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Malvina Reynolds (born as Malvina Milder in 1900, died 1978) was an American folk/blues singer-songwriter and political activist, probably best known for writing the song 
Little Boxes.
She began her music career late in life. She was in her late 40s when she met Earl Robinson, Pete Seeger and other folk singers and songwriters. She returned to school at the University of California at Berkeley, where she studied music theory. She went on to write several popular songs, including Little Boxes (about suburban living, said to be inspired by Daly City, California),What Have They Done To The Rain (about nuclear fallout), It Isn’t Nice (a civil rights anthem), Turn Around (sung by Harry Belafonte), and There’s a Bottom Below (about being depressed).
Only two collections of her music are available on compact disc, both on the Smithsonian Folkways label, Another Country Heard From (Folkways 02524) and Ear to the Ground (Smithsonian Folkways 40124).
A film biography, Love It Like a Fool, was made a few years before she died in 1978.
Reynolds’ most famous song, Little Boxes, has enjoyed renewed popularity by being featured in Showtime’s TV series Weeds.
Little Boxes.She began her music career late in life. She was in her late 40s when she met Earl Robinson, Pete Seeger and other folk singers and songwriters. She returned to school at the University of California at Berkeley, where she studied music theory. She went on to write several popular songs, including Little Boxes (about suburban living, said to be inspired by Daly City, California),
What Have They Done To The Rain (about nuclear fallout), It Isn’t Nice (a civil rights anthem), Turn Around (sung by Harry Belafonte), and There’s a Bottom Below (about being depressed).Only two collections of her music are available on compact disc, both on the Smithsonian Folkways label, Another Country Heard From (Folkways 02524) and Ear to the Ground (Smithsonian Folkways 40124).
A film biography, Love It Like a Fool, was made a few years before she died in 1978.
Reynolds’ most famous song, Little Boxes, has enjoyed renewed popularity by being featured in Showtime’s TV series Weeds.
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AqaMaryna014 wrote:
little boxes on the hillsides *.*
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UnderJuz wrote:
Weeds! :D
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Roaning wrote:
wow, she's awesome :D
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Tehpaco wrote:
Well, I never never watched weeds, but found out about her after it was out already through a completely un-weeds-related incident. Does that count? And does it really matter when one finds out about an artist? Who cares when people found her, the point is they did.
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Leslian wrote:
She looks like such a sweet little old lady.
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steal_briefcase wrote:
Not I. Little Boxes is atrocious.
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JustFluff wrote:
how many of you knew this ho before weeds
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dalecavese wrote:
If peace-time came, and we all got poor. we'd be richer than we ever were.
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Alucard59 wrote:
I see that your comments just look all the same..... XD
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blanko_franko wrote:
she's my new muse.
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defk3000 wrote:
Boraxo is very very good!
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bc_harry wrote:
tagged as "marijuana"? :P :P
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VPF wrote:
sexy xD
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gia181 wrote:
little boxes <3
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POKRISHKA wrote:
Does anyone else have the feeling that Little Box perfectly fits to that scene from the book "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" when chef is looking at houses at thinking of people living there while driving from fishing.
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jezebeldaughter wrote:
hahahahahhhahahahahhahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahhahahahhahahahahahahahhahah xDDDDDDDD LOL LOL LOL!!
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lukbud wrote:
and they all look just the same... thx for "Little Boxes"!! :D
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Sqr-Hd wrote:
you are soooo much more than just "little boxes" <333333333
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Smartypants101 wrote:
awwwwwwwwwwwwww what a sweet little old lady.
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jnordemann wrote:
ahhh, she's creepy!!! her ice cream scares me o.o
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