9. Clint Eastwood
'Clint Eastwood', named so because of its spaghetti-western melodica riff, is more than a song to Gorillaz. It's
the song. It's been labelled a blank canvas for the finest in rap to pen verses to, and the likes of Kano, Bashy, De La Soul, Tinie Tempah (above), Snoop Dogg and originally Del the Funky Homosapien have all put their lyrical spins on the track. It's influenced the way that producers eye up collaborators, and it's a worthy set closer for the band. Yes, it's as hip-hop as Albarn's ever delved, but it's still bears a soul that wouldn't be unheard of for Blur; it's despondent, bewildered at the pace of the world and deliriously straitforward. It spins a broken heart into something beautiful and trails off into a nebulous coda: a recipe that had been repeated for about ten years when 'Clint Eastwood' was released, but suddenly, Damon was a fresh, innovative force in music again.