The real head trip is when you find out that the Gorillaz, Tank Girl and the Powerpuff Girls all exist in the same world.

Absolutely can't wait for more Gorillaz, every song is different in many ways, entertaining, weird, addictive.

@ninjabadness5068

2 жыл бұрын

Yessir, Dare was a banger back in the day

@rudihughes4483

2 жыл бұрын

So many sleepers

@MrTimequake

2 жыл бұрын

The man gonna react to super fast jellyfish next lol

@hungryclone

2 жыл бұрын

Same. Such a great band with such a huge array of good tracks spanning such a long time.

@MisterMcDipStick

2 жыл бұрын

We need reactions to.... 19-2000 Rock the house Feel good inc Stylo Saturnz Bars Bobby in Phoenix Hillbilly Man Dirty Harry Strobelite Ascension The apprentice On melancholy hill

It was called 'Clint Eastwood' because the harmonica sound effect that reminded Damon Albarn of old western movies, also, he didn't want to give it a specific title. This is from the early 00's, but the Gorillaz continously make music.

@lauramarinaperez8325

2 жыл бұрын

Sunshine in a bag refers to a bag of weed. I thought Clint Eastwood referred to the way eyes get squinty when one is hella high?

@Domikazi

2 жыл бұрын

Listen to the theme music of The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. and the first 20 seconds of the Gorillaz song. You'll get it.

@the3dhermit

2 жыл бұрын

Actually it's from the movie paint your wagons the sunshine in a bag thing actually refers to gold dust that fell between floor boards in the saloons as people paid for drinks and food with gold nuggets Clint Eastwood was in the movie hence the name of the song

@chandlerdavis952

2 жыл бұрын

Think the longer version is older by about 5- 7 years. The lyrics, I'm happy feeling sad I got sunshine in a bag. Every Clinton's wood western ever.. he's the man with no name shows up he useless until needed as a gun fighter. He alway carries his saddle bag with him. Then once he's done the deed by making the bad guys in to plant food. He's moving on moving on to the next town. Happy feeling sad goes back to the first two movies where his wife dies. And he's hung shot beaten left for dead.. There is a lot more to the story line/song than you would think.

@ryanbcatatarea51

2 жыл бұрын

@@lauramarinaperez8325 Damon was known for cocaine use throughout the early years of Gorillaz. I believe he has kicked that now, but it was theorized that's how he got his voice so high on some tracks.

The rapper on this track is Del tha Funkee Homosapien from the legendary group Hieroglyphics. Gorillaz have a lot of features. Check out the song by them called Ascension feat. Vince Staples. The live version at “Life is Beautiful” festival is amazing. Other features include Schoolboy Q, De La Soul, Mos Def, Roots Manuva, MF Doom, Shaun Ryder, etc.

@classicpj

2 жыл бұрын

Came to the comments to say this. Del so good. Should have been way more popular.

@denniscampbell4272

2 жыл бұрын

Let's not forget Deltron 3030.

@jax775

2 жыл бұрын

He needs Del on the channel

@dan1648

2 жыл бұрын

@@classicpj he had plenty chances to be big, especially being Ice Cube's cousin but I think he was happy staying mainly underground.

@lyricsanonymous9036

2 жыл бұрын

Been a Del fan since the 90s, dude is so dope

Gorillaz defy category or genre. They have a style but no two songs sound the same. They have steadily made music for more than 20 years.

@Febrezeaire

2 жыл бұрын

This is why I dont like saying im a fan of them. People expect me to love all their songs which I dont

@dylanhughes572

2 жыл бұрын

@@Febrezeaire yeah, but you can still be a fan of a group/artist and not love all their work. I love Gorillaz, since they formed. But I don’t have to love all of it to love them…

@theevilsmurf88

2 жыл бұрын

@@dylanhughes572 Agreed I don't love every Gorillaz song but Iike more than I don't so I definitely consider myself a fan.

