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Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

Lyrics

I once had a girl
Or should I say she once had me
She showed me her room
Isn't it good Norwegian wood?
full lyrics
I once had a girl
Or should I say she once had me
She showed me her room
Isn't it good Norwegian wood?
full lyrics

Features of This Track

folk rock qualities
a subtle use of vocal harmony
acoustic sonority
intricate melodic phrasing
mixed minor & major key tonality
melodic songwriting
acoustic guitar riffs
a dynamic male vocalist
use of the sitar
acoustic rhythm guitars
narrative lyrics
triple note feel
emphasis on instrumental arranging

These are just a few of the hundreds of attributes cataloged for this track by the Music Genome Project.

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Comments

mpaulsenonli n e
I really don't get this song but I guess they did write kind of odd songs... love the Beatles though!!!
For some reason, this song makes me think of a nice big fire with big peices of hardwood crackeling away.
Love this song. George is a master at playing the sitar.
A favorite for nearly forty years !!!!
First time I heard a sitar.
I'm not the only one who talked until 2 and ended up on my way........
Then again it was the sixties pre Pill.
Does it seem like he lit her house in fire in the end
one of the best bands out there
If I strum E and E minor, would you play the rest? The best an ol drummer can do....
k9srockon
:D I love this... I really want to earn to play this on the piano
This song is one example of the difference between The Beatles and The Stones.
Great song period!!!!!
Lennon was a master craftsman, This is a great example, simple yet moving. Great song by Fab four.
I never understood why he chooses to sleep in her bathtub...
Pure pop genius regardless of the true meaning. One of my favorites from the Fab 4.
Simply put, one of the greatest songs of the 20th Century. The world awoke upon hearing this tune.
glorious tasty little treat.
There is a very cool re-make of this tune by the Kingston Trio on "Children of the Morning"!
tullpony79
knowing she would...
a work of art...2 minutes long.
probably my most favoritest Beatles song ever, love it every time i hear it, never get tired of it and its been over 40 years now!!! (sigh also)
badchad7971
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS SONG!!!
Love this song.... sigh...
i get norwegian wood sometimes too.
favorite factoid about this song: Bob Dylan did a parody of it on Blonde on Blonde called '4th Time Around' that ends with the lines "I never asked for your crutch/So don't ask for mine"
This was about the affair Lennon was having , but couldn't bring himself to tell Cynthia
pure lennon
Yep jfarrell48, they were criticized for their lyrics at the time of release.
But normally, the listeners interpretati o n s were far sicker than what was intended.
donnagay1
im such a dumb**.. htought he was talking about her coffee table... lol
ghjkl6
he was clearly high! (again)
These guys were kind of sickos when you think about some of their lyrics
sounds like it was inspired by a norwegian porn flick
michaelpallo s
I think the fire he light was a joint. But that's just me. He woke up in the morning. Smoked a joint, reflected on the evening he had, then headed out the door... back to life so to say.
I think this is one of the most unique Beatles songs and one of my favorites
lball0
Harrison's adaptation of the sitar is a great leap forward in the Beatles music, but I most admire Lennon's work on his accoustic guitar, his poetry, and vocals.
the beatles rule
cyoung7147
I heard a long time ago the wood was John's woody - hasn't anyone ever heard this before?
The song is definitely about a guy burning the girl's apartment for being a c***tease! It was admitted in interviews. "Norweigan Wood" might have been a term for pot, but it is more likely that it is a reference to the cheap scandinavian furniture young single people were filling their "flats" with at the time. She points out her furniture in the first verse, he burns it in the last.
my fave song! george's sitar rocks jgoodell2 thats what they say idk about the mari-jane thing tho and i heard it was originally called "i knew she would"
I looked this up. It seems I was write, the last line was supposed to be John burning the place down. But there is another twist. The song was originally called "Knowing She Would," but that was considered too risque, so they changed it to "Norwegian Wood" which was the Beatles' slang term for marijuana. So the song has a whole different meaning when you consider that.
I had this theory that this song is about a guy who gets invited over to a girl's flat, gets snubbed at bed time, and then burns down her flat in the morning. I have not yet met one person who agrees with me.
Why do I love this song so much?
Simply beautiful; lyrically, texturally and harmonically .

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