‘Sing a song of Esso’

[Oggy]

I thought I'd share this with you all, I saw a advert on the London Underground today, and looked up the background. I think it is excellent, but there you go.


"Greenpeace press release
ANTI-ESSO ‘POEMS ON THE UNDERGROUND’ MYSTERY SOLVED AS GREENPEACE ADMITS RESPONSIBILITY

Wednesday 26th March, 2003 - Weeks of confusion and amusement for commuters and tube bosses came to an end today as the perpetrators of an anti-Esso guerrilla advertising campaign admitted responsibility.

Thousands of spoof ‘poems on the underground’ posters attacking George Bush and oil giant Esso have been appearing on the Northern, District, Metropolitan, Hammersmith and City and Bakerloo lines. Esso are known to be furious, while London Underground controllers were perplexed."

<snip>

‘Sing a song of Esso
a packet full of lies
and oily greasy dollars
to help the climate fry
when the wallet opened
George Bush began to sing
“the planet may be burning
but I don’t see a thing”."

more at:-

http://www.stopesso.com/press/00000042.php

I really like the poems. If I find more I'll post them.