There are many songs whose main theme is about trees and forests. Maybe because musicians know we all want to be like them.
That is, to be strong, able to grow and mature in all seasons…
Beyond all this, trees are a symbol of longevity and wisdom and in all cultures, forests are sacred places and shelters.
Musicians of whatever genre they belong have expressed countless emotions with the use of trees.
Whether figuratively or literally, this use highlights the importance of trees to our planet.
Today, International Forest Day is an opportunity to reflect on how much we need forests.
We must not forget, after all, that forests are… Oxygen, life!
Let us all help together in their protection and especially in their rebirth before it is too late and we lose our last breath…
The Songs
Traffic – Withering Tree (1968)
Derek & the Dominos – Thorn Trees in the Garden (1971)
Fleetwood Mac – Bare Trees (1972)
Genesis – Battle of Epping Forest (1973)
Cat Stevens – King of Trees (1974)
Rush – The Trees (1979)
The Cure – A Forest (1980)
Burzum – Feeble Screams From Forests Unknown (1991)
Cradle of Filth – The Forest Whispers My Name (1994)
Gehenna – Midvinter Forest (1994)
Emperor – Beyond the Great Vast Forest (1994)
Dawn – The Ethereal Forest (1994)
Opeth – Forest of October (1995)
Pearl Jam – In My Tree (1996)
Rotting Christ – One With the Forest (1996)
Ancient Wisdom – Forest Of Summoned Spirits (1996)
System Of Down – Forest (2001)
Korpiklaani – Spirit of the Forest (2003)
3 Inches of Blood – Forest King (2007)
Amberian Dawn – Magic Forest (2014)
Crown Lands – Forest Song (2020)
Behemoth feat. Niklas Kvarforth – A Forest (2020)