R.I.P. Rete Seegar.

Such a great man. I wonder how many here still remember him.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y2SIIeqy34

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Well, there you go Martini.

A nice tribute to Pete on this thread.

He was a social activist of great repute.

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I knew this song as a child too... only remember the first verse though.

 

The song was not originally sung by Malvina Reynolds. It was WRITTEN by her, for Pete Seegers to sing ??

 

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 on and a yellow one
And they're all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look 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 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,
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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RIP Pete Seeger. One of the inspirational greats.

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errr

 

little boxes was written by malvina reynolds in the mid sixties,

recorded by seeger a year or two later. 

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@not_an_eloi wrote:

 

 

errr

 

little boxes was written by malvina reynolds in the mid sixties,

recorded by seeger a year or two later. 


Yes, as I posted above

The song was not originally sung by Malvina Reynolds. It was WRITTEN by her, for Pete Seegers to sing

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It was also the theme song for the 'Weeds" series.

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