MAKE FRIENDS WITH GORILLA
Music by Overdrive and Stargoon

The song Make Friends With Gorilla is the result of a team effort and was composed in collaboration with the amazing band Stargoon. 

The initial idea was to produce the electro background for one of Stargoon's songs. It was then that the composer Shayne O'Neill introduced me to the demo of "Make Friends With Gorilla". The song was great and I spent a lot of time creating different electro versions, experimenting with beats and bass lines, but none of them sounded really interesting. I came to the inevitable conclusion that any change too abruptly would take away from the beauty of the original track, and perhaps the best solution was a remix. This way the original track could be released intact and still get a remix.

"Just do whatever you think works best," was Shayne's response. Man, you don't say that to someone who is desperate (lol). After that I completely abandoned the electronic versions and went for a mix of punk rock (!), anime music (!!) and orchestra (!!!)

This remix was by far one of the biggest challenges I've had to date, because it forced me to experiment with a crossover of styles outside the electro bubble.

I hope you enjoy the result.

Stargoon is the fantastic musical project created by the duo Shayne O'Neill and Ceridwyn "Sunny" Roberts-Floyd. The band has post-prog pop influences and was once defined as Hawkwind meets Devo. In my opinion, Stargoon's sound is completely original, a rare gem. I am an outspoken fan of the duo's work.

Their excellent debut album, The Gift, is well worth checking out:
https://soundcloud.com/shayne-oneill/sets/stargoon-the-gift

I also recommend a visit to the SC profile of Shayne O'Neill, composer, musician and UFO pilot. His musical genius is indisputable:
https://soundcloud.com/shayne-oneill

The radio intro is an excerpt from the movie King Kong Vs Godzilla (1962). This exact part is available on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/syv_kcHJyHk

The samples were obtained from the Slooply and SampleSwap websites, both excellent:
https://slooply.com/
https://sampleswap.org/

Lyrics
MAKE FRIENDS WITH GORILLA

Make friends with make friends with her, they said
Make friends with the piece they said
He doesn't intend to smash Tokyo.
He just wants to find love.
He just wants to find love.
This city takes everything we love.
This city is falling

Make peace with the gorilla man
Make peace with make peace with the gorilla man
He doesn't want to break with his hands
He just wants to go home
He just wants to go home
This city has ruined all the things that bring joy
This city must be destroyed

Make friends with make friends with make friends with the lizard king
Make peace with make peace with the lizard king
He doesn't want to crush Tokyo
He just wants happy times
He just wants happy times
This city has taken all the good times
This city is leaving

Make Friends With Gorilla (feat. Stargoon)

Invincible

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Hall & Oats "Man-Eater" classic meets the Neon Cowboy universe in a high-voltage rock transformation built for late-night drives, cinematic energy, and clean-guitar swagger.

This version blends 80s glam metal, outlaw grit, and modern rock production — a neon-lit firestorm of bending leads, galloping rhythms, atmospheric horror textures, and a guitar tone that chases the vocal like a cinematic villain.

The iconic Man Eater mood is reborn with a ReVAMPd backbone:
Big rock drums
Gritty outlaw vocals
Neon-city atmosphere
Evil-laugh guitar solo
Stadium-punch chorus

“This sounds like if Hall & Oats walked into a neon western universe with lightning hitting behind him.” — early listener reaction

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Website — https://hollywoodpkr-vampits.com

TRACK CREDITS
Artist — HollywoodPKR-VAMPits
Stage Name — Michael “Hollywood” Jamell
Original Writer — 
Original Artist — Hall & Oats
Arrangement / Production — Michael Jamell (HollywoodPKR-VAMPits)
Mixer — HollywoodPKR
Master Owner — Michael Jamell
Release — 2025

GENRES
Neon Rock
80s Hard Rock
Alt-Country Rock
Cinematic Rock
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Influences & Sound
Neon rock built on an 80s glam-metal backbone, alt-country grit, cinematic horror energy, and hard-rock stadium songwriting. Clean guitars, melodic choruses, punchy solos — the ReVAMPd sound by HollywoodPKR.

Man-Eater (ReVAMPd Neon Cowboy Rock Cover)

Lyrics: Fred Offret
Music: Fred Offret
Vocals, Guitars, Synths & Electro arrangement: Fred Offret

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and a strong sense of forward momentum, The Kind Machine turn streets, crowds,
and passing seconds into a feel-good anthem about presence and flow. Familiar yet
energised, the song celebrates those rare days when everything clicks and life feels
perfectly in sync.

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A wintry lament, telling of despair and frozen lands.
Gothic by nature, sliding towards progressive doom metal.

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