artists mentioned by Boards of Canada in their interviews
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| name=1969 | | name=1969 | ||
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| appearson=[[Geogaddi]]}} | | appearson=[[Geogaddi]]}} | ||
β | + | ==Cultural References== | |
+ | * The lyrics of 1969 continue a theme first developed on ''[[In a Beautiful Place out in the Country]]''; that of [[David Koresh]] and his [[wikipedia:Branch Davidian|Branch Davidian]] sect. A slogan (seemingly a favourite of [[Amo Bishop Roden]]) is repeated over and over, with a vocoded voice intoning "''1969, in the sunshine''" overdubbed at the end. | ||
+ | * In a 2002 interview with [[Interviews#2002-03:_OOR|OOR magazine]], [[Boards of Canada]] explained : | ||
+ | <blockquote> | ||
+ | [[Michael_Sandison|Mike]]: ''"In that song it refers to a specific period in the history of a religious group, and at the same time the period in general, the hopefulness of a forward-thinking generation that wasn't aware of what was coming in their collective future."'' | ||
+ | </blockquote> | ||
+ | * While it is tempting to conclude that, given the lyrics, the "religious group" referred to is the [[wikipedia:Branch Davidians|Branch Davidians]], the year 1969 does not appear to have had any notable significance in the history of that group. The song title more likely refers to either the establishment of the [[wikipedia:Tony Alamo|Tony and Susan Alamo Christian Foundation]] or the authoring of the Satanic Bible, both of which occurred in 1969.<ref>http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=3530822107858511818</ref> | ||
+ | *bengt12 points out that: "1969 was also the year that the use of CS gas was banned by the US government against foreign enemies; the same gas was used in the Waco massacre"<ref>http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858511818/|bengt12</ref>. | ||
+ | * It is worth noting that 1969, Sixtyniner and June 9th all reference "69". Also, it is one number below the number 70, ([[Music70]] being [[Boards of Canada]]'s record label). 70 is also referenced in songs [[The Smallest Weird Number]] and [[Sixtyten]]. | ||
β | + | ==Samples/Lyrics== | |
+ | *1:04 onward - ''"Although not a follower of hseroK divaD"'' ([[David Koresh]], reversed), "''she's a devoted Branch Davidian"'' ''(chorus)'' [[File:1969.mp3]] | ||
+ | **The live version of '1969' heard at the [[Lighthouse|Lighthouse Party]] does not reverse "David Koresh". <ref>{{#ev:youtube|0-X5UFGHdd0|480|||||false}}</ref> | ||
+ | **The same words occur in [[Slag Boom Van Loon - Poppy Seed|Poppy Seed remix]]. The person being discussed is apparently [[Amo Bishop Roden]]. | ||
+ | **When reversed, "David Koresh founded Boards of Canada" may be heard<br>[[File:David koresh founded boards of canada.mp3]] | ||
+ | * 2:09, 3:42, 4:09 - Throughout the track, a scream just like the one heard in [[You Could Feel The Sky]], but not reversed or distorted. You can hear the scream clearly on the right channel. | ||
+ | *3:20 onwards - ''"1969 in the sunshine"'' female vocoded voice, similar to the voice on [[One Very Important Thought]] and the counting number sequence on [[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]] | ||
β | + | == Videos == | |
+ | {{#ev:youtube|-6th_CqdjXc}} | ||
β | == | + | == References == |
β | + | <references /> | |
[[Category:Released tracks]] | [[Category:Released tracks]] | ||
[[Category:Geogaddi tracks]] | [[Category:Geogaddi tracks]] | ||
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1969 | |
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Running time | 4:21 |
Appears on | Geogaddi |
Mike: "In that song it refers to a specific period in the history of a religious group, and at the same time the period in general, the hopefulness of a forward-thinking generation that wasn't aware of what was coming in their collective future."