Rocking this world

Just found this earth day article from last last year…some things are timeless and when it comes to Music nothing could be more true.   In this article are some good tunes to rock this world:

“So how do you - the casual environmentalist - fit in without looking like a hippie? How do you maintain your cool demeanor while letting people know that you too care about the world, the future and the plight of Planet Earth?  Easy. You make a playlist of songs that will allow you to say “Look! Earth day is my day, too! I care!” while still being able to rock the hell out. I give you seven songs for Earth Day that don’t include Joni Mitchell or any appearance by Ed Begley, Jr. 1. The Yardbirds - Shape of Things The Yardbirds were light years ahead of their peers both in music (Jeff Beck’s fuzzy solo on this was innovative for the time - and still rocks) and in lyrical content. Now the trees are almost green. But will they still be seen? When time and tide have been. Fall into your passing hands. Please don’t destroy these lands. Don’t make them desert sands. Who knew a hard rocking band was at the forefront of the green movement? 2. Cake - Carbon Monoxide John  McCrea can get a little preachy and apocalyptic sometimes (and in the intro to this video he tells us there’s no hope for the future) but at least here, he makes it entertaining. This song has a happy, sing-a-long feel to it and you’ll find yourself cursing the cars and trucks and buses even if you don’t care that you’re choking on fumes all day long. 3. Blue Oyster Cult - Godzilla What? Of course this about environmentalism. It’s not all about recycling those plastics, people. It’s also about man destroying man. Geez, didn’t you listen to anything John McCrea had to say?  Maybe Blue Oyster Cult’s classic will hammer home the point: History shows again and again how nature points up the folly of men 4. The Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven Adding the Pixies to your Earth Day playlist will garner you brownie points with all the right people. Ok, maybe just with me. Environmentalism, numerology, mythology, Frank Black and a killer hook. You really can’t go wrong here as far as rocking out while contemplating man’s place in the world goes. 5. Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction I’m not a big fan of Dave Mustaine, but you gotta admit, the earnestness in the lyrics here are endearing and the song gives you the opportunity to bang your head and throw up the metal sign while still maintaining Earth Day dignity. One hour from now Another species of life form Will disappear off the face of the planet Forever and the rate is accelerating 6. Soundgarden  - Hands All  Over You all know Soundgarden reunited, right? If that doesnt’ save the word from destruction right there, nothing will.  Maybe they could be a band of superheroes, kind of like Teen Titans, but with guitars,  and this could be their theme song. Chris Cornell (who currently sounds as badass as BadMotorFinger and not as awful as that solo crap he did) on Hands All Over [1]: “It’s basically about how we humans tend to screw up everything that’s good enough as it is…or everything that we’re attracted to, we love to go and defile it.” 7. Radiohead - Idioteque You can’t do environmentalism and rock without including Radiohead. Thom Yorke is one of music’s most outspoken artists when it comes to climate change.  While this song has a very apocalyptic feel to the lyrics (We’re not scaremongering , this is really happening) it’s got a good beat and you can dance to it.”