Gorillaz - Strange Timez ft. Robert Smith (Episode Six)
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Episode Six: Strange Timez ft. Robert Smith
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[CREDITS]
Director: Jamie Hewlett
Co-Directors: Tim McCourt, Max Taylor
Producer: Eva Dahlqvist
Production Manager: Samia Ahmed
Production Assistant: Laurence Moss
2D Animation Supervisor/Lead Animator: Venla Linna
2D Animators: Amanda Holm, Simone Cirillo
2D FX Animation: Amanda Holm
Clean Up Artists: Paola Costigliola, Francisco Magalhães, Venla Linna
Suit Highlights: Francisco Magalhães, Amanda Holm, Venla Linna, Jessica Leslau
3D Generalist Lead: Mark Maxwell
3D Sculpt and Modelling: Paco Rocha
3D Modelling & Rigging: Simon Legrand
3D Modelling: Dolph Souza
3D Animator: Kristian Antonelli
Compositor Lead: Leandro Vazquez
Compositors: Francesco Ferraresi, Valerie Guichard, Alican Serbest
Background Paint: Igor Piwowarczyk
Production Company: The Line
Gorillaz are managed by Eleven Management
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Murdoc: *disappears* Rest of the band: Oh no! Anyway...
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Oh no he was so nice that's a shame okay anyways let's go back to Earth
he went back to kong studios
Let’s appreciate that Murdoc didn’t show his pickle in space this time
Maybe he sent them a radio message, since they all are in their suits.
2D: wait it's all Robert Smith. Murdoc: *cocks gun* always has been
Meme go brrrrrrr
Murdoc is always holding 2D at gunpoint I mean listen to 2D singing DARE
Maybe its Robert Smith all the way down
Fun fact: Robert Smith was not actually edited onto the moon, he was always the moon.
Astronaut1: the moon...it's all robert smith? Astronaut2: always has been 💥🔫
Wait so robert smith turns me into a werewolf at night???
@@G.reviewz Hold up
William Ulry hold up
10/10 .
Robert Smith doesn't get older, he just gets more British...
U mean bri’ish
Soon his transformation shall be complete and he will become the new king of england.
How old is robert
62
@@kate9341 63 now. Birthday 21st april
Fun Fact: The trumpet section on Strange Timez was played by Damon’s 9-year-old niece. “I was like, ‘You play the trumpet, come on. Come into the studio and do something.’ And she did that". #SongMachine -@DamonUnofficial
damn, the kid nailed it, it fits with the song perfectly
She really did it well, the chaotic yet beauty of the trumpet fits so well with the song
Which part?
This is so wholesome 🥺
@@kameosorg9471 Yeah, curious about which part too.
Murdoc in 2017: The Bath Murdoc in 2020: *The Moon*
THE MONOLITH!
Kimberly Beltrán Gutierrez ?
Murdoc in 2023: The Whitehouse
Sophie Fall the thing Murdock interacts with is the “Monolith” from the movie 2001: a space odyssey
Murdoc in 2010: My Winnebago
If I had a penny for everytime Murdoc took a psychodelic trip through space I'd have two pennies, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice
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You know your culture
😐
Underrated comment
Tee hee..
Fun fact: 2d doesn’t even have a drivers license. He’s driving without one.
Also in the space, what a boss
@@alvinmiranda7778 lol
@@loona770 g-shock ad?
@@raideranimator6091 no in this video lol
@@loona770 you found out he didnt have a license in this vid????
Can we talk about how Robert Smiths voice hasn't changed since the 80s?
He sounds gorgeous live
Love that man! Long live Robert Smith
Maybe it's a vampire Lol
❤️
They still headline festivals and their playing is fantastic. I've been following them for 30 years now. I saw them for the first time 28 years ago...wow, 28 years.
2d: strange timez russell: be the change murdoc: creepy portal noodle: *toot toot*
Also noodle: *bombs a fucking billboard on the moon*
Timez*
the 'portal' is called the obelisk, a reference to 2001: a space odyssey
@@red-hot CERN Timez
Every planet they reach isn't dead.
