In honor of Earth Day on April 22nd, 2017 we have compiled a list of our top 5 Eco-friendly anthems. Earth Day is all about celebrating the planet that gives you the air you breathe, water you drink, and the food you eat. For years musicians have been writing songs to ask their listener to respect Mother Earth. So send this list to litterbug in your life.
5. Waiting On The World To Change by John Mayer
Most Environmentally Friendly Lyrics: “It’s not that we don’t care, / We just know that the fight ain’t fair” & “Now we see everything that’s going wrong / With the world and those who lead it / We just feel like we don’t have the means / To rise above and beat it”
4. S.O.S (Mother Nature) by Will.i.am
Most Environmentally Friendly Lyrics: “Looking all around and I’m watching the world, changing / Open up your eyes, you can see things rearranging / The world is dying / And if they say it’s gonna be alright, them people are lying” & “The planet’s gonna die cause of politics / It’s hotter in the winter, even hotter in the summer / And ain’t nobody coming to the rescue to help the world”
3. Don’t Go Near the Water by The Beach Boys
Most Environmentally Friendly Lyrics: “Don’t go near the water to do it any wrong, to be cool with the water is the message of this song.” & “The poison floating out to sea / Now threatens life on land”
2. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) by Marvin Gaye
Most Environmentally Friendly Lyrics: “Where did all the blue skies go? / Poison is the wind that blows from the north and south and east” & “What about this overcrowded land / How much more abuse from man can she stand?”
1. Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell
Most Environmentally Friendly Lyrics: “They paved paradise to put up a parking lot” & “They took all the trees, and put ’em in a tree museum / And charged the people a dollar and a half just to see ’em”