Arbor & Ardour

ultra honey earth day celebration, 1984.

As most of you are probably aware, this past Sunday was Earth Day, an opportunity for the recognition of nature's bounty and wonder. In honor of such a noble holiday, we formulated a playlist based on tunes relating to either trees or love. Or both, if we were especially lucky. The 'arbor' aspect is rather self-explanatory, serving as an ideal soundtrack for the numerous embraces you hopefully bestowed upon our rooted friends. 'Ardour', both auditorily pleasing and conducive to feelings of love and passion, served the dual purpose of reflecting our affection for the earth and wishing Beth fond tidings on her birthday [(b)earthday].

beat happening - honey pot
the clientele - my own face inside the trees
tyrannosaurus rex - woodland bop
lost in the trees - walk around the lake
of montreal - at night the trees aren't sleeping
orange juice - l.o.v.e. love
lost in the trees - tall trees
the mountain goats - earth air water trees
i'm from barcelona - treehouse
azure ray - trees keep growing
the blow - hey boy [remix]
devendra banhart - koreandogwood
françoise hardy - le temps de l'amour
david vandervelde - wisdom from a tree
jens lekman - maple leaves
edith piaf - la vie en rose
germans - nature's mouth
animal collective - leaf house
the field mice - everything about you
mandrew - cocktail tree
the beatles - norwegian wood
arbouretum - mohammed's hex & bounty
anathallo - the man who made dead trees bloom
dark meat - in the woods
the magnetic fields - nothing matters when we're dancing
peter björn & john - paris 2004
the clientele - elm grove window
beach house - apple orchard
let's go sailing - all i want from you is love
the beach boys - wouldn't it be nice
marc bolan & t.rex - hot love

Simply fantastic. I hope everyone felt akin to a dryad at least once. We did.