And when I awoke Martin is well known to have socialized with them and at various times, holiday-ed with one or more of them. 2. This song has a great vibe to it and Ive always loved it, but I have always found the lyrics to be kind of a hot mess. bittersweet, acoustic, male vocals, melodic, lonely, melancholic, autumn, breakup, mellow, love, warm, rhythmic, ominous, sentimental, mysterious, sensual, "Norwegian Wood" is one of those songs that seems to be perfectly balanced. Release view [combined information for all issues], My Beatles Collection: America~U.S.A.~Singles Color Series [31], Evergreen Top 1000 in The Netherlands 2016 [work is in progress], 1,000+ favourite A & B side singles by simple maths, Okay, but now give me your favourite singlespart 2, comment on the last five rated albums by the user above you. Is there a second meaning to the song or not? Oh, now that is good! All images their respective owners. Crawled OUTof bedyes! Paul says it was his suggestion to John to burn the place down because the subjects advances were rejected. Im going to go sleep in the tub.. I wanted a girl doesnt even work here. I once had a girl, Anticipating a mutually agreeable and enjoyable tryst with this bird hes disgusted to learn shes actually a hooker and expecting to be compensated before this particular affair (of which it would have been just one of many easy conquests for John at that time) was consummated. Deconstructing Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown / Isolated Tracks) . The crass joke is right up Lennons alley.IF you are paying attention. [33] Titled "This Bird Has Flown", the song was extensively rehearsed by the group, who then taped the rhythm track in a single take,[33] featuring two 12-string acoustic guitars, bass, and a faint sound of cymbals. Ive never understood why a womans prerogative to say No is considered a tease. Obviously a Girl to leave Lennon alone, if he was out, at the peak of his stardom, had to be some woman as Bardot. Thank you Kestrel. So I picked it up at the second verse, its a story. It isnt folk or folk rock so much as cool jazz and 60s grooving with WorldMusic added on to it. This is a timeless classic as another contributor said. He lit a fire. The original version went unreleased until Anthology 2 in 1996, and The Beatles remade the song in three takes on 21 October. Luke Skywalker may have looked like your uncle Joe, but Star Wars is not about your uncle Joe. Im 67. love i. I always thought the lady with which Lennon had an affair was Norwegian, and that the phrase was, uh, a bit more pedestrian than that. It is mistakenly marked as the first time a rock band played sitar in a song, although the Yardbirds did that about half a year before, with a demo recording of "Heart Full . Now, finally, the book appears in an authorized translation by Jay Rubin. I am surprised that neither Lennon or McCartney ever gave up the true meaning of the phrase Norwegian Wood! Hahaha. She was known to speak of herself as Norwegian.. And the idea of her kicking him out of bed when shes done with him, laughing a little awkwardly, and then being gone before dawn is very compelling. [59][60] "Norwegian Wood" is also recognised as an important piece of what is typically called "world music", and it was a major step towards incorporating non-Western musical influences into Western popular music. All rights reserved. Sixteen-year-old rhythm-guitarist Lennon, the son of a merchant seaman, was performing with the Quarrymen, a. It is the first example of a rock band playing the sitar in one of their songs; it was played by George Harrison. . In the end, its probably just the craft of songwriting that turns it into a single story. "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" (also known as simply "Norwegian Wood") is a song by the Beatles, first released on the 1965 album Rubber Soul. Youre funny. The melody is just so tight and the structure of the song is perfection. Theres a lot to like. [10], Regardless, Lennon began writing the song in January 1965, while on holiday with his wife, Cynthia, and record producer George Martin at St. Moritz in the Swiss Alps. Cheers. Theres something maybe like melancholy in the melody, but not bitterness. The backing recording was laid onto two tracks: 1) Johns acoustic guitar, Ringos bass drum and tambourine(right channel) 2) Pauls bass, Georges 12-string (left channel), The two overdubbed tracks: 3) Georges sitar (left) 4) Lennons lead vocal, McCartneys harmony vocal (right). The Beatles began recording Norwegian Wood in the evening of 12 October 1965, under the working title This Bird Has Flown. Thats it folks. Im not completely convinced that the line is So I lit a fire instead of So I lit the fire. I have always heard the, though I know lyric sources say a, and I have always seen this fire in the fireplace. And clever lyrics like I once had a girl, or should I say Lennon was mastering since 63. Go back and read the line under the influence of Bob Dylan. Don't get in arguments with people here, or start long discussions. This was the Beatles firing on all