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Part of the nostalgic quality of [[Boards of Canada]]'s music come from their extensive sampling of 70's and 80's era children television programs.  One commonly sampled program is the US program ''[[wikipedia:Sesame Street|Sesame Street]]'', created by the [[wikipedia:Children's Television Workshop|Children's Television Workshop]].
 
Part of the nostalgic quality of [[Boards of Canada]]'s music come from their extensive sampling of 70's and 80's era children television programs.  One commonly sampled program is the US program ''[[wikipedia:Sesame Street|Sesame Street]]'', created by the [[wikipedia:Children's Television Workshop|Children's Television Workshop]].
  
==Samples==
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==Confirmed samples==
*''[[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]]'': <span style=color:orange>Orange</span> - sampled from [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXe-oDupplI here].
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* ''"Bye-bye-bye-bye"'' ([[Sunshine Recorder]])
*''[[The Color of the Fire]]'' - 'I love you': - sampled from a similar sketch to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qv5bMnHgQg this one].
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* ''"I feel proud" speech"'' ([[Whitewater]])
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* Reversed speech ([[Sixtyten]])
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* ''"Different Mes"'': A boy explains how has many ''different mes'' for all his different emotions.
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** {{#ev:youtube|QZyRR-18EVU}}
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** MP3 sample: [[File:Different-mes-orig.mp3]]
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* ''"Yeah, that's right"'' ([[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]])
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* A drawing of a man is shown with a variety of different types of legs, which rotate like a slot machine.  For each pair of legs, off-screen children voice their disapproval until the matching legs are finally shown.
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* ''"Orange!"'' ([[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]])
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* ''"O for Orange"'' by [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Bruce_Cayard Bruce Cayard] ([http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_2483 Episode 2483], aired May 11, 1998): A colorless man sucks the hue out of an orange.
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** {{#ev:youtube|ZHAtrnbu8ts}}
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* ''"We'll sail to the stars"'' ([[Aquarius (song)|Aquarius]])
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* ''"Alphaquest: S"'': A girl investigates the letter S in her 'Alphaquest'.
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** {{#ev:youtube|mN3pAZpBTrE}}
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* ''"I love you"'' ([[The Color of the Fire]])
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* The laugh at the end of the "I love you" sample is also in [[Niagara]], Track 9 of [[Boc Maxima]].
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==Unconfirmed samples==
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* ''"Alphaquest"'' theme ([[Roygbiv#Alpha_Quest_Mix|Roygbiv (Alphaquest mix)]]) - title music from a recurring segment, [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Alphaquest Alphaquest]
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== External links ==
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* [[wikipedia:Sesame Street|Sesame Street]] article at [[wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]]
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* [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Sesame_Street Sesame Street] article at MuppetWiki
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* [http://pbskids.org/sesame/ Official site] hosted by [[wikipedia:PBS|PBS]]
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*''[[Whitewater]]''
 
  
 
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[[Category: Samples]]

Revision as of 17:27, 12 September 2018

Part of the nostalgic quality of Boards of Canada's music come from their extensive sampling of 70's and 80's era children television programs. One commonly sampled program is the US program Sesame Street, created by the Children's Television Workshop.

Confirmed samples

  • "Yeah, that's right" (Aquarius)
  • A drawing of a man is shown with a variety of different types of legs, which rotate like a slot machine. For each pair of legs, off-screen children voice their disapproval until the matching legs are finally shown.
  • "We'll sail to the stars" (Aquarius)
  • "Alphaquest: S": A girl investigates the letter S in her 'Alphaquest'.

Unconfirmed samples

External links

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