"Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth" is a song by the American rock group Sparks. The song was recorded by the group's mid-1970s glam line-up. It was released in late 1974 as the first single from the group's fourth album, Propaganda.
In 1997, Sparks recorded a new version of the song with the producer Tony Visconti. This introduced strings and a choir. The song concludes their Plagiarism album where it segues from out of the previous track, "The Number One Song in Heaven".
Cover versionsedit
Depeche Mode recorded a cover version on a single-sided flexi-disc which was sent to members of their official fan club for Christmas 1987. Martin Gore also recorded a cover version for his first solo EP, Counterfeit, in 1989.[1]
Nicola Sirkis covered the song as the B-side to his 1992 single "Alice dans la Lune", from the album Dans La Lune.[2]
Johan Johansson created a Swedish version titled "Kärlek & Respekt Till Moder Jord" for his 1994 EP10.[3]
Karen J. Walsha recorded a version for the Dutch tribute album Amateur Hour (A Global Tribute to Sparks) released in 1999.[4]
Haloed Ghost recorded a version for their 2004 EP, Saw Versions.[5]
Billy Mackenzie recorded a version which appeared on his 2005 album Transmission Impossible.[6]
Paul Roland recorded a version which appeared on his 2005 album Strychnine... And Other Potent Poisons.[7]
Geezerbird have recorded a version for their 2006 album One in the Hand.[8]
Mary Hopkin recorded a version which appeared on her 2007 album Valentine.[9]
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