WELLESLEY, MASS. (WHDH) - With Georgia rapper, Lil Nas X’s summer smash “Old Town Road” topping the Billboard Hot 100 charts for the 18th week, fans of the tune are hoping to claim a bit of the hype for themselves.
If you take your horse to the Old Town Road in Wellesley, you might ride right past it, now town officials are blaming the popular song for a lack of signage.
The street sign marking Old Town Road in Wellesley has allegedly been stolen six times since the song gained popularity.
“We started noticing this problem early last spring, about the same time that the song ‘Old Town Road’ came out” Stephanie Hawkinson, a spokesperson for the town said.
The thieves are going to great lengths to make sure they can take home a piece of pop culture taking not just the sign but the 12-foot pole as well.
“We really haven’t figured out where these signs are ending up,” Hawkinson said. “Probably in somebody’s dorm room.”
With each sign costing more than $200 to replace, officials say they are not planning on putting a new one up anytime soon.
They say they are just going to wait for the song’s popularity to fade.
However, they are likely to be waiting for a long time.
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