I mean it's a moon but close
@@corbiecrow9738 damn it :(
“Look there’s a billboard on the moon”
Every Moon We Reach is Dead.
@@k-leb4671 😔
There's no sound in space... They are all singing to them selves in their suits and everyone else is just vibing
you know this cool song called TIME by The Impures is so good !!!you know this cool song called TIME by The Impures is so good !!!
@@thegetdown5060 Chill would ya? Ive seen you on like 7 different comments.
They can use radios
That would explain why at certain times it sounds off-sync
I'm the 800th! Ya know!
Look, there's a billboard on the moon ~ Magic City, The Now Now
YES I LOVED THAT AHAHAHAHAHAA
I’m not the only one!
Loved that callback, such an underrated song
omg i love ur art sm !!
The mighty boosh?
im super excited to see 2D's mustache once it grows out
Hi :))
Same here
Oh its berd
bread
hey berd, didn't know you liked the gorillaz
First thought when you see a billboard on the moon: *_Make it explode._*
I think Murdoc is a bad influence on her
you know this cool song called TIME by The Impures is so good !!!
Finally, someone gets it
First thought when you see a black rectangle on the moon with a face Walk through it
Billboard go boom
There's no denying Damon Albarn is a genius. Shame he and Bowie never collaborated on a song that would've been great.
Apparently there were plans behind the scene for Bowie and Gorillaz to collaborate for phase 4 however Bowie passed away.
@@ghosto3624 that woudl have been insanely epic.... perhaps they will honor his memory with a silent cameo, or perhaps have a moment with oen of his own songs which the group vibe to and then expand upon
That would've been gold bro.
They did a show together
@@starman9933 oh cool, is there a recording of it?
"One small step for Gorillaz, one giant leap for humanity"
And also Robert Smith!!
One big step for humility
You're on the correct
👏
@@Gorillaz 👀
Plot Twist: Damon and Jamie actually payed an inhuman amount of money to actually write *BE THE CHANGE* on the moon. Keep an eye out tonight
will do
Ok
I was thinking the same thing lol
HAHAHAHA
😂
2:54 when you have headphones on, you can hear the background melody spinning around you
Personally I've noticed Gorillaz and Glass animals do cool ass shit like that all the time, for me they both have a vibe unmatched and truly opened my mind to music and the complexity. And imo the song wouldn't be the same without that part
Robert Smith collabs with Gorillaz. A great day for humanity.
They weren’t kidding when in Magic City they said, “Look, there’s a billboard on the moon”
Holy shit you’re right
Oh shit!!! I didn't even put that together!!!
Dude I just thought of that!
nice pfp :u
I forgot about that
Therapist: Robert Smith moon isn't real and can't hurt you. Robert Smith Moon: 🌚
Robert smith satellite
sPiNnin' AroUnD
S p E e N
Vektor480 I read that white the song playing and I read it and I got hit with the SpInNiNg ArOuNd
Robert Smith 2001 monolith, Robert Smith sputnik and Robert Smith satellite: Allow us to introduce ourselves
Good to know Robert Smith is doing well after beating Mecha-Streisand
Was that a South Park Reference?
@@cringfailashley absolutely
@@mytemporallobeisshapedlike1796 You are amazing.
@@cringfailashley What else would it have been?!
I love you
I don’t remember the magic school bus being like this 👁👄👁
This is it. Best comment. Congrats
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I definitely wouldn’t be mad if this magic school bus took a trip through my organs
Murdoc's finally travelling into space in an actual spacecraft rather than a bath, I'm so proud 🤧
I dream of traveling to space in a bath
He actually first travelled into space back in 2005
Damn, people still talking about ZE BAFF from saturnz barz?
🅱️ A T H 👁️👄👁️
He's also wearing clothes. Big improvement!
