//GORILLAZ SONGS//
Hong Kong
Official song credits
Written and performed by Gorillaz Versions & availibility(Click links for exact discographical details)
"Hong Kong" [7:14] - available only on the compilation album Help:
A Day In The Life Live
Probably not going to get performed live.
A
beautiful andd haunting song, most reminiscent of Damon Albarn's more
melancholy Blur tracks, such as 'Out Of Time' and 'This Is A Low'. The
vocal is close and clear and the whole thing sounds something totally
unlike any other Gorillaz track. If the 'Demon Days' tracks were hard
to swallow as featuring 2D vocals (as opposed to Damon Albarn vocals)
then Hong Kong was surely a step even further in that direction, and
one which had fans saying 'It's not a Gorillaz song... really'. The
musical side of the track has many traditional oriental instruments to
the fore. Appropriately, the track was actually recorded in Hong Kong
while Damon and Jamie were on promotional duties there on 8th September
2005, (all the contributing artists to the Warchild album 'Help: A Day
In The Life' were asked to record a track on that day). A truly
beautiful and haunting song, reminiscent perhaps of late John Lennon.
The lyrics are an intriguing patchwork of snapshots from a sad world
gone wrong.
Other credits unknown at this time.
"Hong Kong (Live At Manchester Opera House)" [6:30] - available on
the Grammy Edition of Demon Days and on the DVD Demon
Days Live At The Manchester Opera House and an exclusive US iTunes EP of El Mañana
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Lyrics:
Lord hear me now You swallow me And late in a star's life Kid, hang over here The radio station disappears |
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