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House at Pooh Corner (song)

1971 single by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

"House at Pooh Corner"
SinglebyNitty Gritty Dirt Band
from the album Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy
B-side	"Travelin' Mood"
Released	April 12, 1971
Genre	Rock
Length	2:39
Label	Liberty
Songwriter(s)	Kenny Loggins
Producer(s)	William McEuen
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band singles chronology
"Mr. Bojangles" (1970) "House at Pooh Corner" (1971) "Some of Shelly's Blues" (1971)

"House at Pooh Corner" is a song written by Kenny Loggins, based on the children's book of the same name. It was first performed by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on their 1970 album Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy.

Background[edit]

It is told from the perspective of both Winnie-the-Pooh and Christopher Robin, and serves as an allegory for loss of innocence and nostalgia for childhood. Loggins was a 17-year-old senior in high school when he wrote the song.^[1] Originally Disney wouldn't allow Loggins to record the song, claiming copyright infringement. At the time Loggins was dating the daughter of Donn Tatum CEO of the Walt Disney Company. She arranged a meeting between Loggins and her father, who gave the okay for the song to be recorded^[2].

Reception[edit]

Loggins & Messina recording[edit]

It was later recorded by Loggins and Messina on their 1971 album Sittin' In.

Personnel[edit]

• Kenny Loggins - lead vocals, classical acoustic guitar
• Jim Messina - harmony vocals, acoustic guitar
• Jon Clarke - oboe
• Al Garth - recorder
• Larry Sims - bass, backing vocals
• Merel Bregante - drums, backing vocals
• Michael Omartian - Moog synthesizer, Hammond organ, piano
• Milt Holland - shakers, temple blocks, congas, cabasa, gong

Other versions[edit]

• In 1977, CCM singer Scott Wesley Brown covered the song for his album I'm Not Religious, I Just Love the Lord.^[6]
• In 1994, Loggins re-recorded the song (with an additional verse) under the title "Return to Pooh Corner", a duet with Amy Grant, featuring backing vocals from Grant's then-husband, Gary Chapman. It appears on his album of the same title.
• The song was recorded in 2007 by Australian artist Josh Pyke for radio station Triple J. The live recording was then released on the third volume of the station's Like a Version compilation CDs. Phillip Sandifer also recorded the song for Disney's Winnie the Pooh Lullabies in 2004.
• The Boxmasters, featuring Billy Bob Thornton, included it on their album The Boxmasters.
• It was also recorded by the folk rock duo The Indigo Girls.
• In 1994, the group Ka'au Crater Boys covered the song in their album "On Fire!".

Samples[edit]

• This song was sampled in Daft Punk's "Face to Face".^[7]

Popular culture[edit]

• The song was also recorded in three-part harmony by the characters Jesse (John Stamos), Joey (Dave Coulier), and Danny (Bob Saget) on the 1980s television series Full House in Season 8: episode 15, "My Left and Right Foot" (183rd episode of the series) on January 31, 1995.

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