Here's my interpretation.
It's about free trade, capitalism, globalization, etc. He talks about people in Wichita, Liverpool, Santa Fe, Bombay, in an attempt to put the song in a global context, and talks about trading various goods across borders, oceans, etc.He talks about trading culture for mass production ('wives of windsor for spam') and mixing of cultures ("while sipping fine Darjeeling with an English man")
Neil likes to wear many hats in his lyrics, and often he leaves his lyrics completely open, so it's hard to know exactly what statement he is trying to make. However, I'm sensing a kind of tongue in cheek sarcasm in the "open it up... living for the trade" parts of the song. My personal interpretation of these lyrics would be that of a criticism of globalist free trade, but there could be many other interpretations.
@silentryan I'm with you on the trade thing...mass product for culture but I think it's a criticism in underhandedness, dominance or ignorance. Maybe a mix of these. Check this shit out. https://youtu.be/HFiiqiwnZig
@silentryan I'm with you on the trade thing...mass product for culture but I think it's a criticism in underhandedness, dominance or ignorance. Maybe a mix of these. Check this shit out. https://youtu.be/HFiiqiwnZig
Here's my interpretation. It's about free trade, capitalism, globalization, etc. He talks about people in Wichita, Liverpool, Santa Fe, Bombay, in an attempt to put the song in a global context, and talks about trading various goods across borders, oceans, etc.He talks about trading culture for mass production ('wives of windsor for spam') and mixing of cultures ("while sipping fine Darjeeling with an English man")
Neil likes to wear many hats in his lyrics, and often he leaves his lyrics completely open, so it's hard to know exactly what statement he is trying to make. However, I'm sensing a kind of tongue in cheek sarcasm in the "open it up... living for the trade" parts of the song. My personal interpretation of these lyrics would be that of a criticism of globalist free trade, but there could be many other interpretations.
@silentryan I'm with you on the trade thing...mass product for culture but I think it's a criticism in underhandedness, dominance or ignorance. Maybe a mix of these. Check this shit out. https://youtu.be/HFiiqiwnZig
@silentryan I'm with you on the trade thing...mass product for culture but I think it's a criticism in underhandedness, dominance or ignorance. Maybe a mix of these. Check this shit out. https://youtu.be/HFiiqiwnZig