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Some Kind of Nature is the ninth track on Gorillaz' 2010 album "Plastic Beach" and features guest vocals and additional guitar by Lou Reed.
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Real Life Backstory[]
Damon Albarn had discovered and fallen in love with the Velvet Underground's work in 1986. He wanted to do a collaboration with Lou Reed for Plastic Beach, however Reed repeatedly rejected his offer. Damon sent him 3 different songs via email, to which Lou stated he didn't like it and wanted to be left alone. On his fourth attempt, Lou gave a tentative yes, and Damon / Jamie / Remi flew out to New York. arriving on a rainy afternoon to record it. Jamie and Remi weren't allowed into the studio, and (after a cup of tea) Lou asked Damon to wait while he went off uptown - Lou wrote his lyrics in the taxi about "his thoughts on plastic"[1], came back, delivered it his way, one take only.
Virtual Band backstory[]
Band member Murdoc Niccals stated the following about "Some Kind of Nature" in a track-by-track commentary:[2]
| “ | I grew up on Lou Reed, and the VelvetsW. And I loved Lou’s solo stuff, ‘Magic and LossW’ and ‘The Blue MaskW’ and ‘TransformerW’ of course. It’s funny. This track’s got a good ol’ sunshiny vibe. Like something off Sesame StreetW. Apparently Lou Reed is one of the only people to never appear, or refuse to appear, on Sesame Street. So it’s quite a coup that we got him on this. I recorded with Lou over in New York and he wanted to do his whole vocal thing in private, on his own. He ordered everyone out the studio. Me too. I love Lou, but y’know: this is my album. I wanna know what’s going down. Still, his track... wow! Solid gold |
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Lyrics[]
[Lou Reed]
Some kind of nature some kind of soul
Some kind of mixture some kind of goal
Some kind of majesty some chemical load
Some kind of metal made up from glue
Some kind of plastic I can wrap around you
The needy eat man mades they wear phony clothes
They sit with barbiturates until they grow old
[2D]
Some kind of nature some kind of soul
Some kind of mixtures some kind of goal
Some kind of majesty some chemical load
[Lou Reed]
While me I love plastics and digital foils
To wrap up the sound and protect the girls
From the spiritual poison we expel at night
Like phony clothes but I really like might
[2D, Reed, Both]
Some kind of nature (some kind of nature some kind of soul)
Come forth within us
Oh lord forgive me
(Some kind of mixture some kind of goal)
It's gonna come and find us
All we are is stars
(Some kind of metal) some kind of metal made up from glue
Some kind of plastic I can wrap around you
The needy eat man mades they wear phony clothes
They sit with barbiturates until they grow old
Some kind of nature (some kind of nature some kind of soul)
Come forth within us
Oh lord forgive me
(Some kind of mixture some kind of goal)
It's gonna come and find us
All we are is stars[3]
Video[]
Gorillaz - Some Kind of Nature - Plastic Beach
Visualiser[]
Gorillaz - Some Kind of Nature
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The song artwork is a homage to the cover of Jimi HendrixW's posthumous compilation album Voodoo SoupW, made by French comic book artist MœbiusW.
References[]
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDX6l9_58RA
- ↑ "Gorillaz, ‘Plastic Beach’ – Murdoc’s Track-By-Track Guide". NME (2010-03-22).
- ↑ "Plastic Beach (Deluxe Version)" iTunes LP Music & Lyrics feature