The Beatles - Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Reaction

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@newms69 3 жыл бұрын

That, Sir, is a Sitar played by George Harrison.

@phillipholmes5206 3 жыл бұрын

I was born in 1963 and have been a lifelong Beatles fan. So, to see a 'resurgence' of their popularity as youngsters now become aware is just amazing and wonderful.

@trismaccarran9950 3 жыл бұрын

Rubber Soul & Revolver are the pivotal albums of their transition into another whole realm of musicianship; their musical evolution is just fascinating to me. This could be in a time capsule and one would be hard pressed to date it; think the same could be said about most of their songs. Great request & reaction 👏🎶

@debbiechang5781 3 жыл бұрын

Another song from this same album is “In My Life”. This whole album is a masterpiece. Their songs tended to be short because, at the time, they would not be played on the radio if they were longer than three minutes. Their music had evolved from “pop” music to more mature, sophisticated material by the time this album came out. This was the first time they used the sitar, which George had learned to play in India. That’s the unusual sounding stringed instrument in the background of this. Great reaction. More Beatles please!

@leew6091 3 жыл бұрын

You've got to hide your love away and Across the Universe are absolute bangers, also by The Beatles.

@marymargaretmoore9034 3 жыл бұрын

Prononced: "Nor-Wee-jan", relating to Norway. That's a sitar you hear.

@futurereflections4097 3 жыл бұрын

Reporter asked: “I’d like to direct this question to Mr. Lennon and Mr. McCartney. In a recent article, Time magazine put down pop music, and they referred to ‘Daytripper’ as being about a prostitute, and ‘Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)’ as being about a lesbian. I just wanted to know what your intent was when you wrote it, and what your feeling is about the Time magazine criticism of the music that is being written today.” Paul McCartney answered: “We were just trying to write songs about prostitutes and lesbians, that’s all.”

@onsesejoo2605 3 жыл бұрын

They are also known for pulling the leg of the interviewers. The band members got really tired of the endless questions about the meaning of their songs, what they were thinking when writing and so on. At one point Paul McCartney answered that he was thinking of a banana. He tried to explain that it is and was a tough work to write songs around the ideas and convince oneself to present them to others since they knew each other so well.

@frankiebowie6174 3 жыл бұрын

I always thought it was a pretty little song about an arsonist.

@stevejoshua9536 3 жыл бұрын

@@frankiebowie6174 Yes. That's definitely the impression it leaves.

@Andy-Capp 3 жыл бұрын

As I understand it. Back in the early sixties radio stations would only play songs around 2 minutes long. A bit later in the sixties the Beatles started releasing songs longer than 2 minutes and the radio stations had no choice but to play them.

@markamos1911 3 жыл бұрын

No keyboards on this, but one of the first Western pop songs to feature an Indian sitar (played by George), leading the way to the creation of what's now called "World Music".

@lisarainbow9703 3 жыл бұрын

No keys in there, that unusual sound you heard is an Indian instrument called a sitar.

@flyboy747uk 3 жыл бұрын

The song was originally going to be called "She Said She Would" but they decided it was to risky for the time (1965) and John changed the lyric to Norwegian Wood.

@Mainecoonlady. 3 жыл бұрын

This entire album is amazing. John Lennon is the consummate songwriter. The term Norwegian Wood is a fake wood that was used to make cheap furniture. The song is about an affair Lennon had in London in 1965. The possible correlation between the two is interesting but it was never actually spoken. The instrument you are hearing is a sitar played by George Harrison, giving it a mystical background. The genre was very hippy, psychedelic in composition and appropriate for the time. IMHO, Rubber Soul is their best work and mostly features Lennon, my favorite. I still have original copy. Oh…. BTW, I was six. Does that tell you anything about what they contributed to music and culture?

@salbuda6957 Жыл бұрын

The genre is folk rock/raga rock. 😉

@home2624 3 жыл бұрын

The Beatles say in two minutes what other bands take a lifetime in getting across.

