Buckie High
Running time	5:16
Appears on	Old Tunes Vol. 2

Comments

• 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.

• Alternatively, the title may be a reference (like "The Beach At Redpoint") 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 possibility that they or friends/relatives may have attended this school, influencing the title. More nostalgia for their childhood? Coincidentally, perhaps, there is a café near Buckie High School called Sandisons.

• "Buckie High" (now Buckie Community High School) was the name of High School that Mike attended. 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 [...]

Samples / Lyrics

The beginning of the song sounds similar to: https://youtu.be/QRcviyhhpiQ?t=2m56s

Trivia

This track was written in 1994.

References

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