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Cultural References

• The lyrics of 1969 continue a theme first developed on In a Beautiful Place out in the Country; that of David Koresh and his Branch Davidian sect. A slogan (seemingly a favourite of Amo Bishop Roden) is repeated over and over, with a vocoded voice intoning "1969, in the sunshine" overdubbed at the end.
• In a 2002 interview with OOR magazine, Boards of Canada explained :

Mike: "In that song it refers to a specific period in the history of a religious group, and at the same time the period in general, the hopefulness of a forward-thinking generation that wasn't aware of what was coming in their collective future."

• The "religious group" referred to, given the lyrics, is no doubt the Branch Davidians.
• It is worth noting that 1969, Sixtyniner and June 9th all reference "69". Also, it is one number below the number 70, (Music70 being Boards of Canada's record label). 70 is also referenced in songs The Smallest Weird Number and Sixtyten.

Samples/Lyrics

• "Although not a follower of hseroK divaD" (David Koresh, reversed), she's a devoted Branch Davidian (chorus)
  • Note that the live version of '1969' heard at the Lighthouse Party does not reverse the name David Koresh
  • Same words occur in Poppy Seed, BoC remix. The person being discussed is apparently Amo Bishop Roden.
• "1969, in the sunshine" (additional vocal heard from 3:20 onwards).[sibobbler] MP3 sample ^[1]

References

1. ↑ <flashmp3>1969.mp3|bg=0xF3EDCF|leftbg=0xF3EDCF|rightbg=0xF3EDCF|lefticon=0x41982F|righticon=0x41982F|righticonhover=0x41982F|slider=0xF3EDCF|track=0xF3EDCF|border=0xF3EDCF|rightbghover=0xFFCB1F|text=0x41982F|load=0xFFCB1F</flashmp3>