Big Yellow Taxi
Song on my mind... "Big Yellow Taxi" by Joni Mitchell
They took all the trees, and put them in a tree museum
And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them
No, no, no
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot
I've probably heard this song any number of times over the last couple of weeks. The latest cover by Counting Crows is in high rotation. It kept reminding me of Earth Day, which happened two days ago.
Of course, Earth Day makes me quite self-conscious about a couple of my environmentally-unfriendly habits like the tall paper cup in front me. I really need to remember to bring my reusable and spill-proof mug when getting coffee.
I also have it in mind that my next car will be a hybrid vehicle like the Toyota Prius. Hopefully, by the time I'm in the market for a new car, there will be a better selection than the handful of choices now.
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I really really want a hybrid vehicle too, but why do they have to be so high priced? I feel like they are excluding the people who really want to make an environmental difference, and only appealing to the pocketbooks of people that want to use the vehicles as fashion accessories. bah! hopefully prices are coming down...
Prices are definitely an obstacle right now. Hopefully their novelty wears off quickly and they become much more affordable.
and strangely enough, i heard the counting crows' version on the radio yesterday morning on the way to work. :)
(i keep wondering what vanessa carlton's role in the song is - i mean, going "lalala" is not a duet).
I'm not a big Carlton fan, but I thought she would get to be lead on the bridge or at least one chorus, just to earn her keep.