_talk to me_ _talk to me_ _talk to me_ _talk to me_

9 years later and I've come to the realization that Gorillaz' songs are simply timeless

For some reason I’m obsessed with the little animation of 2D. Something about the care and worry in his eyes as he pleads, “talk to me” gets to me.

Here's a bit of trivia if anyone is interested. Doncamatic was the name of the Rhythm Machine released by Keio Gijyutsu Kenkyujo (later renamed Korg) founded by Tsutomu Katou. Katou was a submariner in WWII. Daley cruising in a submarine and coming across WWII wreckage doesn't seem a coincidence to me. In fact, Katou was the asked by Gorillaz to record the vocal sample of "Doncamatic" which is heard in this song. Just a bit of nerding-out. I don't claim to have the full story worked out, just wanted to point out some connections. ✌️

For those who don't know, this happens between melancholy hill and rhinestone eyes. Daley is heading to plastic beach on his own. 2D is still locked down and tries to communicate with him.

first time my mom heard this she said "oh who's that chick? they have a great voice" and i was like "a c t u a l l y"

I remember when this first came out and there were people who mocked the song and said it was terrible and a lot of that had to do with a guy who had such high vocals and now the comments are about how cool it is the guy has such high vocals. Times have changed and I'm here for it.

i ADORE how at 2:15 daley's vocals become more high and prolonged, which, if you were just listening to the song, you'd probably think it was just to make the chorus sound better and less repetitive. BUT when you watch the music video and note how his character is becoming increasingly stressed, it really adds more weight. p.s. daley's voice is literally angelic. it's like the audio equivalent of a honeycomb milkshake.

'Plastic Beach' feels so incomplete without this track.

*2-D:* TALK TO ME, TALK TO ME, PLEASE COME HELP, I'VE BEEN IMPRISONED IN A PLASTIC BEACH, PLEASE TALK TO ME AND COME HELP *Daley:* heehoo doncamatic

1:47 "It's a crime that no one appreciates how good this animation is"

1:55 my god that animation is smooth

10 years ago, this was made. Man, gorillaz will always have good music.

It would be really funny if Gorillaz collaborated with Daley again in the future and he's just like "Oh yeah, that was my glasses I lost back at Plastic Beach. Must have floated up to some random skeleton."

Lyrics: Doncamatic Down lowly Make up for the time you've wasted Come slowly And claim back the boy you left behind Close the white book Unplug the brain from the game 'Cause it's time to wipe out To the stars Get on the fame The song is not the same when we're All played out, played out, all played out They said the memories All fade out, fade out, all fade out Tell me did you feel that? Don't slow down Even if it's only to escape Just down, low down Before somebody steals your place man Close the white book Unplug the brain from the game 'Cause it's time to wipe out To the stars Get on the fame And the conversation's over We're all played out, played out, all played out (talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, talk to me) You see the memories All fade out, fade out, all fade out (talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, talk to me) Tell me did you feel that? Doncamatic Down lowly Make up for the time you wasted Come slowly Claim back the boy you left behind and Close the white book Unplug the brain from the game It's time to wipe out to the bar get on the fame The song is not the same when we're All played out, played out, all played out (Talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, talk to me) You see the memories All fade out, fade out, all fade out (Talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, talk to me) The song is not the same when we're All played out, played out, all auto tuned (Talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, talk to me) The song is not the same when we're All played out, played out, played out, played out (Talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, talk to me) Tell me did you feel that?

That "Talk to me, talk to me, talk to me" part is so addictive, idk why. The animation is fluid, the art is nice, the vocals sound great. Honestly wish 2-D/Damon had more lines rather than just those three words a few times.

the emotion in 2d’s voice when he says “talk to me talk to me talk to me” he sound so desperate :(

So THAT'S why this song wasn't on the official album. Daley got separated from the rest of the guest artists on his way to Plastic Beach and was late to the recording session. Glad he made it. We wouldn't have this song without him.