After all this years the voice of Robert Smith hasn't changed a bit, what a legend.
I know right!
He is the VOICE, he still has it, and it's even better sometimes than TIB.
@Roberto Trujillo he's an angel who looks like Uncle Fester, the voice is heavenly.
Yep the same..i adore bob
Que haces aquí Fred(Gery)?
I love that one moment of Noodle's absolute fascination and then the next moment she just has the murder in her eyes and she blows it up.
The ending makes me very oddly emotional, Russel looks so proud and something about the message is just so inspiring to me I guess
Noodle 2001: Sings about shoeshine Noodle 2020: Fires of a nuke on the surface of the moon
Also Noodle 2001: kicks a zombie gorilla dead in the face :p
Wait... It;s all Gorrialz?
Always has been...
was 2-D
esta orrible
2001: Geep 2005: Windmill 2010: Stylo car/submarine 2020: Space winnebago
1999 - Ghost train 2017 - Space house 2018 - Rollerscates
you missed the saturnz barz car
@@giantotter319 you also missed the house in do ya thing
2005 was the tank from dirty harry video bro
@@illumililium y'all forgot about the OG Kong studios and the new Kong studios
I absolutely hated this song when I heard it for the first time. According to Spotify my 50th stream was on September 13th. It has now become my top streamed song of 2020.
The Gorillaz experience.
If that aint every Gorrilaz song.... i dont know what is...
same
Me too. I’ve found that if you listen to any Gorillaz song at least 5 times, it becomes your favorite song.
@@juanaarreola4880 literally lmao
I don't remember the moon being this pretty
always has been
Noodle: I feel like we forgot something. 2d: if you forgot it, it’s probably not important Noodle: yeah Murdoc: *where the bloody hell is my Winnebago*
I could almost hear it in his voice
Bruh
“I’m on the goddamned moon”-Russel Hobbs 2020
They did it again. Almost every gorillaz song that I didn’t like at first has grown on me a lot. Awesome visuals too.
Spinnin' around the world at night Spin around in black and white Spinnin' around 'til the sun comes up Strange time to see a light I think I've fallen onto silken thread, my head is spinning Suspended in a twilight void, that keeps on giving The looping dervish in the lodge is lost within the ringing Far away I can hear the sound of someone out there singin' I'm speeding through the forest, strange echoes of Belarus Where presidents pin badges on disconnected youth What would you be dreaming of? No horse play, no diving Cutting glass with scissors, whilst the great leader's reclining In golden hallways where we spin The faithful will be silent Existing or not? At the same time, spinning Spinnin' around the world at night (strange times) Spin in and out of sight Spinnin' around until the sun comes up (I helped you feel good) Strange time to turn it on Spinning around the world at night Spin around in black and white Spinning around until the Sun comes up Strange times, to see a light Battle war of the worlds, surgical glove world, bleach thirsty world I'm twitching in the grimy heat, I think I might be spinning Here we go on degrading No horse play, no diving Cuttin' glass with scissors, whilst the great leaders- Spinnin' around until the sun comes up Strange time to turn it on Spinnin' around the world at night Spin around in black and white Spinnin' around until the sun comes up Strange time to see a light Strange time (strange time) To be alive Strange time (strange time) To be alive
This song feels like being in a dance club while the world is ending. It’s fast paced and feels grotesque but beautiful in its own way.
I can't stop listening to it
isnt that what its like to be at a dance club nowadays?
That’s just all of humanz
robert smith is the perfect feature on this track. he sets the mood well
this is the most accurate description of this song's vibe that i've seen so far
Murdoc: *Gets lost in space* Everyone else: *He’s aight*
They're literally stood there like " look at him go, he'll sleep tonight :)" 😂😂
is he even lost in space? he mightve entered a wormhole and just appeared, very conveniently, at KONG studios.
