Track listing : In 2001 , the radio giant Clear Channel Communications listed " A Sign of the Times " on an advisory list of records that stations might voluntarily choose to avoid playing — on a temporary basis — in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks , the title possibly being construed to refer to a portent of the end of the world . Though some outlets falsely characterized this as a list of " banned " records , Clear Channel maintained that they had not banned any songs from any stations . '' The New York Times '' said that stations could and did choose to disregard the list
September 11 terrorist attacks
September 11 attacks
Sign of the Times (Petula Clark song)