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== Samples/Lyrics ==
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*"We're startin'up, now we're on our way"<ref>[http://www.lyricsandsongs.com/song/519267.html Flashback Lyrics]</ref> (from the song '''Flashback''' by Imagination <ref>[http://gutterbreakz.blogspot.com/2008/04/three-illusionary-boys.html Gutterbreakz: Three Illusionary Boyz]</ref>; slowed down 20-25%)
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== Comments ==
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== Samples / Lyrics ==
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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>
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*0:08 - Bells?
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*0:29 - Female vocal sample
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*0:59 - A man saying ''"[?] Don't forget the zoo!"''
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**[[File:Don'tforgetthezoo.mp3]]
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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.
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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%.
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== Trivia ==
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== Videos ==
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[[Category:Unreleased tracks]]
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[[Category:Old Tunes Vol. 2 tracks]]

Latest revision as of 13:41, 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]

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