Gorillaz - Empire Ants feat. Little Dragon (Live on Letterman)
2010 ж. 12 Қаз.
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Music video by Gorillaz performing Empire Ants (Live on Letterman). © CBS Interactive Music Group, a division of CBS Radio, Inc.
Damn this Damon Albarn guy sounds a lot like 2D
@@taborredford214 Whoosh bro
XD
@@rosestrohm7986 woosh bro
XD
Tabor Redford r/wooosh
3:14 Damon is just straight up vibing.
NGL he be vibin doe 😳😳
@@malfuresz7351 😳😎😔🙏
The vibe so stronk tho
Bruh i didnt see that the first time😂
Vibing? The 21st century just keeps on giving :(
0:16 did anyone else notice the mom giving her son a kiss in the bottom left? very wholesome
Agreed. But that's the bottom left homie.
@@Jabullz wait which left
:)
Aww
@@MrEyes-xh4bb the worse problem is that you edited to say left... but i looked to the right... haha
Do you think those audience members realize how lucky they are?
I got to see tiempo in chicago,Chicago, show.
No.
Nah.
Not a Chance.
@LoafOfDoge liar
I love how everyone's groovin' out. What a chill atmosphere.
Yeah pretty awesome....my type of party
+A Very Paranoid Android They are togheter, Damon said they we're going to start the new album recordings on SEPTEMBER!!! (WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS XD)
Phase 4, y'all. I'm SO excited.
Ry soo.. what do you think of the new album?
meh. to many featured artist and way less slow jams of 2D
This is for me by far the best Gorilaz song. To mix Sadness and melancholic sounds is not an easy task,it require to be mature as a musician and this song has it all..Its an underground masterpice
Super like it
its not underground though......................................................
I mean, Damon Albarn was already a consolidated musician when he started the Gorillaz project. This is not underrated.
@@brianaxel1401 thank you
I disagree. To Binge brought it a step further in mood and especially in lyrics.
Her dance move during “working the machine” is iconic. How can you not do it every time during that line now? Lol
Ik!! I can't help it lol doesn't matter where I am. Surprised I didn't see many ppl at the concert doing it
Watched them live recently and was so happy I could do this Dance in the stands
TRUE
So true ☺️😍
True!
Her voice sounds like a more mature, experienced version of Kali Uchis. It hits hard and smooth. Amazing voice.
Yup
exact
ive been thinking that
She was somewhat off pitch though. she started too low.
Read my mind
Damon was probably the best songwriter of the 2000's. And also one of the coolest in the 90s as well
Alex Torres I 100% agree
He is definitely the best songwriter of his time
you mean murdoc
Little Dragon actually co-wrote this track, so the feature doesn’t just encompass Yukimi
Yessir
DAMON'S DANCING WHEN LITTLE DRAGON IS SINGING IS GOLD
shaddup.
-there are three other band members in Little Dragon, Yukimi’s just the vocalist-
Hahahah yes
Может он под чем-то?
Lmaoo
‘My little feet working the machine’ is shout to everyone making this shit work forward! We are the Empire of Ants!💜
Love that
Just a bunch of little ants working cause thats what we are supposed to do, until it explodes
Just a bunch of space particles
By far my fav song off that Plastic Beach album ... when it released i played it in my car, my house, my headphones ... everywhere ... and now i will again!
Wait! Stylo was on that album, that was #1 ... this a close 2
@@SpiderDan2099 stylo is for people who don't know any other songs.
Little Dragon is what I imagine live-action Noodle looking like.
Little Dragon is the name of the band, not the woman. The woman has a proper Swedish name. She is part of the band little dragon, the other members of which are on stage as well.
@@matthewcohen7488 the woman is Yukimi Nagano. Not a Swedish name, though, yes, she was born in Sweden. Her parents are both Japanese, and so is she.
@@opaqueorgans5983 lol crazy...
GORILLAZ
@@PiPLevyy 8
working the machine
Will it spin will it sooooaaaar
my little dream...
