earth hour was not too long ago… and now its earth day today (22nd April). While we Malaysians don’t really celebrate earth day here in malaysia, but there’s no harm in sharing this song which encourages people to bring canvas bags instead of plastic bags when we go to the supermarket. The song is titled canvas bags by Australian funnyman, tim minchin.  check out the youtube and the lyrics below:

Maybe the local government or local radio stations can start airing the song, modified without the profanity of course, for the local saturday campaign? Probably best remade with a local BM translation… any takers?

Lyrics:
Take your canvas bags
When you go
To the supermarket
Why use plastic bags when you know
You know the world can’t take it

Take your canvas bags
When you go
To the supermarket market market
Don’t you use those plastic ones
No, no, no
Don’t you know that you’ll feel better for it

Take your canvas bags
Take your canvas bags
Take your canvas bags
To the supermarket

Just think about the world
And how the world would be fantastic
If we got rid of all the plastic
We just need to get enthusiastic
Start a competition gymnastic
Or a bag making comp at your school
Fuck it, make it interscholastic
Canvas is for everyone
Whether you be rebellious and iconoclastic
Or conservative or ecclesiastic
I don’t care if you’re loud and bombastic
Or quiet or virtually monastic
Sober or on the floor spastic
Yoga master or completely inelastic
I’m not trying to be ironic or sarcastic
Just do something drastic
To rid the world of plastic
Take your canvas bags
Take your canvas bags
Take your canvas bags
To the supermarket

Take your canvas bags
Take your canvas bags
Take your canvas bags
To the supermarket

Take your canvas bags
Take your canvas bags
Take your canvas bags
To the supermarket
Blackout!