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Malvina Reynolds

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The Resume

    (August 23, 1900-March 17, 1978)
    Born in San Francisco, California
    Birth name was Malvina Milder
    Folksinger/songwriter
    Songs include 'Little Boxes,' 'What Have They Done To The Rain,' 'Turn Around,' 'Isn't It Nice' and 'There's A Bottom Below'

Why she might be annoying:

    She did not begin her music career until her mid-40s.
    She said, 'I am still shy with people. I can easily face and talk with and sing to a hundred or a thousand. But at a party next to a stranger, I haven't much to say.'
    The Berkeley Daily Planet described her as 'a screechy fountain of song.'
    Tom Lehrer called 'Little Boxes' 'the most sanctimonious song ever written.'

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was denied her high school diploma because her parents were socialists who opposed US participation in World War I.
    She contributed songs to and appeared on Sesame Street.
    She said, 'Conformity is not a really dreadful thing, but it's fun to prod it a little.'
    Her song 'Little Boxes' enjoyed renewed popularity after being featured in Weeds.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 29 Votes: 55.17% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 25 Votes: 56.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 27 Votes: 59.26% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying