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The top 10 best green songs

By Alyssa Kropp, Local CorrespondentTue, Apr 14 2009 at 11:00 AM EST
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After perusing the MNN website the other day, I happened upon Peter Dykstra's article Media Mayhem: Mother Nature's Greatest Hits. As a DJ and music lover, I thought this was a great way to incorporate more people into a green movement. I decided to do my own list, with a different generation's twist, and new music.

 

10. Hopp polla - Sigur Rós From the album Takk. It's in Hopelandic and Icelandic, as the band is from Iceland, but it talks about jumping in puddles, one of the best rainy day activities.  
 
9. Monkey Gone to Heaven - The Pixies
"There was a guy/ an underwater guy who controlled the sea/ got killed by ten million pounds of sludge/ from New York and New Jersey" That's a gross image, no one wants to be under sludge. 
 
8. No Cars Go - Arcade Fire From their self titled EP, the band talks about a place with no cars and no planes. Think of all the emissions that would not exist if we didn't have cars ...  
 
7. Walk Softly - Barefoot Truth.  With some members hailing from Vermont, this band's song off the same titled CD talks about problems in society and learning from our mistakes. "Can't you see that the way we're living/ It won't easily be forgiven"  
 
6. Gone - Jack Johnson. "Gone be the birds when they don't want to sing/ gone people all awkward with their things, gone" The Hawaii native sings of the demise of, well everything, due to human consumption, more or less.  
 
5. Carbon Monoxide - Cake "Too much carbon monoxide for me to bare" I'd have to agree with you there, McCrea.  
 
4. Waiting on the World to Change - John Mayer. One of the most popular songs by Mayer, it highlights the need for change from a younger generation.  
 
3. Hey World (Don't Give Up Version) - Michael Franti and Spearhead. Franti and Spearhead's duo are politically active, and on this track they highlight the world's troubles, such as: "Tell me why the grass was greener/ a year ago/ I swear it used to grow here"   
 
2. One Sweet World - Dave Matthew's Band. The huge band remarks on how special earth is, and even had a Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor named after this song. "upon this watered one/ so much we take for granted."  
 
1. With My Own Two Hands - Ben Harper "I can change the world/with my own two hands/ make a better place/ with my own two hands." Pretty much sums up the idea that we all can make a difference. This song is from Harper's album, Diamonds on the Inside   

 

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Denise 04/30/2009 19:44 PM

Hey, Alyssa - I know it's an old one, but Marvin Gaye's Mercy Mercy Me is a classic - and recorded in 1970, so way before its time!

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acook 04/16/2009 16:15 PM

 This is an amazing idea for a blog. Very cool and great song picks!

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Meredith D 04/16/2009 10:48 AM

I am encouraging you to see Wall-E as well. It really scares you about what could happen to the human race until a robot shows them the way! Wall-E was more eco-friendly than I ever thought it would be. (The animated Happy Feet also throws in environmental issues at the end if you haven't seen it).

p.s. I really like your music list!

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arabalais 04/14/2009 19:59 PM

Ah, this is awesome! I love these bands! Also, have you seen Wall-E? The song at the very end of it is "Down to Earth" sung by Peter Gabriel. This blog made me think of it. Lyrics that stand out are: "We learned to live off the good land/Learned to climb up a tree/Then we got up on two legs/But we wanted to fly/When we messed up our homeland/We set sail for the sky" and "We’re coming down to the ground/We hear the birds.... More

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Alyssa K 04/15/2009 16:29 PM

I'm glad you liked it! I will definitely look up that song, and I might go watch Wall-E... i've never seen it

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