"This is my house" -- name the song

April 13, 2015 1:26 PM

The lyrics to this rock-blues anthem chorus are a frustratingly elusive earworm. I'm not sure where they came from. They are in a Lucinda Williams like style -- emphatic, anthem-like, similar to "Change the Locks". Google isn't helping me. Can you?

The chorus goes:

This is my house
And these are my people
This is my town
And I'm not going anywhere

I'm not sure about the rest of the song.

posted by u2604ab to Media & Arts (9 answers total)

Are you thinking of "This is Our House" by Bon Jovi?

Lyrics here and live performance here.
posted by griseus at 1:35 PM on April 13, 2015

Bon Jovi
posted by Oyéah at 1:35 PM on April 13, 2015

It sounds similar in tone to Shawn Colvin's "Get Out of This House".
posted by julthumbscrew at 1:43 PM on April 13, 2015

Response by poster: It's definitely not the Bon Jovi 'This is our house.' Much more 'emphatic' in the delivery of the chorus.
posted by u2604ab at 1:46 PM on April 13, 2015

Shawn Colvin, "Get Out of This House", to be sure!
posted by kellyblah at 1:47 PM on April 13, 2015

Response by poster: Thread sitting, yes.
Shawn Colvin, no.
posted by u2604ab at 5:18 PM on April 13, 2015

Can you tell us if it's a male or female singer?
posted by aka burlap at 6:30 PM on April 13, 2015

This is My City

This is My Town
posted by willnot at 10:40 PM on April 13, 2015

The lyrics aren't right, but the rest kinda fits:

Kathleen Edwards - Copied Keys
posted by backwards guitar at 11:50 AM on April 14, 2015