artists mentioned by Boards of Canada in their interviews
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− | * The title | + | * The song title could be a reference to 'Buckfast', colloquially "Buckie", a tonic wine infamous in Scotland for its potency and extremely high caffeine content. 'High' in this context would be a refrence to being intoxicated.<ref>[[wikipedia:Buckfast_Tonic_Wine]]</ref> |
− | * Alternatively, the | + | * Alternatively, the title may be a reference (like "The Beach At Redpoint") to a real place in Scotland; Buckie is a small fishing town in the county of Moray. Scottish schools are like their American Counterparts known as High Schools (Secondary in England). It's a possibility that they or friends/relatives may have attended this school, influencing the title. More nostalgia for their childhood?<ref>[[wikipedia:Buckie_High_School]]</ref> Coincidentally, perhaps, there is a café near Buckie High School called Sandisons.<ref>[https://plus.google.com/117646962799245837291/about?gl=uk&hl=en Google]</ref> |
− | * Quoting ''Gaby Ghazi: when I was a teenager having just finished school and turned 18, we made a bucket bong called Buckie and we filled it from the sea and smoked on the beach. I then went home a few days later and discovered the Old Tunes, and Buckie High specifically [...]'' <ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardsofcanada</ref> | + | * "Buckie High" (now Buckie Community High School) was the name of High School that Mike attended. '''Quoting ''Gaby Ghazi''': when I was a teenager having just finished school and turned 18, we made a bucket bong called Buckie and we filled it from the sea and smoked on the beach. I then went home a few days later and discovered the Old Tunes, and Buckie High specifically [...]'' <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardsofcanada]</ref> |
== Samples / Lyrics == | == Samples / Lyrics == | ||
− | + | The beginning of the song sounds similar to: | |
+ | https://youtu.be/QRcviyhhpiQ?t=2m56s | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
− | + | This track was written in 1994.<ref>[https://twitter.com/boctransmission/status/976783555677315072]</ref> | |
== Videos == | == Videos == | ||
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== External links== | == External links== | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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