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== Samples / Lyrics ==
 
== Samples / Lyrics ==
*0:00 - "Falling in Love Again" by "Techno Twins"<ref>{{#ev:youtube|D7HEjVZ8NE4|480||||start=16|false}}</ref><ref>[http://www.whosampled.com/sample/378909/Boards-of-Canada-We%27ve-Started-Up-Techno-Twins-Falling-in-Love-Again/ whosampled.com entry about "Falling in Love Again" sample]</ref>
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*0:00 - Synthesized intro sampled from [[Wikipedia:Techno_Twins|The Technos]]' (previously known as the Techno Twins) 1985 song "Falling In Love Again.<ref>{{#widget:YouTube|id=cc97VvJUqUc}}</ref><ref>[http://www.whosampled.com/sample/378909/Boards-of-Canada-We%27ve-Started-Up-Techno-Twins-Falling-in-Love-Again/ whosampled.com entry about "Falling in Love Again" sample]</ref>
 
*0:08 - Bells?
 
*0:08 - Bells?
 
*0:29 - Female vocal sample
 
*0:29 - Female vocal sample
 
*0:59 - A man saying ''"[?] Don't forget the zoo!"''
 
*0:59 - A man saying ''"[?] Don't forget the zoo!"''
 
**[[File:Don'tforgetthezoo.mp3]]
 
**[[File:Don'tforgetthezoo.mp3]]
*01:45 - ''"We're startin' up, now we're on our way, leaving all our yesterdays behind"'' (from the song "Flashback" by "Imagination" slowed down 20%)<ref>{{#ev:youtube|iqPVMw939j8|480||||start=9|false}}</ref><ref>[http://gutterbreakz.blogspot.com/2008/04/three-illusionary-boys.html Gutterbreakz blog entry about "We're startin' up" sample]</ref>
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*1:25 - Scat singing sampled from [[Wikipedia:Linx_(band)|Linx]]'s 1981 song "Can't Help Myself".<ref>{{#widget:YouTube|id=Z7-e-rDrkIM|start=133}}</ref> This sample was discovered by [[Twoism (messageboard)|Twoism]] user personman.
*03:28 - ''"He's a dream"'' (from the song "He's a Dream" by "Shandi" on the "Flashdance" soundtrack, the sample is slowed down in 25%) <ref>{{#ev:youtube|YOgejpn6CII|480||||start=103|false}}</ref><ref>[http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showtopic=7832 WATMM forum post mentioning "He's a dream" sample]</ref>
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*1:45 - ''"We're startin' up, now we're on our way, leaving all our yesterdays behind"'' sampled from [[Wikipedia:Imagination_(band)|Imagination]]'s 1981 song "Flashback", slowed down by around 20%.<ref>{{#widget:YouTube|id=iqPVMw939j8|start=9}}</ref><ref>[http://gutterbreakz.blogspot.com/2008/04/three-illusionary-boys.html Gutterbreakz blog entry about "We're startin' up" sample]</ref>
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*3:28 - ''"He's a dream"'' sampled from the 1983 song "He's a Dream" from the [[Wikipedia:Flashdance_(soundtrack)|''Flashdance'' soundtrack]], performed by [[Wikipedia:Shandi_Sinnamon|Shandi Sinnamon]].<ref>{{#widget:YouTube|id=YOgejpn6CII|start=103}}</ref><ref>[http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showtopic=7832 WATMM forum post mentioning "He's a dream" sample]</ref> The sample is slowed by around 25%.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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== References ==
 
== References ==
 
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[[Category:Unreleased tracks]]
 
[[Category:Unreleased tracks]]
 
[[Category:Old Tunes Vol. 2 tracks]]
 
[[Category:Old Tunes Vol. 2 tracks]]

Latest revision as of 12:41, 9 April 2025

We've Started Up
Running time 5:39
Appears on Old Tunes Vol. 2


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Samples / Lyrics[edit]

  • 0:00 - Synthesized intro sampled from The Technos' (previously known as the Techno Twins) 1985 song "Falling In Love Again.[1][2]
  • 0:08 - Bells?
  • 0:29 - Female vocal sample
  • 0:59 - A man saying "[?] Don't forget the zoo!"
  • 1:25 - Scat singing sampled from Linx's 1981 song "Can't Help Myself".[3] This sample was discovered by Twoism user personman.
  • 1:45 - "We're startin' up, now we're on our way, leaving all our yesterdays behind" sampled from Imagination's 1981 song "Flashback", slowed down by around 20%.[4][5]
  • 3:28 - "He's a dream" sampled from the 1983 song "He's a Dream" from the Flashdance soundtrack, performed by Shandi Sinnamon.[6][7] The sample is slowed by around 25%.

Trivia[edit]

Videos[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. whosampled.com entry about "Falling in Love Again" sample
  2. Gutterbreakz blog entry about "We're startin' up" sample
  3. WATMM forum post mentioning "He's a dream" sample