1969

2011-05-02T16:24:05Z

Roy:

{{Infobox Song|
| name=1969
| runtime=4:21
| appearson=[[Geogaddi]]}}

==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>
* 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]].

==Samples/Lyrics==
*''"Although not a follower of hseroK divaD"'' ([[David Koresh]], reversed), "''she's a devoted Branch Davidian"'' ''(chorus)'' <ref><flashmp3>1969.mp3|bg=0xF3EDCF|leftbg=0xF3EDCF|rightbg=0xF3EDCF|lefticon=0x41982F|righticon=0x41982F|righticonhover=0x41982F|slider=0xF3EDCF|track=0xF3EDCF|border=0xF3EDCF|rightbghover=0xFFCB1F|text=0x41982F|load=0xFFCB1F</flashmp3> </ref>
**Note that the live version of '1969' heard at the Lighthouse Party does not reverse the name David Koresh
**Same words occur in Poppy Seed, [[Boards of Canada|BoC]] remix. The person being discussed is apparently Amo Bishop Roden.
*''"1969, in the sunshine"'' (additional vocal heard from 3:20 onwards). [sibobbler]
*[Reversed] ''"Listen to you, you p.c.: [She said] David Koresh smells of cunt."'' Possible mocking reference to cult leader David Koresh's statutory rape and holding of multiple "wives" at the compound. (This is a highly subjective interpretation of the "although not a follower..." sample [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backmasking backwards]; the odds are extremely slim that the band intended this, or that most people will hear the same words.)

== References ==
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The Color of the Fire

2011-05-01T14:48:42Z

Roy:

{{Infobox Song|
| name=The Color of the Fire
| runtime=1:45
| appearson=[[MHTRTC]]}}

In an interview with Rene Passet, Boards of Canada explained that "[[The Color of the Fire]]" "was a reference to a friend's psychedelic experience." ([[Forcefield 1998]])

The vocal sample in this track was sampled from a [[wikipedia:Sesame Street|Sesame Street]] vignette in which a child sounds out the phrase "I love you" while attempting to write it out.

Segments of the track were used to promote the [[Videos#Nissan|Nissan Primera "Statistics" advert]] directed by Chris Cunningham.

== Video ==
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