@AdeptusCaeiusIII

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair, I would hesitate to say 'steadily' when referring to their work. Truth is, Damon and Jamie had a huge falling out a decade-ish (maybe not precisely, but close) ago. They didn't talk to each other for a good, long while, and I believe there was even an interview where Damon said the Gorillaz were dead. This was around 2012. It wasn't until they reconciled that they released Humanz, because the two decided to fix their working relationship. That aside... Being able to recover from differences like that should be something of note.

@theevilsmurf88

2 жыл бұрын

@@AdeptusCaeiusIII Fair, though a six year gap isn't that huge. I mean I'm a tool fan, a six year gap is like a short rest for them.

The Gorillaz are definately worth a deep dive

Gorillaz is genre-defying. They're all genres and none, but they're musicianship and craft is fantastic. So many absolute hits.

The cartoon characters are the band… They are a “virtual” band. The characters have backstory and everything. A few core creatives and many guest artists work to bring this band to life. The videos are part of the story of the songs in a way. There is even some continuity across the videos and the band’s “career”. They are not a group that is easy to pin down to any particular genre.

@singaporesammy

2 жыл бұрын

They also share a continuity with Powerpuff Girls, as the Gangrene Gang's leader, Ace, was their bassist for one album.

@MisterMcDipStick

2 жыл бұрын

We need reactions to.... 19-2000 Rock the house Feel good inc Stylo Saturnz Bars Bobby in Phoenix Hillbilly Man Dirty Harry Strobelite Ascension The apprentice On melancholy hill

@zackmarkham4240

2 жыл бұрын

@@singaporesammy He's their bassist for the unforeseen future as Murdock is in prison right now and has been since the end of the Humanz story arch.

@zackmarkham4240

2 жыл бұрын

I've been a fan for almost 20 years now, practically from their start. I'm just now learning there's an ACTUAL STORY to the whole thing! It's an INSANE story and I love it!

@BenJover

2 жыл бұрын

@@zackmarkham4240 Wait he didn't get out? Huh I could have sworn there was a video where he did

Can't wait to see your gorillaz "feel good inc" reaction!

@DeannaSusanHealy

2 жыл бұрын

That is one of my favourite songs actually

This song was and still is so ubiquitous it's hard to believe you've never heard it.

@kmatt9438

2 жыл бұрын

yeah, nobody would ever lie on youtube to gain views, especially reactors

@joshuas193

2 жыл бұрын

I've never heard this song before and I'm 44. The only Gorillaz song I knew was Feel Good Inc.

@champagneandjd

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. Look at his descriptions in full you KZread. He knows what he is doing. Anybody who would claim any musical knowledge in his age demographic would have heard the song hundreds if not thousands of times. These reaction videos are just lies

If I remember correctly, the purpose of the animated characters were because Damon didn't want real people and their personas to detract from the music but still wanted someone for the audience to engage with. The genres are blends of different ones and change from song to song. I remember something about Damon saying that he noticed that a lot of the youth at the time were largely separated into genres as far as their tastes for music went and he didn't like this. A lot of the youth didn't explore different kinds of music (old or new) so he wanted to create music that had somewhat of a mix of pop elements from genres like electronic, rock, hip hop, country etc. But blend them in a way that it would expose the audience to different elements of other genres and hopefully open their minds to different kinds of music. That was the base of what Gorillaz as a "band" and project was meant to be.

@jdpiper

2 жыл бұрын

Also I recall there being a desire to be able to switch the real musicians out who played the animated ones to give the albums a specific sound. Basically Gorillaz could be anyone and everyone as needed. You even hear little hints of that concept in this song--Del is both there and not--you don't see with your eye, you perceive with your mind. When you look at the screen it's Del the ghost, but that isn't who is _really_ rapping--that's just a drawing.

