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More Music Meets Global Warming: “Higher Ground”

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While we’re on the subject: good Stumbleupon friend HarleyJane18 sent this to me last week. Houston Chronicle cartoonist Nick Anderson does some great 3D animation videos with song parodies… this one is based on Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground” (specifically the Red Hot Chili Peppers cover of it).

See also:

Ecoscraps: Shades of Green — The Four Horsemen

sustainablog: Shades of Green and The Green House: by Brad Gilchrist and Peter Menice (interview)

Music Meets Global Warming: Wirehead’s “Losing Ground”

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Musicians keep cranking out the eco-songs… and that’s a great way to bring the green message to a broader audience. Wirehead’s “Losing Ground” is a call to action that’s a little bit 80s pop-rock (they list Toto as an influence), a little bit jazz-rock fusion (think Steely Dan), and a whole lot of of environmental awareness. Thanks to Wirehead drummer Clive Edwards for sharing this…

Blue Men Warn of Climate Change

The Blue Man Group has a great video warning about climate change. It is nice to have artistic expression on this topic.

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Rock the Planet: Mickey Flynn’s “Try and Try Again”

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Suffolk, UK-based musician Mickey Flynn stays busy playing clubs and pubs around England. In between gigs, though, he’s been working on an environmentally-themed song, “Try and Try Again.” While he’s still tweaking the song, he shared this live version with us (it was recorded earlier this month). Enjoy!

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