Fun Fact: The trumpet section on Strange Timez was played by Damon’s 9-year-old niece. “I was like, ‘You play the trumpet, come on. Come into the studio and do something.’ And she did that". #SongMachine -@DamonUnofficial

Fun fact: Robert Smith was not actually edited onto the moon, he was always the moon.

After all this years the voice of Robert Smith hasn't changed a bit, what a legend.

Robert Smith doesn't get older, he just gets more British...

im super excited to see 2D's mustache once it grows out

Can we talk about how Robert Smiths voice hasn't changed since the 80s?

Murdoc: *disappears* Rest of the band: Oh no! Anyway...

2D: wait it's all Robert Smith. Murdoc: *cocks gun* always has been

"One small step for Gorillaz, one giant leap for humanity"

This song feels like being in a dance club while the world is ending. It’s fast paced and feels grotesque but beautiful in its own way.

Noodle: I feel like we forgot something. 2d: if you forgot it, it’s probably not important Noodle: yeah Murdoc: *where the bloody hell is my Winnebago*

Every planet they reach isn't dead.

You know him as the front man of one of the most influential acts of all time, and now he's transcended all that to literally become the moon...

They weren’t kidding when in Magic City they said, “Look, there’s a billboard on the moon”

“I’m on the goddamned moon”-Russel Hobbs 2020

Fun fact: 2d doesn’t even have a drivers license. He’s driving without one.

Some artist’s voices get worse with age. Some get better. And some don’t need to change at all because they are already absolute gleaming perfection. Rob Smith possesses the latter. Nice work, all involved.

Why is this giving me some " Every Planet We Reach Is Dead" vibes

2001: Geep 2005: Windmill 2010: Stylo car/submarine 2020: Space winnebago

If I had a penny for everytime Murdoc took a psychodelic trip through space I'd have two pennies, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice

They weren't even kidding, there WAS a billboard on the moon.

Murdoc's finally travelling into space in an actual spacecraft rather than a bath, I'm so proud 🤧

Literally almost every frame can be a wallpaper or poster image. This is magnificent.

There's no sound in space... They are all singing to them selves in their suits and everyone else is just vibing

Look, there's a billboard on the moon ~ Magic City, The Now Now

Whenever I hear Robert Smith I just think of Regular Show

Murdoc: wait, it’s all Robert Smith? Robert Smith: always has been

I love that one moment of Noodle's absolute fascination and then the next moment she just has the murder in her eyes and she blows it up.

JUST LIKE HEAVEN

2d: strange timez russell: be the change murdoc: creepy portal noodle: *toot toot*

First thought when you see a billboard on the moon: *_Make it explode._*

I'm from Belarus, and I listened to Gorillaz as a teenager. In those days they were recorded on cassettes. If someone told me then that you would mention the events in Belarus in your song, I would not believe it. Thanks for what you are doing.

i swear if i don’t see “Be The Change” on the moon tonight i’m going to explode.

I'm in tears, Gorillaz collaborated with Robert Smith?! I haven't felt this excited about a Gorillaz release for a long time. Bring it on!

Robert Smith collabs with Gorillaz. A great day for humanity.

Murdoc: *Gets lost in space* Everyone else: *He’s aight*

Things that dont age: Gorilaz members and Robert Smith 's voice... ❤

Plot Twist: Damon and Jamie actually payed an inhuman amount of money to actually write *BE THE CHANGE* on the moon. Keep an eye out tonight

2:54 when you have headphones on, you can hear the background melody spinning around you

I'm 62 and I like the Gorillaz. They rock. Keep them vids coming I " feel good" lol

Was Noodle blowing up the billboard a reference to Magic city? “Look there’s a billboard on the moon”

robert smith is king and im so glad hes still making bangers on the alt music scene, also im so glad we are getting more animated gorillaz videos, 2020 is not all bad afterall, we got small blessings like this

They did it again. Almost every gorillaz song that I didn’t like at first has grown on me a lot. Awesome visuals too.

2D wasn't lying, there IS a billboard on the moon.

This one feels particularly like those more "hidden" songs of the first album, like New Genius or Gravity.

