For those of you haven't seen Weeds, it is a television shoe about a recently widowed suburban mother, who is really rather gorgeous, this aside she needs money and to earn it she sells marijuana. I am not sure what the combination of attractive forty somethings and weed does for you but it makes a half decent television show.
More intriguing, even more-so than Mary-Louise Parker, is the shows theme tune. It is a song called 'Little Boxes' by Malvina Reynolds. Reynolds is best known for this song, a political satire mocking the daily lives of conformist middle class folk. It takes umbrage with their flimsy, clip-together houses. She sings of these ticky tacky houses all looking the same. Ticky tacky was the material a lot of these slap together houses were made from in the 60's.
In seasons 2 and 3 there is a slight change. Little Boxes is still the theme song but it is covered by a different artist in each episode. There are some really swell bands in there too. Including, but not limited to, Joan Baez, The Shins, The Decemberists and Death Cab for Cutie.
I have picked out a little top 3 for you to sample and also included the original. None of the three really match up to the original but such is the nature of the cover. Oft an inferior beast. The Shins version is probably the biggest departure from the original in terms of its slightly more ambitious instrumentals and the soft male vocals. Baez and Spektor cover the song quite closely but it is interesting to see the different directions their vocals can push the song.
Joan Baez - Little Boxes
Regina Spektor - Little Boxes
The Shins - Little Boxes
Melvina Reynolds - Little Boxes
Good night, farewell, thanks for coming, cheers for reading, on your way now, make yourself at home, cup of tea, a drop for the road, must do it again soon.
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