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Songs are listed alphabetically, by family. | Songs are listed alphabetically, by family. | ||
− | If you know of songs either all about plants or mention plants in the lyrics, please post the title and artist here. | + | If you know of songs either all about plants or mention plants in the lyrics, please post the title and artist here. And while I have nothing against roses, lets leave those out of this list, they're too often sung about. |
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== Amaryllidaceae == | == Amaryllidaceae == | ||
*Daffodil's Lament by The Cranberries : "And the daffodils looked lovely today" | *Daffodil's Lament by The Cranberries : "And the daffodils looked lovely today" | ||
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+ | == Anacardiaceae == | ||
+ | *Pistachio by Lisa Hannigan : "when you feel like your flavor has gone the way of a pre-shelled pistachio" | ||
== Apiaceae == | == Apiaceae == | ||
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== Arecaceae == | == Arecaceae == | ||
*Coconut (Lime in the Coconut) by Harry Nilsson : "Put de lime in de coconut, and drink 'em both up" | *Coconut (Lime in the Coconut) by Harry Nilsson : "Put de lime in de coconut, and drink 'em both up" | ||
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+ | == Asteraceae == | ||
+ | *Sunflower by Low : "you bought some sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet sunflowers..." | ||
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+ | == Begoniaceae == | ||
+ | *Scarlet Begonias by the Grateful Dead : "She wore scarlet begonias tucked into her curls, I knew right away she was not like other girls" | ||
== Convolvulaceae == | == Convolvulaceae == | ||
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== Ebenaceae == | == Ebenaceae == | ||
*Persimmon by Bunt : "This persimmon, peeling the skin from soft and ripened flesh..." | *Persimmon by Bunt : "This persimmon, peeling the skin from soft and ripened flesh..." | ||
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+ | == Ericaceae == | ||
+ | *Scarborough Fair by Simon and Garfunkel: "And gather it all in a bunch of heather" | ||
== Fabaceae == | == Fabaceae == | ||
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*Scarborough Fair by Simon & Garfunkel : "Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme" | *Scarborough Fair by Simon & Garfunkel : "Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme" | ||
*Wild Sage by The Mountain Goats : "And along the highway, from cast-off innumerable seeds, wild sage growing in the weeds" | *Wild Sage by The Mountain Goats : "And along the highway, from cast-off innumerable seeds, wild sage growing in the weeds" | ||
− | *Levandulová (Lavender girl) by Hana Hegerová and Petr Hapka: "Ty jsi má levandulová" (You are my lavender girl | + | *Levandulová (Lavender girl) by Hana Hegerová and Petr Hapka: "Ty jsi má levandulová" (You are my lavender girl) |
== Lauraceae == | == Lauraceae == | ||
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*Tip-toe through the tulips by Tiny Tim : "Come tiptoe through the tulips with me" | *Tip-toe through the tulips by Tiny Tim : "Come tiptoe through the tulips with me" | ||
− | == | + | == Malvaceae == |
+ | *Ol' Man River by Paul Robeson: "He don't plant taters, and he don't plant cotton" | ||
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+ | == Musaceae == | ||
*Banana Pancakes by Jack Johnson : "Maybe we could sleep in, I'll make you banana pancakes, pretend like it's the weekend now" | *Banana Pancakes by Jack Johnson : "Maybe we could sleep in, I'll make you banana pancakes, pretend like it's the weekend now" | ||
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*Imitation of Life by R.E.M. : "That's sugarcane that tasted good. That's cinnamon, that's Hollywood." | *Imitation of Life by R.E.M. : "That's sugarcane that tasted good. That's cinnamon, that's Hollywood." | ||
*Sparrow by Simon & Garfunkel : "Not I, said the Golden Wheat, I would if I could but I cannot I know, I need all my grain to prosper and grow" | *Sparrow by Simon & Garfunkel : "Not I, said the Golden Wheat, I would if I could but I cannot I know, I need all my grain to prosper and grow" | ||
+ | *Green Green Grass of Home by Tom Jones/Elvis Presely/Johnny Cash : "It's good to touch the green, green grass of home" | ||
+ | *Tam za vodou v rakosi (Across the water, in the reeds) by Waldemar Matuska & Eva Pilarova | ||
+ | *The Wind That Shakes the Barley by Dolores Keane: "And on my breast in blood she died while soft winds shook the barley" | ||
== Pontederiacae == | == Pontederiacae == | ||
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*Strawberry fields forever by The Beatles (okay, really about a place, not the fruit) | *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" | *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" | ||
− | * | + | *Apple Tree by Wolfmother: "Dear Sir, can you remember me, I'm the one that picked the apple tree" |
== Rutaceae == | == Rutaceae == | ||
*Coconut (Lime in the Coconut) by Harry Nilsson : "Put de lime in de coconut, and drink 'em both up" | *Coconut (Lime in the Coconut) by Harry Nilsson : "Put de lime in de coconut, and drink 'em both up" | ||
*Lemon Tree by Fool's Garden : "Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue blue sky, and all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree" | *Lemon Tree by Fool's Garden : "Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue blue sky, and all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree" | ||
+ | *Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by The Beatles: "Picture yourself in a boat on a river with tangerine trees and marmelade skies" | ||
== Salicaceae == | == Salicaceae == | ||
*Underneath the weeping willow by Grandaddy : "I want to sleep, underneath the weeping willow, as it crys all night quietly" | *Underneath the weeping willow by Grandaddy : "I want to sleep, underneath the weeping willow, as it crys all night quietly" | ||
+ | *Hvezda na vrbe (A star on a willow tree) by Olympic: "... ze na vrbe krome listi visi mala hvezda" (... that, apart from the leaves, there is a little star hanging from the willow tree) | ||
[[Image:Isthesuncominguptoday.gif|thumb|350px|none|''image from'' http://www.explodingdog.com/]] | [[Image:Isthesuncominguptoday.gif|thumb|350px|none|''image from'' http://www.explodingdog.com/]] | ||
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+ | == Solanaceae == | ||
+ | *Ol' Man River by Paul Robeson: "He don't plant taters, and he don't plant cotton" | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Bands with plants in their names == | ||
+ | *The Cranberries | ||
+ | *Red Hot Chili Peppers | ||
+ | *The Moldy Peaches | ||
+ | *Black Eyed Peas | ||
+ | *Vanilla Ice | ||
+ | *Guns N' Roses |
Latest revision as of 06:47, 13 March 2009
Songs are listed alphabetically, by family.
