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“Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)” is a song by The Beatles which first appeared on the 1965 album Rubber Soul. While credited to Lennon/McCartney, it was primarily written by John Lennon, though Paul McCartney contributed to the middle eight section. It is notable as the first example of a rock band actually playing the sitar in one of their songs; it was played by George Harrison. The song is a lilting acoustic ballad featuring Lennon’s lead vocal and signature Beatles’ harmonies in the middle eight.

“Norwegian Wood” was one of several songs on Rubber Soul in which the singer faces an antagonistic relationship with a woman. In direct contrast to earlier Beatles songs such as “She Loves You” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand”, the songs on Rubber Soul were considerably darker in their outlook towards romantic relationships.

The exotic instrumentation and oblique lyric represented one of the first indications to fans of the expanding musical vocabulary and experimental approach that the group was rapidly adopting.
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  • yukkieparu

    One of the most beautiful music ever made!!

    Tuesday morning

  • goro008

    both the song and the book are pretty good!

    last week

  • MikesDmusic

    Fantastic use of the Sitar

    18 days ago

  • Bridha

    Nothing wrong with finding good music via books :).. [2]

    18 days ago

  • isaisabelle

    Nothing wrong with finding good music via books :)..

    20 days ago

  • PannaEsi

    @Alexia - Nope, not about the Beatles. but one of the characters liked TB a lot ;D.

    last month

  • iybao

    Wait...people didn't know about this song until they read the book? REALLY?! [4]

    last month

  • alexia_N

    there's a book called Norwegian Wood? is it about the Beatles?

    last month

  • DonPinguin

    Wait...people didn't know about this song until they read the book? REALLY?! [3]

    last month

  • ryolovergyal

    Came here because of the book Norwegian Wood. Amazing novel, amazing movie.

    last month

  • kodou89

    The book is Haruki Murakami's "Norwegian Wood". I love the book and love the song...and yeah I knew the song before.

    last month

  • Mylana

    Wait...people didn't know about this song until they read the book? REALLY?! [2]

    last month

  • licoricepizza

    @RussellChap: understatement of the year

    last month

  • Tosol06

    I fell in love with this because of the book. Magnificent. [19]

    last month

  • RoomForSymmetry

    Wait...people didn't know about this song until they read the book? REALLY?!

    last month

  • hoanglinh

    v http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11297.Norwegian_Wood this book.

    last month

  • Swuzzlebum

    yeah really... what book? O_o

    March 2012

  • Lowbacca

    what is this book everyone's talkin' about?

    March 2012

  • ClarkNguyen

    splendid!

    March 2012

  • RussellChap

    One of their better songs

    February 2012
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