Mother Nature art by: Alicechan at Deviant Art
Mother Nature's bold, beautiful, mysterious, and has enough power to take us all out. In honor of Earth Day we're paying tribute with seven great nature-related songs guaranteed to make you want to give thanks to the Great Mother year round.
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SONG OF THE monDAY
Marvin Gaye's Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) was released on the 1971 album, What's Going On. The song is a poignant anthem of sorrow about the environment and was Gaye's third single to win a Grammy Hall of Fame Award.
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SONG OF THE tuesDAY
It's Raining Men was was first offered to Diana Ross, Donna Summer, Cher, and Barbra Streisand before The Weather Girls recorded it 1982. Their version become an international hit and sold over 6 million copies worldwide.
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SONG OF THE wednesDAY
Primavera is from Santana's 1999 album, Supernatural which won a total of nine Grammy awards, including Album of the Year, 3 Latin Grammy awards, and went platinum 15 times.
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SONG OF THE thursDAY
Big Yellow Taxi was written by Joni Mitchell and featured on the 1970 album, Ladies of the Canyon. The song was written while Mitchell was visiting Hawaii and is one of the most popular environmental concern songs ever recorded.
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SONG OF THE earthDAY
Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 every year and is a demonstration of the support for the protection of the environment. The song Earth is from British singer, Imogen Heap's third studio album, Ellipse (2009).
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SONG OF THE saturDAY
Written primarily by Paul McCartney, with some help from John Lennon, Mother Nature's Son was recorded in 1968 and featured on the White Album. McCartney recorded it without the other Beatles and took 25 takes to get it right.
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SONG OF THE sunDAY
(Nothing But) Flowers was released on Talking Heads final album, Naked (1988). The song is a tale of the modern world gone primitive and missing the conveniences of the modern world. It's the flip of Joni Mitchell's Big Yellow Taxi.
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