Seriously, we love our mothers! But let’s be a little less serious for a moment. Here’s a playlist of more playful songs about Mom.

1. ’Fore She Was Mama Clay Walker; Fall (Asylum/Curb)
2. And Her Mother Came Too Bobby Short; 40 By Bobby Short (Atlantic)
3. Harper Valley P.T.A. Jeannie C. Riley; Harper Valley P.T.A. (Plantation)
4. Mama Pushed Me Out Brave Combo; Holidays! (Rounder)
5. No One Loves You Any Better Than Your M-O-Double-M-Y John Lithgow; Singin’ In The Bathtub (Sony Wonder)
6. Queen Of Las Vegas B-52’s; Whammy! (Warner Bros.)
7. Use A Napkin (Not Your Mom) Kathy Kallick; Mother, Queen Of My Heart-A Collection Of Songs Inspired By Mom-C (Sugar Hill)

Find more songs for Mother’s Day in the GreenBookofSongs.com® categories Family: Mothers and Holidays: Mother’s Day.

2010 marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Here’s a playlist for earth-lovers of all ages!

1. Be The Rain Neil Young; Greendale (Reprise)
2. Big Yellow Taxi Joni Mitchell; Ladies Of The Canyon (Reprise)
3. Energy Blues Biz Markie; ST/Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks (Atlantic)
4. Jars Chevelle; Sci-Fi Crimes (Epic)
5. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) Marvin Gaye; What’s Going On (Motown)
6. Mother Earth Tom Rush; Best Of Tom Rush: No Regrets (Legacy)

Find more songs on this topic in GreenBookofSongs.com® categories Earth, Energy, Nature and Nature: Ecology.

Months ago, we posted a song list in support of the families of coal miners. We’re reprinting it now, as mining families face another deadly accident, with hope that their loved ones will be brought home safely.

1. Aberfan Coal Tip Tragedy Thom Parrott; Neon Princess (Folkways)
2. Big Bad John Jimmy Dean; Greatest Hits (Columbia)
3. Dark As A Dungeon Johnny Cash; Essential Johnny Cash (Columbia)
4. Dying Miner Woody Guthrie; Struggle (Smithsonian Folkways)
5. Hard Working Miner Sarah Ogan Gunning; Harlan County USA-Songs Of The Coal Miner’s Struggle (Rounder)
6. Miner’s Life Weavers; Reunion-At Carnegie Hall-1963-#2 (Vanguard)
7. New York Mining Disaster 1941 (Have You Seen My Wife, Mr. Jones) Bee Gees; Gold (Polydor)
8. You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive Patty Loveless; Mountain Soul (Epic)

Find more songs about miners in the GreenBookofSongs.com® category Mining.

School bullying has recently been implicated in the suicide of a teenage girl who was targeted by other students. Here are some songs that teachers may find useful as they work with students to prevent similar tragedies.

1. Anatomy Of A School Shooting Ill Bill; Lock & Load-C (Copter)
2. Bully Bubba Tommy Gardner; Kangaroo Waffles & Other Treasure (Blackwater)
3. Face To Face Garth Brooks; The Chase (Liberty)
4. Joke, The Lifehouse; Who We Are (Geffen/Interscope)
5. So Long Everlast; ST/End Of Days (Interscope)
6. We Don’t Want To Sing Along Chumbawamba; Un (Koch)

Read more about combatting school bullying at www.schoolclimate.org/bullybust.