Gorillaz clint eastwood karaoke12/24/2022 ![]() This version became a hit in the clubs, and was shortly forgotten (at least internationally) once the year had past. In England, the song was accompanied by a dated dance remix by pop DJ Ed Case and dancehall singer Sweetie Irie. While this song became a hit in America by it's own right in Gorillaz home country, the UK, the song leads a double life. Thus the song ends, Del goes back into Russel's head and daylight returns to the graveyard Gorillaz played the track in. For whatever reason, the album version fades out before the ending happens leaving us alone with the tight band jamming on the riff and slowly disappearing from our ears. The song ends with Damon going back to the melodica's main riff a couple times, once with the whole band and once more with just the drum machine from the original demo. The song ends with the band jamming on the riff while co-producer Kid Koala scratches on top of the beat with his turntable, in addition to all of this is Damon delivering his best melodica solo. Now this trip inside two of the character's minds is all well and good, but why is it called "Clint Eastwood?" Is it because Del name checks his TV show one time and they added the title in later? The title comes from Jamie Hewlett who thought that Damon Albarn's melodica playing sounded a lot like Ennio Morricone's work for the film "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly," a film which Clint Eastwood starred in. Del The Ghost Rapper provides inspiration and "rhythm" to drummer Russel and Damon talks about drugs which is what not only keeps 2D from being depressed and suicidal, but is what motivates 2D to keep writing and playing instead of just giving up. Del talks about how he is Russel's spiritual guide and makes puns about not only the characters, but Clint Eastwood himself name checking his TV show "Gunsmoke." In the end, Del's verses and Damon's hooks are connected because they both describe what controls and motivates their respective characters. Del's flow is perfect and his rhymes fit in perfectly with Jamie's storyline. ![]() As Damon croons the chorus, Del groans and moans until Cass smashes his cymbals again cueing Del to come in with his verse. Right now Damon (or 2D) feels useless, but soon enough in the near "future," the drugs he has taken will go into effect or "come on" and he will feel better. ![]() Damon's main hook is about a depressed stoner who has his drugs or "sunshine" in a bag. But thats a story for a later entry, all that was left to do for "Clint Eastwood" was write a hook for the song and then it would be ready to go. Dan The Automator and Kid Koala were working on an album with Del ("Deltron 3030") and Damon at the same time giving both albums a similar feel and vibe. His dubby and heavy bass sounds provided a more authentic reggae element to the tracks which Damon was looking for.įinally, Dan The Automator suggested that he send some of the tracks over to rapper Del The Funky Homosapien to see what he would do with them. Junior Dan was one of the original Jamaican Studio One musicians who played bass with Bob Marley, Lee Perry, King Tubby and Agustus Pablo. Another new recruit was bassist Junior Dan. Cass Browne, drummer of British punk band The Senseless Things and a member of the Gorillaz writing staff, was hired to play drums on the album to fill out any spaces that couldn't be filled by just a drum machine or a sampled drum loop. "Clint Eastwood" is the song where Gorillaz became a band and not just Damon mucking about in a studio with a group of producers. America has a history for latching on to cowboy influenced songs by odd bands and turning those songs into fluke hits (such is the case with Wall of Voodoo and DEVO.) However, Gorillaz "Clint Eastwood" proved to be a song that shifted the way music was going in not only the underground world but the mainstream world as well. In 2001, a song that combined dubby reggae with hip hop and old timey western soundtrack music became a hit in America. ![]() Clint Eastwood (Live with Holograms, 2002)Ĭlint Eastwood (Del The Funky Homosapien live cover, 2006)Ĭlint Eastwood (Escape To Plastic Beach Tour)Ĭlint Eastwood (Snoop Dogg live cover with Damon Albarn)Ĭlint Eastwood (Damon Albarn live with Del The Funky Homosapien, Dan The Automator, Snoop Dogg and backing band The Heavy Seas)Ĭlint Eastwood (Africa Express live, 2015)Ĭlint Eastwood (Humanz Live, with Del The Funky Homosapien)
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