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* '''Energy Warning''' is track number 11 on the [[Geogaddi]] album.  The bulk of the track is a sample of an 1979 public information advert on the topic of energy conservation by the North American youth organisation, 4-H.
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== Samples/Lyrics ==
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== Samples / Lyrics ==
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* The beggining of the track is sampled from the 1991 documentary [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101853/ The Falls]<ref>{{#ev:youtube|UGrNQcPLwWE|480||||start=0|false}}</ref><ref>https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14677</ref> at 50:18. The helicopter heard right afterwards is possibly used throughout the rest of the song too.
  
* ''"Energy is becoming one of our country's greatest concerns, if we don't start working on energy conservation there may not be enough energy to go around by the time I'm a parent. We're going to learn about how we can solve some of our problems through alternative energy sources. You can learn more about energy too - call your county cooperative extension service for more information. Conserving energy is everyone's responsibility. Call 4-H to find out how you can do your part."''
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* The bulk of the track is a sample of a 1979 public information advert on the topic of energy conservation by the North American youth organisation, 4-H.<ref>[http://dt.prohosting.com/70s/childtv/psa4h.au Original audio from the 4-H energy conservation advert.]</ref><blockquote>''"Energy is becoming one of our country's greatest concerns, if we don't start working on energy conservation there may not be enough energy to go around by the time I'm a parent. We're going to learn about how we can solve some of our problems through alternative energy sources. You can learn more about energy too - call your county cooperative extension service for more information. Conserving energy is everyone's responsibility. Call 4-H to find out how you can do your part."''</blockquote>
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* The garbled burbling noise heard on the track sounds similar to the "Havana Gurgler", a shortwave radio jamming station used by the Cuban government to render the unwelcomely democratic Radio Marti unlistenable.<ref>http://www.cvni.net/radio/nsnl/nsnl074/nsnl74vm.html</ref>
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== Trivia ==
  
The garbled burbling noise heard on the track sounds similar to the "Havana Gurgler", a shortwave radio jamming station used by the Cuban government to render the unwelcomely democratic Radio Marti unlistenable. [http://www.cvni.net/radio/nsnl/nsnl074/nsnl74vm.html More information.]
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== Videos ==
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== External Links ==
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-H Wikipedia article on the 4-H organisation]
  
 
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*[http://dt.prohosting.com/70s/childtv/psa4h.au Original audio from the 4-H energy conservation advert.]
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-H Wikipedia entry on the 4-H organisation.]
 
 
 
  
 
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Revision as of 12:36, 31 May 2022

Energy Warning
Running time 0:35
Appears on Geogaddi


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Samples / Lyrics

  • The beggining of the track is sampled from the 1991 documentary The Falls[1][2] at 50:18. The helicopter heard right afterwards is possibly used throughout the rest of the song too.
  • The bulk of the track is a sample of a 1979 public information advert on the topic of energy conservation by the North American youth organisation, 4-H.[3]
    "Energy is becoming one of our country's greatest concerns, if we don't start working on energy conservation there may not be enough energy to go around by the time I'm a parent. We're going to learn about how we can solve some of our problems through alternative energy sources. You can learn more about energy too - call your county cooperative extension service for more information. Conserving energy is everyone's responsibility. Call 4-H to find out how you can do your part."
  • The garbled burbling noise heard on the track sounds similar to the "Havana Gurgler", a shortwave radio jamming station used by the Cuban government to render the unwelcomely democratic Radio Marti unlistenable.[4]

Trivia

Videos

External Links

References

  1. https://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14677
  2. Original audio from the 4-H energy conservation advert.
  3. http://www.cvni.net/radio/nsnl/nsnl074/nsnl74vm.html