My favorite track by Gorillaz is "Fire Coming Out of The Monkey's Head" that is more a story set to music about a village of people invaded by mysterious soldiers who anger the mountain they live on. It's a wild ride and an amazing work of poetry

@JustAMagicDuck

2 жыл бұрын

Spoken by Dennis Hopper of all people. It’s an experience. Demon Days is one of my favorite albums of all time.

@braindedpxl

2 жыл бұрын

Narrated by the late Dennis Hopper of all people… Fantastic… Oopsies… Someone already mentioned it…

@kannakity9732

2 жыл бұрын

Thats one of my favorite songs as well! I'd probably say Clint Eastwood is #1 and Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head is #2. I had no idea it was Dennis Hopper! How could I not know that after all these years??

@pianopanicattack

Жыл бұрын

recently saw it performed live. it was amazing

Kids With Guns is a Gorillaz single that is one of their best imo.

@BassandoForte

2 жыл бұрын

Forgot about that one... There's Cows With Guns on KZread too - nothing to do with Gorillaz mind... 🤣

This takes me back, Gorillaz is incredibly hard to explain in just one genre, they are all over the place. Even in some of the live versions they will switch up and change the verses. Your gonna get a lot of Feel Good, Inc in the comments but for me 19-2000 and Dare have to stand out as my favorites from this group.

@TexasGreed

2 жыл бұрын

November has come. Has this guy checked out MF DOOM yet? He needs too.

@j0a3k

2 жыл бұрын

I commented for 19-2000 and Dare too. Nice choices :)

@jacobhenderson3335

2 жыл бұрын

dirty harry, fire flies, strobelite

@TigressTrouble

2 жыл бұрын

Saturnz barz tho...

@nubreed13

2 жыл бұрын

I was around when the first album dropped but my go-to songs are Stylo, melancholly hill, and rhinestone eyes

Del is such a good artist. The story of how this track came about is incredible.

Fun little fact about this video in particular: When Del whispers “It’s all in your head,” it only can be heard with headphones, through speakers it’s just silence. Idk how they pulled that off but it was always so cool

Del the Funky Homosapien is the artist rapping.

@robschroeder5377

2 жыл бұрын

We should all aspire to be Funky Homosapiens.

@deadbody408

2 жыл бұрын

His solo stuff is good also

@kod4062

2 жыл бұрын

@@robschroeder5377 indeed

@calvinzhobbes1977

2 жыл бұрын

dudes a beast.

The Gorillaz are an animated band (fictional?) The creator was the lead singer of the band Blur, and for a lot of the songs it’s collaborative with multiple other artists. There are tons of great songs from them; definitely a great band to get into. And there are a lot of Clint Eastwood references in the lyrics, mostly movie titles that he stars in.

@chrisumana7644

2 жыл бұрын

Damain Albarn or Alburn I think is his name

Gorillaz is so good. Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head, Stylo, On Melancholy Hill are all fantastic. Listening to Demon Days as a whole is a very special experience as well, I recommend you check it out.

@patsguttersock

2 жыл бұрын

Fire coming out of the monkeys head is so slept on imo

What's cool about Gorillaz is that the band was created to tell a story. Each character grows and gets fleshed out through each album. For example, Russell, who's featured in the lyrics, is the drummer and he channels the ghosts of dead rappers for bars in their songs, which explains why they feature different artists on different albums and songs. Also the lyrics by Del the Funky Homosapien are in character; they're from the perspective of a ghost summoned by Russell during the video.

Dirty Harry as well as Feel Good Inc. are another two of their songs I really like but they've got quite a few that are worth a listen.

@dylanhughes572

2 жыл бұрын

Clint Eastwood (Phi Life Cypher Version) - Gorillaz As a fan of rap and hip hop… this song will be one you play many many times.

I grew up listening to pretty much anything and everything due to the influence of my parents. They exposed me to all kinds of music and I’m incredibly appreciative for that. Even though they’re both gone now, I still carry that with me. That being said, I remember when this cd came out someone that my dad worked with burned a copy of it and sent it home with my dad to give to me. I immediately fell in love and have been a huge fan ever since.

