This week’s show features an eclectic mix of songs spanning the last two centuries, all with messages of respect for animals and the natural world.
Track listing:
Franz Schubert, “Die Forelle” (“The Trout”) – Barbara Bonney, soprano; Geoffrey Parsons, piano
Flanagan and Allen, “Run Rabbit Run”
Esperanza Spalding, “Little Fly”
Denzal Sinclaire, “Tofu and Greens”
Macka B, “Wha Me Eat”
Dead Prez, “Be Healthy”
Pete Seeger, “The Song of the World’s Last Whale” – Pete Baldwin, vocals
Prince, “Animal Kingdom”
Propagandhi, “Nailing Descartes to the Wall”
KRS-One, “Beef”
Laura Nyro, “Animal Grace”
Manic Street Preachers, “Small Black Flowers That Grow in the Sky”
The Living, “Requiem for Bessie”
The Living, “human/kind”
David Teie, “Maurice’s Melody” from “Music for Cats”