Who cannot love both Kenny Loggins and Winnie The Pooh?Β When you combine the two, you have … sheer magic!Β Β From Wikipedia …
“House at Pooh Corner” is a song written by Kenny Loggins, based on the popular children’s book of the same name. The song was first performed by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on their 1970 album Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy and then performed by Loggins and Messina on their 1971 album Sittin’ In. 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. It has since become one of Loggins’ most popular and beloved compositions, and it remains a staple of his live performances.”
Under branches lit up by the moon.
Posing our questions to owl and eeyore
As our days disappeared all too soon.
But I’ve wandered much further today than I should
And I can’t seeem to find my way back to the wood.
So, help me if you can I’ve got to get
Back to the house at Pooh corner by one.
You;d be surprised there’s so much to be done,
Count all the bees in the hive,
Chase all the clouds from the sky.
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh.
Winnie the Pooh doesn’t know what to do,
He came to me asking help and advice
And from here no one knows where he goes.
So I sent him to ask of te Owl if he’s there,
How to loosen a jar from the nose of a bear
So, help me if you can I’ve got to get
Back to the house at Pooh corner by one
You’d be surprised there’s so much to be done,
Count all the bees in the hive,
Chase all the clouds from the sky .
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh,
Back to the days of Christopher Robin,
Back to the ways of Pooh
It’s hard to explain how a few precious things
Seem to follow throughout all our lives
After all’s said and done I was watching my son
Sleeping there with my bear by his side
So I tucked him in, kissed him
And as I was going
I swear that old bear whispered
Boy, welcome home!
Believe me if you can, I’ve got to get
Back to the house at Pooh Corner by one
What do you know, there’s so much to be done
Count all the bees in the hive
Chase all the clouds from the sky
Back to the days of Christopher Robin and Pooh
Back to the ways of Christopher Robin and Pooh
Back to the ways of Pooh
I love Winnie the Pooh! I am actually writing movie reviews on these movies forBloomsandBeautifuls.wordpress.com
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Have always loved this song. NOW I wish I had his hair in that video!!!
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Ahhhh … he is indeed a cutie, isn’t he? Perhaps I’ll just watch the video one more time … π I’m so glad you liked the song!
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Dear Jill,
I bet that a lot of us would like to get back to that house of Poo where life much simpler and made much more sense.
I wish there was a House of Poo to escape to but did we ever have such a time.
I love the song.
Hugs, Gronda
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I think we had that time in our minds, at least. Was there ever such a time of innocence? I doubt it. I am looking forward to the movie Christopher Robin that comes to theaters today, though … we need something uplifting. Glad you liked the song … I do too!
Hugs!!!
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Jill, what a great, nostalgic song! We have a greatest hits CD by Loggins and Messina and this one is a favorite. My personal favorite is “Danny’s Song,” made popular by Anne Murray, but sung well by Loggins and Messina.
If you get a chance, Loggins is a guest on Daryl’s House, where Daryl Hall invites a musician to his mountain lodge to play music and converse. It is a terrific show, as I think their two groups toured together. Hall teased Loggins about hitting it big financially with three movie soundtrack songs for Caddy Shack, Footloose and Top Gun. Keith
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Oh yes … I LOVE Danny’s Song also! I will definitely look for the episode of Daryl’s House … I didn’t even know there was such a show! Thanks!
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It is quite good. I have seen episodes with Loggins, Joe Walsh and a jazz singer I don’t recall.
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Ahhhh….Poooh, the voice of reason in a world gone mad. I always loved this song too. Tha ks Jill.
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Have you ever read The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff? I think you would like it. AND … did you know there is a new movie coming out on Friday titled Christopher Robin? I’ve watched the trailer and I think it will be one I definitely want to see, although I will have to wait until it is available online or on DVD.
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Yes, I finished The Tao of Pooh and the Te of Piglet not that long ago. It was my second reading of the Tao book. I love it and am also very excited for this movie. I loved the Disney film about the Mary Poppins creator so have high hopes for this film as well.
