I think that this song is attacking how corporate globalisation ruins the individuality of local communities. Stuff like the 'clone street' phenemomena where a street in own town looks exactly the same as a street in another because it is all global companies and brands. The most extreme example of this kind of corproate influence over a town is Celebration, Florida which is a planned community in FLorida that is owned by the Disney Corporation.
I guess the chorus is a pun on every town in the world becoming Celebration.
I wouldn't say this song is about globalization, per say, as much as it is about corporate-based community development/economic revitalization. There is a common problem in economic revitalization approaches to community development that do not take into account the existing population and prefer gentrification and displacement over doing right by the community's current residents. I think this is more in tune with what Erik is saying here.
I wouldn't say this song is about globalization, per say, as much as it is about corporate-based community development/economic revitalization. There is a common problem in economic revitalization approaches to community development that do not take into account the existing population and prefer gentrification and displacement over doing right by the community's current residents. I think this is more in tune with what Erik is saying here.
I think that this song is attacking how corporate globalisation ruins the individuality of local communities. Stuff like the 'clone street' phenemomena where a street in own town looks exactly the same as a street in another because it is all global companies and brands. The most extreme example of this kind of corproate influence over a town is Celebration, Florida which is a planned community in FLorida that is owned by the Disney Corporation.
I guess the chorus is a pun on every town in the world becoming Celebration.
I wouldn't say this song is about globalization, per say, as much as it is about corporate-based community development/economic revitalization. There is a common problem in economic revitalization approaches to community development that do not take into account the existing population and prefer gentrification and displacement over doing right by the community's current residents. I think this is more in tune with what Erik is saying here.
I wouldn't say this song is about globalization, per say, as much as it is about corporate-based community development/economic revitalization. There is a common problem in economic revitalization approaches to community development that do not take into account the existing population and prefer gentrification and displacement over doing right by the community's current residents. I think this is more in tune with what Erik is saying here.