Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)

Track 6:
Marvin Gaye (songwriter), arranged by Aisha Kahlil
Re: ecology
Marvin Gaye's classic lament about the slow death of our planet through pollution and ignorance is reframed by a deep, unpredictable acoustic bass, wordless introductory vocals, a spoken tribute to Gaye, and jazzily-phrased exhortations about social and ecological activism.

Liner notes:
"I wanted to do this song because of my love for our Mother Earth and my concern for her healing and longevity in a time when so many are in denial that our continuous raping, plundering, polluting and murdering have brought us to the brink of imminent disaster. Marvin Gaye was truly prophetic in his writing of this tune, which sadly we sing
today – so many years later, and it is even more relevant now than when it was written."

Aisha Kahlil: lead vocals
Romeir Antonio Mendez: acoustic bass