"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
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.
Reception
Loggins & Messina recording
It was later recorded by Loggins and Messina on their 1971 album Sittin' In.
Personnel
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
In 1977, CCM singer Scott Wesley Brown covered the song for his album I'm Not Religious, I Just Love the Lord. 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.
Samples
This song was sampled in Daft Punk's "Face to Face".
Popular culture
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.