When the album started selling and MTV began airing the video, the song was re-released, making #8 on the Hot 100 in April 1991. Released as a single ahead of the album, the song made #2 on the Mainstream Rock chart, but didn't crack the Hot 100. The song was the highlight of the performance, and the set was so well-received that it was released as an album, which they titled Five Man Acoustical Jam as an allusion to the original artist. His bandmates, however, didn't know the song, so Jeff had to round up a copy so they could learn it.
Lead singer Jeff Keith picked "Signs," a song he grew up listening to in Oklahoma. July 2 was an off-day, so Tesla booked the acoustic show and had each band member pick a cover song to perform. The band was on tour with Mötley Crüe, opening for the rockers on the Dr. Tesla revived this song in 1990 when they recorded a live, acoustic version for their album Five Man Acoustical Jam, which was recorded at the Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia on July 2, 1990. At this point, our hero turns the tables and makes his own sign, thanking God for the wonder of life. If ever there is something that is open to all, it it God, but even in church, a donation is called for. We then enter a private club with a strict dress code, and we hear the line most willful wanderers have been confronted with: "You ain't supposed to be here."įinally, we end up in church, which brings God into our story.
This resonates with anyone who has seen beautiful beaches, vistas, and other points of nature marked as private property, often with nobody there to enjoy it. The next verse finds the singer looking at a "no trespassing" sign and questioning its authority.
The first verse is a classic tale of how looks can be deceiving, as the difference between an "upstanding man" and a hippie can be something as superficial as hair. This song starts with a line that became one of the most memorable in rock: "And the sign said, 'Long-haired freaky people need not apply.'"īy starting with the word "And," we feel that we are picking up a story, and it's clear that the singer has put a lot of thought into this.
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