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=== Amaryllidaceae === | === Amaryllidaceae === | ||
− | *Daffodil's Lament by The Cranberries | + | *Daffodil's Lament by The Cranberries : "And the daffodils looked lovely today" |
=== Apiaceae === | === Apiaceae === | ||
*Scarborough Fair by Simon & Garfunkel : "Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme" | *Scarborough Fair by Simon & Garfunkel : "Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme" | ||
*The King of Carrot Flowers by Neutral Milk Hotel : "When you were young you were the king of carrot flowers" | *The King of Carrot Flowers by Neutral Milk Hotel : "When you were young you were the king of carrot flowers" | ||
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=== Apocynaceae === | === Apocynaceae === | ||
− | *Oleander by Sarah Harmer | + | *Oleander by Sarah Harmer : "Oleander, Oleander, Will you bloom again this spring?" |
=== Arecaceae === | === Arecaceae === | ||
− | *Lime in the Coconut by | + | *Coconut (Lime in the Coconut) by Harry Nilsson : "Put de lime in de coconut, and drink 'em both up" |
=== Convolvulaceae === | === Convolvulaceae === | ||
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=== Juncacaea === | === Juncacaea === | ||
− | *Green grow the rushes by R.E.M. | + | *Green grow the rushes by R.E.M. : "Green grow the rushes go, The compass points the workers home" |
=== Lamiaceae === | === Lamiaceae === | ||
− | *Catnip Dream by Shonen Knife | + | *Catnip Dream by Shonen Knife : "Catnip is a kitty cat drug..." |
*Pennyroyal Tea by Nirvana | *Pennyroyal Tea by Nirvana | ||
*Scarborough Fair by Simon & Garfunkel : "Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme" | *Scarborough Fair by Simon & Garfunkel : "Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme" | ||
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=== Lauraceae === | === Lauraceae === | ||
*Cinnamon Girl by Neil Young | *Cinnamon Girl by Neil Young | ||
− | *Imitation of Life by R.E.M. | + | *Imitation of Life by R.E.M. : "That's sugarcane that tasted good. That's cinnamon, that's Hollywood." |
=== Liliaceae === | === Liliaceae === | ||
− | *Tip-toe through the tulips by Tiny Tim | + | *Tip-toe through the tulips by Tiny Tim : "Come tiptoe through the tulips with me" |
=== Muscaceae === | === Muscaceae === | ||
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=== Poaceae === | === Poaceae === | ||
− | *Imitation of Life by R.E.M. | + | *Imitation of Life by R.E.M. : "That's sugarcane that tasted good. That's cinnamon, that's Hollywood." |
=== Pontederiacae === | === Pontederiacae === | ||
− | *Imitation of Life by R.E.M. | + | *Imitation of Life by R.E.M. : "Water hyacinth, named by a poet, Imitation of life" |
=== Rosaceae === | === Rosaceae === | ||
− | *Peaches by | + | *Peaches by Presidents of the USA : "Peaches come from a can, they were put there by a man, in a factory downtown" |
− | *Strawberry fields forever by The Beatles | + | *Strawberry fields forever by The Beatles (okay, really about a place, not the fruit) |
− | *Black horse and the cherry tree by KT Tunstall | + | *Black horse and the cherry tree by KT Tunstall : "I came across a place in the middle of nowhere, with a big black horse and a cherry tree" |
+ | *Roses by Outcast : "But lean a little bit closer, See that roses really smell like poo-oo-ooo" | ||
=== Rutaceae === | === Rutaceae === | ||
− | *Lime in the Coconut by | + | *Coconut (Lime in the Coconut) by Harry Nilsson : "Put de lime in de coconut, and drink 'em both up" |
*Lemon Tree by The Cardigans | *Lemon Tree by The Cardigans | ||
=== Salicaceae === | === Salicaceae === | ||
*Underneath the weeping willow by Grandaddy | *Underneath the weeping willow by Grandaddy |
Revision as of 00:56, 9 February 2007
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Contents
- 1 Songs about plants
- 1.1 Amaryllidaceae
- 1.2 Apiaceae
- 1.3 Apocynaceae
- 1.4 Arecaceae
- 1.5 Convolvulaceae
- 1.6 Cucurbitaceae
- 1.7 Ebenaceae
- 1.8 Fabaceae
- 1.9 Fagaceae
- 1.10 Juncacaea
- 1.11 Lamiaceae
- 1.12 Lauraceae
- 1.13 Liliaceae
- 1.14 Muscaceae
- 1.15 Nelumbonaceae
- 1.16 Poaceae
- 1.17 Pontederiacae
- 1.18 Rosaceae
- 1.19 Rutaceae
- 1.20 Salicaceae
Songs about plants
Songs are listed alphabetically, by family.
Amaryllidaceae
- Daffodil's Lament by The Cranberries : "And the daffodils looked lovely today"
Apiaceae
- Scarborough Fair by Simon & Garfunkel : "Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme"
- The King of Carrot Flowers by Neutral Milk Hotel : "When you were young you were the king of carrot flowers"
Apocynaceae
- Oleander by Sarah Harmer : "Oleander, Oleander, Will you bloom again this spring?"
Arecaceae
- Coconut (Lime in the Coconut) by Harry Nilsson : "Put de lime in de coconut, and drink 'em both up"
Convolvulaceae
- Morning Glory by Oasis
- Sweet potato by Sia
Cucurbitaceae
- Watermelon Crawl by Tracy Bryd
Ebenaceae
- Persimmon by Bunt : "This persimmon, peeling the skin from soft and ripened flesh..."
Fabaceae
- Crimson & Clover by Tommy James & the Shondells
Fagaceae
- Little Acorns by The White Stripes
- Sparrow by Simon & Garfunkel
Juncacaea
- Green grow the rushes by R.E.M. : "Green grow the rushes go, The compass points the workers home"
Lamiaceae
- Catnip Dream by Shonen Knife : "Catnip is a kitty cat drug..."
- Pennyroyal Tea by Nirvana
- Scarborough Fair by Simon & Garfunkel : "Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme"
- Wild Sage by The Mountain Goats
Lauraceae
- Cinnamon Girl by Neil Young
- Imitation of Life by R.E.M. : "That's sugarcane that tasted good. That's cinnamon, that's Hollywood."
Liliaceae
- Tip-toe through the tulips by Tiny Tim : "Come tiptoe through the tulips with me"
Muscaceae
- Banana Pancakes by Jack Johnson
Nelumbonaceae
- Lotus by R.E.M.
Poaceae
- Imitation of Life by R.E.M. : "That's sugarcane that tasted good. That's cinnamon, that's Hollywood."
Pontederiacae
- Imitation of Life by R.E.M. : "Water hyacinth, named by a poet, Imitation of life"
Rosaceae
- Peaches by Presidents of the USA : "Peaches come from a can, they were put there by a man, in a factory downtown"
- Strawberry fields forever by The Beatles (okay, really about a place, not the fruit)
- Black horse and the cherry tree by KT Tunstall : "I came across a place in the middle of nowhere, with a big black horse and a cherry tree"
- Roses by Outcast : "But lean a little bit closer, See that roses really smell like poo-oo-ooo"
Rutaceae
- Coconut (Lime in the Coconut) by Harry Nilsson : "Put de lime in de coconut, and drink 'em both up"
- Lemon Tree by The Cardigans
Salicaceae
- Underneath the weeping willow by Grandaddy