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{{Infobox Song|
 
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| name=Olson
 
| name=Olson
| runtime=1:31 ([[MHTRTC]]) <br> 2:31 (version 3) ([[Peel Session]])
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| runtime=1:31 ([[MHTRTC]]))
| appearson=[[MHTRTC]]<br>[[Peel Session]]}}   
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| appearson=[[MHTRTC]]}}   
  
 
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== Comments ==
 
== Comments ==
* As explained by [[Boards of Canada]]: ''"[[Olson]] is the surname of a family we know"'' ([[Forcefield 1998]]).
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* As explained by [[Boards of Canada]]: ''"[[Olson]] is the surname of a family we know"''.<ref>[[Forcefield 1998]]</ref>
 
* Could also be a reference to [[Melissa Olson]]. She directed the [[Videos#Dayvan_Cowboy|Dayvan Cowboy]] and [[Videos#Invocation|Invocation]] video.
 
* Could also be a reference to [[Melissa Olson]]. She directed the [[Videos#Dayvan_Cowboy|Dayvan Cowboy]] and [[Videos#Invocation|Invocation]] video.
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* In 1953, a CIA scientist named Frank Olson was given LSD and jumped (or was pushed) to his death from a 10th story window. His wife maintains he was having second thoughts about his work as a biological warfare specialist.
  
 
== Samples / Lyrics ==
 
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
  
== Video ==
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== Videos ==
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== External links==
 
== External links==
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[[Category:Released tracks]]
 
[[Category:Released tracks]]
 
[[Category:Music Has the Right to Children tracks]]
 
[[Category:Music Has the Right to Children tracks]]
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Revision as of 06:51, 1 June 2018

Olson
Running time 1:31 (MHTRTC))
Appears on MHTRTC


Comments

  • As explained by Boards of Canada: "Olson is the surname of a family we know".[1]
  • Could also be a reference to Melissa Olson. She directed the Dayvan Cowboy and Invocation video.
  • In 1953, a CIA scientist named Frank Olson was given LSD and jumped (or was pushed) to his death from a 10th story window. His wife maintains he was having second thoughts about his work as a biological warfare specialist.

Samples / Lyrics

Trivia

Videos

External links

References

  1. Forcefield 1998