First Time Hearing | Gorillaz - Rhinestone Eyes Reaction

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  • @dancingcarapace
    @dancingcarapace 2 роки тому +402

    “Your love’s like Rhinestones” He’s not just calling the love worthless, it’s slightly worse. He’s calling the love _fake_ since Rhinestones are used to imitate diamonds in extremely low quality jewellery. Even mid quality imitations will use the slightly higher value Cubic Zirconium or Swarovski Crystals in place of diamonds.
    He’s calling the love the fakest and most worthless love around.

    • @Itsant33
      @Itsant33 2 роки тому +3

      The love? I think he just means he can tell when someone is being disingenuous

    • @gacklecrackle
      @gacklecrackle 2 роки тому +21

      And mass-produced. And pointedly enough, usually made of plastic

    • @Vileplume87
      @Vileplume87 Рік тому +5

      @@gacklecrackle I see what you did thereeeeeee

    • @beckicave7611
      @beckicave7611 Рік тому

      Wow have you met my ex because you just described her perfectly

  • @officialsbtl
    @officialsbtl Рік тому +125

    I love how he commented on "Your love's like Rhinestones, falling from the sky" because yes, rhinstones are fake diamonds and are used when buyers don't want to pay for actual diamonds

    • @richardshillam7075
      @richardshillam7075 Рік тому +2

      Who the fuck wants to pay for diamonds?

    • @officialsbtl
      @officialsbtl Рік тому +4

      @@richardshillam7075 People who have a lot of money to spend and want to pay for one, I guess?

    • @jaydenmadeit6996
      @jaydenmadeit6996 11 місяців тому

      He's saying he is being shower with love and affection, but it's all fake

  • @Mrree4u3888
    @Mrree4u3888 2 роки тому +218

    as far as i know the entire album is about environmental issues and the “plastic beach” is their way of bringing that to light some. Great video! i recommend 19-2000 it’s an absolutely amazing song

    • @BPeezy315
      @BPeezy315 2 роки тому +1

      Yes. Need to go back in time. 19-2000 is seriously good.

    • @ThatOtherPerson
      @ThatOtherPerson 2 роки тому +7

      Yup. Environmentalism, consumerism, and thier relationship with each other.

  • @patjackson8649
    @patjackson8649 2 роки тому +93

    Oh, Damon and Jamie are definitely English :). But the collaborators come from all over the world. Gorillaz is a global family. BTW this song is absolutely transcendent to experience live. When the crowd starts up on "That's electric-tric-tric" it is an unbelievable communal joy. (If you want more poetry, please listen to Empire Ants. It draws in the environmental aspects and the ways that music can heal)

  • @TheOneAndOnlyFloridaMan
    @TheOneAndOnlyFloridaMan 2 роки тому +64

    I highly recommend listening to "Empire Ants" off this same album. It is definitely a song you'd consider beautiful.

  • @dbritton987
    @dbritton987 2 роки тому +21

    I’m glad to see the song discussed, because it means a lot to me. Something about this song helped me through a writer’s block for a novel I was writing. But this song just hit perfectly to punch through it.

  • @EndxDayz
    @EndxDayz 2 роки тому +78

    I'd be intrigued to see you reacting to "Fire coming out of the monkey's head" by Gorillaz. Quite the story to listen to.

    • @Tyhiyo
      @Tyhiyo 2 роки тому +2

      been waiting on this one

    • @ialvarez9976
      @ialvarez9976 2 роки тому

      I love this song sm

  • @TheMrwenzz
    @TheMrwenzz 2 роки тому +48

    Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure that this music video never got made. It was supposed to be the last music video in the series (and chronilogically follows Stylo then plastic beach) but was scrapped last second. It's my understanding that they released the story board as the music video years later because fans were so interested in how the story ended.

    • @EmilXOM
      @EmilXOM 2 роки тому +5

      On melancholy hill follows after stylo

    • @joshwaldron8872
      @joshwaldron8872 2 роки тому +4

      ua-cam.com/video/1-iPq3qWeQQ/v-deo.html a fan actually animated it though

    • @ThatOtherPerson
      @ThatOtherPerson 2 роки тому +1

      Correct. It wasn't meant to be released as a story board, but they did because of budget issues. The fan animated one posted above is absolutely amazing, though, and entirely worth a watch.

