Signs, signs, everywhere a sign!
Efectivamente, rótulos por todas partes. Una canción de la “Five Man Electrical Band“. Quién me iba a decir que un grupo de rock iba a componer un tema sobre la rotulación (más bien el exceso de ella) en nuestras ciudades… y eso que es del año 1975, o sea, que ni la décima parte de rótulos y luminosos alrededor nuestro de ahora.
Bueno, en realidad va un poco sobre prohibiciones en los años 70: si eras un hippie (bastante normal en aquella época), rótulos de no pasar para ti por todos lado.
Y la letra para los que quieran saber de qué va…
SIGNS (Autores: EMMERSON, LES ROBERT)
And the sign said, “Long-haired freaky people need not apply”
So I tucked my hair up under my hat and I went in to ask him why
He said, “You look like a fine upstanding young man, I think you’ll do”
So I took off my hat, I said, “Imagine that, huh, me workin’ for you”
Whoa, oh, oh
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind
Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?
And the sign said, Anybody caught trespassin’ would be shot on sight
So, I jumped on the fence and-a yelled at the house
“Hey, what gives you the right?
To put up a fence to keep me out or to keep mother nature in
If God was here, He’d tell you to your face, man, you’re some kinda sinner”
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind
Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?
Now, hey you, Mister, can’t you read?
You’ve got to have a shirt and tie to get a seat
You can’t even watch, no you can’t eat
You ain’t supposed to be here
The sign said, You got to have a membership card to get inside, ugh
And the sign said, “Everybody welcome, come in, kneel down and pray”
But when they passed around the plate at the end of it all
I didn’t have a penny to pay
So, I got me a pen and a paper and I made up my own little sign
I said, “Thank you, Lord, for thinkin’ ’bout me, I’m alive and doin’ fine, woo
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind
Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Sign
Sign, sign
.. y además es buena.
