Aquarius (song)

2007-08-11T12:54:30Z

Porse: Changed YouTube 'Orange!' link to valid video (as of 11th Aug)

{{Infobox Song|
| name=Aquarius
| runtime=5:58 ([[Aquarius]], [[MHTRTC]]) 6:24 ([[Peel Session]]) 7:43 ([[Warp10]])
| appearson=[[Aquarius]] [[Music has the Right to Children]] [[Peel Session]] [[Live @ Warp10]]}}

*Aquarius contains a sample from the song of the same name on [http://www.discogs.com/release/702474 Galt MacDermot's 1979 soundtrack] for the film "[[wikipedia:Hair (movie)|Hair]]" (the slap bass riff that's present throughout the Boards of Canada version).
*Contains a sample from a sketch in a vintage [[wikipedia:Sesame Street|Sesame Street]] episode (''Orange'').
*One number heard throughout the sequence is sixtyten, a reference to the song of the same name on this album but also the brother's own label, Music70.
*Has appeared in several forms, notably on the [[Aquarius_(release)|Aquarius 7" Single]] and also on the [[Peel Session]] recordings. This track also appears on [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:5r65mpck9ffo Hexstatic's 2003 "Solid Steel" mix] for the electronic label [[wikipedia:Ninja Tune|Ninja Tune]].
*Contains samples from yet another vintage [[wikipedia:Sesame Street|Sesame Street]] episode (children's laughter and the "yeah, that's right" vocal).

==External Links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhbxI5eVnM4 The original ''Aquarius'', from the movie "Hair"]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHAtrnbu8ts The Sesame Street vignette which contains the ''Orange'' sample]
*[http://youtube.com/watch?v=DylT5LQvVPg&mode=related&search= The Sesame Street vignette with the children's laughter and the "yeah, that's right" vocal heard in Aquarius (heard at roughly 10 seconds into the video)]

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Aquarius (song)