Dr. Dani SanchezApr 17
First up we have with Bob McGrath and some cute muppets with “Good Morning, Starshine” (https://youtu.be/nnYt3KLFNUM?si=IvU-v-BLDBC-77ds) from a 1969 episode of Sesame Street. This song was originally part of the super popular by the musical “Hair” (https://youtu.be/tLdrUIFaDsA?si=KlqYqC4uvHYp5vk5)
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Sesame Street - Good Morning, Starshine (1969)

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Bob McGrath played Bob Johnson, the music teacher on “Sesame Street” from the first episode until 2016- he’s even credited with writing the show’s iconic theme song! Over the years he released many albums of music for kids & adults. He passed away in 2022 due to a stroke
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Our next song is a rare live performance of the never released John Denver song “Healing Time on Earth” (https://youtu.be/ym4z47Apz00?si=nB9WeJ1jAYnenYlX). He was legendary for his work in environmentalism and nature conservation
#RetroView #JohnDenver
John Denver - Healing Time On Earth

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Melissa Etheridge with a live from home performance of “I Need to Wake Up” (https://youtu.be/sgw1FMeymBM?si=3X9jYne5g-kCnACU) from the soundtrack for the essential climate change documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” (2007). She would later win an Oscar for this song
#RetroView #MelissaEtheridge
Melissa Etheridge sings “I Need To Wake Up” - March 31, 2020

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Jazz trumpeter, bandleader and actor Jack Sheldon with all too timely “The Energy Blues” (https://youtu.be/c7L4tsOFAG0?si=reGz1YzMOMAZAvQU) from School House Rock’s “Science Rock” series (https://youtu.be/wop_KiEWxEw?si=e5dTmCP8V0J9LgQ5)
#RetroView #JackSheldon #SchoolHouseRock
The Energy Blues - Schoolhouse Rock

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Bob Marley with “Sun is Shining” (https://youtu.be/FWHk-GPoscA?si=dllKj7JwERI8wug2). Versions of the song appeared on his 1971 “Soul Revolution Part II” (https://tinyurl.com/476txhmn), 1973 “African Herbsman” (https://tinyurl.com/y7hzcfzz) and 1978 “Kaya” (https://tinyurl.com/y9scvzh5) albums
#RetroView #BobMarley
Bob Marley - Sun is Shining

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It’s illegal to celebrate Earth Day without Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi”. Here she is a “Joni Jam” version of the song with Brandi Carlile and friends (https://youtu.be/fr6K612Mjig?si=t_wK9dHy6EeGz48d)
#RetroView #JoniMitchell #BrandiCarlile
Big Yellow Taxi from Joni Jam at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival

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Here’s a clip of a jam session version of “This Land Is Your Land” (https://youtu.be/XNjQU-O24Oo?si=EhLIncLOnlfv1sIg) from the once esteemed Kennedy Center’s centennial celebration of Woody Guthrie. You can listen to the entire show here ( https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nPofUWbCFm3CedTHuIzOv-QJYiZCVtuOY&si=FlQHHDmtXqm2EKED)
#RetroView #WoodyGuthrie
Woody Guthrie At 100! / "This Land Is Your Land" (Digital Video clip)

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And now Miss Loretta Lynn with “Let’s Get Back Down to Earth” (https://youtu.be/OrUG-w7-R2Q?si=S3zu_Ie6zTyvi3M6) from her 1970 album “Here's Loretta Singing "Wings Upon Your Horns"” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l18pHm-WV1tX-OhfLjpN7xg-hFdw6B93w&si=gdAnTx-I9VgtfLEX)
#RetroView #LorettaLynn #country
Loretta Lynn - Let's Get Back Down To Earth

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Next we have “Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth” (https://youtu.be/ZUKUQKW-tNA?si=Xurao-9rS6bcHmh5) from Sparks’s 1974 album “Propaganda” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k7w_o9xRNCYJ8VlCk-KfzxPX-g8omq6IA&si=8m9fYr23IWAQWlfC)
#RetroView #Sparks
Sparks - Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth • TopPop

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Show threadDr. Dani SanchezApr 17
“Everything Counts” by Depeche Mode (https://youtu.be/1t-gK-9EIq4?si=zGLiGLx16nS4osyl) from their 1983 album “Construction Time Again” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nECIMjcLiicuVdVnYHL3k7khijxz4jbME&si=7cn0sv3JwGaaVuoT) is technically about corporate greed but I think it has some poignant things to say about environmental concerns
#RetroView #DepecheMode
Depeche Mode - Everything Counts (Official Music Video)

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Fun Fact: Depeche Mode released a cover of Spark’s “Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth” in 1987 (https://youtu.be/nfd3bnGwUsg?si=uE8_D5kRWsKEhoBd) AND Martin Gore released his own version of the song (https://youtu.be/eLciI-4AkKo?si=1GOtxyIv9aZD9PHf) on his 1999 cover song album “Counterfeit EP” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ndbZ83j3kWqCN2-hxcw3AqhLxuJI4JgpE&si=VmUkpuzU-PFwBFdm)
#RetroView #Sparks #DepecheMode
Depeche Mode ‎– “Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth” Christmas 87 - Flexi-disc