Working the machine~
Soon like a wave...
that pass will fall...
I'm sitting on a hospital bed. Anxiety through the roof. Ekg machine hooked up. Need to relax. This song... the melody... is all I need.
Hope you're all good and get well soon ❤️
Hope that by now, you’re off that bed and walking with joy through life.
Here's an update. After what seemed like a midlife crisis has ended up being the greatest thing to ever happen. I've never been happier or more independent. Hope everyone is doing amazing in this crazy life we live.
I'm happy to hear things are looking up!
R u okay now?
I had a small understanding of gorillaz up until the last few weeks. Then I fell down the rabbit hole of the story of the animated band and WOW!!! So much FANTASTIC music. This song is UNBELIEVABLE. I am now a Gorillaz FREEK!!!
Can you share your thoughts about the story of the animated band?
@@oskarpalma723 I find it fascinating the story of how the members(2-D, Noodle,Murdock and Russel) met. How each of them have such indepth back stories, and how their story together moves along with each album.
@@tripperjones1294 murdoc lol
Hahaha the same thing happened to me I was already a fan but also two weeks ago I proper fell down the rabbit hole and I’ve been telling everyone your exact words
Yup. Saaaame here! All hats off to Damon Albarn .. and JamieHewitt of course. And all those stellar collaborators.
You can't hear gorillaz, you can't sing gorillaz, you just need to feel it.
Agreed Feel GOOD
damnnn
Nikusha Martinez, deep cliché stuff there.
I think I've found Jaden Smith
deep but true as fuckk lollll
Yukimi is incredible...never heard a voice like hers. Otherworldly.
when i first heard this is thought it was kali uchis but if you like yukimis voice check out kali uchis their vocals are almost similar
I don’t think there’s ever been a live performance that’s ever soothed my mind as much as this, the violin and instrumentals of the beat transition calms my mind like crazy. Thankyou Damon!
It's comforting to know everything will end
Seeing her sing on this tour was amazing. She'd look up at the lights and blast these notes like there was nothing else in the universe but just her and the sound in that eternal moment.
p
3:14 dat damon dancing in the background like xD
hahahaha lol
When your mom makes milanesas
Jajajaja alguien dijo milanesas?
Milanesas??? dónde?😍
MaTi Smasher Damon is a dancing god.
I love how Damon is dancing and enjoying the music!
You commented this 2 years ago. Just letting you know.
Saw them last October in Boston, whole show is basically Damon and friends having a huge music party on stage, you can FEEL how much fun he’s having, it was a blast
@@thesleepingbag8650 you commented this 6 months ago. Just letting you know.
Joe Schmo yo thanks man, you commented this about 2 minutes ago, just letting you know
@@thesleepingbag8650 bro you commented this like 2 weeks ago. Just lettin' ya know man
This arrangement of Empire Ants is so amazing.
12 years later I am STILL watching this, and will forever more!
Little Dragon tiny desk just dropped!!!
Its crazy how much this sounds like the album version. and every single sound is you hear in this somebody is playing live. just amazing!
yeah humanity doing something thats creative and productive, as it should be
Nikolaj Kristensen creative? hell yes! productive? not really, nobody would have missed music if we didn't "invent" it :P
SomebodyPerfectly
Marissa Singh
SomebodyPerfectly "invent" is a funny way to say it, probably "discovered" is what you were looking for since sounds themselves have always existed
I was born in the right generation
thank God
Love
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
LMAO same xD
Judging by you avatar, yeah, you were :3
If your here in 2020 you know what beautiful music sounds like Good Vibes🤙
aye good vibes
Right... so in 2019 I was clueless and in 2021 I'll be equally in the dark?
Here from 2021
@@captainass.5749 чего сказал? ))
Yo, thanks
Nobody is talking about how the bassist is so immersed into Murdoc. I love him!
You know who that is, right?
I value the input of Damon on this one enormously. You can really see he's matured as an artist. This is his best work so far.
