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"'''Little Boxes'''" is a song written by [[Malvina Reynolds]] in 1962 that lampoons the development of [[suburbia]] and what many consider its [[bourgeois]] [[conformist]] values. [[PeteThe Seeger]]song has been performed by a notable covernumber of musicians, including the songWomenfolk inand 1963[[Pete Seeger]].{{Fact|date=May 2009}} Other musicians have arranged and translated the song to meet their styles. The lyrics have been reprinted with photographs of "Little Box" houses in environmental publications.
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* [http://www.westlakeresource.com Rob Keil's website] for ''Little Boxes: The Architecture of a Classic Midcentury Suburb''
* [http://www.peppermillrecords.com/pm010 Smoking Boxes] the bossa nova band Zeep covers "Little Boxes" for freely downloadable album The Box, with versions in both English and Portuguese.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN3rN59GlWw Pete Seeger's television performance]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rva3pogJX8E&NR=1 The Womenfolk's shortest-top-100 performance]
 
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