Gorillaz

Released: November 5, 2020

Songwriter: Gorillaz

Producer: Gorillaz

[Intro: Murdoc, Noodle, Russel & 2D]
Valley of the Pagan, what's the meaning behind that, y'know?
It means that god is in everything and at the same time nowhere
Omnipresent, omnipresent
That's the best kind of present to have
Ah, oh- yeah (What you want for Christmas?)
Omnipresent (Well, there's no Christmas presents if you're a pagan)
Well, I suppose that's true normally (Dang, you're right. You're right, no)
Yeah, they don't go for that

[Outro: 2D, Russel & Murdoc]
I think I might be a bit pagan
I've always thought that (Yeah)
I reckon about, uh, two-thirds pagan
Yeah, and what's the other third
Uh, Croydon

Gorillaz is a virtual band created by Damon Albarn of Britpop band Blur and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl. The band is composed of four animated band Stuart “2D” Pot (vocals, keyboard), Murdoc Niccals (bass), Noodle (lead guitar and occasional vocals), and Russel Hobbs (drums and percussion). Murdoc was based on Keith Richards from a photo by David Bailey and 2D was based on a friend of Damon and Jamie’s.

The project began as an experiment and commentary on popular media. It was inspired by Hewlett and Albarn binge watching MTV when the two were housemates in London. Hewlett

If you watch MTV for too long, it’s a bit like hell – there’s nothing of substance there. So we got this idea for a cartoon band, something that would be a comment on that.

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