Ticky Tacky...

Laura : 13th Apr 2006 - 05:09 GMT

My mom always sang that song when we drove past those condominium complexes along the turnpike. Thanks for reminding me of a nice memory :)

colavito's ghost: 13th Apr 2006 - 16:41 GMT

this place looks WAY too familiar to me...

Cardy: 28th Aug 2006 - 13:29 GMT

I knew this song! My son heard while watching Weeds" and thought it was written for the TV show. I told him it was an existing song - now I'm curious about the artist and the date. Anybody know??

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: 28th Aug 2006 - 13:45 GMT

I remember singing it at primary school in the late 70's.

jethro: 16th Dec 2006 - 01:35 GMT

Little Boxes by Malvina Reynolds

last verse-

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.

aer suzuki: 17th Dec 2006 - 06:55 GMT

this is such a cool post, from the pictures to the comments, just cool.

betti: 8th Jul 2007 - 22:45 GMT

dieses lied ist wunderbar...gibt es mehr von der sorte?

Franny Wentzel: 23rd Apr 2010 - 06:14 GMT

For some reason I'm reminded of David Byrne's counterpoint in the movie True Stories...

"Look at this. Who can say it isn't beautiful? Sky, bricks. Who do you think lives there? Four-car garage. Hope, fear, excitement, satisfaction."

"Metal buildings are the dream that Modern Architects had at the beginning of this century. It has finally come true, but they themselves don't realize it. That's because it doesn't take an Architect to build a metal building. You just order them out of a catalog - comes with a bunch of guys who put it together in a couple of days, maybe a week. And there you go - you're all set to go into business - just slap a sign out front."