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* ''Roy G. Biv'' is a common mnemonic for the order of the colours of the rainbow, like 'Richard of York gave battle in vain'. [DC]
 
* ''Roy G. Biv'' is a common mnemonic for the order of the colours of the rainbow, like 'Richard of York gave battle in vain'. [DC]
 
* The song was used in season two, episode three of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Mitchell_and_Webb_Look That Mitchell and Webb Look].
 
* The song was used in season two, episode three of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Mitchell_and_Webb_Look That Mitchell and Webb Look].
*''Roygbiv - [[Alphaquest]] Mix'' was a remix done by [[Boards of Canada|BoC]] specially for someone called Andy Soosay's student film. The track was leaked onto the net and is understood to be genuine. It's longer than the original at 6:23. The mix begins with the track ''[[Bocuma]]'' in its entirety. It's backed up by images of the actual DAT inlay which contains nuggets such as "Custom DIY job for Andy Soosay", "Date Time: Thursday 15th May 1997", "SOURCE: Brown source or tomato source" and "COMMENTS: Yeah, it's pretty good".  
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* "Roygbiv - [[Alphaquest]] Mix" was a remix done by [[Boards of Canada|BoC]] specially for someone called Andy Soosay's student film. The track was leaked onto the net and is understood to be genuine. It's longer than the original at 6:23. The mix begins with the track "[[Bocuma]]" in its entirety. It's backed up by images of the actual DAT inlay which contains nuggets such as "Custom DIY job for Andy Soosay", "Date Time: Thursday 15th May 1997", "SOURCE: Brown source or tomato source" and "COMMENTS: Yeah, it's pretty good".  
 
**Additional words in the Alpha Quest mix are as follows:
 
**Additional words in the Alpha Quest mix are as follows:
 
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Where's the door I haven't tried<br />
 
Where's the door I haven't tried<br />
 
A, B, C, D, East and West<br />
 
A, B, C, D, East and West<br />
Going on an Alphaquest!"''
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Going on an Alphaquest!
 
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== Samples / Lyrics ==
 
== Samples / Lyrics ==
 
* The sampled voice is of a child saying "Yeah," (in reverse) sounding similar to "Hey!"
 
* The sampled voice is of a child saying "Yeah," (in reverse) sounding similar to "Hey!"
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== Trivia ==
  
 
== Videos ==
 
== Videos ==
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== References ==
 
== References ==
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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]]
 
[[Category:Boc Maxima tracks]]
 
[[Category:Boc Maxima tracks]]

Revision as of 05:41, 13 November 2017

Roygbiv
Running time 2:31
Appears on MHTRTC
BoC Maxima
Telephasic Workshop


Comments

  • Roy G. Biv is a common mnemonic for the order of the colours of the rainbow, like 'Richard of York gave battle in vain'. [DC]
  • The song was used in season two, episode three of That Mitchell and Webb Look.
  • "Roygbiv - Alphaquest Mix" was a remix done by BoC specially for someone called Andy Soosay's student film. The track was leaked onto the net and is understood to be genuine. It's longer than the original at 6:23. The mix begins with the track "Bocuma" in its entirety. It's backed up by images of the actual DAT inlay which contains nuggets such as "Custom DIY job for Andy Soosay", "Date Time: Thursday 15th May 1997", "SOURCE: Brown source or tomato source" and "COMMENTS: Yeah, it's pretty good".
    • Additional words in the Alpha Quest mix are as follows:

Doorways up and down the hall
Wonder what's behind them all
Doors that lead to anywhere
Got to A, B, C, what's there
Got to A, B, C, decide
Where's the door I haven't tried
A, B, C, D, East and West
Going on an Alphaquest!

Samples / Lyrics

  • The sampled voice is of a child saying "Yeah," (in reverse) sounding similar to "Hey!"

Trivia

Videos

External links

References