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* The lyrics of 1969 continue a theme first developed on ''[[In a Beautiful Place out in the Country]]''; that of [[David Koresh]] and his [[wikipedia:Branch Davidian|Branch Davidian]] sect. A slogan (seemingly a favourite of [[Amo Bishop Roden]]) is repeated over and over, with a vocoded voice intoning "''1969, in the sunshine''" overdubbed at the end.  
 
* The lyrics of 1969 continue a theme first developed on ''[[In a Beautiful Place out in the Country]]''; that of [[David Koresh]] and his [[wikipedia:Branch Davidian|Branch Davidian]] sect. A slogan (seemingly a favourite of [[Amo Bishop Roden]]) is repeated over and over, with a vocoded voice intoning "''1969, in the sunshine''" overdubbed at the end.  
 
* In a 2002 interview with [[Interviews#2002-03:_OOR|OOR magazine]], [[Boards of Canada]] explained :
 
* In a 2002 interview with [[Interviews#2002-03:_OOR|OOR magazine]], [[Boards of Canada]] explained :
[[Michael_Sandison|Mike]]: ''"In that song it refers to a specific period in the history of a religious group, and at the same time the period in general, the hopefulness of a forward-thinking generation that wasn't aware of what was coming in their collective future."''
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[[Michael_Sandison|Mike]]: ''"In that song it refers to a specific period in the history of a religious group, and at the same time the period in general, the hopefulness of a forward-thinking generation that wasn't aware of what was coming in their collective future."''
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* The "religious group" referred to, given the lyrics, is no doubt the [[wikipedia:Branch Davidians|Branch Davidians]].
 
* The "religious group" referred to, given the lyrics, is no doubt the [[wikipedia:Branch Davidians|Branch Davidians]].

Revision as of 15:27, 28 August 2008

1969
Running time 4:21
Appears on Geogaddi


Cultural References

Mike: "In that song it refers to a specific period in the history of a religious group, and at the same time the period in general, the hopefulness of a forward-thinking generation that wasn't aware of what was coming in their collective future."

Samples/Lyrics

  • "Although not a follower of hseroK divaD" (David Koresh, reversed), she's a devoted Branch Davidian (chorus)
    • Note that the live version of '1969' heard at the Lighthouse Party does not reverse the name David Koresh
    • Same words occur in Poppy Seed, BoC remix. The person being discussed is apparently Amo Bishop Roden.
  • "1969, in the sunshine" (additional vocal heard from 3:20 onwards).[sibobbler] MP3 sample [1]

References

  1. <flashmp3>1969.mp3|bg=0xF3EDCF|leftbg=0xF3EDCF|rightbg=0xF3EDCF|lefticon=0x41982F|righticon=0x41982F|righticonhover=0x41982F|slider=0xF3EDCF|track=0xF3EDCF|border=0xF3EDCF|rightbghover=0xFFCB1F|text=0x41982F|load=0xFFCB1F</flashmp3>