The joyful and fun interlude of White House is that this song balances with the other slower and thoughtful songs. This is Hunter's get out of the city, which he usually enjoys because of the excitement, to the pastoral country air. It is actually a love song and how he has successfully settled down by moving up in the world along with observations about his neighbors. The play on words is that it is not the President's White House but it belongs to Ian and Trudi in domestic bliss. Wally, the beaver in the song is real. When they occupied their house the beaver moved downstream. The song is based on his actual rural life and would not be out of place with The Traveling Wilburys or The Band.
Ian Hunter for Sonicbond Publishing, TheDoctorOfDigital@pm.me
White House
(Ian Hunter)
Income city lost its flair, packed our bags 'n' we're outta there
Gotta get some of that country air, gonna buy a white house
No address, numberless surrounded by a wilderness
I hope we don't get repossessed, livin' in a white house
You are the only one for me, you are the only one
The time, the place, your smile, your face
Livin' in a white house
We got birds, we got bees, we got lots of allergies
We got dogs 'n' they've got fleas, livin' in a white house
You are the only one for me, you are the only one
We've moved around, now we're settling down
Livin' in a white house
A thousand trees look down on me, shadowing the sun
And little rabbits multiply, I wish I had a gun
I wish I had a gun
Cos you are the only one for me, you are the only one
One eager beaver owns the pond
He's got a girlfriend she's a blonde
And on the whole they're rather fond
Of livin' by the white house
You are the only one for me, you are the only one.
It ain't DC but it's cool with me
Livin' in the white house,
you are the only one for me, you are the only one
We got our own home sweet home, livin' in a white house
Livin in a white house
Mid-tempo rockers such as White House, Bow Street Runners and Stranded In Reality sit alongside slower, more thoughtful songs such as Morpheus and the title track Fingers Crossed.
| White House | 3:35 | Originally released on Fingers Crossed. |
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