    • @Thekingofdumb8
      @Thekingofdumb8 10 місяців тому

      Yea you're somewhat right, it was supposed to be the last video for plastic beach but On melancholy hill was the one that followed Stylo

  • @Kitts18
    @Kitts18 2 роки тому +3

    The singer is Damon Albarn who was also the lead singer for the band Blur. He's British so that's the accent.

  • @corrosiveconfussions1389
    @corrosiveconfussions1389 2 роки тому +2

    I love your unique take to the reaction genre, you honestly refresh my memories within the songs. You always try and see more within the songs, so thank you for the content you create.

  • @-F4K3-
    @-F4K3- 2 роки тому +4

    Gorillaz songs just tap into a persons imagination. I remember in High School, my art / pottery teacher would have each student choose the songs for that week during class. One day I brought The Gorillaz Demon Days cd in. I shouldn't have been shocked when several students and even my teacher wanted to borrow (and copy) it. The band just has a uniqueness that you instantly know when you hear them.

  • @luancsf123
    @luancsf123 2 роки тому +1

    Hi, Gorillaz is from London, UK. Your react videos for them was great.

  • @rythianblack
    @rythianblack 2 роки тому +23

    Would love to see you react to their first animated song "Tomarrow Comes Today" the song has a huge 2000s vibe

  • @hehawseve3560
    @hehawseve3560 2 роки тому +9

    I like how you try to interpret cryptic songs in your own way, and often come to similar conclusions as I do, even if it's widely different than what the artist intended. Just reinforces how powerful music can be even if everyone takes something different from it. This is also my first time hearing this song even though I'm familiar with most of Gorillaz work, and not sure how I missed it. This is a good one.

  • @con.x
    @con.x 2 роки тому +52

    The video and the music is connected. It's cryptic because you don't know much about plastic beach. Plastic Beach is a place. Point Nemo in fact. Rhinestones are artificial, Robot Noodle is artificial. The whole video shows Murdoc and the Grim Reaper, Robot Noodle and in the end Real Noodle shows up. The chorus... It's Electric... Again the electric things in our lives are artificial, we love them, but that love isn't real... It's manufactured in factories far away.

    • @fennecwolfox
      @fennecwolfox Рік тому +1

      That's actually not the grim reaper. He's the Boogieman and technically the rejected 5th horseman of the apocalypse, Flatulance.
      I am not joking, that's the canon lore.

  • @RooftopPaper
    @RooftopPaper 2 роки тому +1

    Might help to know that a beach here in the UK was swamped with plastic toys after a shipwreck. Decades later, bits of Lego can be found on the shore of Cornwall.
    There's also a lot of issues with factories up north.
    Gorillaz is an amazingly gifted band idea. The artist drew Tank Girl, and has a distinctively British UK art style.
    Really enjoying your take on them! They're such a classic band here.

  • @OhPinki
    @OhPinki 2 роки тому +2

    i just gotta say i love watching you react to these, gorillaz has been a part of my life since day one and its so dope watching someone experience them from scratch, as if i'm re-falling in love with gorillaz.

  • @riyintocco
    @riyintocco 2 роки тому +2

    Damon, the vocalist, is British. previously known from the band Blur.

  • @BlueBlondoYT
    @BlueBlondoYT 8 місяців тому +1

    gorillaz are from my country, ENGLAND! damn im so lucky to have such a great band from my country

  • @SparkimusPrime
    @SparkimusPrime 2 роки тому +20

    Top five for me 🖤 The entire Plastic Beach album is so slept on 🔥🔥🔥

  • @overdrive77
    @overdrive77 4 місяці тому +1

    you have such a radio voice sheeeesh

  • @On_Melancholyhill
    @On_Melancholyhill Рік тому +1

    The reason for just the storyboard is because the band didn’t have enough money to fund the animation for an actual video. Essentially, they created a lot of things including an entire website with music videos, interactive games, and several things that brought in no money but were simply there for the fans, had little success with their previously released other music videos, one of which featured literal BRUCE WILLIS, and both of which required a large budget. The whole album wasn’t doing very well, and the record label pulled funding from the rhinestone eyes music video, hence the reason it is only a storyboard.

