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 Post subject: Gorillaz Give Glee the Finger
PostPosted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 9:51 am 
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I like Damon more now.

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Gorillaz: We won't let 'Glee' cover our songs

The virtual band Gorillaz isn't exactly going bananas over the television musical series "Glee."
Lead singer Damon Albarn says he's not interested in letting the hit show perform covers of his band's songs.
"We wouldn't let that happen," Albarn said in an interview with The Associated Press last week.
"And not that they've asked us because they haven't, and now they definitely won't," he continued with a laugh.
Gorillaz is best known for their Grammy-winning jam "Feel Good Inc.," which features De La Soul. The group released two platinum-selling albums, and their latest, "Plastic Beach," came out in March.
"Glee," the Fox television musical series about a high school glee club, recently premiered its second season. The show features cover songs from a slew of top artists, including episodes based on performers like Madonna and Britney Spears.
The series counts Beatles legend Paul McCartney among its fans. He asked "Glee" co-creator Ryan Murphy to consider using some of his tunes on the show.
But Albarn says shows like "Glee" showcase "a very poor substitute for the real thing."
The "Glee" cast recently surpassed the Beatles for the most appearances on the Billboard Hot 100 chart by a non-solo act, but Albarn says people shouldn't take the feat seriously.
"Those songs won't last like the Beatles by any stretch of their imagination," he says. "They'll be forgotten in a few years' time."
Gorillaz kicked off the North American leg of their "Escape to Plastic Beach World Tour" earlier this month. It wraps up in Vancouver on Nov. 3.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 9:55 am 
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I am a big Damon Albarn fan; I love both Blur and Gorillaz. But these statements are just silly, "artier than thou" posturing by somebody who is taking themselves too seriously. And, definitely has a much greater sense of their own importance (especially in the US) than reality dictates they should...
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"We wouldn't let that happen," Albarn said in an interview with The Associated Press last week.
"And not that they've asked us because they haven't...

Nevertheless, Albarn is the shit, and I will continue listening to every damn thing that he puts out.

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 Post subject: Re: Gorillaz Give Glee the Finger
PostPosted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 9:56 am 
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So, no one really asked them?

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bort Wrote:
So, no one really asked them?


Excellent point.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:30 am 
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timmyjoe42 Wrote:
bort Wrote:
So, no one really asked them?


Excellent point.


It was a response to an AP interview. This was simply Damon Albarn's response to a question about Glee and having his music used by the show.
I don't think he is any more or less cool in my book for saying it, but I tend to agree with critics of the show who don't understand why all these half assed show choir caliber cover songs are charting on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time or shortly after the original version of the hit song left the charts.
It's basically Kidz Bop for teens and it has been conveniently packaged with a hit tv show.

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:38 am 
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I certainly can't blame him for finding the show annoying. And yeah, I didn't realize the songs from it were climbing the charts. That's just fucking strange. Also, I know too many grown adults who like this show. I guess I just didn't get picked on as a kid enough to give a crap about empowered glee club kids.
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Albarn rules.
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Yeah...Coldplay said the same thing when Glee asked them the first time, then when the show became a hit they actually contacted the show. So, things change. I've never watched the show, but would a Gorillaz song even work?

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I'd rather watch cartoons than glee, so maybe.
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fuck musical fucking theatre fucking period.

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oh, he's so principled. :wanker:

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this is the worst show

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shiv Wrote:
Damon Albarn :wanker:

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I'd rather watch Glee then listen to the new Gorillaz album

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