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Difference between revisions of "Buckie High"
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Latest revision as of 00:33, 6 July 2026
| Buckie High | |
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| Running time | 5:16 |
| Appears on | Old Tunes Vol. 2 |
| Next | I Love My New Shears |
| Prev | Northern Plastics |
Comments[edit]
- The title may be a reference (like "The Beach At Redpoint") to a real place in Scotland; "Buckie High" (now Buckie Community High School) was the name of the high school that the band attended. Buckie is a small fishing town in the county of Moray. Scottish schools are like their American Counterparts known as High Schools (Secondary in England). Coincidentally, there is a café near Buckie High School called Sandisons.[1]
- Alternatively, the song title could be a reference to 'Buckfast', colloquially "Buckie", a tonic wine infamous in Scotland for its potency and extremely high caffeine content. 'High' in this context would be a refrence to being intoxicated.[2]
- Quoting Gaby Ghazi: when I was a teenager having just finished school and turned 18, we made a bucket bong called Buckie and we filled it from the sea and smoked on the beach. I then went home a few days later and discovered the Old Tunes, and Buckie High specifically [...] [3]
Samples / Lyrics[edit]
- None.
Trivia[edit]
- This track was written in 1994.[4]