Here we have the number one song of 2010. The most complete, catchy song that was made in the whole entirety of the year, and it is Gorillaz first single off their career best third album, ‘Plastic Beach.’ Fairly anticipated due to both the five year gap in between this album and their last and also the huge success they enjoyed with Feel Good Inc and Dare, this song came much as a surprise to fans. It wasn’t as catchy as the old stuff and it didn’t really have a chorus of sorts. From the opening riff and hip hop beat, it wasn’t so much a rap song as it was a whole new level of pop. I know it sounds crazy, but with this song, Gorillaz elevated the pop standard, creating a whole new boundary for musicians by combining everything that has been embodied in current pop music into one, showing it’s possible to create a song that embodies almost all genre’s but yet they make it work so perfectly, its utterly jaw dropping. From Mos Def’s opening rap, to Bobby Womack’s completely impromptu and unscripted chorus it brings together nearly fifty years of music into one song, whilst keeping it fresh and modern as if we’d never heard anything like it before.
The talent and bravery of Damon Albarn to completely abandon everything that’s made him what he is and to keep re-inventing himself is something that’s almost superhuman, showing that 10 years down the line, Blur are better than Oasis so to speak. But this isn’t about them, it’s about Gorillaz, and how 10 years into their career, this ‘cartoon’ album has released the most complete and utterly 3 dimensional song in such a long time. So here’s to Gorillaz and let’s hope that the next year brings out some more breathtaking and spellbinding tunes, they have a lot to live up to.
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