I would just like to point out that when this woman wrote and recorded this
proto-anti-establishment hit single, she was sixty five years old.
By Malvina Reynolds, Copyright 1962 by Schroder Music Co.
>From FOLKSINGER'S WORKBOOK, Oak Publications, 1973
Little boxes on the hillside,
Little boxes made of ticky-tacky,
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 all were put in boxes
And they came out all the same,
And there's doctors and 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 all 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.
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.
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Doktor DynaSoar Iridium -- dynasor@infi.net -- Punctuator of Evolution
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From: gggor@io.com (gg gordon)
Subject: Re: A Long Time SDPS of Mine
Boy talka bouta flashback...I first heard this song in a coffee
house in Cincinnati when I was stationed in Indiana. Heard it a
lot in Chicago too, place called "The Fickle Pickle." I think
just about every folksinger on the coffee house circuit had this one
in their repetoire, right next to "If I had a Hammer" and "St James'
Infirmary Blues" No doubt that Ms Reynolds had the gift of prophecy!
Thanks fer posting this, reminded me of my callow youth when we
ate acid on a regular basis as we went about trying to save the world
or at least get it high. When Tiny Doctor Tim and the boys were having
sooooo much fun.Nh**Gh** always favored der alt days best!!
OLD GGG
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From: bmyers@ionet.net (TarlaStar)
Subject: Re: A Long Time SDPS of Mine
The causal factor in the creation of this song was the rows of
suburban housing that went up outside of San Francisco. If you've ever
gone over the hills and seen Richmond, or one of the other 'burbs,
you'll know exactly what she was writing about.
(this was the first song I learned to play on the guitar, btw.)
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Dammit Jeb, I'm as Amish as the next guy, but if we don't take
out that sub, there won't be a Pennsylvania to go home TO!
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