Down lowly Make up for the time you've wasted Come slowly And claim back the boy you left behind Close the white book Unplug the brain from the game 'Cause it's time to wipe out To the stars Get on the fame The song is not the same when we're All played out, played out, all played out They said the memories All fade out, fade out, all fade out Tell me did you feel that? Don't slow down Even if it's only to escape Just down, low down Before somebody steals your place man Close the white book Unplug the brain from the game 'Cause it's time to wipe out To the stars Get on the fame And the conversation's over We're all played out, played out, all played out (talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, talk to me) You see the memories All fade out, fade out, all fade out (talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, talk to me) Tell me did you feel that? Doncamatic Down lowly Make up for the time you wasted Come slowly Claim back the boy you left behind and Close the white book Unplug the brain from the game It's time to wipe out to the bar get on the fame The song is not the same when we're All played out, played out, all played out (Talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, talk to me) You see the memories All fade out, fade out, all fade out (Talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, talk to me) The song is not the same when we're All played out, played out, all auto tuned (Talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, talk to me) The song is not the same when we're All played out, played out, played out, played out (Talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, talk to me) Tell me did you feel that?

I’ve been on a Gorillaz kick recently. Last week it was Saturn Barz, Aires before that, Andromeda, etc. This is my kick this week. So many good songs. I love this band. Daley is such a good singer, wish his Spotify was more populated.

People who probably aren’t that much into Gorillaz will think he’s dead for real with these comments

here we see a hipster in his natural habitat, underwater in a neon covered submarine

the animation of 2D pleading “talk to me, talk to me, talk to me” always gets me for some reason

it's a crime that this wasn't included on Plastic Beach. best Gorillaz song.

Daley looks like a 2018 KZfaqr.

Adventures of Sea Hipster: The Ignoring of 2-D

I, honestly, think this is one of their best songs.

I remember when people where roasting the shit out of this song. I was very surprised because I loved that song even back than. Now 2024 it’s still a banger

Now I have 2D's part stuck in my head......... TALK TO ME TALK TO ME TALK TO ME

Who’s here after we saw his remains in “The Lost Chord”

i have a theory, singing is source of some energy in world of gorrilaz, as we see in this video, Daley's submarine is only powered when he sings, and when he stopped singing lights in submarine started blinking like with lack of power, we also can see power of songs in "on melancholy hill" musicians have their submarines all powered by songs, and in "stylo" their car became faster only wen they started singing fully, and as we see, shark submarine started to drown because they stopped singing. in "dirty harry" we can see same pattern, as when they stopped singing car broke and stopped running, also we see this power in "fell good inc." and "el manana" as the windmill flies with a song, and when song stops in el manana it starts falling, and in "19-2000" we see that car speeds up very much as noodle starts singing

This song is so underrated! Why does nobody talk about it???

I'm impressed with this guy's high vocals. And the music video overall is just satisfying to watch.

....I won't lie: until I saw this video, I thought the singer was a woman.

The part of 2-D saying "talk to me" gives me chills and I keep on repeating it. He looks so grim and its just very smooth.

Still one of the best songs in human history

1:44 **Daley sings* 2D: HELLO IS ANYBODY THERE?! TALK TO ME, TALK TO ME, TALK TO ME, TALK! IVE BEEN CAPTURED BY MURDOC AND BEEN PUT AGAINST MY WILL! COME AND RESCUE ME! **Daley keeps on singing*

NO DALEY, DONT GO TO PLASTIC BEACH-

Pause at 2:55. Pink phantom?

I’m a more recent fan, and there is something about this song that itches my brain in a good way! Daley’s voice is so beautiful, and the sounds in this song sound great too. Plus, the music video is so cool! I love the way he’s just jamming out in the sub, and the animation on 2-D is amazing as always. I love this song so much! ❤

RIP my boy, Daley 😔✊ I can’t believe they did him like that.

Alternate title: hipster almost dies to guy asking him to talk normally

Most underrated gorillaz song

at least his submarine works

Fun Fact: This ship is powered by singing, so if he talked to 2-D he would have *DIED*

2D: please talk to me I'm being abused by Murdoc and a cyborg version of my little sister and i want to die Daley: haha submarine go brrr

Todavia hay gente que no le gusta esta canción pero... Oh por Dios esta cancion es muy buena!!! :D

12 Years, still here! 😍

1st listen: this is so bad 15th listen: TaLk To mE TaLk To mE

i don't think many people understand that gorillaz is a very experimental song, hence the variety in songs and the members of the band being characters. this song is a little different but that's really what the bang is about

Them mfs in the submarine

He got the gaming lights and everything

i really love it whenever 2D appears and says "talk to me talk to me!"

