Ive never understood why a womans prerogative to say No is considered a tease. George Harrison had an immediate attraction to the sitar and the Indian culture so he decided to study with Ravi Shankar and introduce the western world to this spectacular instrument. Cari Guitar-Nauti, con questa lezione / tutorial impariamo a suonare con la chitarra Norwegian wood dei beatles!Spartito/tab/lezione registrandosi al sito, c. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. She once had me. Legendary sitarist Ravi Shankar and The Beatles had a meaningful relationship. in guitarist Peter Asher's bedroom). First John attributes the middle eight to Paul, which I have always assumed meant the music rather than the words probably because of Pauls harmony vocal(Yes, its the E minor, A, F# minor, B7 bit); a year or two later, Paul is given lyrical credit only, while he ends up being relegated to a mere spectator in Johns last major interview. I have an additional possibility. Biding my time, im only speculating of course, but his version of the fire (as described in his book) just doesnt ring true to me. P1 The Beatles--Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) [acoustic cover] 02:19. Norwegian Wood is a fake wood that was used to make cheap furniture. [12][13] In his book The Songs of Lennon: The Beatle Years, author John Stevens describes "Norwegian Wood" as a turning point in folk-style ballads, writing that "Lennon moves quickly from one lyrical image to another, leaving it up to the listener's imagination to complete the picture". I agree. He eventually changed Knowing She Would into Norweigan Wood. [43], "Norwegian Wood" was released on Rubber Soul on 3 December 1965. Been reading alot about Dylans 4th Time Around. I figured out the meaning exactly as Sir Paul says it after one listen many, many years ago. Get a rapid test because you have lost your sense of taste!!! The hallmark of Beatles constructive ambiguity. Just like its great to hear This Bird Has Flown or, as is unshakably the case for me sometimes: Whispered the Fool.. "[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'. Ive read that the phrase was a description of cheap wood pine for the walls of ones dwelling that was popular for a time in Britain during the 60s. We would usually start looking through the cupboard to see if we could come up with something, a new sound, and I picked the sitar up it was just lying around; I hadnt really figured out what to do with it. Votes are used to help determine the most interesting content on RYM. As for the song title, it seems to explain itself. When you go to a birds place it is customary to comment on the decor hence the reference to the pine. Live: Granada Cinema, Shrewsbury Lennon and McCartney write From Me To You, Recording: And I Love Her, Tell Me Why, If I Fell. John plated the theme from that great movie perfectly on guitar! 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). Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) was a landmark recording for The Beatles, being one of the first Western pop songs to feature the sitar, an Indian instrument. 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. "Rock Island Line" as recorded by "Lonnie" Donegan is an example of skiffle The Beatles were formed in which UK city? Norwegian Wood is a fake wood that was used to make cheap furniture. In '65 he was promoted to producer. I understand that John Lennon enjoyed word play. I love all the comments !! [36] By the third take, the song was called "Norwegian Wood", and the group changed the key from D major to E major. [14], Between 5 and 6 April 1965, while filming the second Beatles film, Help!, at Twickenham Film Studios, George Harrison first encountered a sitar, the Indian string instrument that would be a prominent feature in "Norwegian Wood". It's 6/8 time. Id like to know if the Sitar George Harrison played was tuned in C# (Ravi Shankar style) or was in another tune. Easily one of Johns or the Beatles best songs. This was the Beatles firing on all cylinders. How bout this: Sugar Ray redoes it as a mashup with his song, Every Morning; Stating: Norwegian Wood, Isnt it good? She asked me to stay And she told me to sit anywhere So I looked around And I noticed there wasn't a chair I sat on a rug biding my time Drinking her wine We talked until two and then she said "It's time for bed" She told me she worked In the . Thank you Kestrel. I hear people singing its praises very often and it's the 2nd most popular song on rubber soul (by Spotify listens) and I just sorta hate it.. am i missing something? I said, Oh yes, well, ha, were there. And it wrote itself. De de de de. The song is about John meeting up with a girl who he thought he could seduce, and being invited to go home with her. 3. She was known to speak of herself as Norwegian.. Of course Phillip Norman writes to the effect that the pass when unrequited, and I can see how that interpretation fits with what Paul says about figuratively burning the place down. Why couldnt it mean both? [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. So they, both, had to lit the fire that was never lit because of too much wine and dope. It must have been very difficult to be a genius but to unquestionably play second fiddle in the greatest band of all time. (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 . Nudge nudge, wink wink and a much more poetic take than carnal. You know I wanna do it again (on her four post Norwegian bed). Classic Liverpudlian humour. Yes! If you've learned something new about the band and wish to show your appreciation, why not make a small donation via PayPal? She says its time for bed. , Its a good song but I agree its weird it has always gotten more praise than other songs on rubber soul and help that are pretty similar. If you listen to the Rockband tracks, you can hear Ringo (probably) hitting against something with his hands or clapping in the middle section and also again at the same time as the tambourine and the bass drum in the last section. I told her I didn't 2022 (MMXXII) was a common year beginning on a Saturday in the Gregorian calendar, the number 2022 anno Domini, in addition to the twenty-second year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium.It was the third year of the 2020s and the second of the 3rd decade of the 21st century. Theyre just word paintings; evocative maybe. burning down the flat) years later and decided to make it sound as if it were his original idea/intention. The new folk-rock style with the ethnic element ( sitar) and the druggy lyrics plus the two-part harmony, created the Beatles rendition of how Dylan's songwriting could have otherwise sound. Lol. mariannebreton2002. Manage Settings In February 1965 The Yardbirds recorded a single, Heart Full Of Soul, with a sitar player. : Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) . The boys of "Norwegian Wood." "Norwegian Wood," The Beatles ' 1965 hit off their Rubber Soul album exemplifies the iconic group in many ways. Listen to the song again and see how well that phrase fits. Funnily enough, Dylan thought this song was ripping him off and wrote a parody of it as a response, "I didn't ask for your crutch, now don't ask for mine". What Goes On 9. