"Long shot of that jumping sign"

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Neil.
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"Long shot of that jumping sign"

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...but does anyone know what a 'jumping sign' is?

It's only just struck me, 45 years after the song's release!
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Never read that much into aside from the cinematography references. It's a long shot on that sign, a close-up of the "We Never Close" sign and the dragging the lake lyric always gave me the impression of a "No Jumping/Diving" sign at the water's edge or on a bridge.
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Neil. wrote:...but does anyone know what a 'jumping sign' is?

It's only just struck me, 45 years after the song's release!

I always thought of it as one of those neon signs that as flashing, either by design or because the lights were faulty



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How about....'JUMP IN' sign?

I never understood the lyric at the wiki saying..."cut the baby" when it should clearly read "cut TO baby!"

Though I do like dave's logic.
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Re: "Long shot of that jumping sign"

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geebot wrote:lyric always gave me the impression of a "No Jumping/Diving" sign at the water's edge or on a bridge.
Oooh sounds feasible!

I wondered if it was one of those signs hung in a frame, like a traditional pub sign, therefore it could be jumping in the wind. But it would really be swinging, not jumping.

We may never know!!
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I always thoughtl of something like this https://www.jantecneon.com/HS-80-55.html
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krm wrote:I always thoughtl of something like this https://www.jantecneon.com/HS-80-55.html
jumping sign.png

How do you sleep with that flashing in your bedroom ? :shock: :wink: :wink:
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sulky lad wrote:
krm wrote:I always thoughtl of something like this https://www.jantecneon.com/HS-80-55.html
jumping sign.png

How do you sleep with that flashing in your bedroom ? :shock: :wink: :wink:
I guess that might be the reason for me residing on the sofa in the livingroom! :-)
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