"Up With People" were a travelling brigade of performers - who I saw live in the 80s in my hometown - that promoted wholesome family values through a thinly veiled entertainment show filled with dancing and singing. It was like the "It's A Small World" ride at Disney World coming to life on stage. It was quite bizarre, but at the time I remembered being impressed as most youngsters might be. Anyways I'm quite sure this song pays homage to this brigade, poking fun of the hokey "we are all one" message they sought to pass on in suburbs around the world. The song seems to say that instead of the "up with people" idea, the seed of cynicism and self-interest was somehow planted.
"Up With People" were a travelling brigade of performers - who I saw live in the 80s in my hometown - that promoted wholesome family values through a thinly veiled entertainment show filled with dancing and singing. It was like the "It's A Small World" ride at Disney World coming to life on stage. It was quite bizarre, but at the time I remembered being impressed as most youngsters might be. Anyways I'm quite sure this song pays homage to this brigade, poking fun of the hokey "we are all one" message they sought to pass on in suburbs around the world. The song seems to say that instead of the "up with people" idea, the seed of cynicism and self-interest was somehow planted.