It is really really good, A True Talent, not only in the writings but also who they/he collaborate with and how he uses their own gifts to make his work awesome!......Like a visionary of epic sound Haha
Pyongyang is also a song to show how he has matured since the self titled Blur album.
+Ali Morrison 'You and Me' too from his solo album
Agreed
His solo album hardly get mentioned when people talk about his best work, which suck because it's brilliant, shows how much he's developed as a musician.
It’s always breathtaking to watch people come together and make something exquisite with instruments.
I absolutely love music and your comment. Can I recommend this for you, its a different vibe to the Gorillaz but it`s definitely people coming together to make a magical moment in music . kzhead.info/sun/oKqMgqd_a3aooIE/bejne.html
Damon is the ONLY musician on earth who can have both Mick Jones and Paul Simonon with him on stage just with a phone call... What a genius he is !
who are these ppl
@@boxianparkk The lead guitarist and bassist for The Clash.
He comes across as a nice guy and has the Midas touch with music.
@@boxianparkkDon't remind me how underrated The Clash were 😢
@@zackzallie8735 hahaha sorry
I'm so glad they jammed for longer than the record version for this song. I always love when theat synth line comes in at the end and want it to keep going longer.
Empire Ants, Broken, To Binge are the most feel-good/badman songs from the album
Her voice its beautiful
maybe on the studio version... this is a joke right?
They all having so much fun while performing. It doesn`t even seem like they are there for the audience and more for themself, all enjoying some amazing tunes and vibing through the night
This is Gorillaz's masterpiece and I'm not going to argue
I'm listening to this in my shed and theres a storm outside - at exactly 2:31 A flash of lightning followed by a huge crack of thunder erupted nearby. Couldn't have felt more perfect (and terrifying)
Nice!
awesome!
That’s electric tric tric tric tric
Awesome! Wish I was there to see it>
That's amazing.
Little Dragon's stage presence is so awkward that it makes it fantastic.
idk about that... makes it cringy, i love the studio version of this song. but this live performance is fucking awful because of her... drugs? no ear piece?
I love how you can just seen Damon jamming out in the background.
I personally think this is one of the best gorillaz albums ever made, the featured artists, the production value, and the blend of genres perfectly mix together to create a fantastic experience and this is just one of the songs that proves it.
Little Dragon isn't Noodle you guys.
Well she is to an extent she's suppose to be noodle in this and in, to binge but a lot of people voice noodle so little dragon is noodle in this song
Emerald Shine Actually in phase 3 noodle wasn't with the band, this was just Yukimi Nagano. Murdoc gassed a bunch or artists and brought them to the island to be on the album.
.tryzzz
a man can dream ;-;
well she kinda looks like her
I love that Damon always thinks about music being real. No matter if it doesn't sound like the studio - it's real!
I miss when people can gather n witness art like this 💔
Big country's poundcake cries
Rip now if u gather u created a whole circle of Corona
K Hey okay mr likes his own comment no one implied that
My soul is aching. I need to see music and dance and scream and laugh and cry. Without art we can't water the spirit.
Big country's poundcake wasting your time better to just ignore ❤️✌️definitely missing the festival times but they'll come around again, stay safe x
Damon's Head: Oh man, i like this song... Damon? Damon: 3:11
Q hermoso!!! , como me hubiera encantado estar ahi, tengo años escuchando esta canción y siempre me hace sentir algo especial dentro de mi.
