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Not entirely sure that my opinion will change anything, but here we go.

"Clint Eastwood" is a CRAZY complicated song. It has movie references, drug references, all kinds of noises and soundtracks, and even stuff that breaks the fourth wall. Some of the lyrics have MULTIPLE MEANINGS. This song is an absolute treasure trove of meanings and layers that you can interpret for yourself, I'm just here to explain a few.

First of all, Clint Eastwood is the name of an actor, and you can hear the theme for one of the movies he was in, (the good, the bad, and the ugly) in the background of the song. Also, Clint Eastwood is one of Damon Albarn's favorite actors. Clint Eastwood was also the name of a musician from jamaica who the group heard about when recording in there.

The lines that 2-D sings throughout the whole song, (the only lines he sings, over and over,) also have many meanings. Yes, one of them is drugs. I'm not entirely sure what kind, but he has to take a lot of painkillers for the state of his eyes, so I would assume that could be it. Or maybe it's just drugs in general.

However, the line "I got sunshine in a bag" has multiple meanings. In the movie "The Good The Bad and The Ugly," Clint Eastwood calls his saddlebag full of gold his "Sunshine in a bag" so there's another Clint Eastwood reference. Also, "Sunshine in a bag" is now a euphemism for drugs, similar to the way people call MDMA "Molly."

2-D sings the same thing throughout the whole song, and does the same motions, and plays the same notes, and is almost oblivious to what's going on around him along with the rest of the band. (apart from Murdoc) This is an example that they are in fact a virtual band, it's like they're all on loop, because they aren't real.

Del, (the ghost rapper that lives inside Russel's brain) comes out and raps during this song, and says a few lyrics that gesture to the fact that this is a virtual band. They aren't real people, you can't talk with them, you can't touch them, but it's what the creators want you to believe. They want you to believe it's real because it's fun to break 4th walls and have fun with it. Del was just there to break it, and for anyone that's paying attention to his words to remember that.

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As I briefly mentioned earlier, 3 out of 4 of the members in the band are completely oblivious to what's happening around them, except for when 2-D turns around and stops singing to see Del return to Russel's brain. Murdoc is the only one who seems to notice, running from everything that pops out of the ground, while Noodle is happily skipping along, Russel is mindlessly drumming, and 2-D is repeating his words over and over, the three of them unaware of Del or anything else that Murdoc can see. I think this might just be a reference to the zombie-like world that some people see today, with modern technology on the rise. The world is sort of... well... it's kinda falling apart. This song was released a bit before all the crazy problems started to surface, so maybe that's not correct, but anyways.

"Clint Eastwood" is a crazy complicated song. I cannot stress this enough. You can learn one interpretation and be happy with that, or you can study this song for days upon end and still find new meanings every day. Music can be like that sometimes, and everyone has their opinions, but the one thing I am sure of for this song, is that, (I'll put it in capitals, one last time everyone,)

THIS SONG IS SUPER COMPLICATED, INTERPRET IT THE WAY YOU LIKE, BECAUSE CHANCES ARE, YOU'RE RIGHT IN SOME WAY!!

Thank you for your time, I will be off.
7/31/2021