@@tacomerchant That's exactly what happened on the video lol
They left MURDOC in space and went back to earth 2D is free lol
desole part 2
I'm speeding through the forest, strange echoes of Belarus .Where presidents pin badges on disconnected youth... This is a big problem in our country, thank you for finding a place in your song to help us
2:43 that bass tough
Murdoc: wait, it’s all Robert Smith? Robert Smith: always has been
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Ohlways 'as bin
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@@verbee4856 na just 577
@@im_Polyhedrons nooooo
Why is this giving me some " Every Planet We Reach Is Dead" vibes
Same!! I think it's supposed to resemble the art for it
@Tron [UFW] You mean Deamon Days?
SERIOUSLYYYY
@Tron [UFW] ya it was like art of them in blue suits in space and the art was supposed to resemble something from the beetles kind of like the demon days art
Tron [UFW] , I have the CD here , and I can’t tell because it is a red planet but earth is in the background and it is very close.
Part of me is stunned, how well Robert Smith fits into this picture. The other part of me isn´t surprised at all. Beautifully creepy track and a hell of a build up right here. And when that beats drops I´m ready to go through walls.
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Murdoc ain’t left on the moon y’all he was just skipping through reality for a bit
Some artist’s voices get worse with age. Some get better. And some don’t need to change at all because they are already absolute gleaming perfection. Rob Smith possesses the latter. Nice work, all involved.
Ikr ? After more than 30 years his voice still intact Oml
damons too
Agreed. Robert Smith’s voice has aged really well
Robert is a demi God.
Literally, he sounds the exact same as he did in the 80s 😳😳
If I had a dollar for every time Murdoc found himself soaring through a brightly colored hellscape, I’d have $2. It’s not much but it’s strange that it’s happened twice.
Is that a phineas and ferb reference
@@Desechannsl absolutely
Well he did go through that tunnel in Saturnz Barz
Hm. Guess we're going through some Strange Timez
I had to read it again with Doof's voice
1:50 is all the evidence i need that it is the Gorillaz who are putting the monoliths all over the place.
Murdoc can never stay away from portals. It takes me back to 2010 on Plastic Beach he kept talking about Wizard's portal
Murdoc: [ *touches robert's face* ] Robert: *So you have chosen death.*
Jesus christ I know I sound cynical as hell but what happened to original youtube comments? I swear to god I see this exact same comment in every video.
AYO🚀YOU🚀LEFT🚀MURDOC🚀BEHIND
Good
Hello cookie! I love your videos! Poor pickle man 😔
pickle stranding
Red the Skeleton YES
He got teleported to Kong Studios. see the new Machine Bitez. they just dropped one
3:23 I like how Jamie credits that high pitched melody synth instrument to Noodle
Russel writing on the moon "be the change" killed me
They weren't even kidding, there WAS a billboard on the moon.
omg
Quinovin YOOOOOOO
now its all coming together!
OH MY GOD
Is that magic city reference
Therapist: Moon faced Robert Smith isn't real, it can't hurt you... *Moon faced Robert Smith:*
im terrified
How do you know it isn't real? ,it is just on the dark side of the moon
Is Zeus
He do be lookin like 🌚
SpIn ArOuNd ThE wOrLd
The RV: Space Balls The Moon Face: Le voyage dans la lune The Obelisk: 2001 A Space Odyssey
*"Among us 2D doesn't exist! He can't hurt you."* Among us 2D :
2:54 Murdoc was The Impostor 0 Impostors remain
I did not expect to see 2 Among Us references here
Jaja
i knew it
Noodle: is it 2d? Russel: I think 2d: no its murdoc Noodle:Yeah Russel:Yeah Murdoc: holy s...
I knew it I saw him vent!
1:50 " is this one even an actual song at this point " 2:00 " ah yes, and a funky one "
The glow up from young Noodle having a bong sound effect in the intro to Left-hand Suzuki Method To Noodle HITTING A BONG IN A SPACESUIT IN SPACE lmao Something I didnt know I need till today
Man Noodle has grown up a lot since she was dancin around with a giant head in her closet.
