John plated the theme from that great movie perfectly on guitar! The Beatles About Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1965 album Rubber Soul. The band considered him an authority/paternal figure, and its totally unlikely that John would have had this conversation at all, let alone with Martin. They lived it the same complex that the Lennons lived and were pretty close friends. Foi composta principalmente por John Lennon, com colaborao de Paul McCartney em algumas partes. There has been speculation about what the last line means. What kind of music it is became clear to me when watching John play The 3rd Man theme in the Get Back movie that just came out in November 2021. [76], Because the song is structured around the D major chord, the re-make was probably recorded with a, The Beatles Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown), Last edited on 12 February 2023, at 21:16, Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Performance by a Chorus, "Great Moments in Folk Rock: Lists of Author Favorites", "Norwegian Wood ranked 83rd greatest song", "The 25 Greatest Rock Memoirs of All Time", "Rubber Soul 50th Anniversary of The Beatles Classic Album", "British single certifications Beatles Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)", "The Beatles' magical mystery tour of India", "John Lennon: The Rolling Stone Interview 1968", "These Indian covers of Norwegian Wood sound as distinctive today as the Beatles first 'sitar song', Full lyrics for the song at the Beatles' official website, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Norwegian_Wood_(This_Bird_Has_Flown)&oldid=1139002013, This page was last edited on 12 February 2023, at 21:16. Easily one of Johns or the Beatles best songs. Although Lennon never revealed with whom he had an affair, writer Philip Norman speculates that it was either Lennon's close friend and journalist Maureen Cleave or Sonny Freeman. 11 terms. Id say youve got to hide your love away is an even earlier example re:Dylans sound. The acclaimed Amazon bestseller by the creator of the Beatles Bible. /Q. Very interesting idea. If he (they) was (were) trying to be circumspect about something, he (they) sure succeeded. Many of these are so interesting and its fun to speculate. Is your interpretation a common thing? So youre just making up lyrics to fit your idea? You have no idea what he knew and what conversations he had with each of the Beatles. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. 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. They spent much of the session rehearsing and arranging the song, eventually taping just one track and a series of overdubs. 07:35. With this sitar part, he became the first Western musician to play an Indian instrument on a commercial recording. Many other rock and pop artists, including the Byrds, the Rolling Stones and Donovan, began integrating elements of the genre into their musical approach. You count it one-two-three two-two-three. However, Shankar didn't. Its okay for different people to listen to different songs and like them in different amounts. It was a real crummy-quality one, actually, but I bought it and mucked about with it a bit. Oh, I guess that this song was quite a tribute to a girl named Sonny, a german woman who liked to say that she was born in Norway. I love the song, too, and I believe all the theories and explanations are fine. He declined to use a limiter, which would have fixed the technical problem with distortion, but would have affected the sound. The band were unsatisfied with the recording, however, and decided to return to the song later in the sessions. Paul is obviously wrong. The cheekiness of the last line is definitely part of it, but also it's really the beginning of their experimentation, incorporating the Sitar. You Won't See Me 4. And for me I see images of a couple back at the girls place. Go ahead and listen to it on the drum track, its definitely there. More like an enjoyable evening but a missed opportunity too. What Goes On 9. Nudge nudge, wink wink and a much more poetic take than carnal. The Beatles first engineer. I was very careful and paranoid because I didnt want my wife, Cyn, to know that there really was something going on outside of the household. It was translated into English, by Alfred Birnbaum, but that edition was basically only made available in Japan itself. Ive always viewed Norwegian Wood as a sarcastic commentary on a disappointing night with a cold woman. Obviously a Girl to leave Lennon alone, if he was out, at the peak of his stardom, had to be some woman as Bardot. The best song on the record was one of the shortest, Norwegian Wood. This was the Beatles firing on all cylinders. For the past two decades, I have helped shape, grow and communicate the personal brands of truly remarkable individuals. And Lennon has admitted he was trying to hide the true meaning of the lyrics to hide his infidelity. Wait. At first, I thought it was a piece of furniture being referred to, that he burned the next morning, but then I reread, there wasnt a chair, and the outside context that it