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Little Boxes
Not everyone has to live in a little box. 📦
Who it's for
Written in 1962 and recorded by Reynolds on her 1967 album, the song satirises identical houses and identical lives.
Uneasy, boxed in→Amused, clearer about choices
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Little Boxes" was written by Malvina Reynolds in 1962. Pete Seeger first released it in 1963, and Reynolds recorded her own version for the 1967 Columbia album Malvina Reynolds Sings the Truth. According to her daughter, it was inspired by post-war housing developments in Daly City, California.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Age: All ages
This above all: to thine own self be true,William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 3
