19 2000 and Feel Good inc. by the Gorillaz<br /><br />19 2000 was originally a rather minimalist (and somewhat dull) rap with the gimmick of a cartoon voice (rather than an angry, heavy bass vocal), a club remix became a huge dance hit at the turn of the century and turned Gorillaz into a household name, both because of how catchy the melody and lyric are and because so few people who love the song seem to know its title - and those who do have no idea why it's called "19-2000." Well, here's the answer: Murdoc Nickels, who operates as the leader of the virtual band said: "I wrote this around the end of the last millennium, as the clocks were changing and the 21st century was dawning. A new age was upon us. It would be ridiculous for the occasion to go unmarked by a band as forward thinking and iconic as Gorillaz. I just needed a title that reflected that change. 19/2000 fitted the bill. It was that or 'Millennium' and that's a s--t name for a song."<br /><br />For anyone who doesn't know the song by its title, it's the one that starts with rapping about a monkey in the jungle watching a paper trail, followed by a momma telling her kids they have to make their own shoes, and then ramps up to a chorus of "Get the cool! Get the cool shoeshine!"<br /><br />This samples "Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & the Family Stone.<br /><br />Tina Weymouth of the Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club provided backing vocals on this track.<br /><br />Trugoy the Dove from De La Soul is the rapper on Feel Good inc.. Damon Albarn does the rest of the vocals in character as 2D.<br /><br />At the 2006 Grammy Awards, this won for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals.<br /><br />The song is a throwback to the days of answering machines when callers would wait for the beep and leave a message on a microcassette. After the line:<br /><br />And all I wanna hear is the message beep<br />My dreams, they got her kissing, 'cause I don't get sleep<br /><br />We hear a beep, followed by the first chorus ("Windmill, windmill for the land..."), which is distorted with tape hiss as if we are listening to the message.<br /><br />That's Trugoy the Dove's De La Soul bandmate PA Pasemaster Mase laughing. He explained to The Guardian that people have always found his guffawing contagious. Mase showcased his laughter on De La Soul's 2000 track "U Don't Wanna BDS," where it worked well. One night, during the performance, Mase giggled and chuckled throughout the entire song, and his De La Soul colleague Posdnuos commented, "He just comes out and laughs and gets a standing ovation."<br /><br />"When we did the Gorillaz record," he added, "Damon whispered the rhyme in my ear and I knew exactly where he wanted me to laugh."<br /><br />Writers: Damon Albarn, Jamie Hewlett<br />19 2000<br /><br />The world is spinning too fast<br />I'm buying lead Nike shoes<br />To keep myself tethered<br />To the days I've tried to lose<br />My mama said to slow down<br />You must make your own shoes<br />Stop dancing to the music<br />Of Gorillaz in a happy mood<br />Keeping my groove on<br /><br />They do the bump (la-la, la-la)<br />They do the bump (la-la, la-la)<br />They do the bump (la-la, la-la)<br />They do the bump<br /><br />They do the bump (la-la, la-la)<br />They do the bump (la-la, la-la)<br />They do the bump (la-la, la-la)<br />They do the bump<br /><br />Here you go, get the cool<br />Get the cool shoeshine<br />Get the cool<br />Get the cool shoeshine<br />Get the cool<br />Get the cool shoeshine<br />Get the cool<br />Get the cool shoeshine<br /><br />There's a monkey in the jungle<br />Watching a vapor trail<br />Caught up in the conflict<br />Between his brain and his tail<br />And if time's elimination<br />Then we got nothing to lose<br />Please repeat the message<br />It's the music that we choose<br />Keeping my groove on<br /><br />They do the bump (la-la, la-la)<br />They do the bump (la-la, la-la)<br />They do the bump (la-la, la-la)<br />They do the bump<br /><br />They do the bump (la-la, la-la)<br />They do the bump (la-la, la-la)<br />They do the bump (la-la, la-la)<br />They do the bump<br /><br />Okay, bring it down here<br />We'll come back out<br /><br />Get the cool<br />Get the cool shoeshine<br />Get the cool<br />Get the cool shoeshine<br />Get the cool<br />Get the cool shoeshine<br />Get the cool<br />Get the cool shoeshine<br /><br />They do the bump<br />They do the bump<br />They do the bump<br />They do the bump<br /><br />Feel Good Inc.<br />Writers: Brian Burton, Damon Albarn, David Jolicoeur, Jamie Hewlett<br /><br />Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, feel good<br />Sha, sha-ba-da, sha-ba-da-ca, feel good<br />Sha, sha-ba-da, sha-ba-da-ca, feel good<br />Sha, sha-ba-da, sha-ba-da-ca, feel good<br />Sha, sha-ba-da, sha-ba-da-ca, feel good<br />Sha, sha-ba-da, sha-ba-da-ca, feel good<br />Sha, sha-ba-da, sha-ba-da-ca, feel good<br />(Change) sha, sha (change) ba-da (change), sha-ba-da-ca, (change) feel good<br />(Change) sha, sha (change) ba-da (change), sha-ba-da-ca, (change) feel good<br /><br />City's breaking down on a camel's back<br />They just have to go 'cause they don't know whack<br />So while you fill the streets, it's appealing to see<br />You won't get undercounted 'cause you're damned and free<br />You got a new horizon, it's ephemeral style<br />A melancholy town where we never smile<br />And all I wanna hear is the message beep<br />My dreams, they got her kissing, 'cause I don't get sleep, no<br /><br />Windmill, windmill for the land<br />Turn forever hand in hand<br />text limit