VideoSong3 - Feel Good Inc. Cover (Gorillaz) - Jack Conte

25 Mar 2008 · 4 min

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The content is a verbatim transcription of Jack Conte’s 2008 YouTube cover of Gorillaz’s “Feel Good Inc.” The performance features a heavily altered set of lyrics that diverge from the original song, introducing surreal and whimsical imagery such as windmills, hazmat references, and nonsensical phrases. The rendition showcases Conte’s experimental vocal style and a playful, improvisational approach, turning the familiar track into a quirky, free‑form lyrical collage. While the original song’s themes of consumerism and alienation are hinted at, the cover emphasizes a chaotic, upbeat atmosphere, with repeated motifs like “windmill, windmill for the land” and “love forever, love is free.” The video’s purpose appears to be a creative reinterpretation and a showcase of Conte’s musical humor and DIY aesthetic.

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Feel good, feel good, feel good, feel good, feel good, feel good, feel good. City's breaking down on a camel's back. They just gotta go 'cause they don't know why. So all you feel the streets, it's appealing to see you. You won't get out the county 'cause you're damage-free. You got a new horizon, it's ephemeral style. A melancholy town where we never smile. And all I wanna hear is a message beep. My dreams, they gotta kiss me 'cause I don't get to sleep, no. Windmill, windmill for the land. Turn forever hand in hand. Take it all in on your stride. Sinking, falling down. Love forever. Love is free. Let's turn forever, you and me. Windmill, windmill, for the land is everybody's. Laughing gas, these hazmats. Fast cats, lining them up like ass crack. Ladies, ponies, I attract. It's my chocolate attack. Shit on 7 in the heart of this year. Can't bear bumping in the heart of this year. Watch me as I gravitate. We're gonna go ghost town. That's Motown with your sound. You in the place gonna buy a dust can. Fight with us with your sound. Gonna kill the ink, so don't stop. Get it, get it until you jet ahead. You watch the way I navigate. Forever, hand in hand. Take it all in on your stride. It is ticking, falling down. Love forever, love is free. Let's turn forever, you and me. Windmill, windmill, for the land is everybody's. Don't stop, get it, get it. We are your captains in a steady. Watch me navigate a Don't stop. Yeah, yeah. We are your captains in a city. Watch me navigate.