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    Dive in! Swim with us, alongside sea turtles and whales, on a musical odyssey into the Earth's one mysterious, marvelous – and precious – ocean.

    ONLY ONE OCEAN is 14 rockin’ new songs from the Banana Slugs all designed to inspire young people and their families to learn about and care for the ocean.

    Special guests include George Winston, Brett Dennen, Zach Gill & Grammy winners Victor Wooten and BeaSoleil avec Michael Doucet.

    Immediate download of Too Hot in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.
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It's up to all of us to work together to be sure our ocean stays... cool!

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TOO HOT

Way up north in the arctic there
Problems are brewing for the polar bear
Life on the ice is not so great
Polar bears are losin' their real estate

Too hot…. A little more each day
Too hot…. Melts away
Too hot…. What should be cool is not
The ocean is the reason for the life we've got (2x)

Now in the tropics life's not always okay
Some coral reef has lost their floral bouquet
Their algae friend can't live in the heat
So the coral can't get what it needs to eat

Too hot…. No fish in sight
Too hot…. When the reef is bleach white
Too hot…. What should be cool is not
The ocean is the reason for the life we've got (2x)

Now the open ocean drifters rise in the tide
Where the sun comes through is where they like to ride
On photosynthesis all life relies
But phytoplankton can't live if the temperatures rise

Too hot…. Can't get the nutrients they need
Too hot…. The food chain can't proceed
Too hot…. What should be cool is not
The ocean is the reason for the life we've got (2x)

Now I love the place where water touches land
I like to sink my bare feet in the cool, wet sand
And with this vast ocean it amazes me
How much can be affected by one degree

Too hot…. Yeah, she's starting to bake
Too hot…. All life is at stake
Too hot…. What should be cool is not
The ocean is the reason for the life we've got (2x)

Too hot…. Ocean has the flu
Too hot…. There must be something we can do
Too hot…. Don't let this fever last
Let's pledge to reduce this greenhouse gas

Coda:
Keep it cool. Don't let it get too hot (3x)
The ocean is the reason for the life we've got…. too hot

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from Only One Ocean, released January 11, 2011

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Booty-shakin' music for kids ... or anyone 'young' enough to love this precious Earth!

"The best thing about Banana Slug String Band albums? An adult can listen to them [i]almost[/i] as many times as the kids want them played and not experience an urge to strangle a purple dinosaur.
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