Today in Labor History August 23, 1900: Folk and protest singer Malvina Reynolds was born in San Francisco, California. She is most famous for her song, "Little Boxes," a satire on suburbia, inspired by the tacky sprawl of housing in Daly City, just outside of San Francisco. And used as the theme music for the TV series “Weeds.” As a teen, the city’s elite Lowell High School refused to give her a diploma because her parents opposed US participation in World War I.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUoXtddNPAM

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #FolkMusic #satire #MalvinaReynolds #LittleBoxes #antiwar #SanFrancisco #suburbs

Malvina Reynolds was a gem of a human. A big activist, born to two activists, and a great musician to boot. Her most famous song, “Little Boxes” is fantastic. If you don’t know it by name, you’ve most likely heard it.

Anyway, here’s an live version that she performed back in 1976:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX4HKfG77kc

#Music #LittleBoxes #MalvinaReynolds #FemaleMusicians #Folk #Blues

"You don't know what you've got til it's gone."
#BigYellowTaxi #JoniMitchell
This #Barn was torn down to put #LittleBoxes up for folks to escape from the #city.
Two years ago.
Today, just a dirt road to nowhere is left.
#lost #values