While I agree with the top comments about this song being all about Philly, I feel like everyone's missing the most important thing to be said about this song. Ween are musical hipsters and the kings of less-than-obvious spoofs, particularly of highly sentimental songs that few of us think to question or make fun of. This song is clearly a spoof of Elton John's "Philadelphia Freedom". Fire up YouTube and listen to them one after the other, and tell me you don't hear it.
While I agree with the top comments about this song being all about Philly, I feel like everyone's missing the most important thing to be said about this song. Ween are musical hipsters and the kings of less-than-obvious spoofs, particularly of highly sentimental songs that few of us think to question or make fun of. This song is clearly a spoof of Elton John's "Philadelphia Freedom". Fire up YouTube and listen to them one after the other, and tell me you don't hear it.