It's Not Easy Bein' Green — with @AdmiralSwitch

Probably should have done this back in April for Earth Day, but here we are, and it’s Wednesday, time for another episode of Lyrical Genius!

For today’s show, please enjoy these kooky lyrics all about environmental issues, nature, thinking green.

Tried to keep the hippie vibe low, quirky vibe high, mmmkay? It ain’t easy being green. Everything from Courtney Barnett, Leon Bridges, Lorde, Father John Misty, to the Beach Boys, The Kinks, Talking Heads, and more.

Listen to Switch and me so very intellectually debate the lyrics' merit in between songs. Also stories about dolphins and whales!

🌊🐬🐋

Playlist

  1. Bein' Green by Kermit the Frog on Sesame Street (Sesame Workshop)
  2. Solar Panels by Emmy the Great on S (Bella Union)
  3. Ghosts by Ibeyi on Ibeyi (XL)
  4. River by Leon Bridges on River (Columbia)
  5. Holy Shit by Father John Misty on I Love You Honeybear (Sub Pop)
  6. Pompeii by Bastille on Bad Blood (Virgin)
  7. Who's Gonna Stand Up (live) by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
  8. When I Was Done Dying by Dan Deacon on Gliss Riffer (Domino Recording Co.)
  9. Feel the Lightning by Dan Deacon on Gliss Riffer (Domino Recordings)
  10. Dead Fox by Courtney Barnett on Sometimes I Sit and Think, Sometimes I Just Sit (Mom+Pop)
  11. I Went to the Mountain by Nicole Reynolds on A Fine Set of Fools (Nicole Reynolds)
  12. Now I'm Learning to Love the War by Father John Misty on Fear Fun (Sub Pop)
  13. Running With the Wolves - Live by Cloud Cult on Unplug (Earthology)
  14. [Nothing But] Flowers by Talking Heads on The Best of Talking Heads (Warner Bros)
  15. Break
  16. Last Great American Whale by Lou Reed on New York (Sire)
  17. License to Kill by Bob Dylan on Infidels (Sony)
  18. Don't Go Near the Water by The Beach Boys on Surf's Up (Brother/Reprise)
  19. Down to Earth by Peter Gabriel on Disney/Pixar Greatest (Walt Disney Records)
  20. Apeman by The Kinks on Lola Versus Powerman (Sanctuary Records)
  21. My City Was Gone by The Pretenders on Learning to Crawl (Warner Bros)
  22. Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Lorde on The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Soundtrack (Universal)