No sé si sonará ridículo, Empire Ants fue la primer canción que realmente sentí con audífonos, me refiero a que me sentí distinto, el corazón palpitaba al ritmo de la parte de Damon, fue especial que me hizo sacar una lágrima, por el cariño que le tengo a la canción he intentado recrearlo pero esa sensación no volvió, al menos con esta canción
@@isaiaszacarias8103 es verdad yo siento lo mismo al escucharlo me encanta lo amo 💓
Es el 2021 y hay 2002 asnos que le bajaron dedo a esta maravillosa canción, que pensaron en su pobre y enano cerebro.. ¿Que todo tiene que ser el maloliente regueton? Pará conciderarlo "música"
Si viendo el video se te para imagínate en un concierto en vivo Con los Gorillaz
Nunca fui al concierto de Gorillaz me gustaría que pise suelo peruano
3:14 Aw Damon in the background dancing is just everything to me
4:47 The Violinists and the Cellist going crazy😂😂😂😂😂
Its a octave, btw
I love how much all of them are feeling it.
one would have to be a inhumanass robot to not feel tha vibe lol. if i was in attendance, id have tears drippin off my face like a lil bitch
4:47 could be such a cool way to segway into stylo
Noice
TU TU TU TU *OVERLOAD OVERLOAD OVERLOAD*
COMING UP TO THE OVERLOAD
Alex Turner pfp?
@@bvirm6782 Oh wow, yea. You're actually the first person who's ever guessed my profile pic lol
I'd love to see Little Dragon on the new album again :D
Davide Imperiale same
Its not there :"v
Maybe next time please
Si al entrar al cielo habría una canción, definitivamente, esta sería.
if you like Gorillaz check out Lonely Gimmick - Running, gives me strong Gorillaz vibes and is a cool unknown gem
No child left behind
tu lo dijiste, es de mis favoritas
The orchestra’s giving me goosebumps😭
3:11 lol, i was just looking down in the comments and i look back up and damon is just rocking out in the back
Is your profile pic idubbbz or Fantano
Fantanooo
I feel like Damon is like the actual human embodiment of 2D, could anybody else picture 2D just rocking out in the back?
damon dancing in the background lel
I died at 3:10 so adorable :3
Por qué ya no comes
Por qué ya no comed
@@AxelHernandez-ci5wd aaa que risa me discu pas¿
@@loquenderovalencia2003 xdddddd
is this when the fake gorillaz went on stage and murdoc, 2d and cyborg noodle was trapped in the room?
SpiderGuy yes they were stuck in the dressing room
SpiderGuy no that was at the o2 in London
Yeeeeaaah, pretty much anytime the Gorillaz are to perform, they’re actually trapped in their room and Damon takes over
Lol
yes- this is the so called “warmup band”
It’s 2022 and this fantastic tune is STILL DOING IT!! Damon- you’re one of our nation’s true geniuses 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
With Mick Jones and Paul Simonon from the Clash !!
The Clash Rules
Yukimi's voice is so beautiful
its insane how the live and album versions literally sound the same. pure talent. Gorillaz is incredible
everyone is so freaking strange on that stage but in a good way and everything is perfect
outfits and aesthetics were chosen by the one and only bassist, Paul Simonon.
Wait a second. Are they made of flesh and bones? My entire childhood was a lie!
Robson Martins nope! the cartoon band commissions damon to cover them for live shows ;) theyre in the green room the whole time!
Coloe Cady I can imagine Murdoc saying, "we're much better than these sods."
Robson Martins Nah, they just use advanced CGI now when on a live performnce ;)
Speaking of bones, Little Dragon needs to work on her posture. She looks slightly hunchback.
@@interloper3138 ikr
started getting chills at 2:25
I'm feeling them to!
gay?
Um... Are you talking to me?
ya
Listen I am the most opposed person to homosexuality and homosexuals there is so think before you speak please.
A quick note to let the world know we survived 2020. My little feet, workin' the machine.
2021 is not looking too good with people burning the dead in piles in India and I'd imagine in Brazil too.
@@joonamato Well in the UK maple syrups are back on teh self from Canada so i think we be ok.