The creation of the Gorillaz was a masterpiece. This group is like a laboratory which different musicians can use to do something completely different as they do in their normal identity. Great to see that you take this wild trip in universe of gorillaz songs.

I live how he only pauses it when he ACTUALLY notices something or wants to say something also he’s more observing than I am.

"November has come" is another banger by the Gorillaz.

@westwrd82

2 жыл бұрын

The whole demon dayz album is a banger

@Barnois52

2 жыл бұрын

@@westwrd82 It really is.

@ananarchistsdream

2 жыл бұрын

Came here to recommend November Has Come too! Del and DOOM are my favorite Gorillaz collaborators. RIP to the Madvillain.

The fact that is the first time hearing of the Gorillaz is insane to me, they have been popular for decades and all over the radio..must live under a rock

@YorchPineda

Жыл бұрын

It is obviously clickbait.

The rapper on this track is Del The Funky Homosapien he is Ice Cube's cousin and one of pioneers of what became the modern underground hip hop scene.

It's definitely interesting to see an international group of artists making music together. British band with an American rapper from Oakland. I love their first album. It's damn near perfect.

This is the song that got me on Del the Funky Homosapien. Any of his solo stuff or what he did with the Hieroglyphics is pretty much spectacular. Smart dude.

Such a great band all of there songs are wildly different from each other but it just works. The plastic beach album is a joy.

First time seeing a video from this channel. I’m interested in how you’re not only trying to place this on a timeline, but also that you’re so interested in the mental aspect of this song. Keep up the good work.

4:47 Lol, I like how the video's wipe is lined up perfectly where the mic is at 2-D's face.

Gorillaz is a childhood nostalgia band for me! So many good songs and they are all "Strange" or "Weird" but in a good way. The concept of the virtual band is also really cool! There are some great live concerts where they have the characters as "Holograms" that are worth checking out!

Gorillaz in my opinion are so underrated by most people. (aside from the subculture) The flow, sound and vibe of every album is incredible. You dont listen to Gorillaz albums, you journey with them. ps. how have you never heard this song before! crazy

@DataLal

9 ай бұрын

I know right? It was EVERYWHERE back when it came out.

I just love that they laid this absolute banger on the beat of the "rock 1" auto-rhythm from an electric piano basically.

Feel good inc is definitely a must watch for the band. Fun fact, the song got its name because of the instrument they use to create that old school western sound you hear mixed in that was famously used in Clint Eastwood western films.

There's actually a story behind the characters who represent the band. And it's actually kinda interesting. I'd suggest looking it up if you have the free time.

A very eclectic group here. This song is part of a story told through music and animation that is completely original and worth your time.

They did a song with Elton John called The Pink Phantom off one of their more recent cds. Underrated in my opinion.

My favorite band, was cool to see you react but also crazy to think someone hasn't heard of them!

Gorillaz is quite unique. they showed up at just the right time too make it as musicians

Approaching 900M plays on youtube at this point on this track alone, Gorillaz have some of the best music to just chill and smoke to.

Gorillaz are in a genre all on their own. They are an all digital band. They have, however, been performing live in recent years as themselves. Back in the day, while in concert, they were draped in shadow while their animated selves played. They are one of my favorite bands and I need you to react to more if them

Love that you’re getting into these guys!! Been a favourite of mine for a long time now.. Demon Days is a absolutely great album but Melancholy Hill is my favourite

Gorillaz is all genres. They had a whole album made on an iPad. Gorillaz never lets me down. I can find something by them no matter the mood.

Try the track Feel Good Inc. if you are a fan of the animation style they use...

I was huge into the Gorillaz back in the day, they hit my radar with Dare and I followed them up through Plastic Beach and Stylo, then lost track of them. I think it's great that you reversed the footage of the MV and it made it look like 2-D was singing into your microphone.