@paulknight9998 3 жыл бұрын

If you liked this, you'd probably like songs like "Girl", "Michelle" and "I've Just Seen A Face" by the Beatles.

@chadlee914 3 жыл бұрын

For sure I probably will. I know a lot of thier songs by name. I heard them a lot growing up and can't always name the song. Thanks 4 the suggestion tho even if I've heard it finally I'll know what tho call it instead of "that one that goes.."

@chadlee914 3 жыл бұрын

I had not heard those b4. Just listened to them. Great stuff. Since they're all so short and I have to u tube them 1 at a time I'm sure I'm not getting the full effect. Still.

@user-hk8yp7cw1v Жыл бұрын

I lived in Oslo from 2012-18 and this beautiful blonde Norwegian girl fell in love with me and I didn't realize it until it was too late. The thing is she once invited me to her new place to literally show me her one-room apartment and there was nothing only a Persian rug and we sat there talking and after some of her friends arrived I started feeling bad and had to leave even though she asked me to stay. The lyrics of this song bring back so many memories man holy sheet...

@joannparker1977 2 жыл бұрын

A beautiful, short, and under appreciated song by The Beatles.

@gdalcorso1 Жыл бұрын

Underappreciated by whom?

@tracyvolschenk7059 3 жыл бұрын

C'mon it's the Beatles, what's not to like. 💚💚💚 thanks Uncle Phil.

@gregoryhurst8483 3 жыл бұрын

Norwegian wood was a style of furniture sold in sixties. A sitar was used in this...first time a pop record had one

@suehasty3574 3 жыл бұрын

This is a favorite of mine! 🤩 Thanks for playing the whole song before commenting. 😊 I enjoyed your comments. And, if you LOVED this song, I definitely recommend you listen to the Beatles song “BLACKBIRD”! I ALSO recommend you listen to a song called “WHITE BIRD, from a band by the name of It’s A Beautiful Day. Two BEAUTIFUL SONGS 😎

@violetdreams1799 Жыл бұрын

it is gorgeous isn't it.. always been a favorite, so glad you liked it ❤

@jeffmartin1026 3 жыл бұрын

This LP was released in December of 1965 (you know, for the Christmas sales angle) and basically 2 1/2 years after "She Loves You". 6 #1 LP's, 2 movies and several world tours and they had still progressed to this point. This LP took just over a month to record. They are no longer in matching suits and "Beatle Boots", their name isn't even on the cover of the LP (first time for any group), that's how famous they were. This song was written by John and is a veiled refence to an extra marital affair he had. The use of the sitar is also credited as the start of the incorporation of World Music into the Pop genre. Carry On!!

@davisworth5114 3 жыл бұрын

I remember when I used to live by the firehouse........you have good taste and good ears, John Lennon was a killer rhythm player he's playing a Gibson J-160E acoustic-electric that he used all the time, that's George playing sitar. Try "Taxman" and watch Beatles last live performance on "Don't Let Me Down", it's great seeing young people digging the music I grew up with.

@matthewclark1785 3 жыл бұрын

You said you liked the guitar on this one, and there is an acoustic guitar strumming lower in the mix, but I bet you were talking about a stringed instrument called a sitar. It’s found in a lot of Indian music.

@TeezMcGee 3 жыл бұрын

Good ear 🔥🔥🔥

@dianetaylor841 3 жыл бұрын

You want to hear a sitar, react to Within and Without You by the Beatles. All the instruments in that song are Indian. VERY different sounding. You will LOVE the drums(and the lyrics!!)

@stephenmartinez9355 3 жыл бұрын

The Beatles actually met the Greatest, Muhammed Ali, in Miami in 1964. He might have still been known as Cassius Clay back then. I mention this because I see the poster of Ali in the backround.

@Ephemera9 3 жыл бұрын

So love to see you enjoy some of my favorites. I get to experience fresh again.

@CA5124 3 жыл бұрын

Can't go Wrong with The Fab Four ! 💯 👌 😊

@Tbirdhaynes 3 жыл бұрын

4 kids from a working class maritime city got together and changed the world. That just doesn’t happen often if at all!

