Little Boxes: Kate and Anna McGarrigle with "Petites Boîtes"

Kate and Anna McGarrigle bring us today's random tune. A Canadian singer-songwriter sister duo, Kate and Anna McGarrigle began writing songs and performing together in the 1960s. Born in Montreal, they were raised in the suburb of Saint-Sauveur where they were taught piano by village nuns. Their songs have been recorded and performed by many other musicians, including Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, and Judy Collins. They are mostly associated with their English language songs, but released two albums where they sang entirely in French. Kate McGarrigle married singer-songwriter Loudon Wainright III, and is the mother of singer-songwriters Rufus Wainright and his sister Martha Wainright. Kate McGarrigle passed away due to a rare form of cancer in 2010. Anna McGarrigle performed with her sister Kate until Kate's death. They have released thirteen albums as a duo. This song, Petites Boîtes, can be found on one of their French language albums, 2003's La Vache qui Pleure. The song is a French translation of an English language song by Malvina Reynolds and Graeme Allwright, and notes the uniformity, repetition and conformity present in modern society even down to the houses which look like little boxes made of ticky tacky.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_%26_Anna_McGarrigle; http://www.mcgarrigles.com/