songs about affluent but boring suburbs

[MrSki]

 

[isvicthere?]

Saint Etienne are good at this. A couple from 'Home Counties'

Whyteleafe -



Angel of Woodhatch



are the only two that mention specific places

Thought, obviously incorrectly, that I was quite a fan of Saint Etienne, but I had no idea about this, thinking they had knocked it on the head somewhen shortly after "he´s on the phone" (1995)

 

[Orang Utan]

 

[hash tag]

The Animals - we've got to get out of this place

 

[Elpenor]

What's the best Sans Beanstalk track for this Elpenor ?

Maybe this

A contender but it’s nailed here IMO

 

[PR1Berske]

Arcade Fire had an entire album on this subject . Highlights:

 

[savoloysam]

Brilliant lyrics on this song. Some of the best.

 

[maomao]

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

we sang this at primary school for some reason - some teacher mustve snuck it in amongst the christian ditties


Little boxes on the hillside
Little boxes made of ticky-tacky
Little boxes on the hillside
Little boxes all the same
There's a green one and a pink 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

And the people in the houses
All went to the university
Where they were put in boxes
And they came out all the same
And there's doctors and lawyers
And business executives
And they're all made out of ticky-tacky
And they all look just the same

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

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

I also sung this in primary school. Maybe it was in a book for schools? I only remember the first verse though.

 

[seeformiles]

we sang this at primary school for some reason - some teacher mustve snuck it in amongst the christian ditties


Little boxes on the hillside
Little boxes made of ticky-tacky
Little boxes on the hillside
Little boxes all the same
There's a green one and a pink 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

And the people in the houses
All went to the university
Where they were put in boxes
And they came out all the same
And there's doctors and lawyers
And business executives
And they're all made out of ticky-tacky
And they all look just the same

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

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

So did we - at the school Xmas concert in 1976 - but with slightly modified words referencing the locality. Dreadful tune