Oh joy's arise The sun has come again to hold you Sailing out the doldrums of the whole week The polyphonic prairies here, it's all around you It's all around you, out here And if the whole world is crashing down Fall through space out of mind again Where the emptiness we leave behind on warm air rising Blows all the shadows far away The falling alcohol empire, is here to hold you Rolling out and haunted 'til it sleeps Little memories, marching on Your little feet, working the machine Will it spin, will it soar My little dream, working the machine Soon like a wave that pass will fall And closing in on you they're going on Little memories Your little feet, working the machine Will it spin, will it soar My little dream, working the machine Soon like a wave that pass will fall And closing in on you they're going on
The Bass is amazing in Little Dragon's part of the song.
That'll be Paul Simonon.
Lewis MacNab no it’s murdoc slapping
gorillaz always sounds more powerful live
every band does
augustolagable especially Poco.
Cinder Rose Two words... IT DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEGH
Ron Ramc ..unless it's "Dare".. ITS DAAAAEEEGHHHH
Like anything that Damon does
This masterpiece is still out of this world. Damn...
bro this song fucking touches my soul. i love it so much this is the one song i wouldn't mind listening to whenever it's amazing. thank you for making this wonderful masterpiece.
heheh little dragon surprised me she sold it alot more then i felt she would. just from her tone on the album i guess it made me think shed be a bit more withdrawn on stage. you can really tell they love working up on stage together too.. look at those jerks having all that fun! i wanna join >:(
It's a group not one person...
+kevin andersen i dont know why you would say that.. its not really relevant as i didnt say there was only one person. i dont understand the statement, im well versed on the aspects and music of Gorillaz, you neednt explain anything about them to me O-o
***** I was commenting on the part about little dragon. "heheh little dragon surprised me she sold it alot more then i felt she would...". Maybe I should have been more clear in my comment: Little Dragon is group not one person.
Kevin Andersen Ohhh... sorry, i thought she was little dragon, i meant the singer herself because i never really looked into them too deeply. i was under the impression that SHE was little dragon.(saw a studio video of just her and damon playing together so i kind of assumed from that point on, my bad.) thanks for clarifying. :3
Kevin Andersen Little Dragon is Yukimi Nagano's nickname. That's how the group got its name in the first place. So you're both right!
3:11 haha watch Damon 😂
lol :D
We dont deserve Damon Albarn
He’s just vibin haha
IRL Sleeping Powder be like
Song takes me to a special place in my mind of being at peace.
💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
It's very healing 😌
Damon just after when he did his job just start to vibin . The best song I ever heard .do more that kind of songs
Live music at its best! Song is magic in this version.
cherylw1958 This one works!!
What do you think of her voice? Unusual isn't it? I also looked up a song by the band that has the song that Jodi and Travis apparently watched a video of on the morning of his death. Daft Punk, not the song they watched but another that was a big hit in USA. I'll just go to it....
Man gorillaz please come back
you´ll be gladly suprised....
:D
TheJociman You'll be sadly surprise :(
Ron Ramc I personally like/love the new Songs, i think they are "slower" and you can feel the songs everywhere.
I comming to future look HUMANZ
Quite easily one of their top 10 in terms of realizing who they were as a band in retrospect. Absolutely beautiful track.
for real, if you like Gorillaz check out Lonely Gimmick - Running, gives me strong Gorillaz vibes and is a cool unknown gem
Christ it makes me SOOO happy to see people are still commenting on this……
And the thing goes TUTUTURUTUTURUTUTUTUTURUTUTUTUTUTU
Pa pa ka ka ka
Bup Bup bubbup BUP ba da bud da.. Bup bup bubbUp bUp! Dadadadada Bup Bup bubbup BUP ba da bud badadadadada.. Bup bup bubb-up baaahhhh
Viiiiiibe!
Tu pac tu pac tu pac tu pac
THE CHILLS
Never heard that one before but damn glad I did
Best gorillaz track imo
Every now and then over the years I keep coming back to this performance. I think I love this more than the studio version.
Agree, it’s better!
Everything balanced and off set to each other, perfectly harmonized and chaotic yet sweetly ironic, this song has many depths and reveals its secrets the more one listens and yes watches as it is visibly juxtaposition-ed with opposites. Superb, bordering on perfection.
