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Post by bobjohnson on Feb 6, 2008 8:36:27 GMT -5
I was listening to The Beatles "Norwegian Wood" last week (I usually listen to it all the time) but this time I think I found a weird message in the lyrics.
At the end of the song Lennon says "so I lit a fire, isn't it good, norwegian wood" right after the girl in the song leaves him in the morning.
Could this mean that he set her house on fire in a anarchistic revenge, since her house is made of norweigan wood?
I think its an interesting take on a great song!
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Post by harpo on Feb 6, 2008 8:59:11 GMT -5
I was listening to The Beatles "Norwegian Wood" last week (I usually listen to it all the time) but this time I think I found a weird message in the lyrics. At the end of the song Lennon says "so I lit a fire, isn't it good, norwegian wood" right after the girl in the song leaves him in the morning. Could this mean that he set her house on fire in a anarchistic revenge, since her house is made of norweigan wood? I think its an interesting take on a great song! that's what i always thought! that he just burned down her house cos she pissed him off. great song, great song. |
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Post by Mighty Jack on Feb 6, 2008 9:25:44 GMT -5
he, he this makes me laugh. Digging for hidden meaning in Beatles lyrics was taken to art form for us oldsters who grew up with the band. Every lyric, album cover and title was anayzed to death.
And Lennon loved to play with peoples minds and used the press to debunk asnd sometimes add fuel to the rumors just for s---ts and giggles.
Is he speaking of lighting a fire in her fire place and burning her furnature, or is he torching the whole house? John provided both stories at different times... what ever the exact meaning, it seems he's burning something of hers.
There's a cool book called "A Hard Days Write" that gets into the stories behind the songs. Check it out for more fun along these same lines.
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Post by Trumpy's Magic Snout on Feb 6, 2008 15:23:36 GMT -5
Or it could just be a euphemism for playing with himself (ahem). That scamp Lennon!
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Post by bobjohnson on Feb 6, 2008 15:28:13 GMT -5
he, he this makes me laugh. Digging for hidden meaning in Beatles lyrics was taken to art form for us oldsters who grew up with the band. Every lyric, album cover and title was anayzed to death. And Lennon loved to play with peoples minds and used the press to debunk asnd sometimes add fuel to the rumors just for s---ts and giggles. Is he speaking of lighting a fire in her fire place and burning her furnature, or is he torching the whole house? John provided both stories at different times... what ever the exact meaning, it seems he's burning something of hers. There's a cool book called "A Hard Days Write" that gets into the stories behind the songs. Check it out for more fun along these same lines. I have read A Hard Days Write and was really good! and I love to over analyze Beatles music, being as I was named after John Lennon I kinda have a rare addiction to anything Beatles! |
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Post by Phantom Engineer on Feb 9, 2008 16:34:58 GMT -5
I thought it was just about smoking pot.
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Post by Shep on Feb 10, 2008 15:45:45 GMT -5
I was listening to The Beatles "Norwegian Wood" last week (I usually listen to it all the time) but this time I think I found a weird message in the lyrics. At the end of the song Lennon says "so I lit a fire, isn't it good, norwegian wood" right after the girl in the song leaves him in the morning. Could this mean that he set her house on fire in a anarchistic revenge, since her house is made of norweigan wood? I think its an interesting take on a great song! So in the song Lennon first turns the girl down for sex, then burns her house down while she's gone? LOL Talk about an unfortunate one-night stand!  |
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Post by Gripweed on Feb 12, 2008 17:14:52 GMT -5
LOL Talk about an unfortunate one-night stand! Can't even call it that! |
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Post by mrcleveland on Feb 20, 2008 23:55:52 GMT -5
It's hard to tell, but Norwegian Wood was popular furniture back in the 60's. It may have been a one-night stand.
Also...Lennon was under the gun at the time for his "More Popular than Jesus" quote.
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Post by mccloud on Feb 21, 2008 18:51:47 GMT -5
I thought it was just about smoking pot. Wasn't everything?  Unless it's obviously a story song, I try not to analyze song lyrics. It takes some of the fun out of music for me. |
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Post by TheFamousEccles on Jul 24, 2008 21:17:15 GMT -5
It means Paul is indeed dead.
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Post by CBG on Jul 24, 2008 21:26:18 GMT -5
Easy: Norwegian wood = morning wood...isn't it good?
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Post by NardDog on Jul 27, 2008 8:00:08 GMT -5
at the beginning of the song the girl he has the one night stand with
there's a lyric
She showed me her room isn't it good Norwegian Wood
and at the end of the song he strikes a match to light his cigarette
And when I awoke I was alone this bird has flown
So I lit a fire isn't it good Norwegian Wood
Therefore implying that Norwegian Wood is pretty cheap(like one-night stands) if matches are made out of it...at least that's how I've always seen it
...but if you want to see Lennon as some deranged pyro go right ahead
EDIT:Just because they sleep in seperate rooms doesn't mean they didn't have sex...I once had a girl or should I say she once had me is the first line in the song
RE EDIT:Actually the Jesus statement was made in 1966 this song was in 1965
...sorry I'm a 5th Degree Beatle Blackbelt and I had to let you know not to impress everyone with my Beatle expertise but just to set the record straight
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