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<div>{{Infobox Song|<br />
| name=Everything You Do Is A Balloon<br />
| runtime= 6:56 (Boc Maxima)<br>7:02 (Hi Scores)<br />
| appearson=[[Boc Maxima (release)|Boc Maxima]] (1996)<br>[[Hi Scores (release)|Hi Scores]] (1996)<br />
| next=[[Bocuma|Boc Maxima (Bocuma)]] <small>(Boc Maxima)</small><br>n/a <small>(Hi Scores)</small><br />
| prev=[[Rodox Video]] <small>(Boc Maxima)</small><br>[[Seeya Later]] <small>(Hi Scores)</small><br />
}}<br />
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"'''Everything You Do Is A Balloon'''" is the sixth and last track on ''[[Hi Scores (release)|Hi Scores]]'' and the fourth track on ''[[Boc Maxima (release)|Boc Maxima]]''.<br />
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== Comments ==<br />
* Regarding the title, the band has stated that:<br />
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Some titles are personal stories, such as "Everything You Do Is A Balloon", which was a realization made long ago in the forest"''.<ref>http://www.solesides.com/winblad/boards%20of%20canada/bocehx.html</ref><ref>[[Interviews#1998-03-25:_EHX|"The Age of Aquarius" by the Cosmic Crofter]]</ref><br />
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* [https://www.twoism.org/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=3920 Twoism user Witto] noticed the following:<br />
<blockquote>every time the beat throws in a funky little snare drum roll, a new element is introduced into the song. I think the first thing that's added is a hi-hat choke.</blockquote><br />
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== Samples / Lyrics ==<br />
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* The guitar piece at the fade out part of the track has been sampled from the song Timeless by [http://www.discogs.com/artist/John+Abercrombie John Abercrombie]. <ref>http://forum.watmm.com/topic/70233-peel-sessions-cd-ultra-limited/page__view__findpost__p__1704409</ref><br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
A remixed version of the track was played in the trailer for a 2026 [[Hi Scores]] 30th Anniversary reissue, uploaded on September 23th.<br />
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== Videos ==<br />
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Video featuring footage from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQgAMkMmsfg a 1963 bicycle safety video called 'One Got Fat']<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
* ''[[Boc Maxima (release)|Boc Maxima]]''<br />
* [[Twoism (forum)]]<br />
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== External links==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category: Released tracks]]<br />
[[Category: Hi Scores tracks]]<br />
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