In the song “Big Yellow Taxi”, the Counting Crows and Adam Duritz take on the burning issue of DDT usage in agriculture with the following verse, delivered as usual in Duritz’s thoughtful soul-voice:
Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT
I don’t care about spots on my apples,
Leave me the birds and the bees
Please
Wow. Talk about a timely protest lyric. About thirty years late since the EPA banned DDT for most uses in 1972.
So the fact that you cannot find spots on your apples, Adam, represents the fact that the apples in the produce section of the grocery store are sorted by their physical appeal, and the spotted apples end up in your canned apples and applesauce.
As a side benefit of your happy spotted apples, the world’s population explosion is being alleviated as malaria enjoys a resurgence.
In other news, I too will take a courageous stand. I am working on my protest song that tackles the controversial matter of burning witches at stake.
