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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.
Reynolds' song "Little Boxes" was used as the theme for Showtime's TV series Weeds (2005–2012). The TV show Big Sky featured the song "Little Boxes" at the end of the episode aptly titled "Little Boxes". In 2020, most of the second verse of her one-minute ditty "Place to Be," as recorded by her, was used as the sound for a Zillow commercial.
The Womenfolk's version of "Little Boxes" was their only hit single, peaking at #83 in April 1964. It was at the time the shortest record (1:03) to make the Billboard Hot 100. It was at the time the shortest record (1:03) to make the Billboard Hot 100.
'Little Boxes' explores the ideas of identity, growing up, and defining who you are even if the people raising you don't seem to understand. 'Little Boxes' is the can't-miss Tribeca Film Festival ...
The editor replaced the image with a fuzzy, indistinct image of Daly City. But the song "Little Boxes" isn't about Daly City, that was merely the inspiration for the song being written. The song is about "ticky-tacky" suburban housing developements, of which Levittown was a prime and prominent example.
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Russell wrote hits over several genres. His most notable songs were "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia", his critique of country justice (a No. 1 hit for his then-wife Vicki Lawrence), [1] "Used to Be" (sung by Lawrence) and "As Far As I'm Concerned" (sung by Russell) both from the 1970 film The Grasshopper; and "Little Green Apples", which won a Song of the Year Grammy Award in 1968.
The song “Little Life,” released last year, speaks to enjoying simple pleasures. In the chorus, British singer-songwriter Cordelia O’Driscoll, who goes professionally by her first name ...