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[[Image:Dayvan-cowboy-video-still.jpg|right|right|200px|still from the [[Dayvan Cowboy]] video]]
  
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== Comments ==
 
== Comments ==
 
* "[[Dayvan Cowboy]]" is considered by many to be [[Boards of Canada]]'s first mainstream single.
 
* "[[Dayvan Cowboy]]" is considered by many to be [[Boards of Canada]]'s first mainstream single.
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* This song was remixed by [[Wikipedia:Odd Nosdam|Odd Nosdam]] on the [[Trans Canada Highway]] EP.  It was the first remix of [[Boards of Canada]] to appear on any of their releases.
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* This song was remixed by [[Odd Nosdam]] on the ''[[Trans Canada Highway]]'' EP.  It was the first remix of [[Boards of Canada]] to appear on any of their releases.
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== Samples / Lyrics ==
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== Trivia ==
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* [[Image:Day-van-chevrolet-astro-van.jpg|none|thumb|200px|A Day Van is a discontinued make of Chevrolet Astro van]]
  
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== Video ==
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== Videos ==
 
* A video for "[[Dayvan Cowboy]]" was released as a promo DVD, included with Warpmart pre-orders of the ''[[Trans Canada Highway]]'' EP. For more information, see [[Videos]].
 
* A video for "[[Dayvan Cowboy]]" was released as a promo DVD, included with Warpmart pre-orders of the ''[[Trans Canada Highway]]'' EP. For more information, see [[Videos]].
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* The first half of the video shows footage of [[Wikipedia:Joseph Kittinger|Captain Joseph Kittinger]]'s skydiving from the ''Excelsior III'', a gondola raised by balloons to 102,800 feet as part of [[Wikipedia:Project Excelsior|Project Excelsior]] (a series of record-breaking dives from high-altitude). Captain Kittinger fell for 14 minutes and 36 seconds, reaching a maximum speed of 614 mph before opening his parachute at 18,000 feet.
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* Nov 15, 2024 [[Boards of Canada]] uploaded a [https://www.youtube.com/@boardsofcanada/videos 4K upscaled version]. This day they also hit 100K YouTube subscribers.
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* The first half of the video shows footage of [[Wikipedia:Joseph Kittinger|Captain Joseph Kittinger]]'s skydiving from the ''Excelsior III'', a gondola raised by balloons to 102,800 feet as part of [[Wikipedia:Project Excelsior|Project Excelsior]] (a series of record-breaking dives from high-altitude). Captain Kittinger fell for 4 minutes and 36 seconds, reaching a maximum speed of 614 mph before opening his parachute at 18,000 feet. <ref> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kittinger#Project_Excelsior</ref>
 
* The second half of the video shows footage of big-wave surfer [[Wikipedia:Laird Hamilton|Laird Hamilton]].
 
* The second half of the video shows footage of big-wave surfer [[Wikipedia:Laird Hamilton|Laird Hamilton]].
 
*The final scene of the sun setting was taken from the surfing documentary [[imdb:Crystal Voyager|Crystal Voyager]].
 
*The final scene of the sun setting was taken from the surfing documentary [[imdb:Crystal Voyager|Crystal Voyager]].
  
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== Cultural References ==
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[[Image:Day-van-chevrolet-astro-van.jpg|none|thumb|200px|A Day Van is a discontinued make of Chevrolet Astro van]]
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== See Also ==
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* [[Invocation]]
  
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
 
* [http://www.warprecords.com/dayvancowboy/ Official Dayvan Cowboy download page] from Warp Records.
 
* [http://www.warprecords.com/dayvancowboy/ Official Dayvan Cowboy download page] from Warp Records.
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* [https://www.youtube.com/@boardsofcanada/videos Official Boards of Canada YouTube channel]
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== References ==
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[[Category: Released tracks]]
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[[Category: The Campfire Headphase tracks]]
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[[Category: Trans Canada Highway tracks]]

Latest revision as of 22:27, 5 July 2026

Dayvan Cowboy
Running time 5:00
Appears on The Campfire Headphase
Trans Canada Highway
Next A Moment of Clarity (The Campfire Headphase)
Left Side Drive (Trans Canada Highway)
Prev Peacock Tail (The Campfire Headphase)
n/a (Trans Canada Highway)


still from the Dayvan Cowboy video

Comments[edit]

Samples / Lyrics[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • A Day Van is a discontinued make of Chevrolet Astro van

Videos[edit]

  • A video for "Dayvan Cowboy" was released as a promo DVD, included with Warpmart pre-orders of the Trans Canada Highway EP. For more information, see Videos.
  • Nov 15, 2024 Boards of Canada uploaded a 4K upscaled version. This day they also hit 100K YouTube subscribers.
  • The first half of the video shows footage of Captain Joseph Kittinger's skydiving from the Excelsior III, a gondola raised by balloons to 102,800 feet as part of Project Excelsior (a series of record-breaking dives from high-altitude). Captain Kittinger fell for 4 minutes and 36 seconds, reaching a maximum speed of 614 mph before opening his parachute at 18,000 feet. [1]
  • The second half of the video shows footage of big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton.
  • The final scene of the sun setting was taken from the surfing documentary Crystal Voyager.

See Also[edit]

External Links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kittinger#Project_Excelsior