Caryn and I were hanging out cleaning the kitchen last night after chasing our nephews all day (well, she was cleaning the kitchen and I was surfing – thanks love). Through the ipod speakers came the Counting Crows cover of A Big Yellow Taxi. Now this is a song I have grown up hearing, but it wasn’t until I heard it last night that it struck my environmental chord…Are we going to wait until it’s gone until we realize what we’ve done to this planet? (yes that’s an oxymoron). Or are we finally coming to terms with the message Joni MItchell shared in this song that she wrote some 38 years ago? I sure hope so!
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique
And a swinging hot spot
Dont it always seem to go
That you dont know what youve got
Till its gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
They took all the trees
Put em in a tree museum
And they charged the people
A dollar and a half just to see em
Dont it always seem to go
That you dont know what youve got
Till its gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
Hey farmer farmer
Put away that d.d.t. now
Give me spots on my apples
But leave me the birds and the bees
Please!
Dont it always seem to go
That you dont know what youve got
Till its gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
Late last night
I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi
Took away my old man
Dont it always seem to go
That you dont know what youve got
Till its gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
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wow,
great to see you like joni!
I have all her recordings.
good riding, good music taste.
Are you so ignorant that you don’t even know DDT was brought back after scientists realized millions of people dying was not worth saving a few birds and some bees? You need to do your research if you are going to be a true environmentalist. Sorry to be harsh, but it’s ignorance like yours that caused the death of millions in Africa. And Joni Mitchell should apologize.
Jack, please note, the controversy of DDT usage in Africa is in reference to the control of malaria and seems to have nothing to do with food shortage as referenced on your website.
Check out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT#Criticism_of_restrictions_on_DDT_use
And Jack, based on the first article I saw on your site, I’d also recommend this link based on your disbelief of Climate Change. I highly recommend reading it in its entirety:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change#Human_influences_on_climate_change