Maxwell Gerken yeah she’s 28 dude
@@themischief420 29. 30 on Halloween.
She’s all grown up 🥺
Its DARE
And she is still having the time of her life
JUST LIKE HEAVEN
Troll
Literally ITS THE CURE
Yeah
Sup
AhHhh! It's Johnnie!
I love how dissonant the synth is. It reminds me of the dangers of space, which is what this song is about. It’s cool!
1:01 hey there’s a billboard on the moon
You know him as the front man of one of the most influential acts of all time, and now he's transcended all that to literally become the moon...
agree hahaha
Yes :3
Gorillaz is awesome but don’t get too ahead of yourself with the “most influential acts of all time” lol
@@Doki_Dokers please say you're joking
ape whoops misread the comment lol but no I absolutely wasn’t joking
Was Noodle blowing up the billboard a reference to Magic city? “Look there’s a billboard on the moon”
Yo hol up you might be onto something...
THATS WHAT I THOUGHT TOO OMG
likely
I think the question is: is it a subtle reference or is this supposed to mean something bigger...
Wow great find! Going to listen to it now.
The now now, song: magic city “Look there’s a billboard on the moon” Song machine, song: strange timez Noodle blows it up
At this point I'm pretty sure Robert Smith is actually a space ghost
Remember: Murdoc is 54 years old 2d is 42 years old Russel is 45 And Noodle is 30 I swear to god, if you make me edit this post 1 more time.
They don’t age like there are supposed to
2d’s 42 btw
c u r s e d
Noodles the closest to my age lol
2D's 42 not 47
"And far away I hear the sound of someone out there singing" Probably Murdoc cuz y'all left his ass on the moon
Murdoc can’t sing
OwnZone _ahem_ i beg to differ kzhead.info/sun/qpdvpayCraqso6M/bejne.html
@@whimbrella beautiful
didn't he teleport to earth ahead of them
I went to lyric genius a while ago to see the meaning of magic city and they said the billboard was a metaphor for big corporations taking over or something, but I guess they were wrong because there is literally a billboard on the moon.
Now THIS is the Gorrillaz i fell in love with decades ago.
throughout guardians of the galaxy vol.3, my mind kept on switching back to this, i couldn’t stop thinking of this, maybe that was a reference??? who knows?!
it happened to me xd
aconteceu comigo também kkkkk
i swear if i don’t see “Be The Change” on the moon tonight i’m going to explode.
toomany fandomsheeelp im going to destroy something if not Edit: i just looked outside, also now my headphones are broken
ill explode if i see it
No, don't... you must be the change
OH MY MURDOCTON???
somebody tell him
Things that dont age: Gorilaz members and Robert Smith 's voice... ❤
Noodle: Am I a joke to you
Rushie Cat MSNDJSJHDNSHS
*İm not in the office i cant say bd things*im not in the office i cant be offensive*İm not in the office i cant say bd things*im not in the office i cant be offensive*İm not in the office i cant say bd things*im not in the office i cant be offensive*İm not in the office i cant say bd things*im not in the office i cant be offensive
umm...noodle??
Noodle ages
They sampled the stock chinese gong sound 1:13
I like how 2D's vocals echo because his head is in a helmet. Just the little details of these videos that always get me. Amazing song.
NOODLE BLOWS UP "a billboard on the moon" which is sung in magic city. Murdoc is "on a high ridge looking down" also sung in magic city coincidence...... i THINK NOT
I think that means new Kong studios is in Idaho
It seems they have also released it on a "Wednesday" & tomorrow looks like a half-moon while the "Be the Change" moon seems to be waning that direction. ;)
Mercury or Kansas
@@Limox09 Magic City
Mercury GET MATPAT UP IN HERE ITS *THEORY TIME*
This song almost has a a David Bowie like energy, it doesn’t sound like a specific sound but it has that energy.
Cosmic energy 🖤
Don't do Bowie like that. Gorillaz haven't made good music in a while.