  • @michaelljungberg
    @michaelljungberg 2 роки тому +1

    If your rhinestone eyes are like factories far away, then though most see just your beautiful bright eyes, he sees a mind at work and far away.

  • @MisterMcDipStick
    @MisterMcDipStick 2 роки тому +30

    We still need reactions to so many more from the Legendary!!! THE Great!!! Mr. Lboyd
    19-2000
    Rock the house
    Bobby in Phoenix
    Hillbilly Man
    Strobelite
    Ascension
    The apprentice
    Kidz with guns
    November has come

    • @anarchy6661
      @anarchy6661 2 роки тому +2

      Hong Kong

    • @YAGB
      @YAGB 2 роки тому +1

      soulchild remix too of 19-2000, alot better imo!

  • @Agispsi
    @Agispsi 2 роки тому +8

    19-2000 mate, it's an important one for Gorillaz. One of the songs that made Gorillaz hit the public ear alongside Clint Eastwood that you already reacted to. Remember both of those taking over MTV back when MTV was... *M*tv... alongside some of the other massive hits of the time, including some Linkin Park songs like Crawling and In the End (since you started the LP journey with Numb)

  • @thealdoc
    @thealdoc 2 роки тому +1

    about the nationality of the characters. 2-D, Murdoc and Russel are british and noodle japanese.

  • @elwray3506
    @elwray3506 2 роки тому +15

    In my understanding it´s about capitalism. Everything´s produced in factories far away and it´s blessings are like Rhinestone (fake gold), that won´t necessarily make us happy. And yeah, the hook is strong with this one.

    • @bpwn3r
      @bpwn3r 2 роки тому +2

      Ding ding ding!

  • @patricijusjasudas6557
    @patricijusjasudas6557 2 роки тому +5

    "Fire coming from the monkey's" head OR "el manana" are good songs from there album demon days

  • @powersofdestruction5694
    @powersofdestruction5694 2 роки тому +1

    The Plastic Beach had heavy themes about environmentalism and consumerism.

  • @gallantgamer4728
    @gallantgamer4728 Рік тому +1

    Throughout the song, I feel like whenever they interpret their lovers eyes to rhinestones it’s a triple meaning to me because he compares rhinestones and factories, which polluted air, but mass produce it as well as to rain so it always made me think rhinestones are pretty on the surface, but cheap as one meaning so their love doesn’t mean much, but also the love is toxic since the factories are polluting the world to make it, as well as a shimmering rain could be acid rain, and then that that type of love is common because the reason rhinestones are so cheap is because we can make so many of them well, that’s my take at least

  • @TheFresnan22
    @TheFresnan22 2 роки тому +8

    I'm glad you're really going deep down this rabbit hole. I still recommend
    Empire Ants
    Andromeda
    Every Planet We Reach is Dead

    • @GuyLogen
      @GuyLogen 2 роки тому +1

      Bruh... every planet we reach is dead. Good times

  • @AlexITheHomePageOf
    @AlexITheHomePageOf 2 роки тому +6

    If you haven't heard it yet you should listen to 'The Lost Chord' by them, it's part of the story arc and probably one of my favourites.

  • @Animechargeblog
    @Animechargeblog 2 роки тому +16

    If you found this one beautifull, you should deffinetly check Andromeda, is the most chill and beautifull song of Gorillaz (in my opinion).

    • @igmanasdf1868
      @igmanasdf1868 Рік тому

      Ik this is form a year ago but you have great taste. Andromeda has got to be a song that I will listen to in my deathbed.

  • @lisemzarate4029
    @lisemzarate4029 2 роки тому +7

    This one is a family favorite, so is Dare, and Melancholy Hill 💜

  • @teanosuger
    @teanosuger 2 роки тому +2

    Said by an African fella to someone who was complaining about the rain “ rain is like diamonds falling from the sky” I took it to mean rain is precious ( we all need it Humans Animals Plants). But rhinestones falling from the sky will help no one.

  • @MichaelTaylor-qp2xf
    @MichaelTaylor-qp2xf 2 роки тому +2

    Their main singer / writer, Damon Albarn, is English. Also, this is one of my favorite Gorillaz songs and I've probably listened to it hundreds of times but have no idea what he's talking about. You've gone over some of the best of their catalog, if I were to make a recommend for what's next, I would say either "Tomorrow Comes Today" or "19-2000".

