
The Mountain Goats + "The Sign" Not because this is one of my favourite pop songs of all time, but because this is a great performance by John Darnielle. Not because this is a great performance of this song, or even a good one, but because Darnielle is himself such a good performer, so entertaining, building laughs and good times out of the most trivial unhappenings, that I have been listening to this recording for about two weeks straight—
And on the way from Columbus into Chicago
We heard "The Sign" on the radio.
Somebody got ready to turn the station and I said,
What is wrong with you?
Does God hate you or something?
Has he not taught you how to love?
It was hot as blazes as we drove through the south side,
Pullin up at lights,
All the people laughin at the white kids doin their little dance in the car.
It was really rad.
I opened the set with it that night.
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