I don’t have the lyrics, but here is “Save the Earth” from the 1971 movie “Godzilla vs the Smog Monster”, by Adryan Russ.
Weird, wild, trippy stuff!
Soundgarden’s “Hands All Over”
Hands all over the coastal waters
The crew men thank her
Then lay down their oily blanket
Hands all over the inland forest
In a striking motion trees fall down like dying soldiers
Yeah like dying soldiers
Part of the lyrics in The Doors song “When the Music’s Over”:
Another I just thought of: “Nature’s Way” by Spirit.
In some cases, including the ones I posted, it’s the song as a whole that qualifies, not just one particular portion.
But still, a sample of the lyrics might be helpful.
See post #30 by Meurglys
Good News - The Saw Doctors
Touches on environmental issues amongst other things
...and its a great song tooThought of another one:
Men In Helicopters - Adrian Belew
“Face the Fire” by Dan Fogelberg (anti-nuclear power)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAp2v3r-QZc
Same here, but I’ll provide some sample lyrics, as well.
From Jeff Lynne’s “Save Me Now”:
One day the Earth woke up, said:
Boy, it’s getting hot
And remember all those trees I had?
But now there ain’t a lot
And my ice caps slowly trickling
Down to where the party’s at
And if everybody’s a-going there
Well, that’s the end of that
From Yes’s “Don’t Kill the Whale”:
You’re first I’m last
You’re thirst I’m asked to justify
Killing our last heaven beast
Don’t hunt the whale
Beautiful Day by U2
“See the world in green and blue
See China right in front of you
See the canyons broken by cloud
See the tuna fleets clearing the sea out
See the Bedouin fires at night
See the oil fields at first light and
See the bird with a leaf in her mouth
After the flood all the colors came out”
Rocky Mountain High by John Denver
“Why they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more
More people, more scars upon the land”
I prefer theThis Mortal Coilcover.
French headbangers Gojira didn’t even flirt with subtlety on 2008’s Toxic Garbage Island.
Nuclear Assault - Critical Mass
(quick sidenote: Dan Lilker is a metal god; he totally fucking rocks!)
There’s loads of hardcore punk and metal songs about environmental & ecological subjects.
Courtney Barnett’s Dead Fox (the whole thing)
“More people die on the road than they do in the ocean
Maybe we should mull over culling cars instead of sharks
Or just lock them up in parks where we can go and view them
There’s a bypass over Holbrook now
Paid for with burgers no doubt
I’ve lost count of all the cows”
Also, Courtney Barnett’s Kim’s Caravan
“I see a dead seal on the beach
The old man says he’s already saved it three times this week
Guess it just wants to die
I would wanna die too
With people putting oil into my air
But to be fair, I’ve done my share
Guess everybody’s got their different point of view”
That’s nice, but I miss Randy California’s guitar!
As of a couple years ago, they were selling Bubble Up at Cracker Barrel. I have no more recent info than that, but I doubt they’ve stopped since then.
I don’t know if it counts as “ecological” per se, but The Bottle Rockets song Manhattan Countryside is a lament over real estate and highway development encroaching on once rural and wilderness areas.
“I used to love these hills they flattened
For that highway 4-lanes wide
They’re making a Manhattan
Out of my countryside”
“Earth Song” - Michael Jackson (1995)
“In the socially conscious track, Jackson issues a wakeup-call about the dire situations that mankind has caused and is facing, ranging from war to devastation to animals and earth itself.” [Wikipedia]
Oh yeah - the most recent one isEarth by Lil’ Dicky! (April 18, 2019)
Bernard Bolan’s “Not Many Fish in the Harbour Today” circa late 60’s early 70’s.
From Mortlake to Mosman for thirty-five years
In a twenty-six footer I’ve sailed,
It paid for me grub and a couple of beers
But not now since the fishing has failed.
There used to be Blackfish there used to be Bream
And there used to be Jewies to tame.
But now there’s old beer cans and polythene bags
And things too repulsive to name.
*
But the sun is still shining and the sky is still blue
You can still taste the salt on the spray
Me lines are all baited and me net’s over too
But there’s not many fish in the harbour today.*