Murdoc in the machine bites talking about how he doesn’t care for portals but as soon as he sees one on the moon he’s all up in there I can’t

There's no denying Damon Albarn is a genius. Shame he and Bowie never collaborated on a song that would've been great.

Remember: Murdoc is 54 years old 2d is 42 years old Russel is 45 And Noodle is 30 I swear to god, if you make me edit this post 1 more time.

Russel going against 37 laws of physics and taking a drift at The Moon: *hell yeah*

Noodle 2001: Sings about shoeshine Noodle 2020: Fires of a nuke on the surface of the moon

Robert Smith sounds exactly the same as the 80s! We need more Gorillaz songs with guests of his caliber.

NOODLE BLOWS UP "a billboard on the moon" which is sung in magic city. Murdoc is "on a high ridge looking down" also sung in magic city coincidence...... i THINK NOT

The fact that Gorillaz is making songs in really hard times makes me smile.

Noodle and 2-D look bizarre without their iconic hair styles showing.

Good to know Robert Smith is doing well after beating Mecha-Streisand

No one gonna talk about Russel and how cute he is

Murdoc: [ *touches robert's face* ] Robert: *So you have chosen death.*

This song almost has a a David Bowie like energy, it doesn’t sound like a specific sound but it has that energy.

I don't remember the moon being this pretty

I love how Russel wrote "Be the change" that's really inspiring in these dark times

"I'm speeding through the forest, strange echoes of Belarus Where presidents pin badges on disconnected youth" Thanks you guys that noticed that. And greetings to you from Belarus!

If I had a dollar for every time Murdoc found himself soaring through a brightly colored hellscape, I’d have $2. It’s not much but it’s strange that it’s happened twice.

Russel writing on the moon "be the change" killed me

Therapist: Robert Smith moon isn't real and can't hurt you. Robert Smith Moon: 🌚

Therapist: Moon faced Robert Smith isn't real, it can't hurt you... *Moon faced Robert Smith:*

Lyrics: [Chorus: Robert Smith] Spinnin' around the world at night Spin around in black and white Spinnin' around until the Sun comes up Strange time to see the light [Verse 1: 2D] I think I've fallen onto silken thread, my head is spinning Suspended in a twilight web that keeps on giving The looping dervish in the lodge is lost within the ringing Far away, I can hear the sound of someone out there singing I'm speeding through the forest, strange echoes of Belarus Where presidents pin badges on disconnected youth What would you be dreaming of? No horseplay, no diving Cutting grass with scissors, whilst the great leaders reclining In golden hallways where we spin, the faithful will be silent [Interlude: 2D] Existing and not At the same time Spinning [Pre-Chorus: Robert Smith & (2D)] Spinnin' around the world at night (Strange times) Spin in and out of sight Spinnin' around until the Sun comes up (I helped you feel good) Strange time to turn it on [Chorus: Robert Smith] Spinning around the world at night Spin around in black and white Spinning around until the Sun comes up Strange time to see the light [Verse 2: 2D] Bottled water world, surgical glove world, beach washing world I'm twitching in the grimy heat, I think I might be spinning The unicorn degrading, no horseplay, no diving Cuttin' grass with scissors, whilst the great leaders [Pre-Chorus: Robert Smith] Spinnin' around until the Sun comes up Strange time to turn it on [Chorus: Robert Smith] Spinnin' around the world at night Spin around in black and white Spinnin' around until the Sun comes up Strange time to see the light [Outro: Robert Smith & (2D)] Strange time (Strange time) to be alive Strange time (Strange time) to be alive

The glow up from young Noodle having a bong sound effect in the intro to Left-hand Suzuki Method To Noodle HITTING A BONG IN A SPACESUIT IN SPACE lmao Something I didnt know I need till today

Man Noodle has grown up a lot since she was dancin around with a giant head in her closet.

I've always loved The Cure and Gorillaz but never imagined them in a collab! This is epic

Damons 9yo niece, Etta, is the one who played the trumpet! So cute

3:23 I like how Jamie credits that high pitched melody synth instrument to Noodle

2020: A Gorillaz Space Odyssey. Strange times indeed... What a privilege to have Robert Smith's voice over a Gorillaz beat. 22 years later and I'm still loving every second of this!!