Gorillaz have so much individuality and uniqueness to every one of their works and songs and there's so much to delve deep into with all the different sounds

Gorillaz really can't be explained by any one music genre they cross back and forth through hip hop rock and even at times pop. Also you missed the dance moves from Michael Jackson's thriller done by the zombie gorillas. One other thing the rapper is Del the Funky Homosapien who happens to be the cousin of the rapper Ice Cube. Great song that is just one of a great volume of work. Another great one is feel good inc.

I was never hot on this tune, but "Feel Good Inc." was so damn catchy.

Bro, you seem honest with your process of understanding music. I'm in my 40s this song was a boss in its day. Love you processing this song.. much love .

They mix so much in their music with visual work they work with a lot of different performers man you know they just fantastic continue checking out the albums and all the rest of their work you'll love it

This is gonna be fun, vicariously getting a second first impression of this awesomeness. Who's gonna tell him about Blur - Song 2?

@ScientificallyStupid

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like I'm in the minority (or just old) bc I still think of Blur as Damon Albarn's "main" band and Gorillaz as a "side project"- mostly bc that's how they were described initially.

@areskristoffer

2 жыл бұрын

@@ScientificallyStupid I've definitely heard more Gorillaz, but Song 2 was cool & I had the same Mickey Mouse shirt he wore in the video. Neat artist thought, hard to put him in a specific genre & he's accent persists in his singing voice.

@Looshfarmer

2 жыл бұрын

@@ScientificallyStupid most folk in the U.K. would probably associate Damon with Blur considering how influential they were in the Britpop movement

Deltron 3030 reaction please

Del fit this song perfectly. One of this songs that open you up to a whole new world of Gorillas. Definitely worth a deep dive.

Really hope you do more Gorillaz. Each song is an experience, can't go wrong no matter what you pick.

I find it extremely hard to believe no one has ever heard this song before. especially living in the western world. But hey, reaction videos and saying you never heard the song before is the new trend, so trend on dude.

You nailed it with recognizing the 90s style rapping. That's Del the Funky Homosapien from the 90s group Hieroglyphics.

What’s funny is I found this channel looking up reactions to this song, and got hooked on your videos for your other reactions but you never did this song. Now you did it, and this is what I was looking for in the beginning. Meta shit.

Love your take on these artists. Thank you for sharing.

Ok now you got me binging all my old favorite Gorillaz songs in preperation for the gold to come

The lead singer is the guy from the 90s band Blur. Del the Funky Homosapien is the guest rapper on this track. But they play their own instruments and rap themselves as well. They work with De La Sol on a track on their second album and it kills! They are awesome!

Gorillas are definitely a vibe my man, as everyone else has said, they don't really have a genre, they have a song for every type of mood you could be in

This song is named after the famous Western movie actor. The theme from Eastwood's movie The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly can be heard periodically throughout the song.

I LOVE Gorillaz, please do more of them @MrLboyd Reacts

Gorillaz gives a very smooth and hip vibe. The animation of their videos is amazing. My favorite is "Dare."

If only I could go back in time and hear this song for the 1st time! legitimately love your reaction 🔥🙌🏽

Love your delivery

You're definitely going to get a ton of recommendations to watch "Feel Good Inc," which is a great one, but I'm hoping you'll see "Stylo" before long. It's the first song of their Plastic Beach era storyline... and yes, the Gorillaz have had story arcs over the years. "Stylo" directly continues into "Melancholy Hill," and after that... the official video for "Rhinestone Eyes" never got past the storyboard phase, but after 6 years of effort, a fan completed it. And it's awesome.

I would love to see more Gorillaz! Every album has its own sound and different genre

I'm glad he did this on first. Because that's how we all heard it right? And then it was like You just could never predict to what was gonna happen with the rest of it... It's such a crazy first song to go with. When you think about it it's great you know

Yes!!! I can't wait for you to hear more of them 😍 gorillaz are unique as it comes! They blew up instantly when they hit the scene and I still jamm to their tunes regularly. I'd love to see your reaction to feel good 😁

One of my personal favorites is the song 19-2000 (SoulChild Remix) and Superfast Jellyfish but others to listen to have to be Dirty Harry, Plastic Beach, and Feel Good Inc. for some of there earlier biggest hits. They have some newer works out too and of those my favorites are Humility (the comeback song after a very long break), Tranz, and Pink Phantom. Also the band itself has some very interesting lore and history behind it that you may find generally interesting. Love the reactions btw!

