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In 1989 the ecosong was so prevalent it got its own genre. It was called - The Ecosong.

Why did this happen at this time? Why did it so short-livedly stop? Are those questions too obvious? What ecosongs do you remember? Does anyone have a clue what I'm on about?

― the pinefox, Saturday, 26 July 2003 13:43 (twenty-two years ago)

I once called "Chorus" by Erasure" 'eco-pop,' though I had no idea it was part of a genre. I can't think of any others off hand, maybe a U2 song or something.

― s woods, Saturday, 26 July 2003 13:53 (twenty-two years ago)

'Chorus'? How does that go? when is it from?

― the pinefox, Saturday, 26 July 2003 14:03 (twenty-two years ago)

ACtually, maybe it's a little late for the genre--it came out in '91. I think it's their best song, and it's the one that goes:

"And they covered up the sun
Until the birds had flown away
And the fishes in the sea
Had gone to sleep"

― s woods, Saturday, 26 July 2003 14:10 (twenty-two years ago)

I still like Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) best but as that's from 1971 I guess it doesn't count. Err.. when was Robert Palmer's cover version?

― N. (nickdastoor), Saturday, 26 July 2003 14:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Isn't there a 5CD box-set of versions of "Big Yellow Taxi"?

― dave q, Saturday, 26 July 2003 15:16 (twenty-two years ago)

was tanita takram part of this? her first album stares at me from the downtown goodwill every time i visit but i haven't yet bothered to even check the lyrics and session info on it to see if it might be in some tiny way interesting.

― mig, Sunday, 27 July 2003 06:57 (twenty-two years ago)

tasmin archer to thread

― j0e (j0e), Sunday, 27 July 2003 12:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Ah-ah-AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, ah-ah-ooh-ah, ahhh;
Ooh-ooh-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH, ooh-ooh-ooh-oohooh, oohhhh...

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 27 July 2003 12:13 (twenty-two years ago)

two years pass...

I think that the reference to 'the hole in the sky' in The House of Love's 'Marble' is a topical reference to the ozone layer.

― the pinefox, Sunday, 27 November 2005 13:28 (twenty years ago)

two years pass...

Simple Minds' 1989 LP *Street Fighting Years* was part of this movement, I think.

― the pinefox, Tuesday, 6 May 2008 14:46 (eighteen years ago)

Neil Young, "After the Gold Rush," "Mother Earth (Natural Anthem)," "Natural Beauty"

― gabbneb, Wednesday, 7 May 2008 17:11 (eighteen years ago)

Grateful Dead, "Throwing Stones"

― gabbneb, Wednesday, 7 May 2008 17:11 (eighteen years ago)

probably 1/3 of the songs by The Samples

― gabbneb, Wednesday, 7 May 2008 17:12 (eighteen years ago)

John Anderson, "Seminole Wind"

― gabbneb, Wednesday, 7 May 2008 17:18 (eighteen years ago)

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