@blitztim6416 3 жыл бұрын

That's a sitar. You might like 'You've Got To Hide Your Love Away'

@daletwin1 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know how anybody couldn't like you've got to hide your Love away. Such a great song and it is very similar to this song in the way it sounds. At least in my opinion.

@m.ericwatson968 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing how they spent so much time composing and playing with different instruments, different takes and different mixes then end up with a brilliant track that's only 2 to 3 minutes

@HaFannyHa 3 жыл бұрын

John's voice is so sensual - there is a sexual groove to this song, it's about an illicit fling. George Harrison's sitar adds an exotic flair. I'm so glad you're enjoying all this music - it's always been waiting for you, it is timeless!

@christopherhasenberg1113 3 жыл бұрын

The Beatles were friends with Dylan, who introduced them to the herbage around this time. They recorded Rubber Soul with inspiration from partaking and the folk music Dylan was known for. Dylan, however, inspired by the Beatles "rock" music, famously plugged in the guitar and with backing instruments, recorded "Bringing It All Back Home," "Highway 61 Revisited," and "Blonde on Blonde" from '65-'66. The song "4th Time Around" off of B.o.B. was Dylan's response to Norwegian Wood. Funny storyline that seems to conclude the story Lennon wrote... Also interesting this video is 4 minutes 20 seconds! 😎

@hansvandermeulen5515 3 жыл бұрын

The first pop tune with a sitar on it. The Yardbirds aanted a sitar on their song Heartful of Soul but the indian sitar player couldn't handle the western rhythmic feel. The Kinks had a song See My Friends that had an indian feel but no sitar so the sitar in this didn't come from nowhere. Actually, George Harrison first heard the sitar during the filming of Help! As there is an indian ensemble playing in that movie. The american version of the album Help! Is the soundtrack to that movie featuring that ensemble on a couple of tracks.

@jnagarya519 3 жыл бұрын

John Lennon singing lead on a song written by John Lennon.

@cricketpitts3744 3 жыл бұрын

Omg haven't heard this song in years love it!!! New subscriber

@musicairplanes4884 3 жыл бұрын

I really wish someone would react to the performance of Ravi Shankar at the Monterey Pop Festival. He was the first real exposure to world music for my generation. Never saw or heard anything like it.

@jamesswindle5253 3 жыл бұрын

This was about a Norwegian air host's John was seeing at the time

@onsesejoo2605 3 жыл бұрын

At that time, Norwegian wood was fashionable material of furniture. The title is thus a typical John Lennon double meaning, referring both to furniture and then the wood in the fireplace.

@onsesejoo2605 3 жыл бұрын

@Zolar Czakl Indeed, but at the same time it has to be said that their views and how they remember the situations has changed over the years. E.g Lennon admitted later that during the time of "Lennon Remembers" book, he was out of his head and that some of his talk was hot air, saying things like George Martin did not produce us that much, which he apologised to Martin.

@bobschenkel7921 3 жыл бұрын

One of The Beatles hidden gems, not a rocker so not played as much. Great song.

@GrouchyMarx 3 жыл бұрын

Good Beatles song choice. Of course, any Beatles song will do! 😁 There are well over 200 Beatles songs and you've only scratched the surface. If you're open to song suggestions here are a few, two for each period. Early: "Can't Buy Me Love", "And I Love Her". Mid: "Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds", "Penny Lane". Late: "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", "Blackbird". There so many good songs it's tough deciding what to suggest next! LOL! Enjoy your Beatles journey. ✌️😎

@annheckenbach7358 3 жыл бұрын

The stringed instrument is a Sitar.

@vovindequasahi Жыл бұрын

Did you hear the last line? Where he said so I lit a fire, isn't it good norwegian wood! He torched her house!

@liquidbraino 2 жыл бұрын

Some songs you really have to hear two or three times before you really get get the song. This is one of those songs.

@kenchristie9214 3 жыл бұрын

This is the first time George played the sitar. He saw it in the studio and decided to give the instrument a try.

