Les Emmerson, singer/songwriter of '70s group Five Man Electrical Band, dead at 77
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Though the Five Man Electrical Band would have other hits in Canada, “Signs” was the group’s sole international hit.
With its irresistible chorus ("Sign, sign/Everywhere a sign/Blockin’ out the scenery/Breakin’ my mind") and wry humor ("So I took off my hat and said, Imagine that/Huh, me workin’ for you!"), "Signs" was recorded by the Canadian band at the height of the hippie movement in 1970, and became an international summertime hit the following year after a shorter three-minute version was released.
The song reached #3 on the Billboard singles chart and eventually sold more than 1.5 million copies.
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