"Little Boxes" is a song written and composed by Malvina Reynolds in 1962, which became a hit for her friend Pete Seeger in 1963, when he released his cover version. The song is a political satire about the development of suburbia, and associated conformist middle-class attitudes. It mocks suburban tract housing as "little boxes" of different colors "all made out of ticky-tacky", and which "all look just the same". "Ticky-tacky" is a reference to the shoddy material supposedly used in the construction of the houses.
About Little Boxes
An interracial family moves from NYC to a small, white town, in Washington.
Achievement of Little Boxes
Melanie Lynskey is known for her work in Up in the Air.
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Urban sprawl - Urban sprawl, is the unrestricted growth in many urban areas of housing, commercial development, and roads over large expanses of land, with little concern for urban planning.. Suburb - A suburb is a mixed-use or residential area, existing either as part of a city or urban area or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city.. Love It Like a Fool (1977 documentary about Reynolds).. "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania", Bob Merrill 's 1952 song, that uses a similar but not identical tune.. San Mateo County, California.. Songs written by Malvina Reynolds.. Housing in the United States.. Music of the San Francisco Bay Area.. Television theme songs.. Protest songs.
Latest information about Little Boxes updated on July 28 2021.