  • @anaaguilar3304
    @anaaguilar3304 Рік тому

    One of my fav Gorillaz songs and that's saying a lot. They have great music.

  • @bigpictureguys8415
    @bigpictureguys8415 2 роки тому +1

    I was a huge gorillaz fan going into freshman year of college, then plastic beach came out & was the defining album of that year

  • @Evilrose0611
    @Evilrose0611 2 роки тому +1

    This is %100 my favorite Gorillaz song.

  • @robertallen7794
    @robertallen7794 2 роки тому +1

    You’ve got to see the Gorillaz in concert. They actually used holograms of the cartoon characters on stage, at least in the early days. Those shows were brilliant. Sadly, they don’t use the holograms as much for the more recent performances.

  • @sherryrash604
    @sherryrash604 2 роки тому +1

    Fun fact: the line "plastic power" is a reference to how the island is made out of recycled junk

  • @l.Ooto.l
    @l.Ooto.l Місяць тому

    This is just my two cents considering you popped up on my feed again. When referred as Rhinestone eyes I’m assuming as it to be of a individual whose thoughts aren’t generated by themselves and the “it’s electric” referring to the degradation where it seems everyone is being assimilated into one.

  • @hiimaly4780
    @hiimaly4780 2 роки тому +2

    You should see the fan animated version of this story board. Gorillaz commented on it in approval. ☺️ As for reacting though, I’d say the next Gorillaz song you could react to is El Mañana.
    Some songs (or artists) I recommend to react to is Thundercat’s “Dragonball Durag”, Daft Punk’s “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger”, and Tame Impala’s “New Person, Same Old Mistakes”, Linkin Park’s “When They Come For Me” ( and maybe something off of Adele’s new album too, very black inspired) 😁

  • @777luizo
    @777luizo 2 роки тому +4

    Please do “Fire coming out of the Monkey’s Head” by them. Great reaction!

  • @C4Haim
    @C4Haim 2 роки тому +2

    Please do El manana by gorillas specifically the one with the music video it's a slower song but the visual helps get the feeling of the song even more. I love your content it's very insightful especially your perspective and interpretation of the lyrics.

  • @angrywalrus3761
    @angrywalrus3761 2 роки тому

    Sometimes I feel like “right” and “alright” are this man’s favorite words

  • @davependragon1
    @davependragon1 Рік тому

    The lead Singer in the tracks is Damon Alban from Blur, all the other members are made up of many different people according to what type of song is being played.
    #

  • @NefariousDreary
    @NefariousDreary 2 роки тому

    One of my favorite songs from the Plastic Beach album.

  • @backtoback6213
    @backtoback6213 Рік тому +1

    I love me some big smoke reaction he's the OG love u brotha

  • @riddler4150
    @riddler4150 2 роки тому +1

    i don’t know if anyone said it but they’re from london

  • @jibrilbaldhead
    @jibrilbaldhead 2 роки тому

    Honestly curious about what you might think of Empire Ants from the same album. No official video for that one, sadly.

  • @Donsps5
    @Donsps5 2 роки тому

    Maby its like the inner workings? Like rhinestone is cheap diamond but far away it can look real and beautiful but as you get closer (learn more about it like unravel the truth),
    the same as how factories can look amazing from a far but when you learn the innerworkings of them and how they effect the environment you see past their rhinestone effect and see how they aren't so great.

  • @tomward7447
    @tomward7447 4 місяці тому

    The lead singer is from the uk he is the lead singer of blur also gorillaz is his side project

  • @Elieesia
    @Elieesia 8 місяців тому

    If you listen to the entirety of the album plastic beach, the message comes much clearer. It closely relates to concern about the state of the world, climate change and consumerism. It is definitely an album you should listen to all the way through.

  • @GuyLogen
    @GuyLogen 2 роки тому

    They got a lot of songs that you listen to and can go they are top 3. Bunch of bangers.

  • @andrewvenezio3212
    @andrewvenezio3212 2 роки тому +1

    We all need a reaction to Blur song 2

  • @energ8t
    @energ8t 2 роки тому +3

    The unifying “sameness” in Gorillaz is obviously Damon Albarn; the differences all come from the amazing revolving list of collaborators who fuel that. But you can certainly recognize his musical writing and sounds throughout all their albums and even his solo work… and of course Blur.

