Little Boxes

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"Little Boxes" is a 1962 satirical folk song by Malvina Reynolds that criticizes suburban conformity and middle-class consumer culture.

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Little Boxes canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf folk song
satirical song
song
composer Malvina Reynolds NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Malvina Reynolds NERFINISHED
criticizes conformity in education and professions
materialism
middle-class lifestyle
standardized suburban housing
describes American suburbia
genre folk
protest song
satire
hasCulturalImpactOn discourse about suburban sprawl
hasLyricsLine And they all look just the same
Little boxes on the hillside
hasNotableLocationInspiration Daly City, California NERFINISHED
hasSubject education system
housing developments
middle class
professional careers
inception 1962
language English
lyricist Malvina Reynolds NERFINISHED
mainTheme middle-class consumer culture
social criticism
suburban conformity
notableCoverVersionBy Pete Seeger NERFINISHED
The Womenfolk NERFINISHED
partOf American protest music tradition
periodDepicted post–World War II American suburbs
publicationDate 1962
recordedBy Malvina Reynolds NERFINISHED
usedAsThemeSongIn Weeds (TV series) NERFINISHED

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Malvina Reynolds notableWork Little Boxes
Malvina Reynolds wrote Little Boxes
Weeds openingTheme Little Boxes