Umm okay, point taken, sorry, Its just so rich a song, and yes I do listen, quite often.
***** The way I see it is - Damon and his fellow artists took the effort to write this as a complex song thus I acknowledge that and give them the credit for it. There are many levels art can be understood. I like to find the complexities. But each to his own. Happy listening. :)
cherylw1958 you used "juxtaposition" in a sentence. +200 pts. & Very well said!
Why thank you. When I thought about this song it just seemed so complex and sort of Yin Yang sense of opposites making a whole statement. I love it and you can dance to it too.
I like what you had to say. Doesn't make you sound pretentious, means you're well thought out. Good on you for vocalizing. Couldn't agree more.
Inside and outside of BLUR Damon still manifests his GODLINESS. DAMON IS A GOD OF MUSIC.
outside, yeh
RainmanCT Trust me man, listen to S/T, 13 or Think Tank
Little Dragon has to be one of the most underrated bands of the last decade
something about this performance. probably my favorite rendition of the song. brings a tear to the eye
To everyone expecting Gorillaz to come back this year, they are not. The Album has been delayed to 2017
They want to make sure the album is good, they realized the couldn't make the album what they wanted with only a few months
+HeroSoulEater Very understandable, sad to have to wait longer but good art and music shouldn't be rushed...oh well
aw wtffff
hello darkness my old friend.... ;-;
and we're prepared to wait, so whatever. :P
2:35 suddenly their all jiving haha. Love IT!
Absolutely amazing. Both the performance, the sound... and Damon's dances in the background)
I still get goosebumps from this song, so pleasant and melancholic. IM CRYING!!!!
Gorillaz completes my life
Damon dancing in this is literally me dancing to all gorillaz music.
I said the same thing on another video, the Gorillaz songs with Yukimi in it are so rare, it should be performed live more often, like To Binge and Empire Ants. I would kill to see them perform it live.
2023 con ansiedad social, tomandome unas coronas con los pies cruzados y desesperados pero feliz bailando esta canción les deseo todo lo lindo de la vida
Lyrics: Oh joy's arise The sun has come again to hold you Sailing out the doldrums of the whole week The polyphonic prairies here, it's all around you It's all around you, out here And if the whole world is crashing down Fall through space out of mind again Where the emptiness we leave behind on warm air rising Blows all the shadows far away The falling of the whole empire, is here to hold you Rolling out and haunted 'til it sleeps Little memories, marching on Your little feet, working the machine Will it spin, will it soar My little dream, working the machine Soon like a wave, empires will fall And closing in on you they're going on Little memories Your little feet, working the machine Will it spin, will it soar My little dream, working the machine Soon like a wave that pass will fall And closing in on you they're going on
*empires will fall
The falling alcohol empire?? Yikes. I hope you copied and pasted
Joel Obn Nsh lyrics are quite off
Merci ! J'ai beau croire connaitre les Parôles Sans les textes je suis perdu ;)
Falling of the whole empire is here to hold you Soon like a wave Empires will fall
This is the song that introduced me to Little Dragon, and I have loved them ever since. Yukimi has such a lovely unique voice.
i was listening to this song everyday while i was searching for a job in a sunny days walking with my cv .. when i got the job i lost it bcz of this Quarantine and now here i am again listening to it
Can we give a shout to how cool Paul Simonon is in this? Basist from the Clash just working the vibe not showboating.
Andrew Murray .....and Mick Jones is on guitar as well.
he's still got the moves
i love how everyone there looks like they are having a blast, specially damon.
Is anybody else excited for 2016, because of them?
i am
Yes
+Noodle Guyz your art project looks like a mummificated dead body
me
yes
Love the backup singers and players, takes it to a higher level.
yeah, they did an amazing job, if you like Gorillaz check out Lonely Gimmick - Running, gives me strong Gorillaz vibes and is a cool unknown gem
this song makes me want to find a pasture with a windmill (possibly floating) and just vibe forever