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1. As explained by Boards of Canada: "Olson is the surname of a family we know" ([[Forcefield 1998]]).
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"'''Olson'''" is the thirteenth track on [[Boards of Canada]]'s debut studio album, ''[[Music Has the Right to Children]]''. A live performance of the track appears on ''[[Peel Session]]'' with the subtitle "[[Olson (Version 3)|Version 3]]".
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== Comments ==
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* As explained by [[Boards of Canada]]: ''"[[Olson]] is the surname of a family we know"''.<ref>[[A Bunker Full of Memories|"A Bunker Full of Memories"]], René Passet, Forcefield, 1998</ref>
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* Could also be a reference to [[Melissa Olson]]. She directed the [[Videos#Dayvan_Cowboy|Dayvan Cowboy]] and [[Videos#Invocation|Invocation]] video.
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* In 1953, a CIA scientist named Frank Olson was given LSD and jumped (or was pushed) to his death from a 10th story window. His wife maintains he was having second thoughts about his work as a biological warfare specialist.
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== Samples / Lyrics ==
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== Trivia ==
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== Videos ==
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== See Also ==
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* [[Olson (Version 3)]]
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Latest revision as of 02:46, 6 July 2026

Olson
Running time 1:31
Appears on Music Has the Right to Children (1998)
Next Pete Standing Alone
Prev Aquarius


"Olson" is the thirteenth track on Boards of Canada's debut studio album, Music Has the Right to Children. A live performance of the track appears on Peel Session with the subtitle "Version 3".

Comments[edit]

  • As explained by Boards of Canada: "Olson is the surname of a family we know".[1]
  • Could also be a reference to Melissa Olson. She directed the Dayvan Cowboy and Invocation video.
  • In 1953, a CIA scientist named Frank Olson was given LSD and jumped (or was pushed) to his death from a 10th story window. His wife maintains he was having second thoughts about his work as a biological warfare specialist.

Samples / Lyrics[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Videos[edit]

See Also[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "A Bunker Full of Memories", René Passet, Forcefield, 1998