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− | * The song is a reference to Buckfast, or "Buckie", a tonic wine infamous in Scotland for its potency and extremely high caffeine content. High of course being a refrence to being intoxicated. <ref>[[wikipedia:Buckfast_Tonic_Wine]]</ref> | + | * 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. <ref>[[wikipedia:Buckfast_Tonic_Wine]]</ref> |
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− | * The other possiblity of this track would be that its actually a place reference (like "The Beach At Repoint"). They both grew up in North East Scotland. In the county of Moray is the the small fishing town of Buckie. Scottish schools are like their American Counterparts known as High Schools (Secondary in England). It's a possiblity that they or friends/relatives may have attended this school influencing the title. Another nostalgia for their childhood? <ref>[[wikipedia:Buckie_High_School]]</ref> | + | * Alternatively, the title may be a reference (like "The Beach At Repoint") to a real place in Scotland; 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). It's a possiblity that they or friends/relatives may have attended this school influencing the title. Another nostalgia for their childhood? <ref>[[wikipedia:Buckie_High_School]]</ref> |
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| == Samples / Lyrics == | | == Samples / Lyrics == |
Revision as of 12:17, 16 June 2013
Buckie High
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5:16
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Appears on |
Old Tunes Vol. 2
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- 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. [1]
- Alternatively, the title may be a reference (like "The Beach At Repoint") to a real place in Scotland; 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). It's a possiblity that they or friends/relatives may have attended this school influencing the title. Another nostalgia for their childhood? [2]
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- ↑ wikipedia:Buckfast_Tonic_Wine
- ↑ wikipedia:Buckie_High_School