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. LOL, I aways figured he burned the place down! I read in a book on John that he once spoke about lying in bed with his mom as a young teen and wondering what to do next. xo. I believe the first comment because of the rift and thinking he would give Paul the least credit at that time. Youre funny. However I still cant figure out the phrase Norwegian Wood. [68][69] Harrison contributed "Within You Without You" to Sgt. It was written by the songwriting partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and was first released on the album Rubber Soul on 3 December 1965. Too funny! Answer (1 of 13): Thanks for the A2A. This bird had flown. Isn't it good Lennon was so blown up that he had to much wine and to much dope and, when he was awoke, the bird, which obviously means the girl, was gone. Then she says she worked in the morning and laughs. Maybe a touch of sadness, with a touch of, oh well, life goes on. Norwegian Wood Chords by The Beatles 15,079 views, added to favorites 459 times This is a chord version which include: bass tab, bango tab, guitar tab, lyrics, timing, and correct chords. Don't miss our sister site, the Bowie Bible, now live! Lol, imagine YGTHYLA closing with a harmonica instead of flute. Everyone who smoked for a while knows how well the lyrics fit that. Can anyone help? A fateful meeting between two music-loving teenagers in 1957 is where it all began. And I lit a fire- in a fire place or arson; literal or metaphorical. This song is about Johns affairs, we know that. 11 terms. To play it on Sitar, tuned in C# (the first chord, Ma, has to be tuned in F#) the riff has to be from G# to G#, and not from B to B. Sounds like something John would do, knowing his love and mastery of wordplay. I didnt know then about the cheap panelling decor but I generally understood the rest of the song. Bob Dylan writes a response to 'Norwegian Wood'. The reason why Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) is so important is because it was the first time that George Harrison played the sitar on a Beatles track. Them Beatles: Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Beatle Week 2013) all-things-must-pass The Beatles - 1964 - Beatles For Sale BeatlesLOVERS The Beatles - Norwegian Wood Take 3. Burning down/arson is incredibly farfetched. I think it is obvious what he meant! I also think they did alot of songs that were kinda 85-90% there, and then just finished em to get finished. [21][22] The Yardbirds also created a similar sound with a distorted electric guitar on "Heart Full of Soul". Lennons disastrous meeting with her didnt take place until 1968, in London. To rate, slide your finger across the stars from left to right. But its about a certain kind of affair, or woman: the easy score, the guaranteed lay as it were. She showed me her room, In case this is anything other than wild conjecture (the very thing you seem to criticise others for), whats your source? Men say no if and when they want to and we (women) dont call them teases we call them impotent assholes, but not teases. 258K views 1 year ago The Beatles worked on Something only one day during the Get Back / Let It Be sessions but they made fast progress. Her father Dr. Wolfgang Spielhagen became the deputy mayor of Breslau now the Polish city of Wroclaw in 1942. It could have meant I lit a fire to keep myself warm, and wasn't the decor of her house wonderful? What the song says is Norwegian Wood. Anything other than that is irrelevant and most likely completely untrue. "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. Dylan himself responded with 4th Time Around on 1966s Blonde On Blonde album, which shares a similar melody and lyrical theme. Long time Beatles fan here. My feeling is that the music is even better than the words. The song was about a supposed affair, that never got to the end, between Brigitte Bardot and John Lennon. 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. Art, that is really a revelationvery defensible based on the text. 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So she makes him sleep in the bath and then finally in the last verse I had this idea to set the Norwegian wood on fire as revenge, so we did it very tongue in cheek. And the way he sings it,, that is 100% Dylan. Norwegian Wood A song 'Norwegian Wood' by The Beatles - Stems. To me it just sounds like a folk song, which wasn't exactly a revolutionary idea pioneered by the Beatles. And then she said, In My Life 12. Bardot was the blowing mind sexual fantasy of Lennon during his life. In some ways, Norwegian Wood feels more realist than reality. Press J to jump to the feed. Its just a vignette, a sketch or doodle, a phrase, an idea not the full portrait or novel. Hence, the opening line: I once had a girl or should I say she once had me. In that line, the word had is used in two opposing senses: (1) vulgar slang for a sexual conquest, or so the guy was hoping, (2) informal for being deceived or led on. It was the inspiring line of the song, and it contains irony. I always thought the song was about a guy going to a girls room, hopefully for sex, but they didnt click and it didnt work out. 07:35. Norwegian would sounds quite plausible for the chorus, but other parts of it could be inspired by the journalist he was also sleeping with (had to work in the morning). Or could it have been just lyrics (as in Pauls posthumous contribution of lyrics to a middle melody John already had on Free as a Bird)? Then think of Norwegian wood slowing that down to de de de de. [57], Although droning guitars had been used previously to mimic the qualities of the sitar, "Norwegian Wood" is generally credited as sparking a musical craze for the sound of the novel instrument in the mid-1960s. Do tell us more! He lit a fire. Great Lennon song about one of his extramartial love affairs during his marriage to Cynthia. I think the timing of Lennons comments is telling. In June 1966, Harrison met Shankar in London and became a student under the master sitarist. 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