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== Comments == | == 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. <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> |
| − | * 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> Coincidentally, perhaps, there is a café near Buckie High School called Sandisons.<ref>[https://plus.google.com/117646962799245837291/about?gl=uk&hl=en Google]</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> Coincidentally, perhaps, there is a café near Buckie High School called Sandisons.<ref>[https://plus.google.com/117646962799245837291/about?gl=uk&hl=en Google]</ref> |
== Samples / Lyrics == | == Samples / Lyrics == | ||
| − | + | The beginning of the song sounds similar to: | |
https://youtu.be/QRcviyhhpiQ?t=2m56s | https://youtu.be/QRcviyhhpiQ?t=2m56s | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
| − | + | This track was written in 1994.<ref>[https://twitter.com/boctransmission/status/976783555677315072]</ref> | |
== Videos == | == Videos == | ||
| − | {{#widget:YouTube|id= | + | {{#widget:YouTube|id=v51mF-p5Agk|width=300|height=300}} |
== External links== | == External links== | ||
Revision as of 09:33, 18 November 2018
| Buckie High | |
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| 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.[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] Coincidentally, perhaps, there is a café near Buckie High School called Sandisons.[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
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