Malvina Reynolds-Malvina (1972-Folk)

Reynolds is best known for Pete Seeger's versions of her compositions, songs like "Little Boxes" and "What Have They Done to the Rain." The first is included on this collection, along with 11 other uncompromisingly political songs that mark Reynolds as one of the great topical songwriters of the 60s. She has other excellent albums (including a long out-of-print Columbia LP), but this is a good place to start, allmusic guide.

Side1: Little Boxes - You'll Be A Man - The Albatross - No Room - Turn Around - The Little Red Hen.

Side2: There's A Bottom Below - Green Shadows - The Day The Freeway Froze - The Money Crop - Somewhere Between - This World.

Artists: Guitars: Malvina Reynolds, Clark Maffitt, Brian Davies, Dick Rosmini, Eric Weissberg. Bass: Steve Le Fever, Bill Lee. Drums: Michael Batts. Piano: Alex Hassilev.

Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes made of tickytacky

Little boxes on the hillside, little boxes all the same

There's a green one and a pink one and a blue one and a yellow one

And they're all made out of ticky tacky and they all look just the same.

And the people in the houses all went to the university

Where they were put in boxes and they came out all the same,

And there's doctors and there's lawyers, and business executives

And they're all made out of ticky tacky and they all look just the same.

And they all play on the golf course and drink their martinis dry,

And they all have pretty children and the children go to school

And the children go to summer camp and then to the university

Where they are put in boxes and they come out all the same.

And the boys go into business and marry and raise a family

In boxes made of ticky tacky and they all look just the same.

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