@@Perc_Puppy watchu mean!? This whole project is one of their greatest
Ernesto Martínez WHAT? Name ONE thing about Song Machine 1 that is somewhat "good." Song Machine is garbage compared to Demon Days, Gorillaz, Plastic Beach, Humanz or even The Now Now.
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Yooo this might be somewhere mentioned in the comments but this whole video seems to be super inspired by 2001 a space odyssey by Kubrick right? The psychedelic trip and 2:45 especially - this is pretty cool how did I just realize this
I love Robert Smith, man. I’m glad they colaborated
No one gonna talk about Russel and how cute he is
Russel is best member
@@haesu3786 ikr
i would LOVE to talk about this.
hes a teddy bear and i love him he needs more love
my headcannon: russel actually prefers the color green ( >green t-shirts and stuff) but since murdoc wants to take green because it compliments his skin, russel gets yellow😭
You can freak me out, you can throw me in a rocket ship.
You can boil my hands, and tell I’m in space (or something)
I’m an astronaut, living in a rocket ship.
i’m a mad spaceman, living in a infinite world (i tried)
Everywhere I go, I travel between planets
spacing out, im spacing out, im spacing out, im Spacing Out....
Robert Smith, even in his 60s, sounds amazing as usual
Wait it was all robert Smith? Always has been....
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Noodle and 2-D look bizarre without their iconic hair styles showing.
Russel too... No wait
Murdoc just like, imagine
Noodle looks like phase 1
Thank you I thought I was the only one
𝑴𝑶𝑵𝑲𝑬𝒀
Murdoc in the machine bites talking about how he doesn’t care for portals but as soon as he sees one on the moon he’s all up in there I can’t
nasty pickle man is nothing but lies
that's obelisk from space odyssey
Robert smith literally hasn’t changed since the 80s wow
things I learned from this video: 1. if I ever see a billboard on the moon, *b l o w u p t h e b i l l b o a r d* and 2. Robert Smith is the moon
Murdoc: gets sucked into a black void 2d russel and noodle: “aight imma head out”
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every grade school teacher when at the end of a field trip and one kid is missing
2D wasn't lying, there IS a billboard on the moon.
where did he said that? in the song?
Magic City
@@wilson_brb5070 In Magic City.
There WAS a billboard on the moon
Not Anymore.
All I can think of when Roberts face is on the moon, is Noel doing his Moon bit in the mighty boosh. Singing love cats. Coincidence? I think not.
I can’t stop imagining the awkward conversation murdoc has with the rest of the band after this- 😭
Russel going against 37 laws of physics and taking a drift at The Moon: *hell yeah*
just to write be the change
King
What a madlad
Gorillaz: Robert Smith: I'm the moon
We saw the video
guys he is the moon
Noel fielding: :0
Gorillaz:Okay, whatever. Robert Smith:I am the galaxy.
Def took me quite few listens but this song is actually quite good
Me with momentary bliss
1st listen: eh 2nd listen: this is godly
THERAPIST: the moon isn´t giving any messages to you. The moon: BE THE CHANGE
HAHAHAH
If this doesn't show up on the moon through the telescope, I will be disappointed.
I just realized Noodle blew up a billboard on the moon “Look, there’s a billboard on the moon”
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Literally almost every frame can be a wallpaper or poster image. This is magnificent.
I, too, have a huge Robert Smith moon staring at my soul as my wallpaper
h e y I would have gone for the satellite.
1:44
I'd buy a poster of 2d standing in front of that explosion
I tried it by pausing the video at random moments and it worked *every single fucking time*
this is my favorite intro track of theirs since last living souls. probably my favorite intro track they've ever made
"BE THE CHANGE"
None’s talking about how this song is 60% 2001: A Space Odyssey’s references?
I was thinking the same thing!
I love it. As soon as I saw the monolith I freaked out!
You
i just kinda figured everybody knew
It’s too obvious to talk about it.