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I wasn’t aware of the Te of Piglet! I will have to check that one out! Thanks! Yes, I am excited about the movie, too … let me know how you like it if you see it before I do, which is almost a certainty. π
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I will! I love Piglet too. Iβm such a Piglet at heart…small enough to make a difference but too small to believe it. π
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Well hello, Piglet … my name is Eeyore and I’m pleased to meet you. My family has nicknamed me Eeyore and they have bought me Eeyore jammies, Eeyore t-shirts & sweatshirts, and Eeyore coffee mugs!!! π
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Hi Eeyore! Itβll get better. π
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Pooh says itβs quite fine already…silly ole bear. π
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You have me in full blown nostalgia today! I attended a Loggins and Messina concert at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pa. in November of 1972. They performed many songs, but House at Pooh Corner and Danny’s Song were my favorites then and forever. Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina Sittin’ In album is a timeless treasure and I must pull this out and play it…now! Thank-you!
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I’m happy I could send you on the path down memory lane! I LOVE Danny’s Song!!!
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This is a darling song and always had been–thanks for reminding me of it. I LOVE good natured songs!
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Glad you liked it! Yes, we can use something upbeat these days, and this is about as happy a song as I know of.
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I found it very touching to hear again. I remember when the majority of songs were quite positive and nice, many around 1970 or so.
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Ah yes … the ‘good ol’ days’. Sometimes we don’t appreciate what we have until it’s gone.
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I GENUINELY believed in a sort of evolution, that everyone would simply continue to get smarter as I got older, almost as if I were the dopiest person around and would catch up to them. Wow, have I been surprised and disappointed. I would love to be the dumbest and worst kid in the world, with whatever qualities I have now, if only everyone else was better than I.
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I know what you mean! The world has turned rather topsy-turvy and it’s one that I find I often do not recognize. I wonder what the next 50 years will bring? Or if mankind will see to his own extinction before then?
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I don’t think it’ll go fully extinct, but it’d be great if the population were reduced sanely (birth control basically) as opposed to just more and more clowns squeezing into the clown car until it bursts.
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I like the way you put that!!! π And you are quite right. I was having a discussion with a friend the other night, and I said that it makes no sense … you have to pass a competency test to drive, to go to college, and to get a job, but not to have children! At the current rate of populating the earth, we will find resources to be very scarce before long. And yet, the evangelicals are so against birth control!!! It’s nuts!!!
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Many tribes and groups and insects and animals understood that the way to survive was to outnumber others, especially since a percentage will die or be killed, so the people are being encouraged to act like animals and bugs to swarm over an area. It just doesn’t seem a practical strategy these days, especially as they are treated less like individuals and more like swarm. It’s too bad all around.
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It certainly is!
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Reblogged this on GettingrealwithPTSD.
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Thank you very much for re-blogging!!!
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So beautiful…. π π π
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Peaceful, yes? Glad you liked it!
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The illustration from the book puts Disney’s version to shame — charm vs. Commercialism!
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I agree 100%!
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Sorry but the illustration from the book puts Disney’s to shame ! Fun stuff, though.
(Still can’t work these responses without troubles from WordPress!)
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That was me! I don’t know what’s up with WordPress!!
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I knew it was you, for you posted almost the same thing afterward π
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Lovely. Never heard this before. Happy share Jill.
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Glad you liked it, Roger! It’s one that periodically gets stuck in my mind for a day or two, and it’s always a welcome reprieve from “Fool on the Hill”, which is most commonly looping through my head! π
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In the case of the latter, understandable Jill, understandable!
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I’m rockin’ and rollin’ now, must get this vertigo seen to.
Cwtch
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Oh yes, please do! I would hate to be the cause of you taking a tumble!
Cwtch
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Thank you very much for re-blogging!!!
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Thank you so much for sharing this. I had never heard the song, though I did like the music of Loggins and Messina.
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I’m so glad you liked it!
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Reblogged this on TheKingsKidChronicles and commented:
Love this post. Winnie the Pooh was my favorite story series to read to my kids, and my favorite cartoon to watch on TV. I think it was the inspiration for another cartoon called Kissy Fur, but that one only lasted one season and it went off the air. It’s a shame we have lost all of that innocence in TV today. Reblogged from https://jilldennison.com
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Many thanks for the re-blog! I’m glad you liked the song, and yes, I fully agree that the loss of innocence on television today is beyond sad.
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Yes! Yes!!!! Another favorite!!!! Thank you for sharing!!!!!! π
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You and I must have similar musical tastes! So glad you liked it! Kenny Loggins isn’t too hard on the eyes, either π
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I totally agree!!!! He really has aged well!!!! He was cute when he was younger, but has weathered quite well! Iβd go as far as saying that he is…….GORGEOUS!!!!!
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And I would have to agree with you!!! π€
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