@user-ky6vw5up9m 3 жыл бұрын

I think he encountered it on the set of the Help ! Film.

@keithbertschin1213 3 жыл бұрын

So envious, wish I could go back and hear The Beatles again for the first time, like sex and drugs it’s never the same again 😀

@dougsusie2319 3 жыл бұрын

Great Lennon song from Rubber Soul 1965 which Lennon called the big pot album. This song was about an affair John had and didn't want his wife to be able to decipher. The one instrument that you here throughout and in the solo is George Harrison playing the sitar, an instrument from India and was the first time ever on a pop song. Eastern culture meets the west here. Many others used it after this like The Rolling Stones. The Beatles were always two steps ahead with everyone else trying to play catch up and that's a big reason why they're the greatest band ever. This Lp was the one before Revolver and is incredible. Several really good Lennon ones on here, Nowhere Man, great song, Girl and In My Life all must listens all Beatles chill, hey it's the pot album right ? Another must listen is A Day In The Life regarded as the greatest album track ever, it will blow you away. You're a really cool dude, weren't you the one doing Dylan a little while back ? I forgot to mention A Day In The Life is off of The Sgt Pepper's Lp.

@stevedotwood 3 жыл бұрын

These two albums are beautiful (Rubber Soul" and "Revolver") My top favorite by them is "I'm only sleeping" - John wrote a few unique songs in that era

@charliecochran3035 3 жыл бұрын

You know what's funny? The point if that story, set to that beautiful tune, was that he burned down the chick's house when he woke up. If I remember right, it was all a true story up to that point. He didn't actually burn it down. I think he was admitting that the thought had crossed his mind.

@ClaraBishop-wq3md 9 ай бұрын

Can't help noticing no one appears to be listening closely enough to the lyrics. God knows the music is catchy enough, but the opening couplet says it all:" I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me." In other words, he had a girl, but the girl "tricked" him (had him). At the end: "So I lit a fire, isn't it good Norwegian wood". Probably not to be taken literally, but having been left high & dry, he certainly felt like setting her apartment on fire!

@peramarkovic7148 6 ай бұрын

"So I lit the fire..." in her apartment, with her furniture by brand Norwegian Wood... 😀

@raymondruiz5839 2 жыл бұрын

Guitar, a sitar, bass, drums and tambourine

@davidzornes6863 2 жыл бұрын

That twang is a sitar

@drummonkey9291 3 жыл бұрын

That touch of Indian vibes. Thank George and his time with the great Ravi Shankar. Mint

@jamesdrynan 2 жыл бұрын

The first time a sitar was used on a pop song. Lennon talking about an affair he had while married to Cynthia. This album was their watershed moment in beginning to write songs showing a more mature thinking.

@ulaylee823 2 жыл бұрын

I gotta say, after listening to your Lou Reed reaction (street hassle), Leonard Cohen (you want it darker) & Bob Dylan (Murder most foul) videos, this sure is like a breath of very fresh air 😂😂 thank you sir for doing this! Great videos 😊

@christinawoolley6206 3 жыл бұрын

Lennon wrote this about a one night stand, he considered it a bit of a throwaway! 😹 George Harrison was studying the sitar and this is the first song he played it for a recording. Their continuous experimenting created, as you said, little gems. Thank you for sharing young man! 😽💋🎶

@gettinhungrig8806 Жыл бұрын

So much crap is written in these comments. He never called it a throwaway. He always regarded 'Norwegian Wood' highly.

@rarindraprakarsa4376 2 жыл бұрын

I know the country "Norway" from this song . But why John asked George to use Indian Sitar. It should be 'Indian Wood' lol

@peters7025 3 жыл бұрын

I always thought Norwegian Wood was the pine furniture I vogue at the time hence the fire he lit with the Norwegian Wood😂

@thebadgerno.1872 3 жыл бұрын

2 Beatles songs….in & out…no messing around from The Beatles..under 3mins. These lads were banging tunes out whilst playing 3/5shows daily making movies..they were unreal. Nobody compares during the 60s they even wrote songs for The Rolling Stones…4 Lads from Liverpool who took over the world. I put The Beastie Boys up there with The Beatles…

@Bekka_Noyb 3 жыл бұрын

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ this song! My fave song off maybe their best album! Been requesting this song from various peeps for a while now. Thanks! :)

@johnshannon9656 3 жыл бұрын

The Beatles at their best.

