BaezвЂ™s version of вЂњRejoice In The Sun,вЂќ which had вЂњSilent RunningвЂќ as the B-side, was issued as a single by Decca Records in 1971, before the film was even screened.

The song was composed by Peter Schickele and Diane Lampert, the only lyricist jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley ever worked with. Folk singer Joan Baez recorded two songs for the soundtrack, the most famous of which is вЂњRejoice In The Sun,вЂќ a song that celebrates the power of natural life. Silent Running was a cult environmental-themed science fiction thriller, starring Bruce Dern, which was about a time when plant life on Earth had become extinct. Though we werenвЂ™t able to squeeze in all our favorites вЂ“ and had to leave out wonderful songs by Ken Boothe (вЂњThe Earth Dies ScreamingвЂќ), The Byrds (вЂњHungry PlanetвЂќ), Peter Gabriel (вЂњHere Comes The FloodвЂќ) and Country Joe McDonald (вЂњSave The WhalesвЂќ) вЂ“ we scoured reggae, jazz, country, folk, soul, rock and pop for songs both disturbing and inspiring. To mark Earth Day, we have selected our 30 best environmental songs. As global warming continues to wreak havoc, acres of forest are cut down without a thought for tomorrow, and finding a peaceful oasis on our old Earth is harder than ever before, it seems clear that these songs will only become more relevant. The best Earth Day songs, then, reflect not only the ways in which our planet has changed over the years, but also the ways in which we have expressed concern over its survival. Songs about the natural world, including those by Woody Guthrie, have been around since the 40s, and many of the greatest songwriters have penned compositions about the planet on which we all exist.

Every year, on April 22, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement.

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