- Album This song officially appears on the Young Boy #1 EP.
- Timeline This song has been written (or started being written) in 1984 (Paul McCartney was 42 years old)
Related sessions
This song has been recorded during the following studio sessions
September - October 1984
March - May 1985
Other songs recorded with producer David Foster
Unreleased song
Officially appears on Flowers In The Dirt
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Song facts
“I Love This House” is a song recorded in 1984 during the sessions with producer David Foster. It was officially released as the B-Side of the 1997 single “Young Boy“.
“I Love This House” was included in the 2020 reissue of “Flaming Pie” but was not remastered.
Last updated on August 4, 2020
Lyrics
Cracks in the pavement,
Cracks in the road,
Cracks in the ceiling
Where the bathtube overflowed, overflowed.
Uh!
Holes in the gutters,
Holes in the slate,
Holes in the carpet
But i won't evacuate.
I love this house, it's where i'll stay,
Eat and sleep the night and day.
I love this house, it's where i'll be,
For you to spend some time with me,
I love this house.
Damp in the basement,
Damp in the hall,
Damp in the living room
That's climbing up the wall, up the wall.
Rust in the drainpipe,
Rust in the spout
Rust in the radiators
Still won't get me out.
I love this house, it's where i'll stay,
Eat and sleep the night and day.
I love this house, it's where i'll be,
For you to spend some time with me,
I love this house.
Hot in the summer, rattling windows, teeth and knees,
Perfect place for cat and mouse,
But i never mind, i love this house.
Ow!
Cracks in the pavement,
Cracks in the road,
Cracks in the ceiling
Where the bathtube overflow.
Holes in the gutters,
Holes in the slate,
Holes in the carpet
But i won't evacuate.
I love this house, it's where i'll stay,
To eat and sleep the night and day.
I love this house, it's where i'll be,
For you to spend some time with me,
I love this house.
Officially appears on
EP • Released in 1997
3.44 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Electric guitar, Vocal
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer
- David Gilmour :
- Electric guitar
- Dave Mattacks :
- Drums
- Jon Jacobs :
- Recording engineer
- David Foster :
- Keyboards
- Jon Kelly :
- Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- Sep 25 to Oct 02, 1984
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- March 1985
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
EP • Released in 1997
3.44 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Electric guitar, Vocal
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer
- David Gilmour :
- Electric guitar
- Dave Mattacks :
- Drums
- Jon Jacobs :
- Recording engineer
- David Foster :
- Keyboards
- Jon Kelly :
- Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- Sep 25 to Oct 02, 1984
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- March 1985
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
EP • Released in 2020
3.44 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Electric guitar, Vocal
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer
- David Gilmour :
- Electric guitar
- Dave Mattacks :
- Drums
- Jon Jacobs :
- Recording engineer
- David Foster :
- Keyboards
- Jon Kelly :
- Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- Sep 25 to Oct 02, 1984
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- March 1985
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Flaming Pie - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2020
3.44 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Electric guitar, Vocal
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer
- David Gilmour :
- Electric guitar
- Dave Mattacks :
- Drums
- Jon Jacobs :
- Recording engineer
- David Foster :
- Keyboards
- Jon Kelly :
- Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- Sep 25 to Oct 02, 1984
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- March 1985
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Bootlegs
Unofficial album • Released in 1995
1:42 • Radio show • A1 • Alternative mix
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Electric guitar, Vocal
- David Gilmour :
- Electric guitar
- Dave Mattacks :
- Drums
- Jon Jacobs :
- Recording engineer
- David Foster :
- Keyboards
- Jon Kelly :
- Recording engineer
- John Kelly :
- Mixing engineer
- Session Recording:
- Sep 25 to Oct 02, 1984
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- March 1985
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Unofficial album • Released in 2000
3:46 • Rough mix • A2
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Electric guitar, Vocal
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer
- David Gilmour :
- Electric guitar
- Dave Mattacks :
- Drums
- Jon Jacobs :
- Recording engineer
- David Foster :
- Keyboards
- Jon Kelly :
- Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- Sep 25 to Oct 02, 1984
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- March 1985
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Unofficial album • Released in 1995
2:07 • Radio show • A1
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Electric guitar, Vocal
- David Gilmour :
- Electric guitar
- Dave Mattacks :
- Drums
- Jon Jacobs :
- Recording engineer
- David Foster :
- Keyboards
- Jon Kelly :
- Recording engineer
- John Kelly :
- Mixing engineer
- Session Recording:
- Sep 25 to Oct 02, 1984
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- March 1985
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Unofficial album • Released in 2000
3:44 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Electric guitar, Vocal
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer
- David Gilmour :
- Electric guitar
- Dave Mattacks :
- Drums
- Jon Jacobs :
- Recording engineer
- David Foster :
- Keyboards
- Jon Kelly :
- Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- Sep 25 to Oct 02, 1984
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- March 1985
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Flowers In The Dirt - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
3:50 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Electric guitar, Vocal
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer
- David Gilmour :
- Electric guitar
- Dave Mattacks :
- Drums
- Jon Jacobs :
- Recording engineer
- David Foster :
- Keyboards
- Jon Kelly :
- Recording engineer
- Session Recording:
- Sep 25 to Oct 02, 1984
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- March 1985
- Studio :
- Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Live performances
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
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