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"Little Boxes" is a song written and composed by Malvina Reynolds in 1962. The song was first released by her friend, Pete Seeger , in 1963, and became his only charting single in January 1964. The song is a social satire [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] about the development of suburbia and associated conformist middle-class attitudes.
[1] Her parents were David and Abagail Milder, Jewish immigrants. Her mother was born in Russia and her father was born in Hungary. [4] They became socialists when Reynolds "was a little girl", to which she attributes her lifetime proximity to the socialist movement in the United States. [3] They opposed involvement in World War I. [citation ...
Before World War II, the events of 1914–1918 were generally known as the Great War or simply the World War. [1] In August 1914, the magazine The Independent wrote "This is the Great War. It names itself". [2] In October 1914, the Canadian magazine Maclean's similarly wrote, "Some wars name themselves. This is the Great War."
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The leader of the US troops, Major Thomas Van Horne then ordered a withdrawal, at which point the whole US unit broke and fled in disorder. The Indians achieved the military victory against the odds, even though they were outnumbered 8 to 1. [21] [22] The Americans lost 17 people, while the Native Americans lost just 1. [23]
Rise Against performing in 2012. American punk rock band Rise Against has recorded 142 songs, which include 129 original songs and 13 covers. Rise Against was formed in 1999, and signed a recording contract with the independent record label Fat Wreck Chords the following year. [1]
The "little boxes on the hillside" phrase is very similar to a bit of the tune "Pittsburgh Pennsylvania" by Bob Merrill, which was a hit in 1952. It's best known as "There's a pawn shop, on the corner, in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania". No accusation of theft to Malvina Reynolds here, but she might have unknowingly lifted the tune.
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