CLINT EASTWOOD & The Birth of Gorillaz | New British Canon

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Published 2020-07-22

Cartoon bands as a concept had existed before Gorillaz. While The Archies, Josie and the Pussycats and Alvin and the Chipmunks had toyed with the medium, Gorillaz was the first time where it was more than a novelty. For the past two decades they have been pumping out weird and wonderful pop music, spanning multiple genres and featuring far reaching musical guests. Who would have thought that the guy from Blur would work with Bobby Womack, Neneh Cherry, Noel Gallagher and half of the Clash? But beyond that the group has defied all expectations and become global superstars. Smashing charts with hits like "19-2000", "Rock The House", "Feel Good Inc", "DARE", "Stylo", "On Melancholy Hill" & "Saturn Bars." As much as they are a Cartoon band, the project has evolved way beyond that. But it had to start somewhere, with their tentative first steps. This is New British Canon and this is the story of "Clint Eastwood".

#Gorillaz #ClintEastwood #Documentary

Soundtrack
Luar - Citrine (soundcloud.com/luarbeats)
RalphReal - Steel
TrackTribe - Wonder Why
Luar - Sidelined (soundcloud.com/luarbeats)
TrackTribe - Mission Dub
Luar - Clouds (soundcloud.com/luarbeats)
Luar - Anchor (soundcloud.com/luarbeats)

00:00 Introduction
00:53 Damon Albarn & Jamie Hewlett
03:15 Murdoc Niccals, 2-D, Russel Hobbs & Noodle
07:12 Recording Gorillaz
09:49 "Clint Eastwood"
13:45 The Release of "Clint Eastwood"

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All Comments (21)

@TrashTheory 4 years ago

What's your favourite Gorillaz track? Edit: Here's a Gorillaz playlist made of your suggestions: tinyurl.com/gorillazTT Trash Theory playlists - Spotify: tinyurl.com/yxp32pjf Deezer: tinyurl.com/y2mdp8h2 Also if you want to help out, here's my patreon link: patreon.com/trashtheory
@kev1257ful 4 years ago

Damon Albarn almost singlehandedly defined two generations’ music taste.
@AAAAAMMM 4 years ago

Theres this one audio clip of 2-D saying something like “Thats why they call my 2-D, two dents. Um, not because I’m two dimensional or anything.”
@user-fe8rh9rg7j 4 years ago

You seemed to have missed one crucial part of 2D's backstory, he fell out of a tree as a child and for some reason now has naturally blue hair.
@celfhelp 4 years ago

it's almost offensive, how excellent this video is.
@gloam8724 4 years ago

Who would have thought that guy from Blur will work with Noel Gallagher—
@baulzzzzzzz2278 4 years ago

I’ve never taken the time to look into the Gorillaz, the moment you said “the guy from Blur” I was like “oh shit no wonder the Gorillaz rule”
@funsocks13 4 years ago

2D's eyes aren't gone they are fully blacked out. He isn't blind.
@Twxst616 4 years ago

Gorillaz music never gets old, demon days has aged like a fine wine
@MedlifeCrisis 4 years ago

This is my favourite series on YouTube right now
@gloam8724 4 years ago

Damon was born to be a music genuis honestly, especially because of how passionate he is about music.
@liammcnicholas918 4 years ago

Crazy how Gorillaz has both a cartoon story and a real life one.
@jamiebsn5589 4 years ago

And they're still going massively strong with Song Machine in 2020, and one of my new all-time favourites, "PAC-MAN" dropping 2 days ago
@riordan104 4 years ago

Melancholy Hill may be the best pop song ever written. It’s just perfect in my ears
@seir323 3 years ago

16:00 "With Gorillaz, Albarn could expose them to concepts that did not get radio play- Latin folk, reggae, trip hop, spaghetti westerns, and George Romero." THIS!!! So much this. Gorillaz introduced me to so many artists and genres I wouldn't have been as exposed to otherwise, and for this, I'm thankful.
@AstrusEminus 4 years ago

2D did not loose his eyes he got Hyphema also known as 8 ball fracture. Basically there is blood in between his cornea and the iris.
@davidellis5141 4 years ago

Clint Eastwood was the song of the summer of 2001. The fall would bring a change to the world. Clint Eastwood reminds me of the good days.
@lessanderfer7195 4 years ago

As an American Club DJ, I began a list of all the "Songs people never request by their REAL title", "Clint Eastwood" is better known by Customers as "Sunshine in a Bag". It joins a prestigious list containing some of your favorite hits such as; "Midnight Train" - Journey's "Don't Stop Believing", "Bullet to the Bone" - Golden Earing's "Twilight Zone", and "F*#@ You Like an Animal" - Nine Inch Nails' "Closer", to name a few...
@markmedeiros3137 4 years ago

This is the content I came to the internet for. Favorite Song: Kids With Guns You could make a whole video just on Demon Days
@jankaderabek7913 4 years ago

I actually sing and rap whole Clint Eastwood as lullaby to my 1 year old daughter and it works 100%. It started as an accident, but she loves it since :D