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== Comments ==
 
== Comments ==
* The title could be a reference to the 1995 multimedia CD-ROM "Bad Day on the Midway" by the avant-garde band The Residents. In one part of the game you can see through the eyes of a rat named Oscar, and when you do so, everything is a monochromatic red. The scene can be clearly seen in this YouTube clip, around the 38 second mark [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjMIbxT1rls].
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* The title could be a reference to the 1995 multimedia CD-ROM "Bad Day on the Midway" by the avant-garde band The Residents. In one part of the game you can see through the eyes of a rat named Oscar, and when you do so, everything is a monochromatic red. The scene can be clearly seen in [https://youtu.be/YjMIbxT1rls?t=38 this YouTube clip], around the 38 second mark.<ref>{{#ev:youtube|YjMIbxT1rls|480|||||false}}</ref>
  
== Samples/Lyrics ==
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== Sample / Lyrics ==
 
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*At 0:35 and throughout, the piano is possibly sampled from [https://youtu.be/0VPOwLpqk48?t=57 Augustus "Gussie" Clarke - Rocking Vibration].
*At around 00:32 on the 'Bad Day on the Midway' video, there is a sound very similar to the one appearing at 00:27 and throughout in '[[Oscar See through Red Eye]]'.
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*At around 00:32 on the 'Bad Day on the Midway' video, there is a sound very similar to the one appearing at 00:27 and throughout in "[[Oscar See through Red Eye]]".
*Another sound that appears at 01:04 on the 'Bad Day..' video can be heard at 01:34 in the song.
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*Another sound that appears at 01:04 on the 'Bad Day...' video may be heard at 01:34 in the song.
*The sound of mice can be heard through the song.
 
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
* This was the first preview track for ''[[The Campfire Headphase]]''.  It was initially released as a download on [[Warp Records|Warp]]'s [[Bleep.com|Bleep]] store on September 5th, 2005, nearly a month and a half before the album's official release.
 
* This was the first preview track for ''[[The Campfire Headphase]]''.  It was initially released as a download on [[Warp Records|Warp]]'s [[Bleep.com|Bleep]] store on September 5th, 2005, nearly a month and a half before the album's official release.
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* It was likely inspired by [https://www.dewolfemusic.com/search.php?id=20790913&code=saZN1M Starfield from the album Power Source] under the Dewolfe label.
  
 
== Videos ==
 
== Videos ==
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== External Links ==
 
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== References ==
 
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[[Category: Released tracks]]
 
[[Category: Released tracks]]
 
[[Category: The Campfire Headphase tracks]]
 
[[Category: The Campfire Headphase tracks]]

Latest revision as of 09:38, 30 May 2022

Oscar See Through Red Eye
Running time 5:08
Appears on The Campfire Headphase


Comments[edit]

  • The title could be a reference to the 1995 multimedia CD-ROM "Bad Day on the Midway" by the avant-garde band The Residents. In one part of the game you can see through the eyes of a rat named Oscar, and when you do so, everything is a monochromatic red. The scene can be clearly seen in this YouTube clip, around the 38 second mark.[1]

Sample / Lyrics[edit]

  • At 0:35 and throughout, the piano is possibly sampled from Augustus "Gussie" Clarke - Rocking Vibration.
  • At around 00:32 on the 'Bad Day on the Midway' video, there is a sound very similar to the one appearing at 00:27 and throughout in "Oscar See through Red Eye".
  • Another sound that appears at 01:04 on the 'Bad Day...' video may be heard at 01:34 in the song.

Trivia[edit]

Videos[edit]

External Links[edit]

References[edit]