If you are a fan of the TV show “Weeds”, you know the song “Little Boxes”, which is used as its theme as sung by Regina Spektor. Written by folk music legend Malvina Reynolds, the song is also closely identified with Pete Seeger:
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I love Elvis Costello’s version
It’s the only reason I actually watch the opening credits of Weeds rather than forwarding through them.
For me, this is a Pete Seeger song, so it’s kind of weird to hear anyone else sing it, even Malvina Reynolds herself. Of the various “Weeds” covers, I like Regina Spektor’s the best, but all of them pale to Pete.
I think of Little Boxes as a Pete Seeger song too…in fact, I can’t help but sing it everytime I drive through Daly City, CA which I understand was the inspiration for the thing.