The Bath (Gorillaz)

About

“The Bath” is a catchphrase said by the Gorillaz character Murdoc in the band's video for "Saturnz Barz." After the release of the video, Gorillaz fans began spamming YouTube comments with the phrase "The bath!" and making remix videos of the scene.

Origin

On March 23rd, 2017, Gorillaz uploaded a 360-degree video called “Gorillaz – Saturnz Barz (Spirit House) 360” to YouTube to promote their new album Humanz.^[1]

In the video, the animated band members explore a haunted house. Two minutes into the video, the character Murdoc Niccals, voiced by Phil Cornwell, discovers the bathroom and says the line.

“The bath! Hey you guys, I’m just going to take a bath.”

Spread

The quote quickly caught on with fans who spammed jokes about "The Bath” in the YouTube comment section. The most popular comment on the video itself is by YouTuber Ryan Luster, who commented, "People: What Genre of Music is this? Me: The Bath." His comment gained over 25,000 likes (shown below).

People also began to make video remixes of the moment in YouTube Poop videos. The most popular video is a YouTube Poop video by EvanarchyMT.

Various Examples

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External References

^[1] YouTube – Saturnz Barz