I’m wrapping-up Earth Day Week with a list of twenty of the best Earth Day songs ever including Joe Walsh’s 1992 solo album ‘Songs For A Dying Planet.’ He closes the record with a spare, two-minute plea, a metronome ticking in the background sounding like the Doomsday Clock counting down: "We’re killing everything that’s alive, And anyone who tries to deny it, Wears a tie, And gets paid to lie.”

 

20. ‘Songs For A Dying Planet,’ Joe Walsh

19. ‘License To Kill,’ Bob Dylan

18. ‘The Trees,’ Rush

17. ‘Mother Nature’s Son,’ The Beatles

16. ‘The Prophet’s Song,’ Queen

15. ‘Last Great American Whale,’ Lou Reed

14. ‘Outta Space,’ Van Halen

13. ‘Hungry Planet,’ The Byrds

12. ‘My City Was Gone,’ Pretenders

11. ‘Nobody’s Fault,’ Aerosmith

10. ‘Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth,’ Sparks

9. ‘Don’t Go Near The Water,’ The Beach Boys

8. ‘Hole In The Sky,’ Black Sabbath

7. ‘Blackened,’ Metallica

6. ‘Down To Earth,’ Peter Gabriel

5. ‘After The Gold Rush,’ Neil Young

4. ‘Apeman,’ The Kinks

3. ‘Where Do The Children Play?,’ Cat Stevens

2. ‘(Nothing But) Flowers,’ Talking Heads

1. ‘Big Yellow Taxi,’ Joni Mitchell

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