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Associated with the environmentalist musical counterculture of the previous decade, animal rights songs of the 1970s were influenced by the passage of animal protection laws and the 1975 book Animal Liberation. [1] Paul McCartney has cited John Lennon's Bungalow Bill, released in 1968, as among the first animal rights songs. [2]
You're Under Arrest is a 1985 album recorded by Miles Davis, presenting a mixture of pop covers (including Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" and Michael Jackson's "Human Nature"), and original material dealing with politics, racism, pollution and war.
Environmentalism has been a theme and cultural trend in popular music. Ecomusicologists (musicologists and ethnomusicologists focusing on music and environmental issues) and music educators are increasingly emphasizing the intersections of music and nature, and the role of music in ecological activism.
Here's a list of the best songs from the time, ranging from Toto to Michael Jackson. The 1980s produced chart-topping hits in pop, hip-hop, rock, and R&B. ... "Human Nature" by Michael Jackson (1982)
Saltwater (Julian Lennon song) Sámiid ædnan; Save the World (George Harrison song) Self-Immolate (song) Seminole Wind (song) Send It On (Disney song) Shapes of Things; Signs (Five Man Electrical Band song) Sink, Florida, Sink; So Long, It's Been Good to Know Yuh; Sunday (Foals song) Superfast Jellyfish; Supernature (song) Surf's Up (album)
The album was an unexpected hit, quickly selling over 125,000 copies and eventually going multi-platinum, becoming the most popular nature recording in history. [ 8 ] [ 11 ] Sales from the album benefited the Whale Fund of the Wildlife Conservation Society , then known as the New York Zoological Society . [ 12 ]
The single was not released in the UK. The song garnered positive reviews from music critics. "Human Nature" has been sampled by numerous artists, including Nas with "It Ain't Hard to Tell", and Teddy Riley who remixed SWV's single "Right Here" with a sample of "Human Nature", with the remix reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100. [10]
Reach Out: The Motown Record is Human Nature's fifth studio album released on 6 November 2005 by Sony BMG Music Entertainment. It won the 2006 ARIA Music Award for Highest Selling Album. It debuted at number #6 on the Australian ARIA Album Chart but worked its way up to #1.