Murdoc: gets sucked into a black void 2d russel and noodle: “aight imma head out”

Let’s appreciate that Murdoc didn’t show his pickle in space this time

Murdoc can never stay away from portals. It takes me back to 2010 on Plastic Beach he kept talking about Wizard's portal

Russel: Hey, where did Murdoc go? Noodle: I saw him approaching that weird black pilar. 2D: I think it ate him. Russel: ... Noodle: ... 2D: Well, let's go home! :D Edit: Im surprised this got so many likes. Thanks mates

Gorillaz: Robert Smith: I'm the moon

Seeing Robert Smith as the moon makes a lot of sense.

I love how dissonant the synth is. It reminds me of the dangers of space, which is what this song is about. It’s cool!

"I've decided to go to the ONE place that hasn't been corrupted by soulless corporate musicians... SPAACE!"

i died as a huge fan of both the cure and gorillaz, this was so unexpected i-

So nobody gonna talk about how they just left murdoc on the moon? I didn't see him in the ship when they left... Edit: just finished the latest sound byte: THE PICKLE IS FINE

I like how 2D's vocals echo because his head is in a helmet. Just the little details of these videos that always get me. Amazing song.

None’s talking about how this song is 60% 2001: A Space Odyssey’s references?

You can freak me out, you can throw me in a rocket ship.

Why is no one talking about how good robert smith was here 😞

I absolutely hated this song when I heard it for the first time. According to Spotify my 50th stream was on September 13th. It has now become my top streamed song of 2020.

I am going to sit here staring at this screen for 23hours straight

THERAPIST: the moon isn´t giving any messages to you. The moon: BE THE CHANGE

Gorillaz: “there’s a billboard on the moon” Me: I guess there is

Part of me is stunned, how well Robert Smith fits into this picture. The other part of me isn´t surprised at all. Beautifully creepy track and a hell of a build up right here. And when that beats drops I´m ready to go through walls.

i can always imagine young Robert singing this, his voice is timeless

2-D: Wait, it's all Robert Smith? Murdoc: Always has been.

1:52 *T H E M O N O L I F F* "Hey you guys, I'm just gonna walk into a monolith"

I'm speeding through the forest, strange echoes of Belarus .Where presidents pin badges on disconnected youth... This is a big problem in our country, thank you for finding a place in your song to help us

whatever it is, its murdoc's fault.

Why can I already see the “always has been” memes coming

"And far away I hear the sound of someone out there singing" Probably Murdoc cuz y'all left his ass on the moon

Spinnin' around the world at night Spin around in black and white Spinnin' around 'til the sun comes up Strange time to see a light I think I've fallen onto silken thread, my head is spinning Suspended in a twilight void, that keeps on giving The looping dervish in the lodge is lost within the ringing Far away I can hear the sound of someone out there singin' I'm speeding through the forest, strange echoes of Belarus Where presidents pin badges on disconnected youth What would you be dreaming of? No horse play, no diving Cutting glass with scissors, whilst the great leader's reclining In golden hallways where we spin The faithful will be silent Existing or not? At the same time, spinning Spinnin' around the world at night (strange times) Spin in and out of sight Spinnin' around until the sun comes up (I helped you feel good) Strange time to turn it on Spinning around the world at night Spin around in black and white Spinning around until the Sun comes up Strange times, to see a light Battle war of the worlds, surgical glove world, bleach thirsty world I'm twitching in the grimy heat, I think I might be spinning Here we go on degrading No horse play, no diving Cuttin' glass with scissors, whilst the great leaders- Spinnin' around until the sun comes up Strange time to turn it on Spinnin' around the world at night Spin around in black and white Spinnin' around until the sun comes up Strange time to see a light Strange time (strange time) To be alive Strange time (strange time) To be alive

2:25 Got serious apocalypse vibes from this. 2D staring at the earth, images of earths problems flashing on his helmet, and the trumpets (from the movie A Space Odessy) blaring in a more depressing tone. It’s like the trumpets of the apocalypse started blaring and 2D is just watching to see what’s next. The trumpets are also satirical because in the movie 2001:A Space Oddessy the trumpets play when something grand is happening, in the current situation on earth something ‘grand’ is happening but it’s more apocalyptic than something good. man I love the Gorillaz and their work, creativity