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== Comments ==
 
== Comments ==
 
 
* The title is likely a quote from Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World".
 
* The title is likely a quote from Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World".
 
 
* A minute-long snippet from this track is the only known sample of ''[[Play by Numbers]]'' to be heard outside the brothers' friends and family.
 
* A minute-long snippet from this track is the only known sample of ''[[Play by Numbers]]'' to be heard outside the brothers' friends and family.
 
 
* About 25 seconds into the sample, a drumbeat very similar to the one used in "[[Triangles and Rhombuses]]" is heard.
 
* About 25 seconds into the sample, a drumbeat very similar to the one used in "[[Triangles and Rhombuses]]" is heard.
  
 
== Samples / Lyrics ==
 
== Samples / Lyrics ==
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*The snare sample used in this track is taken from Zero G's 1992 CD-ROM sample library [https://www.discogs.com/release/4438093 Datafile 3].<ref>https://youtu.be/H4DG5CEn36E?si=Xs47tLPCwbg37a4J&t=1077</ref> It is also present in "[[R35TT B09]]" from the [[Random 35 Tracks Tape]] as both tracks use the same drum beat.<ref>https://on.soundcloud.com/vRyC8x1TYtKe8L4eaY</ref>
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
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== References ==
 
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[[Category: Unreleased tracks]]
 
[[Category: Unreleased tracks]]
 
[[Category:Play By Numbers tracks]]
 
[[Category:Play By Numbers tracks]]

Latest revision as of 16:27, 12 June 2025

Wouldn't You Like To Be Free
Running time 5:40
Appears on Play By Numbers


Comments[edit]

  • The title is likely a quote from Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World".
  • A minute-long snippet from this track is the only known sample of Play by Numbers to be heard outside the brothers' friends and family.
  • About 25 seconds into the sample, a drumbeat very similar to the one used in "Triangles and Rhombuses" is heard.

Samples / Lyrics[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Videos[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. https://youtu.be/H4DG5CEn36E?si=Xs47tLPCwbg37a4J&t=1077
  2. https://on.soundcloud.com/vRyC8x1TYtKe8L4eaY