More on Great Environmental Songs

Several people have suggested the Talking Heads’ Nothing But Flowers.  The question is whether Byrne is being ironic, or whether it really is an attack on environmental over-the-top-ism. One could actually argue that it’s an anti-environmental song, but given Legal Planet’s strong commitment to being Fair and Balanced, we wanted to include it.  We post, you decide:

More traditionally, but no less ironically, here’s Randy Newman’s great ode to Cleveland, Burn On. A celebration of the burning of the Cuyahoga River:

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Jonathan Zasloff teaches Torts, Land Use, Environmental Law, Comparative Urban Planning Law, Legal History, and Public Policy Clinic – Land Use, the Environment and Loc…

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Jonathan Zasloff teaches Torts, Land Use, Environmental Law, Comparative Urban Planning Law, Legal History, and Public Policy Clinic – Land Use, the Environment and Loc…

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