Celine Dion Tunes Torment NZ Community
Anita Baker, the Mayor of Porirua, New Zealand, has labelled blasting Celine Dion songs a public nuisance. Cars equipped with loudspeakers and sirens engage in high-volume 'siren battles', with Celine Dion songs being their preferred form of torment. Mayor Baker and other residents describe the distorted, jolting versions of hits like 'My Heart Will Go On' as not next to enjoyable music. According to one siren group, Dion's music is popular because it is clear, high in treble, and low in bass.
Siren battles, happening either in parking lots or while cruising city streets, originated approximately 20 years ago and have now become part of the Pasifika New Zealanders subculture, a pan-ethnic group descended from the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Islands. While these battles build community, they also keep residents up at night.
The Porirua Police Department has received complaints regarding 40 siren battles since February and October this year. Some residents have even threatened to move if the Dion torture continues.
"We need to find an alternative place for these people to go, or they need to stop," said Mayor Baker, further adding that the city's geography worsens the issue. "It's vibrating all around the city wherever they do it since we're in a basin. It's incredibly frustrating."
A Change.org petition was started last month, requesting the Porirua City Council to intervene. It has gathered 242 signatures so far. (It's a small town.)
One of the signatories, Diana Paris, commented, "Although I enjoy Celine Dion in the comfort of my lounge and at my volume, I don't relish hearing fragments of it starting and stopping at any time between 7 p.m. and 2 a.m."
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