And some that just have the word green in the title...

Here, in no particular order, is his rundown...

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising
A great 60s classic and one with an environmental message too - admittedly, not one that I've ever listened to that closely! Just happen to think its a great song with you can't help singing along to.

Duran Duran - Planet Earth
Not strictly a "green" song, but the title is enough to qualify it for this list! Its not the best Duran song out there (that's Girls On Film) but this is in a similar vein - Simon Le Bon going a bit OTT on the vocals and being backed up with some great guitar and keyboard goings on.

Booker T and The MGs - Green Onions
Another one that gets in simply cos of the word green. A great instrumental pop classic - which combines organ and a great beat and one which any self-respecting mod will have shuffled their feet to at some time another. Very funky.

New Order - Everything's Gone Green
One of the earliest cuts from the mighty Mancunians - very stripped down and stark - and closer to the work of Joy Division, which of course is from where they came. I regularly dip into the Order's back catalogue - one of the very best bands of the last 30 years or so.

Michael Jackson - Earth Song
Bit of a guilty pleasure this one - and one which I shouldn't really admit to having on my iPod. I hated it at the time but there's something about it which has gnawed its way into my brain. Yes, the video might be awful and the lyrics daft but you can't deny the man can knock out a decent tune. This is one of them.

Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi
One of the first eco-anthems and a song which actually stands the test of time pretty well. From the "protest song" era - the lyrics "You don't know what you've got till its gone" spells out the save the planet message pretty clearly to a classic pop song.

Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
Marvin Gaye wrote some classic songs and is responsible for some of the best pieces of music of all-time. Younger readers may remember the later Robert Palmer version but this is the original and best. A piece of mellow soul with a message.

The Osmonds - Crazy Horses
Go on - who knew at the time that "crazy horses" referred to chimneys belching out pollution? That's right - no-one. They just saw it as a slab of glam-rock with the crazy guitar bits thrown in. Easily their best effort - before they went all cheesy.

The Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven
To be totally honest, I never quite "got" The Pixies. I still don't. But I am prepared to admit this is a great slice of late 80s/early 90s guitar rock. And it comes with an environmental message attached. Got to give Frank Black (or Black Francis) and co credit for that.

Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
Last but not least, Neil Young - a classic musician, a classic singer-songwriter and of course, a classic song. There's a whole back catalogue of the great man out there waiting to be discovered. If you don't know much, the album this is from is a good place to start.