In the fields of
architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of
the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity,
large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking. Normally, the job is
managed by a project manager, and supervised by a construction manager, design
engineer, construction engineer or project architect.
For the
successful execution of a project, effective planning is essential. Involved
with the design and execution of the infrastructure in question must consider
the environmental impact of the job, the successful scheduling, budgeting,
construction site safety, availability of building materials, logistics,
inconvenience to the public caused by construction delays and bidding, etc.
Construction Song
"We Built
This City" is a song written by Bernie Taupin, Martin Page, Dennis
Lambert, and Peter Wolf, and originally recorded by the American rock group
Starship and released as its debut single on August 1, 1985.
The single
version reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on November 16, 1985,
and also number one on the U.S. Top Rock Tracks chart and number twelve in the
United Kingdom.
Content
The lyrics
describe a city built on rock n' roll music. The lyrics explicitly mention the
Golden Gate Bridge and refer to "the City by the Bay", a common
moniker for Starship's hometown of San Francisco, California. However, the
lyrics also refer to "the City That Never Sleeps", a reference to New
York City, and "The City That Rocks", a reference to Cleveland, Ohio.
Capitalizing on the ambiguity, several radio stations added descriptions of
their own local areas when they broadcasted the song, or even simply added
their own ident in its place.
In 2011 a Rolling
Stone magazine online poll named "We Built This City" as the worst
song of the 1980s. The song's winning margin was so large that the magazine
reported it "could be the biggest blow-out victory in the history of the
Rolling Stone Readers Poll".
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