  • @cryptgod4543
    @cryptgod4543 5 місяців тому

    I would describe this song as a sarcastic love poem.

  • @sambbk4588
    @sambbk4588 2 роки тому

    Aww yee nice!
    My favourite off of 'Plastic Beach'.
    EDIT: The fan video is great but I actually kinda like the different beat with the storyboarding to this. It leaves you hanging for the next image (if interested in the story) which hits in time with the music. Also I always took the love like rhinestone falling reference to mean both worthless and relatively unpleasant. I would prefer water than a rhinestone (even though they are light), and that they then add to the pollution whereas water dissipates.

  • @wilddreams
    @wilddreams Рік тому

    It was definitely one of my favorites from that album together with empire ants

  • @shadowreaper998
    @shadowreaper998 Рік тому

    I believe this was supposed to be a full video and not just story board but I believe it was cut for some reason

  • @anarchy6661
    @anarchy6661 2 роки тому

    Honestly one of my favourite from gorrillaz i always put this on when im feeling low this and melancholy Hill are my favourite off this album

  • @StuD44
    @StuD44 2 роки тому

    You can now watch the fully animated video.

  • @breadpitt9687
    @breadpitt9687 2 роки тому +3

    Hey! Since you doing alternative lately, I'd love you to try more Arctic Monkeys songs, most of their songs got interesting well written lyrics.
    Here are some of my favs: Arabella, Fluorescent Adolescent, 505, I Wanna Be Yours

  • @ladislavbanyasz5490
    @ladislavbanyasz5490 2 роки тому

    there is a music video of this song with the finished fan-made animation

  • @JoDyMa
    @JoDyMa 2 роки тому +1

    This is one of my favourite tracks from them that doesn't feature a rapper

  • @Hermetic_Enigma
    @Hermetic_Enigma 2 роки тому

    2D is the lead singer from Blur
    His name is Damon Albarn

  • @Requiem25617
    @Requiem25617 2 роки тому +2

    Please do El Mañana by the Gorillaz. Also an amazing song.

  • @henrynewgate9019
    @henrynewgate9019 2 роки тому +1

    Someone actually animated the video from this storyboard
    You can find it on UA-cam

  • @ImJustADave
    @ImJustADave 2 роки тому +1

    I believe Damon is from the UK.

  • @KristiChan1
    @KristiChan1 Рік тому

    Such a shame they were never able to make the animation for this, but I'm happy they went ahead and put together the storyboard.

  • @josephhoward9631
    @josephhoward9631 2 роки тому +1

    I'd love to hear a breakdown and analysis of this song.

    • @josephhoward9631
      @josephhoward9631 2 роки тому

      Also, I don't know if it was just what I saw, but it SEEMED like people didn't like Plastic Beach much when it was first released. Some of my friends and other random comments I saw on the internet were like "Oh well at least I can put Demon Days on repeat" and I'm over here thinking "Plastic Beach is their best yet!" But it seems like people's opinions of Plastic Beach have improved over time or maybe I was just talking to the wrong people lol

  • @bg_4208
    @bg_4208 Рік тому

    Rhinestones are fake diamonds = fake love falling from the sky

  • @Moroklumpen
    @Moroklumpen 2 роки тому +1

    I'd love to see you react to "O Free World" and "Superfast Jellyfish". The latter in particular has a video I absolutely love.

  • @crawlingtiara1095
    @crawlingtiara1095 2 роки тому

    The song kind of gives me the Vibes of people revolting against companies that make stuff with plastic talking about plastic power and your rhinestone eyes are like factories far away like companies gaining power through plastic products and the factories or what make the Plastic Products. This is an add-on but also it says Nature's corrupted and it kind of gives me the vibe of how plastic is running the Earth

  • @tomfoolery9749
    @tomfoolery9749 2 роки тому +2

    Damon is prolific, you should dive into his other band 'The Good The Bad And The Queen', try their track - Merrie Land.

