"19-2000 (Soulchild Remix)" contains samples of "Sing a Simple Song" from Stand! by Sly and the Family Stone and "Soul Power '74 - Part: I" by Maceo and the Macks."19-2000" contains a sample of "If I Needed Someone" by Bit 'A Sweet."Latin Simone (¿Qué Pasa Contigo?)" contains a sample of "Incidental Backcloth No."Rock the House" contains a sample of "Modesty Blaise" by John Dankworth, from the soundtrack of Modesty Blaise, as well as "How Many People (Ready to Rock the House?)" by John Forté."Man Research (Clapper)" contains a sample of "In the Hall of the Mountain Queen" by Raymond Scott."New Genious (Brother)" contains samples of "Attention" by Head West and "Hit or Miss" by Bo Diddley."Tomorrow Comes Today" contains a sample of "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Allen Toussaint.The tracks "Punk" and "Starshine" are also one-word titles. One-Word Title: The album is named after the band.Non-Appearing Title: "5/4", "Clint Eastwood" (its name is derived from a recurring sample from the theme of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly), "19-2000," and "Slow Country.".New Sound Album: All of them, really: Gorillaz laid the foundation of the band's sound.
Neoclassical Punk Zydeco Rockabilly: Nothing sounds quite like them a good approximation of their sound is "alternative hip-hop electronica." There's also a bit of Genre Roulette from song to song.Mood Whiplash: The clanging, ominous "Man Research (Clapper)" is followed by the frenzied and upbeat "Punk," which in turn leads into the slow-building, dub "Sound Check (Gravity).".Michael Jackson's "Thriller" Parody: The gorillas in the music video of "Clint Eastwood" at one point perform a small portion of the dancing in Jackson's famous music video.Indecipherable Lyrics: 20+ years on and still no one can figure out just what 2D is singing in "Punk.".The "Rock the House" video - at least Murdoc got to wear a protective cup for that one, but 2D didn't.According to him in Rise of the Ogre, it hurts rather a lot. In the "Clint Eastwood" video, a zombie ape reaches up from the ground, grabs Murdoc's crotch, and yanks him down.Gratuitous Japanese: The phrase "get the cool shoeshine" in "19-2000" is subtitled in Japanese in the music video.
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