{"id":11447,"date":"2022-10-20T09:15:14","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T13:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/millheiser.com\/hokeyblog\/?p=11447"},"modified":"2022-10-27T16:16:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T20:16:37","slug":"buttkickin-halloween-songs-m1-a1-gorillaz-2001","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/millheiser.com\/hokeyblog\/2022\/10\/20\/buttkickin-halloween-songs-m1-a1-gorillaz-2001\/","title":{"rendered":"Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “M1 A1” — Gorillaz (2001)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Hello!<\/em>
\nHello!<\/em>
\nIs anyone there?<\/em>
\nHello!<\/em>
\nHello!<\/em>
\nIs anyone there…?<\/em><\/p>\n

Eesh.<\/p>\n

We really slowed things down a bit, didn’t we? Three folk songs in a row, stylistically different from each other, but nonetheless three folk songs in a row.<\/p>\n

So let’s just pumper this bumper up to 14 with some turn-of-the-millennium rock from our virtual buddies at Gorillaz. Yes, we’re featuring the gripping M1 A1<\/strong> from their 2001 debut album.<\/p>\n

Accordingly, you may be asking yourself (1) what is M1 A1<\/strong>, (2) how does it make for a good Halloween song, and (3) what the hell were you thinking featuring three folk songs in a row, Hokeydude? You wanna lose the crowd? You wanna bring down the make-out room? You wanna destroy your music influencer cred? YOU SUCK NUTS!<\/p>\n

To that end, let’s simply address these issues, one by one:<\/p>\n

1) The M1 A1<\/strong> title is essentially meaningless, I suppose. However it is the designation of a portable flamethrower developed for World War II used to toast legions of Japanese and German troops, which is always lovely and leads right into…<\/p>\n

2) That repeating line of? “Hello! Hello! Is anyone there?” is sampled from the 1985 George Romero zombie flick Day of the Dead<\/em>. And you can implement a metric ass-ton of undead damage with your own portable flamethrower. Plus the song is creepy and odd and then it totally erupts into the rock and\/or roll. Fun stuff. And finally…<\/p>\n

3) What music influencer cred? I’m 51 freakin’ years old and while I’m keeping the worst of rapidly aging decay at bay, I drink bourbon in a recliner and watch war documentaries. It’s over.<\/p>\n

Anyway, M1 A1<\/strong>. Good stuff. Definitely Halloween apropos. Imma go lie down and watch They Shall Not Grow Old<\/em>. Again.<\/p>\n

Wake it up
\nCheck it out, ’01 craze (Hello!)
\nD’ya hear that?
\nI said, M1 A1…<\/em><\/p>\n