Lyric discussion by Dean Moriarty 

Cover art for 1969 lyrics by Boards of Canada

from the OOR interview:

'"1969 in the sunshine" (from: 1969). What memory is that? Woodstock? A yellowed picture of your parents? A collective memory that fits your music?' 'Mike: In that song it refers to a specific period in the history of a religious group, and at the same time the period in general, the hopefulness of a forward-thinking generation that wasn't aware of what was coming in their collective future.'