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| − | * The | + | * The title may be a reference (like "[[The Beach At Redpoint]]") to a real place in Scotland; "Buckie High" (now Buckie Community High School) was the name of the high school that the band attended. 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). Coincidentally, there is a café near Buckie High School called Sandisons.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/Sandisons/</ref> |
| − | * Alternatively, the title | + | * Alternatively, 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|Buckfast Tonic Wine on wikipedia]]</ref> |
| − | * | + | * Quoting ''Gaby Ghazi: when I was a teenager having just finished school and turned 18, we made a bucket bong called Buckie and we filled it from the sea and smoked on the beach. I then went home a few days later and discovered the Old Tunes, and Buckie High specifically [...]'' <ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardsofcanada</ref> |
== Samples / Lyrics == | == Samples / Lyrics == | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
| − | This track was written in 1994.<ref> | + | This track was written in 1994.<ref>https://twitter.com/boctransmission/status/976783555677315072</ref> |
== Videos == | == Videos == | ||
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== External links== | == External links== | ||
| + | * [[wikipedia:Buckie_High_School|Buckie High School on wikipedia]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 14:14, 31 December 2019
| Buckie High | |
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| Running time | 5:16 |
| Appears on | Old Tunes Vol. 2 |
Comments
- The title may be a reference (like "The Beach At Redpoint") to a real place in Scotland; "Buckie High" (now Buckie Community High School) was the name of the high school that the band attended. 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). Coincidentally, there is a café near Buckie High School called Sandisons.[1]
- Alternatively, 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.[2]
- Quoting Gaby Ghazi: when I was a teenager having just finished school and turned 18, we made a bucket bong called Buckie and we filled it from the sea and smoked on the beach. I then went home a few days later and discovered the Old Tunes, and Buckie High specifically [...] [3]
Samples / Lyrics
The beginning of the song sounds similar to: https://youtu.be/QRcviyhhpiQ?t=2m56s
Trivia
This track was written in 1994.[4]
Videos
External links
References
- Jump up ↑ https://www.facebook.com/Sandisons/
- Jump up ↑ Buckfast Tonic Wine on wikipedia
- Jump up ↑ https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardsofcanada
- Jump up ↑ https://twitter.com/boctransmission/status/976783555677315072
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