... Tumblr.
- Americans have it so easy.
Like, we're able to do pretty much every--
I mean, pretty much anything, but to a degree.
And I think that's really cool of them,
that they're doing what they want to do.
- They're not just trying to piss someone off.
Like, they're trying to do what they want,
you know, what they enjoy, and that's always great.
- Leningrad, I'm on your side. [Bleep]. Air that in Russia.
- (FBE) Finally, what do you want to say to Leningrad,
hearing about what they're doing?
- Um, keep it up.
- I would high-five them and ask them
if they wanted to go take some shots or something.
They seem like such a great time.
- We'll enjoy you from afar on the YouTubes.
But you keep fighting the good fight in Russia.
- I think it's [bleep] great.
You gotta have balls... - To go against Putin.
- ...to go against Russia.
- Two thumbs up, Leningrad.
Maybe it deserves two middle fingers up for Leningrad.
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- Boy, I wish I knew how to say goodbye in Russian, but I don't.
How about in Spanish? AMF: Adios, My Friend.
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