Love the Gorillaz, fantastic group, really original. Still have their Demon Days Live concert DVD, what a great show.

"Feel good, inc" & "Shoe shine" next!!!! La! Cannot tell you how much I love this band! My stepson turned me into them a decade ago when I was in my late 30 s....I still absolutely love them!!! So, with deepest respect, go deeper, you won't be disappointed!

Gorillaz has a hybrid sound. They blend alternative, hip-hop and techno, along with otherstyles depending on the song, and every song is different. A few suggestions for their songs, 19=2000, feel good inc, fire coming out of the monkey's head, stylo.

I love that the singer sings into your mic.

Wow. what a callback hearing clint eastwood again. this is my favorite song from the gorillaz on their debut album.

Sooooo many great Gorillaz songs. I’m currently obsessing over “Tranz”, but really there’s a bunch of great songs to choose from.

Stoked for more GorillaZ!

They have so many good tracks. This song was released back in early 2000

You caught the melody. I love that.

The album version has like - a full 2 minutes or so of JUST beats at the end of the song - I love when bands do that :D

lol your mic is perfectly aligned with the the video during the chorus

you cant be series man ive been listening to these guys since i was 22 now im 37 years old i go back to them from time to time

Coolest thing was back in 2006 at the Grammys when the Gorilla performed "live" on stage. It was absolutely amazing. This tech needs to be brought back.

“Sunshine in a bag” is a drug reference. I’m feeling so low but I’m excited about the future, ie whatever is in my baggy

This was also the first Gorillaz song I heard. Now I’m a huge fan of them

I love how the opacity on the music video sometimes looks like 2-D is singing into LBoyd's microphone

Definitely a song that sticks in your head. The animation from the video just makes it that much more enjoyable.

Dare and Feel Good Inc are worth a listen. Their whole discography is so unique.

Totally here for Gorillaz. No skip albums and amazing music. Taking members from different genres creates an awesome mix. The features like Del, De La Soul, Mos Def, and others keep the hip hop authentic.

There is a whole story line with Gorrillaz. It is fascinating to see the videos and the background of what they created. Each song is a different way to tell a story through music.

Love this band, they are an animated crew. They do their concerts as holograms

Great band. Many awesome different songs over time

You’re right on The Good, The Bad and The Ugly song reference. There’s also a connection to sunshine in a bag from the movie where his bags are full of gold and he says “I got a bag of sunshine”, but others obviously try to connect it to drugs as people do that can’t see anything else.

I am a long time Gorillaz fan...my oldest at 25 remembers growing up with the CD in the house. I love that every song is different, unique and memorable. I recommend Rock the House, Lake Zurich, Stylo, Tomorrow Comes Today, Hollywood (ft. Snoop Dogg) and 19-2000 there are so many....

One thing I really liked about the animated band is that each one has their own lore, the most interesting being the drummer Russell…the story is that he experienced paranormal happenings growing up and one night when he and his friends were at a gas station, there was a drive-by and all of his friends perished except for Russell…as a result of his “gift”, the spirits of his friends inhabited his body and that’s who is supposed to be rapping.

My son's first big stadium concert! He'll always be able to say his first concert was seeing an animated band, live.

The name of the song reference is two fold. It's partly for the instrument you can hear playing in the background. They thought it reminded them of a Clint Eastwood song from one of his movies. The other reference is more obscure. They recorded the album in Jamaica, and one of the reggae artists they listened to while down there went by the name Clint Eastwood. Some of the song lyrics are direct references to Clint Eastwood movies though.