  • @Dookla
    @Dookla 2 роки тому

    Sort of "funny" story about this song, the music video at least, the reason there's no "official" video and there's just a storyboard (a fan did animate the storyboard though), is because they spent over half of Plastic Beaches budget for videos on Stylo's music video, the Bruce Willis cameo I believe was where most of it went, and it would appear Damon didn't learn his lesson because he then spent most of the budget for Song Machine Season 1 on The Lost Chord's music video, which isn't the worst, because it's a brilliant ending to Plastic Beach.

  • @DazsdWTP
    @DazsdWTP Рік тому

    gorillaz are amazing, love the music but the influence jamie hewlett's artwork has had on me is substantial, attention to lineweight and maybe a more crooked character design is such a nice staple of his work (tank girl comic he started is also amazing even with the other artists that took over from him as his focus shifted over to gorillaz)

  • @edward18517
    @edward18517 2 роки тому

    Oh wow, someone that actually watches the Rhinestone Eyes videos. Not many reactors actually watch the ending of the Plastic Beach storyline.

  • @RyanTravis23
    @RyanTravis23 2 роки тому +1

    Someone needs to donate and suggest "Blur - Song 2, the music video" and break his mind. 🤣

  • @stevecrisell108
    @stevecrisell108 2 роки тому

    Damon left a clue with Album title " Plastic Beach " you got it my friend .

  • @elzbietaszeliga2904
    @elzbietaszeliga2904 2 роки тому

    Also you have to have a look at their Converse collab its called Do Ya Thing!

  • @DamianSuicida610
    @DamianSuicida610 2 роки тому

    Hearing you try to breakdown the lore make me want to see you finally watch a video explaining it on

  • @clairepercy3662
    @clairepercy3662 2 роки тому

    Empire ants has a similar kind of music video, it’s really beautiful!

  • @anthonybarrett9648
    @anthonybarrett9648 2 роки тому

    I think this one is on the album Plastic Beach

  • @cburch9091
    @cburch9091 2 роки тому

    "Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head" and "All Alone" please.

  • @TheBEATLEnumber5
    @TheBEATLEnumber5 2 роки тому

    Best Gorillaz song 💕

  • @jimmythewheelie
    @jimmythewheelie 2 роки тому

    theyre absolutely dope live would love to see a reaction of a live performance

  • @timgrindvold1759
    @timgrindvold1759 2 роки тому

    Check out Richard van as rhinestone eyes video its the same but actually animated

  • @elzbietaszeliga2904
    @elzbietaszeliga2904 2 роки тому +1

    Damon Albarn is British, so is Hewll (the artist)

  • @theotakuoftime6465
    @theotakuoftime6465 2 роки тому

    A lot of people in the comments mentioned a lot of their good songs that you haven’t seen yet. So rather than repeat them I’ll mention a few I haven’t seen mentioned yet. There’s “let me out” (it plays at the start of saturnz barz), o green world and super fast jellyfish is so weird but kind od wonderful song.

  • @soupmoose2529
    @soupmoose2529 2 роки тому

    You should do Slow Country …The Sounder Edit and Que Pasa Contigo
    Love ❤️ your reactions

  • @kevinramirezvalencia9187
    @kevinramirezvalencia9187 2 роки тому +1

    I recommend another song from gorillaz which is in the same album as this song, the song is antz empire

  • @laureland4110
    @laureland4110 2 роки тому

    Don’t know exactly why but this is my all time favorite Gorillaz song

  • @christopherroblodowski6699
    @christopherroblodowski6699 2 роки тому +1

    This is a great one to react to the live version.

  • @MrAntigeneric
    @MrAntigeneric 2 роки тому

    The album is plastic beach when the Gorillaz characters were living on a plastic island formed in the great pacific garbage patch.

  • @jacobninedorf4121
    @jacobninedorf4121 2 роки тому

    19-2000 should be your next watch

  • @piplup2009
    @piplup2009 2 роки тому

    You're love (for the environment) is like rhinestones (fake diamonds) falling from the sky, pretty much what companies are doing today

  • @SomethingIguess379
    @SomethingIguess379 2 роки тому

    I believe it means every thing is corrupt and every thing in your eyes is polluted not corrupt and lastly when he’s talking about the helicopter he’s talking about choppers that look out for “plants/ crystals”

  • @DarthIRGri
    @DarthIRGri 2 роки тому

    Do ya thing do ya thing do ya thing!!!