History Fridge / Gorillaz

** A group of gorillas are also known as a [[IncrediblyLamePun band]].

* Also crossing over into FridgeBrilliance: ''Music/DemonDays'' was released in 2005, which means it was written and recorded in the wake of [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror 9/11]]. The rap in "Dirty Harry" is from the perspective of a soldier suffering PTSD from the war in Iraq; that's horrifying enough. But watch and listen to "El Mañana" and "Fire Coming Out Of The Monkey's Head" through the lens of the World Trade Center attack and collapse -- both songs become not only heartwrenching, but utterly ''terrifying''. "El Mañana's" video, in particular, with Noodle trapped in the windmill tower as it's gunned down by helicopters...brrrrr.

* In ''Kids with Guns'' from ''Music/DemonDays'', 2-D is singing about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin children slowly taking over with guns]], how they're "turning us into monsters," and that it's all for "desire." He may sing "Kids with guns... kids with guns" in a monotone voice, but when it gets to the chorus, he gets some emotion of hopelessness & grief in there. Now, imagine what he thought when [[AxCrazy Cyborg]] [[CreepyChild Noodle]] came along? [[TearJerker Dear God]]...

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* Watch the videos for "Feel Good Inc." and "El Mañana". The videos show Noodle, and her guitar, and her island as representing innocence, [[spoiler:and the destruction thereof. Noodle's "skyland" is attacked by two helicopters, which she attempts to hide from inside the windmill, though it is eventually critically damaged, plunges into a canyon, and is destroyed. Then "On Melancholy Hill" rolls around, and opens with Noodle on a cruise ship. She presents a decidedly more adult appearance, wearing lipstick and stockings-she is 19 now, after all -- and instead of making her way to the "lifebewtz", takes her gun and actively attempts to fight off the flying pirates, managing to down one but not the other before the cruise ship is bombed and sank. She's not innocent anymore, but she has grown up. It probably also means something that we never see her eyes.]]

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-->'''El Mañana:''' Saw that day, lost my mind...

* In "''Kids with Guns'' from ''Music/DemonDays''," 2-D is singing about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin children slowly taking over with guns]], how they're "turning us into monsters," and that it's all for "desire." He may sing "Kids with guns... kids with guns" in a monotone voice, but when it gets to the chorus, he gets some emotion of hopelessness & grief in there. Now, imagine what he thought when [[AxCrazy Cyborg]] [[CreepyChild Noodle]] came along? [[TearJerker Dear God]]...

** Also from ''Humility'', Russel tripping 2-D over for seemingly no reason makes a bit more sense when you remember that white eyes are either a sign of being afraid, which 2-D isn't, or ''possession.'' Given 2-D's eyes go back to their usual black after he gets back up it's likely that he was possessed during the video and that Russel, the band member with the most experience being possessed, gave him an impromptu exorcism.

* When Ace pops the basketball in the "Humilty" video, he looks genuinely surprised when the guys playing with the basketball are not impressed. Why? Think about [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls Ace's old gang]]; they probably would have thought it was hilarious. Real-life people? [[RealityEnsues Not so much.]]

** This is taken UpToEleven and brought out into the open in the Plastic Beach chapter, where 2D's been kidnapped, incarcerated, beaten and drugged by his old 'friend.' The relationship between these characters has grown from FridgeHorror to straight-out NightmareFuel; just keep in mind that if Murdoc has no problem doing these things on tape, what do you suppose happens behind closed doors?

** Still horror, but crossing over with Fridge Brilliance, keep in mind that this song (as was many of the songs on Demon Days) was written by Noodle. At this point in the story, Noodle had regained her memories of her past, where she and other children were trained as Japanese super soldiers, or, one could say they were all kids with guns (and possibly other weapons). The program got scrapped when the it was discovered the trained children were too violent and unstable for battle, "they're turning us into monsters".