Our House (CSNY song)
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| Song by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | ||
| from the album Déjà Vu | ||
| Released | March 11, 1970 | |
| Recorded | 1969 | |
| Genre | Folk rock | |
| Length | 2:59 | |
| Label | Atlantic Records | |
| Writer(s) | Graham Nash | |
| Composer(s) | Graham Nash | |
| Producer(s) | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | |
| Déjà Vu track listing | ||
| "Déjà Vu" (6) |
"Our House" (7) |
"4 + 20" (8) |
"Our House" is a song written by British singer-songwriter Graham Nash, most famously recorded by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young on their 1970 album Déjà Vu. The song refers to Nash's brief affair with Joni Mitchell at the time Crosby, Stills Nash and Young recorded the Deja Vu album. What is interesting about this song is the underlying complex moral struggles that Nash was facing with regards to the hippie era mentality leaning towards promiscuity in relation on that of monogamy. While other songs on the seminal album explore the hippie mentality of free love, this is a song of a man who yearns to be stable. Stable in his relationship, stable in owning a house, stable with cats (in the yard) etc.
Graham Nash shares the story behind the song in an audio interview [1] recorded in conjunction with Michael Walker's book Laurel Canyon: The Inside Story of Rock-and-Roll's Legendary Neighborhood [2] "...once you walked into that front door, everything disappeared ...and then I started to think, you know, God, that's an incredibly domestic scene, you know, here we are, Joni Mitchell and Graham Nash, and I'm, you know, put flowers in the vase and light the fire and stuff, and I thought, but you know, I love this women, and this moment is a very grounded moment... in our relationship, and... I sat down at the piano and, an hour later, 'Our House' was done."
The song has been covered by a number of artists, including Phantom Planet.
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| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
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| David Crosby | Stephen Stills | Graham Nash | Neil Young |
| Discography |
| Crosby, Stills & Nash | Déjà Vu | Four Way Street | So Far | CSN | Replay | Daylight Again | Allies | American Dream | Live It Up | CSN (box set) | After The Storm | Carry On | Looking Forward | Greatest Hits |
| Songs |
| Suite: Judy Blue Eyes | Marrakesh Express | Wooden Ships | Woodstock | Helpless | Ohio | Just a Song Before I Go | Southern Cross |
| Other related bands |
| The Byrds | Buffalo Springfield | The Hollies | CPR | Crosby & Nash | The Stills-Young Band | Manassas | Crazy Horse |
| Other related people |
| Joni Mitchell | Judy Collins | Chris Hillman | Cass Elliot | Timothy B. Schmit |
