Murdoc immediately flees at the sight of them, with a number of them pursuing him. Seconds later, the zombie gorillas themselves rise up. 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. Del then begins to summon enormous tombstones to burst out of the ground, as a heavy shower of rain and thunderstorm begins. He begins to rap, leaving the other band members dumbfounded, and the backdrop at this point is that of a cemetery. 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. The yell from the film’s theme song can be heard at the beginning of the video. 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. In October 2011, NME placed it at number 141 on its list “150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years”. The verses are rapped by Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, portrayed as a blue phantom in the video, while the chorus is sung by 2D (Damon Albarn). While The Good, the Bad and the Ugly stars Clint Eastwood, he is not mentioned in the song itself except in the title. The song’s chorus includes the line “I’ve got sunshine in a bag”, which is taken from the classic western film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in which Clint Eastwood is referring to a saddle bag of gold.
The song is a mix of electronic, dub, hip hop and rock. The single has sold 480,000 copies in the UK according to the Official UK Charts Company. It peaked at number 4 in the UK and number 57 in the US. It was released as the first single from their debut album in March 2001.
“Clint Eastwood” is a song by British virtual band group Gorillaz.
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