If you know of songs either all about plants or mention plants in the lyrics, please post the title and artist here. And while I have nothing against roses, lets leave those out of this list, they're too often sung about.
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image from http://www.nataliedee.com/
Amaryllidaceae
- Daffodil's Lament by The Cranberries : "And the daffodils looked lovely today"
Anacardiaceae
- Pistachio by Lisa Hannigan : "when you feel like your flavor has gone the way of a pre-shelled pistachio"
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"
Asteraceae
- Sunflower by Low : "you bought some sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet sunflowers..."
Begoniaceae
- Scarlet Begonias by the Grateful Dead : "She wore scarlet begonias tucked into her curls, I knew right away she was not like other girls"
Convolvulaceae
- Morning Glory by Oasis : "What's the story morning glory, well"
- Sweet potato by Sia : "She cooks you sweet potato, you don't like aubergine"
Cucurbitaceae
- Watermelon Crawl by Tracy Bryd : "We got a hundred gallons of sweet red wine, made from the biggest watermelons on the vine"
Ebenaceae
- Persimmon by Bunt : "This persimmon, peeling the skin from soft and ripened flesh..."
Ericaceae
- Scarborough Fair by Simon and Garfunkel: "And gather it all in a bunch of heather"
Fabaceae
- Crimson & Clover by Tommy James & the Shondells : "Crimson and clover, over and over"
- Lékořice (Licorice) by Václav Neckář: "Rozhod jsem se léčit lásku lékořicí" (I have decided to cure love with licorice)
Fagaceae
- Little Acorns by The White Stripes : "Once I broke my problems into small pieces, I was able to carry them, just like those acorns, one at a time"
- Sparrow by Simon & Garfunkel : "Not I, said the Oak Tree, I won't share my branches with no sparrow's nest..."
Juncaceae
- 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 : "Sit and drink pennyroyal tea, distill the life that's inside of me"
- Scarborough Fair by Simon & Garfunkel : "Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme"
- Wild Sage by The Mountain Goats : "And along the highway, from cast-off innumerable seeds, wild sage growing in the weeds"
- Levandulová (Lavender girl) by Hana Hegerová and Petr Hapka: "Ty jsi má levandulová" (You are my lavender girl)
Lauraceae
- Cinnamon Girl by Neil Young : "I could be happy, the rest of my life, with a cinnamon girl"
- 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"
Malvaceae
- Ol' Man River by Paul Robeson: "He don't plant taters, and he don't plant cotton"
Musaceae
- Banana Pancakes by Jack Johnson : "Maybe we could sleep in, I'll make you banana pancakes, pretend like it's the weekend now"
Nelumbonaceae
- Lotus by R.E.M. : "I ate the lotus. Say haven't you noticed?"
Poaceae
- Imitation of Life by R.E.M. : "That's sugarcane that tasted good. That's cinnamon, that's Hollywood."
- Sparrow by Simon & Garfunkel : "Not I, said the Golden Wheat, I would if I could but I cannot I know, I need all my grain to prosper and grow"
- Green Green Grass of Home by Tom Jones/Elvis Presely/Johnny Cash : "It's good to touch the green, green grass of home"
- Tam za vodou v rakosi (Across the water, in the reeds) by Waldemar Matuska & Eva Pilarova
- The Wind That Shakes the Barley by Dolores Keane: "And on my breast in blood she died while soft winds shook the barley"
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"
- Apple Tree by Wolfmother: "Dear Sir, can you remember me, I'm the one that picked the apple tree"
Rutaceae
- Coconut (Lime in the Coconut) by Harry Nilsson : "Put de lime in de coconut, and drink 'em both up"
- Lemon Tree by Fool's Garden : "Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue blue sky, and all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree"
- Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by The Beatles: "Picture yourself in a boat on a river with tangerine trees and marmelade skies"
Salicaceae
- Underneath the weeping willow by Grandaddy : "I want to sleep, underneath the weeping willow, as it crys all night quietly"
- Hvezda na vrbe (A star on a willow tree) by Olympic: "... ze na vrbe krome listi visi mala hvezda" (... that, apart from the leaves, there is a little star hanging from the willow tree)
![](/eebedia/images/thumb/6/6b/Isthesuncominguptoday.gif/350px-Isthesuncominguptoday.gif)
image from http://www.explodingdog.com/
Solanaceae
- Ol' Man River by Paul Robeson: "He don't plant taters, and he don't plant cotton"
Bands with plants in their names
- The Cranberries
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- The Moldy Peaches
- Black Eyed Peas
- Vanilla Ice
- Guns N' Roses