was actually cheap wall paneling that inspired it. The lyrics are whimsical, the type of thing, Random jukebox-only single. Bob Dylan writes a response to 'Norwegian Wood'. The positively puts it in the fireplace, though a doesnt necessarily eliminate it. And started to laugh, Deconstructing Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown / Isolated Tracks) . Hm, I always imagined either a fireplace or a joint being lit! Legendary sitarist Ravi Shankar and The Beatles had a meaningful relationship. Love David Bowie? It could have meant I lit a fire to keep myself warm, and wasn't the decor of her house wonderful? Just a thought on the music ! Votes are used to help determine the most interesting content on RYM. John Lennon was the primary writer, and finished writing the words and middle eight with Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon-McCartney). This song came out when I was 12 years old and my English teacher recited it in class as poetry! I found all your different interpretations really interesting too. I find it sad in a way, that they wrote so much great material and could never really do all of it justice. The Norwegian Wood, refers to the decoration of the hotel room in which the meeting was arranged. Students also viewed. Im going to go sleep in the tub.. [16][a], "Norwegian Wood" was not the first Western pop song in which an Indian influence was evident: the raga-like drone was found in the Beatles' "Ticket to Ride",[19][20] as well as in the Kinks' song "See My Friends". However, what John, Paul and George Martin said could explain the phraseNorwegian wood very well, so maybe we dont need this type of rumour. Do tell us more! Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The bird, of his lifes fantasy, was gone. Her father Dr. Wolfgang Spielhagen became the deputy mayor of Breslau now the Polish city of Wroclaw in 1942. LOL, I aways figured he burned the place down! (Improvisation)Husemoen Guitars Norwegian Wood Series J-Style Olsson Amps Carl Martin SoulmNorwegian Wood cover-The BeatlesAntoine Boyer & Gustav Lundgren Trio - NuagesNorwegian WoodAntoine Boyer - ArabesqueNorwegian wood . Nobody is disputing the fact that the song goes I once had a girl, or should say, she once had me. Funny, I never heard that line that way. De. So I picked it up at the second verse, its a story. When recording the track, Harrison chose to add a sitar part after becoming interested in the instrument's exotic sound while on the set of the Beatles' film Help!, in early 1965. Ive read theories that it is indeed him setting the apartment or house on fire, but also that he is lighting a joint, or starting a fire in the fireplace. It just doesnt make sense that its about a girl: why would she leave him alone at her place? Influenced by the introspective lyrics of Bob Dylan, the song is considered a milestone in the Beatles' development as . Maybe John was just saying that he lit up a joint? I still have Rubber Soul and play it on my Crosley turntable. [21][22] Barry Fantoni, a friend of Ray Davies of the Kinks, said that the Beatles first got the idea to use Indian instrumentation when Fantoni played them "See My Friends". Songwriting History "Norwegian Wood" began to be written by John Lennon while he was on a skiing vacation in St. Moritz in the Swiss Alps with his wife Cynthia and producer George Martin and his wife between January 25th and February 7th, 1965. And I noticed there wasn't a chair. Who knows? 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. Yes, but the lyric is the title of the song. In 2006, Mojo placed "Norwegian Wood" at number 19 in the magazine's list of "The 101 Greatest Beatles Songs", as compiled by a panel of music critics and musicians. 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. Continue with recommended cookies, Released: 3 December 1965 (UK), 6 December 1965 (US). The song was a number 1 hit in Australia when released on a single there in 1966, coupled with "Nowhere Man". Thanks for pointing out the she once had me meaning, as I didnt realise what that bit meant until now! Maybe John, in 1980, psychologically, simply wanted to take full responsibility for being unfaithful? End of story. I sat on a rug, Norwegian wood. So I lit a fire, Then think of Norwegian wood slowing that down to de de de de. Yes! He was, is and will ever be, covering up for his pal. He decides to push the issue to a comedic point by preferring to sleep in the tub rather than even share her bed for sleeping. He lit a fire. The song is also arguably the earliest proto-alternative tune. Men need to learn to take it with dignity and stop the demeaning rhetoric. "[72] In his book The Beatles Through Headphones, Ted Montgomery comments: "Perhaps no other song in rock and roll history captures a feel and nuance more succinctly and powerfully in 2:05 than 'Norwegian Wood'. The crass joke is right up Lennons alley.IF you are paying attention. Knowing she would, that sounds kinda erotic lol, but I like it. And I lit a fire- in a fire place or arson; literal or metaphorical. 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