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Time to get funky! Here’s a live jam version of Jamiroquai’s “When You Gonna Learn?” (https://youtu.be/tc0SG6hRr9o?si=MNyvnNnZD-KKz9Dz), their debut single from their 1992 debut album “Emergency on Planet Earth” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mm4Ms_FcaGycq8Revyp2TxubhgbMAmSS0&si=_iuyBS25Mqwas1Y-)
#RetroView #Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai - When you gonna learn (Live 1993) HD 60fps

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“It Takes Time to Build” (https://youtu.be/IRV6YHCMsEU?si=VAiwEQe9BggmxFur) is from The Beastie Boys 2004 album “To the 5 Boroughs” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l1ZbIBceHVeub4bT3edWQ4ccSoa1-voZc&si=XHxbdPz5DJqaGEDR) The album was intended as both a love letter to NYC and as a reflection on post- 9/11 politics in general but especially in NYC
#RetroView #TheBeastieBoys
Beastie Boys Time To Build Superfriends

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Marc Cerrone AKA Cerrone is a French disco composer and producer. “Supernature” (https://youtu.be/QgGK4qBTwpw?si=ujtyDiZuytlzwh1r) is from his 1977 album of the same name (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mIAuYGxc1__X_BJo3iwEH_kYquVCuPMis&si=CGho_ZKhmgU7aXxJ).. Warning: The video could be disturbing to some
#RetroView #MarcCerrone #Cerrone #EDM #disco
Cerrone - Supernature (Official Music Video) - HD (Restored & Remasterised)

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Prog Rock band Yes with “Don’t Kill the Whale” (https://youtu.be/RNfYtjQZcv0?si=3xIKaHGyL-oxkYly) from their 1978 album “Tormato” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k7BNyg4U2-yfbMFf6yELoFLk9loFin2ms&si=3ohYnhcV9wgdHo_m) at <4mins this song is significantly shorter than their usual fare
#RetroView #Yes #classicrock
Yes - Don't Kill The Whale (Official Music Video)

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Next we have Canadian folk rock band The Weather Station with their climate grief anthem “Atlantic” (https://youtu.be/M_BRoP1yqjo?si=xfJXhrmtKJ431XQL) from their 2021 album “Ignorance” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo9-U2tA0B2KvJDZxr-906XHjPvO538R1&si=p1X4cKfJsMkzVJ0U). Their January 2025 album “Humanhood” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo9-U2tA0B2KGElpsW7xEbgdOlei_CYQC&si=g3Ex2u_snmmqbm-g) is also really good
#RetroView #TheWeatherStation
The Weather Station - Atlantic (Official Music Video)

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“Oceanic Feeling” (https://youtu.be/QkOXRUW2jsE?si=hnmyXnYwtg_eq951) by Lorde is from her 2021 psychedelic pop album “Solar Power” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kjYLCnA7naTF-FP_QPgy2aFrarlnckgM8&si=Mny_IAzMJVFsAcSQ) which was partially about escapism during climate collapse
#RetroView #Lorde
Lorde - Oceanic Feeling

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Marvin Gaye. “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology” (https://youtu.be/tffzUtPlD4E?si=IUSh0jYmYWsjbW2I) ‘nuff said
#RetroView #MarvinGaye
Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (Visualizer)

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I’m not a Beatles fan but I do enjoy covers of George Harrison songs so… Here’s the late Singer-Songwriter Richie Havens with his version of “Here Comes the Sun” (https://youtu.be/JOotCVMFncE?si=9VwNg9J2LLIZuiEL)
#RetroView #RichieHavens #TheBeatles
Richie Havens Here Comes The Sun

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An #EarthDay playlist without James Taylor’s “Gaia” (https://youtu.be/2Ik8CKXKiGU?si=1hanG4y1UYrG8nGU) from his 1997 Grammy award winning album “Hourglass” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mNfJDqxbRJ_UAHyLu692LQ0i067prhg7w&si=b4jUBOtem-mLSWtL)?? Not on my watch!
#RetroView #JamesTaylor
Gaia

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Again, I’m not a Beatles fan but thanks to the “Get Back” documentary I do respect Paul McCartney’s musical knowledge. Here’s Jack White covering “Mother Nature’s Son” (https://tinyurl.com/5bsxh8rb) from their “White” album (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_njHTOnoK_aQOAa3XvnvmzZ76n8cBIJquI&si=RDsTZp_czg3ZkpLo)
#RetroView #JackWhite #TheBeatles
Jack White performs "Mother Nature's Son" at the Gershwin Prize for Paul McCartney

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Show threadDr. Dani SanchezApr 17
And our final song is Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World” (https://youtu.be/rBrd_3VMC3c?si=05H-9gDTNYAGnFsx)
#RetroView #LouisArmstrong #jazz
Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World (Official Video)

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Show threadLA SoonerApr 17
@analgesicsleep H looks like a white-er version of 90's MJ. #retroview
Show threadDr. Dani SanchezApr 17
@MatthewTitus88 you may have missed his “Blue Hair” era a couple of yrs back
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Show threadLA SoonerApr 17
@analgesicsleep Awesome drum set. #retroview
Show threadKirkApr 17
@analgesicsleep it takes a second to wreck it