Jedna z nejúspěšnějších mladých anglických rockových kapel 1. poloviny 90. let (Albarn a James jsou ročník 1968, Coxon 1969 a Rowntree 1963). Původně hráli pod názvem Seymour (1989 - 90).
Už debutové album zaznamenalo velký úspěch, částečně...
Píseň: Look Inside America
Good morning, lethargy Drink Pepsi - it's good for energy The bath's on, smoke in the bedroom Sore throat, and on my neck a nasty bruise And where it came from Well I don't know But we played last night - it was a good show Got the play-out on a second rate chat show A nationwide deal, so we gotta go Jeff from the Company says it'll be alright Got an ad on KROQ And there's an in-store tonight Well I build things up Then I let them go Got to get time share on the radio Look inside America She's alright, she's alright Sitting out in the distance But I'm not trying to make her mine Looking for America With its kookie nights And suicides TV says its alright Cos everybody's hung up On something or other Stepping off in twenty So the driver says I should sleep tonight But I think I'll watch videos instead Annie Hall leaves New York in the end Press rewind and Woody gets her back again And the whole world could have passed through me But I don't know that it means much to me Look inside America She's alright, she's alright Sitting out in the distance But I'm not trying to make her mine I'm looking for America With its kookie nights And suicides TV says its alright Cos everybody's strung out On something or other And the whole world could have passed through me But I don't know that it means much to me
