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Murdoc is grabbed by the crotch and pulled to the ground, a reference to the Peter Jackson zombie film Braindead. Shortly afterwards, zombie gorilla hands rise up from the ground. He begins to rap, leaving the other band members dumbfounded, and the backdrop slowly develops dark clouds in the sky, and enormous tombstones start to burst out of the ground, and the scene becomes that of a cemetery, as a shower of rain and thunderstorm begins. Russel's cap then begins to mysteriously rise on its own, and the ghost of Del appears to be emerging from under it. 2-D is seen wearing a T-Virus shirt most likely referencing Resident Evil. The band is seen playing their music against a completely white backdrop. The notes that the melodica plays are also based on the yell. An interpolation of the yell from the film's theme song, in particular that film's protagonist Tuco's leitmotif, can be heard at the beginning of the video, followed by sinister laughter from Murdoc. The video and song name is a reference to the famous western starring actor Clint Eastwood, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. This phrase was deemed offensive in some countries and a censored version was produced that omits this intro. The people it kills, get up and kill' in Japanese then in English. It starts with the Gorillaz logo in red against a black screen, and the following quote from the 1978 film Dawn of the Dead: 'Every dead body that is not exterminated, gets up and kills.

The animated music video was directed by Jamie Hewlett and Pete Candeland. The fusion of styles in this self-referential anime world is certainly innovative, edgy and original, with this as the breakthrough example.The Gorillaz's first hit single Clint Eastwood was released on March 5th 2001 on their self-titled album.

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вЂњI ain't happy, I'm feeling glad, I got sunshine in a bag, IвЂ™m useless but not for long, The future is coming onвЂќ sung by 2D, may refer to вЂњsunshine LSDвЂќ, while the rap is full of references to, anger, frustration, being trapped, warped reality and of course working alongside the rhythms Russel, the virtual drummer.

Why the title and what does it all mean? The film star reference comes with a nod to the music of The Good, The Bad and the Ugly by Ennio Morricone in which Eastwood took the lead, and alongside the mix of dub, hip-hop, trip-hop and electronica, the lyrics mix a sea of references to drugs, virtual worlds, paranoia and ego trips.

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Albarn has been the only consistent member as 2D, and despite Niccals resembling BlurвЂ™s Alex James, the real bassist in 2001 was Junior Dan (later replaced by various others including The ClashвЂ™s Paul Simonon), plus Simon Katz (lead guitar), William Lyonell (rhythm guitar), Cass Browne on drums and Mike Smith on keyboards, plus many other lineups since, and guest vocalists on later material, including Mark E Smith, Lou Reed, De La Soul, Bobby Womack and Snoop Dogg.ДЄlongside AlbarnвЂ™s high, ghostly vocals, the key performer on Clint Eastwood is the rapper Del The Funky Homosapien (aka Teren Delvon Jones). The band idea was conceived as a virtual вЂhellвЂќ world of MTV videos, and the characters are in the style of Japanese anime with 2D (lead vocals, keyboards), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar, vocals), Noodle (guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals) and Russel Hobbs (drums and percussion). Connecting with yesterdayвЂ™s Handsome Boy Modeling SchoolвЂ™s pairing, Dan the Automator was also the producer behind this quirky first single by the oddball virtual band created by BlurвЂ™s Damon Albarn and the cartoonist Jamie Hewlett who created all the visuals.

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