Patrick & Eugene are an English musical

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, made up of Patrick Dawes (who found fame playing

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for

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) and Eugene Bezodis (bass player for

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). They are best known for their songs, "The Birds and the Bees", which was featured in two commercials; one for

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and another for

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, as well as appearing in YouTube classic "The to-do list", and "Don't Stop", which featured in a commercial for

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cheese. The title track to their 2009 album ''Altogether Now (Birds Bees Flowers Trees)'' can be heard during the closing credits of two American series, both

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's '' Weeds'' and

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's ''

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''. Their music has also been used for the Coen Brothers' ''

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'' and the trailer the 2007 film ''

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''.

Reception

In a review of their 2009 album ''Altogether Now (Birds Bees Flowers Trees)'', critic Greg Barbrick compared their music to the comedy style of

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, as comedy that is uniquely British. He also compared them to

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Discography

* '' Postcard from Summerisle'' (2004) * '' Everything & Everyone'' (2008) * '' Altogether Now (Birds Bees Flowers Trees)'' (2009)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Patrick and Eugene English musical duos Male musical duos