Earth Day Every Day (Celebrate) by John Denver.
It’s
Earth Day and I have seen more than
one reference to the idea that human beings are a virus infecting and killing our planet. Be that as it may,
we should pause to celebrate the
unofficial global holiday’s 50th anniversary. What better than with a song by ecological activist John Denver written
in 1990 for the 20th anniversary.
Even
many of the ebullient balladeer’s fans may
not be aware of Denver’s song Earth Day Every Day (Celebrate). It was off of his 22nd studio album Earth
Songs which originally was for sale only by mail order and at his concerts. All but three songs on the album were new
version of familiar songs from previous albums like Rocky Mountain High, Windsong, and
Calypso. Of three new songs Raven
and The Flower That Shattered the Stone were released later in 1990
on his next album also titled The Flower
That Shattered the Stone.
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John Denver at the mammoth 1990 Earth Day march and rally in Washington, D.C.
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Only
Earth Day Every Day (Celebrate) was
never included on another studio album, although it can be found in box set collection.
But
Denver did frequently sing at Earth Day rallies
that he regularly attended.
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