THE ALEXTHEARTISTE JAM OF THE WEEK: "LITTLE BOXES"

*This is the first of two Jams of the Week, since I left you without one last week. :(

MALVINA REYNOLDS "LITTLE BOXES" (WEEDS THEME SONG)

Thanks to our (my boyfriend's and my) friend Cris, we are interested in the T.V. show Weeds, and in love with the theme song "Little Boxes," sung by Malvina Reynolds. It's just so cute and dainty, but the message in this song is strong: don't be generic, don't be like everyone else, because life's routines try to make everyone the same. (Interesting note: "Little Boxes" was written about the houses in Daly City, that cropped up after WWII.) Below is the intro to the show, with the song sung by Reynolds.



After the first season of Weeds, different artists were invited to record their own version of "Little Boxes," for the opening credits. Here is a remix of some of those covers.

"LITTLE HOUSES REMIX"

Warning: You may all of a sudden want to bring back the word "ticky-tacky."