cylinders. It was also not uncommon to spend the night but be denied on a first date and not a total rejection. P1 The Beatles--Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) [acoustic cover] 02:19. [44][45][46] The song marked the first example of a rock band playing a sitar[47] or any Indian instrument on one of their recordings. Burning down/arson is incredibly farfetched. I really love this idea, think it has a good deal of truth to it that it may actually be the real deal. Very nice guitar part, cool as fuck modulation in the chorus, memorable and enigmatic lyrics, wonderful harmony by Paul, Georges first sitar part, and the droning nature of its verses sort of helps set it apart. With the line-up comprising of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as one of the most influential bands of all time. He never used the sitar at this point. [39] Harrison's sitar playing is still at the forefront, alongside heavy drumbeats. Im pretty sure the line is crawled *off* to sleep in the bath. Lennon knew people who were using it in their homes and thought it would make a good title. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) The Beatles Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; released on the album "Rubber Soul". Please answer with your thoughts, opinions and hopefully facts. Answer (1 of 13): Thanks for the A2A. Though the group completely reshaped "Norwegian Wood", it was far from the album version. FIRST TIME REACTING to Norwegian Wood by THE BEATLESOriginal video : https://youtu.be/Y_V6y1ZCg_8#thebeatles#norwegianwood#firsttimereactionInstagram : @seun. I dont believe Dylan was harmonizing at this point. "It was during this time that John was writing songs for 'Rubber Soul,'" George Martin recalls, "and one of the songs he composed in the . They spent much of the session rehearsing and arranging the song, eventually taping just one track and a series of overdubs. It was also his most resounding success there, a phenomenal bestseller. Norwegian Wood A song 'Norwegian Wood' by The Beatles - Stems. In some ways, Norwegian Wood feels more realist than reality. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. And also awfully confused. George's sitar was a well-placed act of fusion and the song was full of Lennon wit. The first comment about Sonny is found in the Philip Norman book John Lennon The Life. Sonny is actually Sonny Freeman, the wife of Robert Freeman, photographer of the Beatles during the early years (including the Rubber Soul album cover). She once had me means she was the aggressor. The music was sublimely different. What man in the world would come home, a day after to his wife and say: Sorry, darling, I was caught up in a meeting with Brigitte Bardot? Contributing the middle presumably meant both words and melody? Norwegian Wood I thought mainly refers to the furniture & decor, i.e., Scandinavian furniture, (like Danish modern), and the phrase just sounds mysterious and good in the song. Also, did anyone besides Paul say it was about arson? Nowhere Man 5. Do tell us more! The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. Yes! Not according to John Lennon and Paul. [9] Since Lennon's death, however, McCartney has contended that Lennon brought the opening couplet to one of their joint songwriting sessions, and that they finished the song together, with the middle eight and the title (and the "fire") being among McCartney's contributions. 07:35. [72], Cale recalled that Rubber Soul was an inspiration to him and Lou Reed as they developed their band the Velvet Underground. In our world the guy had to have some sort of revenge. I'd always had some kind of affairs going, so I was trying to be sophisticated in writing about an affair. Its funny, and typical Lennon. If he was continuously having affairs, it makes you wonder if just another night in the sack would inspire a whole story. His approach was much more experimental. Liverpool John plated the theme from that great movie perfectly on guitar! One of the great things about this song is that we dont know and probably never will, who it was about. [62] Other pieces exemplifying the rapid growth of interest in Indian music by contemporary Western musicians include Donovan's "Sunshine Superman", the Yardbirds' "Shapes of Things" and the Byrds' "Eight Miles High", among others. John Lennon claimed he had no idea where the title came from, but Paul McCartney said he came up with it, inspired by the Norwegian Wood in the Asher household, where he was staying. It doesnt mean youre missing something, or that one of us is wrong. Norwegian wood. It is a dark-themed song and seems the kind of thing John Lennon would have written, though to what extent each L and Mc had a hand in it seems debatable. When you go to a birds place it is customary to comment on the decor hence the reference to the pine. Dylan felt that he owned "Norwegian Wood" because his music influenced the song. This song sure is about smoking marijuana. I still have Rubber Soul and play it on my Crosley turntable. 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