IT'S 2017 HOW AM I JUST DISCOVERING THIS

Funny story, I remember listening to this song all the way back in 2011, back in the good old days when I was still in a elementary school, I didn’t think much of it, but after re-listening to it recently, I love it.... god damn do I feel old!

"12 years ago" that's insane that this song feels like it's a month old.

Daley couldn't talk to 2D because according to the Gorillaz Wiki, Daley's sub is music powered. So if he were to stop playing the music, he would sink.

theory: this is actually russels singing voice

People didn't know how to appreciate the video as much as the song and now that they realized that the song was good, they pretend that they never hated it.

I'm here looking for the Titan submarine 😂

You know what I don't get? People are bitching about this song sounding nothing like Gorillaz, but honestly, this reminds me a lot of DARE. Just because it doesn't have 2D prominently (in fact, DARE doesn't have 2D at all), and it still has the distinct trip-hop-ish/experimental feel of any other song they've done. I don't see the problem. :/

this hits harder now after seeing Daley’s washed up skeleton on PB

This is probably one of their best songs.

Shark just attacked him *nah its all good fam just keep singing*

Another good title would be *2-D TRIES TO COMMIT MANSLAUGHTER*

TALK TO ME TALK TO ME TALK TO ME TALK TO ME

2d saying “Talk to me” is an unhealthy obsession of mine.

Hipster in a submarine

Basically, this guy didnt make it to plastic beach till after everyone else, and stayed there for the rest of his life. He died there. Then is the song machine episode 9 video, we see his skeleton. It comes full circle

Should’ve used this submersible to see the Titanic

POV: You’re one of the people aboard that Titanic submarine.

Y'ALL HYPED FOR PHASE 4?

It's been 7 years already

TALK TO ME TALK TO ME TALK TO ME

2:20 is that the pink phantom in the corner?

After I found out people hated this, I wanted to check it out to see how bad it was. Ended up loving it. Honestly people, get a grip. "It doesn't sound like Gorillaz"? Piss off.

Think he's just one of the followers of the Gorillaz' big submarine adventure bit that was Melancholy Hill. What if the other submariners all had a song? Thank god they chose his-

I’m impressed with this guy’s high vocals and the music video overall is just satisfying to watch.

2D pleading for Daley to talk to him with a worried expression gets me, it really does. The ship Daley's in is required for him to sing to keep running, so if even if he did listen to 2D, he would've died anyways. :(

TACO MEAT TACO MEAT TACO MEAT TACO MEAT

This song grows on you

The most underrated/overhated Plastic Beach song. People rag on this because it got a music video and Rhinestone Eyes doesn't, but it's catchy as fuck.

The Little Animation of 2D is genuinely so smooth and good

I like how 2D is concerned about his safety and says talk to me talk to me talk to me talk to me

2-D needs to be animated like this all the time 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Me alegra ver como hay algunas personas que están descubriendo a fondo a Gorillaz

doncamatic always underrated fr

its been years but this song is still one of my absolute favorites almost entirely because of 2ds little bit. i dont know what it is about the way he says "talk to me", but its so hypnotic. and the animation on the screen just adds to that, its mesmerizing! this entire song is just stunning

i gotta say, this is one of their best animated videos, it almost looks like a real person is singing...

I can't believe this song is10 years old!!!

Absolutely timeless I could listen to this over and over again

it's a shame Daley isn't real well known. he's got a real pretty voice

Aftee you hear 2-D in the chorus you start hearing him when he isn't even there

If only those at Ocean Gate had made a submarine that is driven by voice instead of using a pirate joystick

Debo dejar de escuchar tanta nostalgia a altas horas de la noche

Theory: 2D is actually saying"tacomeat" because be thinks its a communicator to order taco bell, and he wants taco meat, nothing else, just taco meat.

TALK TO HIM , JE SU S

Daley will be able to find the Titan submarine

Damn the fact that he’s in a mini submarine didn’t age well at all 💀

I love how pretty much everyone you speak too who listens to Gorillaz agrees with the fact that at first you never really like one of their songs, it usually takes a few listens until you really get into them and then you are hooked