Friday, October 18, 2013

"Wake Up America": A Playlist For Saturday's EMA Awards

This weekend I am excited to part of the team working on the 23rd Annual Environmental Media Association Awards with special honors going to Matt Damon, Anna Getty, Bill McKibben, Hayden Panettiere, and the Screen Actors Guild Awards. If you don't already know, the Environmental Media Association (EMA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to harnessing the power of the entertainment industry and the media to educate the global public on environmental issues and motivate sustainable lifestyles. You can see more about EMA at http://www.ema-online.org/23rd-annual-ema-awards/#sthash.yNVybq8j.dpuf. You can also see Saturday's show and all the action on the Green Carpet streaming LIVE starting at 5:30PM Pacific Time on Facebook.com/EMAOnline#sthash.fhSTnXJU.dpuf. This year's show will feature a special opening musical performance by the very talented Darren Criss of "Glee" fame, and some funny surprises I can't mention here. To put you all in a mood, here's a set of songs with suitably Green-ish hue -- starting with one by Miley Cyrus because I believe saving the world is even more fun than twerking. I've included a number songs suggested by some of my always colorful followers on Twitter at @Wildaboutmusic who are identified below. As always, please add your own environmentally correct songs to this environmentally-correct community playlist.







WAKE UP AMERICA - Miley Cryus

FAKE PLASTIC TREES - Radiohead

POLLUTION - Bo Diddley

SHIP OF FOOLS - World Party

MONKEY GONE TO HEAVEN - Pixies

PARADISE - John Prine

THE CLOCK - Thom Yorke

EARTH SONG - Michael Jackson

THE LAST RESORT - The Eagles

MERCY MERCY ME (THE ECOLOGY)" - Marvin Gaye

NATURE'S WAY - Spirit @dreamheart

WHERE DO THE CHILDREN PLAY" - Cat Stevens @green4EMA

EARTH - Imogen Heap

DREAMWORLD" -- Midnight Oil @DawsAngeles

DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER - The Beach Boys

GONE - Jack Johnson

CUYAHOGA - R.E.M.

CLEAR BLUE SKIES - Crosby, Stills & Nash

TO THE SKY - Owl City

HERE COMES THE FLOOD - Peter Gabriel

BIG YELLOW TAXI - Joni Mitchell

BIG YELLOW TAXI - Counting Crows

SAVE ME NOW - Jeff Lynne

BEFORE THE DELUGE - Jackson Browne

WHEN TOMORROW COMES - Eurythmics

WHOSE GARDEN WAS THIS - Tom Paxton

NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON MOTHER EARTH - Neko Case

THE LANDSCAPE IS CHANGING - Depeche Mode

WAKE UP - Melissa Etheridge

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