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| name=Open the Light | | name=Open the Light | ||
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| − | | appearson=[[Music Has the Right to Children| | + | | appearson=[[Music Has the Right to Children]] (1998) |
| + | | next=[[One Very Important Thought]] | ||
| + | | prev=[[Smokes Quantity]]}} | ||
| − | {{ | + | "'''Open the Light'''" is the sixteenth track on [[Boards of Canada]]'s debut studio album, ''[[Music Has the Right to Children]]''. |
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| + | == Comments == | ||
| + | * Max, a member of the, now defunct, [https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=13233 WATB] chat group, found a possible reference to "[[Open the Light]]" on the [[wikipedia:Manglish|Manglish]] wikipedia article. "People tend to translate phrases directly from their first languages into English, for instance, "on the light" instead of "turn on the light". Or sometimes, "open the light", translated directly from Chinese." <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manglish#Derive_Influences</ref> | ||
| + | * "Open the Light" transitions seamlessly into the next track, "[[One Very Important Thought]]". It is one of only three tracks to do so on ''Music Has the Right to Children'', the other two being "[[Wildlife Analysis]]" into "[[An Eagle in Your Mind]]" and "[[Bocuma]]" into "[[Roygbiv]]". | ||
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| + | == Samples / Lyrics == | ||
| + | * Sample at 3:42 is from Sesame Street episode 2852 at 44:20.<ref>{{#ev:youtube|9j4kXWTJXLE|480||||start=2660|false}}</ref> | ||
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| + | == Trivia == | ||
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| + | == Videos == | ||
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| + | {{#widget:YouTube|id=z2vn2QVEIKo}} | ||
| + | {{#widget:YouTube|id=CURPyCzoKfY}} | ||
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| + | == External links== | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
[[Category: Released tracks]] | [[Category: Released tracks]] | ||
[[Category:Music Has the Right to Children tracks]] | [[Category:Music Has the Right to Children tracks]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:04, 6 July 2026
| Open the Light | |
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| Running time | 4:25 |
| Appears on | Music Has the Right to Children (1998) |
| Next | One Very Important Thought |
| Prev | Smokes Quantity |
"Open the Light" is the sixteenth track on Boards of Canada's debut studio album, Music Has the Right to Children.
Comments[edit]
- Max, a member of the, now defunct, WATB chat group, found a possible reference to "Open the Light" on the Manglish wikipedia article. "People tend to translate phrases directly from their first languages into English, for instance, "on the light" instead of "turn on the light". Or sometimes, "open the light", translated directly from Chinese." [1]
- "Open the Light" transitions seamlessly into the next track, "One Very Important Thought". It is one of only three tracks to do so on Music Has the Right to Children, the other two being "Wildlife Analysis" into "An Eagle in Your Mind" and "Bocuma" into "Roygbiv".
Samples / Lyrics[edit]
- Sample at 3:42 is from Sesame Street episode 2852 at 44:20.[2]
Trivia[edit]
Videos[edit]