Rhinestone Eyes
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"Rhinestone Eyes" is a single from Gorillaz
's third studio album, Plastic Beach
. Fictional band member, Murdoc Niccals, stated the following about "Rhinestone Eyes" in a 'Track by Track' commentary:
"This one was recorded in my little submarine. I nicked a bit of my own 'Electric Shock' track, and stuck it in here, with a little delay over the top. Came out quite well, don't you think?"
The band performed the song live for the first time at the Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth, as part of the Escape to Plastic Beach Tour. The song is featured in the video game FIFA 11
. The band recorded a live set for The Late Show with David Letterman on October 8, 2010. The set was released on the show's webcast, with "Rhinestone Eyes" being played on the main show. It was initially intended as the fourth single from Plastic Beach as promo copies of the song were sent to American radio stations, however, it was eventually cancelled in favour of Doncamatic.
version of a possible music video for the song was released on 4 October 2010 to the Gorillaz' YouTube channel. The video tells the story of how all the Gorillaz reunite on Plastic Beach with the arrival of Russel and Noodle. On the Plastic Beach tour, the song and video are played after On Melancholy Hill
showing the continuity of the videos. The song also contains elements of the unreleased Gorillaz
' demo Electric Shock, which Damon Albarn
played when he filled in for Zane Lowe
on BBC Radio 1
. An actual video still hasn't been made. The storyboard begins with Russel and Noodle heading to Plastic Beach with Noodle riding on on top of Russel's head as he eats a fish. The Boogieman then appears at the top of Plastic Beach with Murdoc and Android Noodle discovering him. Android Noodle begins to shoot at the Boogieman as he hides behind a statue resembling the cover of the band's album D-Sides. The Boogieman then jumps into the ocean, with 2D noticing him from his room, and lands on an empty ship. The Boogieman then points to Murdoc and remembers a flashback in which men on horses pass by in a desert setting (possibly Mexico, where Murdoc used to be an arms dealer) while the Boogieman is left behind on a donkey. A mysterious man approaches him and holds his hand out as a sign of friendship. As the Boogieman stretches out his hand, the man grabs his hand and reveals to be Murdoc. The scene returns to normal with the Boogieman feeling outwitted as Murdoc grins. Android Noodle blows up the entrance while holding a complete arsenal of weapons, surprising all of the fellow people who collaborated on Plastic Beach. The Boogieman then summons his own army to attack Plastic Beach while Android Noodle and the collaborators try to defend the island. A whale begins to bite the bottom of Plastic Beach until Russel grabs its tail and tosses it into the sky, hitting a plane. Android Noodle is startled to see Russel while Russel opens his mouth, revealing Noodle to be inside. Noodle takes off her mask and reveals some scars around her right eye.
Gorillaz
Gorillaz is an English musical project created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. This project consists of Gorillaz music itself and an extensive fictional universe depicting a "virtual band" of cartoon characters...
's third studio album, Plastic Beach
Plastic Beach
Plastic Beach is the third studio album by British virtual band and alternative hip hop supergroup Gorillaz, released 3 March 2010 on Parlophone and Virgin Records. Conceived from an unfinished Gorillaz project called Carousel, the album was recorded during June 2008 to November 2009 and produced...
. Fictional band member, Murdoc Niccals, stated the following about "Rhinestone Eyes" in a 'Track by Track' commentary:
"This one was recorded in my little submarine. I nicked a bit of my own 'Electric Shock' track, and stuck it in here, with a little delay over the top. Came out quite well, don't you think?"
The band performed the song live for the first time at the Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth, as part of the Escape to Plastic Beach Tour. The song is featured in the video game FIFA 11
FIFA 11
FIFA 11 is the 18th title in Electronic Arts' FIFA series of football video games. Developed by EA Canada, it was published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label...
. The band recorded a live set for The Late Show with David Letterman on October 8, 2010. The set was released on the show's webcast, with "Rhinestone Eyes" being played on the main show. It was initially intended as the fourth single from Plastic Beach as promo copies of the song were sent to American radio stations, however, it was eventually cancelled in favour of Doncamatic.
Music video
A storyboardStoryboard
Storyboards are graphic organizers in the form of illustrations or images displayed in sequence for the purpose of pre-visualizing a motion picture, animation, motion graphic or interactive media sequence....
version of a possible music video for the song was released on 4 October 2010 to the Gorillaz' YouTube channel. The video tells the story of how all the Gorillaz reunite on Plastic Beach with the arrival of Russel and Noodle. On the Plastic Beach tour, the song and video are played after On Melancholy Hill
On Melancholy Hill
"On Melancholy Hill" is the third single from British alternative group Gorillaz' third studio album, Plastic Beach. The song was originally written by Damon Albarn during the production time for The Good The Bad and The Queen's self titled album. The single was released on 26 July 2010...
showing the continuity of the videos. The song also contains elements of the unreleased Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Gorillaz is an English musical project created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. This project consists of Gorillaz music itself and an extensive fictional universe depicting a "virtual band" of cartoon characters...
' demo Electric Shock, which Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn is an English singer-songwriter and record producer who has been involved in many high profile projects, coming to prominence as the frontman and primary songwriter of Britpop band Blur...
played when he filled in for Zane Lowe
Zane Lowe
Zane Lowe also known as 'Zipper', is a radio DJ and television presenter. He was born in New Zealand and grew up in Auckland, where he was a presenter on the local music station Max TV, before moving to England...
on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
. An actual video still hasn't been made. The storyboard begins with Russel and Noodle heading to Plastic Beach with Noodle riding on on top of Russel's head as he eats a fish. The Boogieman then appears at the top of Plastic Beach with Murdoc and Android Noodle discovering him. Android Noodle begins to shoot at the Boogieman as he hides behind a statue resembling the cover of the band's album D-Sides. The Boogieman then jumps into the ocean, with 2D noticing him from his room, and lands on an empty ship. The Boogieman then points to Murdoc and remembers a flashback in which men on horses pass by in a desert setting (possibly Mexico, where Murdoc used to be an arms dealer) while the Boogieman is left behind on a donkey. A mysterious man approaches him and holds his hand out as a sign of friendship. As the Boogieman stretches out his hand, the man grabs his hand and reveals to be Murdoc. The scene returns to normal with the Boogieman feeling outwitted as Murdoc grins. Android Noodle blows up the entrance while holding a complete arsenal of weapons, surprising all of the fellow people who collaborated on Plastic Beach. The Boogieman then summons his own army to attack Plastic Beach while Android Noodle and the collaborators try to defend the island. A whale begins to bite the bottom of Plastic Beach until Russel grabs its tail and tosses it into the sky, hitting a plane. Android Noodle is startled to see Russel while Russel opens his mouth, revealing Noodle to be inside. Noodle takes off her mask and reveals some scars around her right eye.
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