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Buckie High

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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.[1]
  • 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?[2] Coincidentally, perhaps, there is a café near Buckie High School called Sandisons.[3]
  • "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 [...] [4]

Samples / Lyrics

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

Trivia

This track was written in 1994.[5]

Videos

External links

References

  1. wikipedia:Buckfast_Tonic_Wine
  2. wikipedia:Buckie_High_School
  3. Google
  4. [1]
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