Aquarius (song) - Revision history

Aris: Introduction detail

2026-07-06T00:40:09Z

Introduction detail

Keendrops at 00:24, 6 July 2026

2026-07-06T00:24:22Z

Keendrops: next/prev

2026-07-05T17:53:33Z

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Fredd-E: See Also: Aquarius (Version 3)

2026-06-12T08:10:19Z

Hellomynameisjoe: Version 3 has a separate page?? Wild.

2026-06-11T17:47:04Z

Version 3 has a separate page?? Wild.

Hellomynameisjoe: Italy

2026-06-11T17:43:07Z

Italy

Hellomynameisjoe: Intro etc

2026-06-11T17:42:39Z

Intro etc

Magic Orange: /* Videos */

2024-04-30T21:54:12Z

‎Videos

162.158.203.38: filled in blank/unknown numbers in the live version, plus fixed a typo

2022-07-07T12:42:52Z

filled in blank/unknown numbers in the live version, plus fixed a typo

Magic Orange: /* Videos */

2022-07-05T04:40:56Z

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-| next=[[Chinook]] <small>(Aquarius)</small><br>[[Olson]] <small>(Music has the Right to Children)</small>
+| next=[[Chinook]] <small>(Aquarius)</small><br>[[Olson]] <small>(Music Has the Right to Children)</small>
-| prev=n/a <small>(Aquarius)</small><br>[[Rue the Whirl]] <small>(Music has the Right to Children)</small> }}
+| prev=n/a <small>(Aquarius)</small><br>[[Rue the Whirl]] <small>(Music Has the Right to Children)</small> }}
-"'''Aquarius'''" is the twelfth track on ''[[Music Has the Right to Children]]''. It was also released as a [[Aquarius (release)|single]] backed with "[[Chinook]]", and a live performance of it named "[[Aquarius (Version 3)]]" appears on ''[[Peel Session]]''.
+"'''Aquarius'''" is a song by [[Boards of Canada]]. Its earliest rendition appears on a [[Aquarius (release)|single]] backed with "[[Chinook]]". It is most widely known as the twelfth track on the duo's debut studio album, ''[[Music Has the Right to Children]]'', with a later live performance appearing on ''[[Peel Session]]'' with the subtitle "[[Aquarius (Version 3)|Version 3]]".
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 *One number heard throughout the sequence is "[[Sixtyten]]", a reference to the song of the same name on this album but also the brothers' own label, Music70.
-*23, another number heard in the sequence (especially in Version 3), is a prominent theme in [[wikipedia:The Illuminatus! Trilogy|The Illuminatus! Trilogy]] by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson. "23" occurrs five times at the end of the sequence in Version 3; another major theme in the same book is the "law of fives". The band has cited Robert Anton Wilson as an influence on their work<ref>http://www.solesides.com/winblad/boards%20of%20canada/bocehx.html</ref>, and their music has appeared on the soundtrack of ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398191/ Maybe Logic: The Lives And Ideas Of Robert Anton Wilson]''.<ref>http://www.discogs.com/release/645609</ref>
+*23, another number heard in the sequence (especially in Version 3), is a prominent theme in [[wikipedia:The Illuminatus! Trilogy|The Illuminatus! Trilogy]] by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson. "23" occurs five times at the end of the sequence in Version 3; another major theme in the same book is the "law of fives". The band has cited Robert Anton Wilson as an influence on their work,<ref>http://www.solesides.com/winblad/boards%20of%20canada/bocehx.html</ref> and their music has appeared on the soundtrack of ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398191/ Maybe Logic: The Lives And Ideas Of Robert Anton Wilson]''.<ref>http://www.discogs.com/release/645609</ref>
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 {{Infobox Song|
 | name=Aquarius
-| runtime=6:10 (single)<br>5:58 (MHTRTC)
+| runtime=6:10 (single)<br>5:58 (Music has the Right to Children)
 | appearson=[[Aquarius (release)|Aquarius]] (1998)<br>[[Music has the Right to Children]] (1998)
-| next=[[Chinook]]
+| next=[[Chinook]] <small>(Aquarius)</small><br>[[Olson]] <small>(Music has the Right to Children)</small>
-| prev=n/a }}
+| prev=n/a <small>(Aquarius)</small><br>[[Rue the Whirl]] <small>(Music has the Right to Children)</small> }}
 "'''Aquarius'''" is the twelfth track on ''[[Music Has the Right to Children]]''. It was also released as a [[Aquarius (release)|single]] backed with "[[Chinook]]", and a live performance of it named "[[Aquarius (Version 3)]]" appears on ''[[Peel Session]]''.

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 | name=Aquarius
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+| appearson=[[Aquarius (release)|Aquarius]] (1998)<br>[[Music has the Right to Children]] (1998)
 "'''Aquarius'''" is the twelfth track on ''[[Music Has the Right to Children]]''. It was also released as a [[Aquarius (release)|single]] backed with "[[Chinook]]", and a live performance of it named "[[Aquarius (Version 3)]]" appears on ''[[Peel Session]]''.

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-| runtime=6:10 (single)<br>5:58 (MHTRTC)<br>6:24 (Version 3)
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-| appearson=[[Aquarius (release)|Aquarius]] (1998)<br>[[Music has the Right to Children]] (1998)<br>[[Peel Session]] (1999) (as "Aquarius (Version 3)")}}
+| appearson=[[Aquarius (release)|Aquarius]] (1998)<br>[[Music has the Right to Children]] (1998)}}
-"'''Aquarius'''" is the twelfth track on ''[[Music Has the Right to Children]]''. It was also released as a [[Aquarius (release)|single]] backed with "[[Chinook]]", and a live performance of it named "'''Aquarius (Version 3)'''" appears on ''[[Peel Session]]''.
+"'''Aquarius'''" is the twelfth track on ''[[Music Has the Right to Children]]''. It was also released as a [[Aquarius (release)|single]] backed with "[[Chinook]]", and a live performance of it named "[[Aquarius (Version 3)]]" appears on ''[[Peel Session]]''.
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 **On the ''[[Aquarius (release)]]'', the sequence ends with ''"...42, 24, 45, sixty-ten, 6, 7, 56, 65, 44, 53, 44, 67, 42, 55, 86, 20"''.
 **In all versions of the Aquarius single, the counting sequence begins in order with 1 to 36, then the count goes to random numbers.  The sum of each number from 1 to 36 is 666.
-** Om ''[[Live @ Warp10]]'': ...30, 31, 32, 33, 44, 22, 21, 51, 64, 68, 45, 52, 81, 64, 4(?), 33, 33, 24, sixty-ten, 34, 22, 53, ??, 34, 21, 23, 41, 64, 78, 37, 82, 21, 98, 23, 62, 27, 44, 23, 23, 23, 23, 23
+** On ''[[Live @ Warp10]]'': ...30, 31, 32, 33, 44, 22, 21, 51, 64, 68, 45, 52, 81, 64, 48, 33, 33, 24, sixty-ten, 34, 22, 53, 21, 34, 21, 23, 41, 64, 78, 37, 82, 21, 98, 23, 62, 27, 44, 23, 23, 23, 23, 23
 **When the number 23 is split into the numbers 2 and 3, the product of those two equals 6. When 6 is squared, you get 36.
 **The color Orange has a value of 1.5 in RGB standards. 1.0 Red, 0.5 Green and 0.0 Blue. Orange is repeated 8 times in the sequence giving a total value of 12 to the sum. This gives a total of 66 numbers, the sum of which is 1993 - The year David Koresh died.