What a Classic Folk Song Gets Wrong About Daly City

In1962, Daly City was the inspiration for the song “Little Boxes.” Written by folk singer Malvina Reynolds, the song became a hit for Pete Seeger. It’s a relatively obscure song today, but it continues to make pop culture appearances — for example, as the theme song to the television show <a href="https://youtu.be/u4KfJztaJ5I" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Weeds</a>. It’s also the go-to song for poking fun at suburbia, which explains why it has been covered by Elvis Costello, Ben Folds, Devendra Banhart, Death Cab for Cutie, and other bands over the years. On the surface, “Little Boxes” nails Daly City. “Little boxes on the hillside. Little boxes made of ticky tacky. Little boxes all the same.” Even if you’ve never heard the song before, I’ll bet these words have popped into your head while driving down the 280 through Daly City. “There’s a pink one. And a green one. And a blue one. And a yellow one. And they’re all made out of ticky tacky, and they all look just the same.” <a href="https://thebolditalic.com/what-a-classic-folk-song-gets-wrong-about-daly-city-becfcb4ddded">Website</a>