I’ve been searching the Web high and low for songs that would be fitting for Earth Day. Here’s what I’ve come up with so far — feel free to add your suggestions in the comments:
“Big Yellow Taxi” – Joni Mitchell
“Roll On, Columbia!” – Woody Guthrie
“Garbage” – Bill Steale & Pete Seeger
“Ode to Big Blue” – Gordon Lightfoot
“Where do the Children Play?” – Cat Stevens
“Ask Any Farmer” – John McCutcheon
“This Land is Your Land” – Woody Guthrie
“What Do You Love More Than Love?” – Dar Williams
“Animal” – Ani DiFranco
“Something In the Rain” – Tish Hinojosa
“Wonderful World” – Louis Armstsrong
“Metal Drums” – Patty Larkin
“Mercy Mercy Me” – Marvin Gaye
“Paradise” – John Prine
“Shapes Of Things” – The Yardbirds
“Nature’s Way” – Spirit
“Don’t Go Near The Water” – The Beach Boys
“If A Tree Falls” – Bruce Cockburn
“Don’t Go Near The Water” – Johnny Cash
“Mother Earth (Natural Anthem)” – Neil Young
“Pollution” – Tom Lehrer
“I Can’t Breathe” – Don Preston
“Earth Song” – Michael Jackson
“American Child” – John Denver
“Take It Back” – Pink Floyd
“Collapse” – Rise Against
“Earth Songs” – John Denver
“One Sweet World” – Dave Matthews Band
“Don’t Ask Me” – P.I.L.
“Lonely Planet” – The The
“Out in the Country” – Three Dog Night
“It’s Too Late” – Bob Mould
“What Are We Gonna Do?” – Dramarama
“Nothing But Flowers” – Talking Heads
This article appears in Apr 21-28, 2009.
“American Child” and “Don’t Go Near The Water” are two of my favorite songs. This is a pretty exhausted list of songs. If you want to see what other people think you can post this to our site http://www.toptentopten.com/ and then link back to your site. The coolest feature is you can let other people vote on the rankings of your list.
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