@hcgenerator 3 жыл бұрын

The odd instrument is Georges Indian sitar

@boosuedon 3 жыл бұрын

It has always been my understanding that this is about a brief encounter about John trying to have a one night stand with (rumor at the time) Phil Spectors then wife, Ronnie Spector. Phil was a huge producer for such acts as; The Righteous Brothers, The Beach Boys, Sonny and Cher and Ronnie and the Ronettes. As charming as John could be, he made it into Ronnies apartment. The part about John sleeping in the bathtub is rumored to be true as well. When John awoke, this Bird Had Flown! And, yes, there was furniture in her apartment made of, YOU GUESSED IT, Norwegian ( wood from the country of Norway!) wood. I am 70 years old now and have never heard any reference of Norwegian wood to marijuana. Could be! I don't know.

@dannymoulton4829 Жыл бұрын

The Beatles like to have double meanings. Waking up alone and lighting a fire is simply a bittersweet image after a romantic evening. Norwegian wood was cheap pine paneling popular at the time. Sleeping in the bath was just showing discretion and leaving something to the imagination. Gentlemen don't kiss and tell. It's romance, folks....which was popular at the time. You had to be there.

@vruth23 3 жыл бұрын

Pure.

@johnmc3862 Жыл бұрын

The original title was to be, ‘I knew she would’, be it was said to be too risky.

@keithjohnson6288 3 жыл бұрын

theres a sitar in ther to

@Blue-qr7qe 3 жыл бұрын

Sitar. It is a beautiful sound.

@maine420grow8 3 жыл бұрын

RUN TEEZ! It's the purge. Just messing about the siren.

@jenniferjacobs228 3 жыл бұрын

Norweejan Wood is how you pronounce it :-)

@proschoolaudio Жыл бұрын

Your stream isn't catching the sitar. Hopefully you caught it in your headphones.

@stevencharnock4028 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Teez..Big Beatles Fan..Try "Fool On The Hill".. GT Tune..GT Lyrics..🇬🇧

@christinewaide5249 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t know how many Beatles songs you’ve already listened to, but listen to Taxman.

@deltabravo2678 6 ай бұрын

HE BURNED HER HOUSE DOWN! went to her room " isn't it good Norwegian wood?" thinking he was gonna get laid... she went to bed and he slept in the bath.. when he woke, she was gone and he lit a fire... " isn't it good Norwegian wood?"

@cayleyturner3556 3 жыл бұрын

❤️

@chipurBillWhite 3 жыл бұрын

You have a nice touch…

@davidwhite8220 3 жыл бұрын

Appalachian waltz with sitar. Who thinks of things like that? The Beatles, that's who.

@BuffaloC305 3 жыл бұрын

"Norwegian Wood" was a 'brand name' for a selection of marijuana, not just a synonym for dope, itself, like "michoacan" was a favorite late '60s marjiuana out of that Mexican province.

@runningsuperska Жыл бұрын

The Beatles got hits. No kidding lol

@Thombene77 3 жыл бұрын

Did he light the apartment on fire?

@maine420grow8 3 жыл бұрын

I repeat. Holy crap. I can request the Beatles.

@shihyuchu6753 2 жыл бұрын

If it was anyone but the Beatles...it would be a one hit wonder which would make somebody rich. Since it's the Beatles...its lost amid the enormous anthology

@Shadowsnshades 3 жыл бұрын

It's a revenge song.

@gregoryhurst8483 2 жыл бұрын

Sitar...first time on a pop single

@lanuiiohu 3 жыл бұрын

React..... Lady (You Bring Me Up) by Commodores

@maine420grow8 3 жыл бұрын

Hits 4 real. Tru Dat.

@hackapump 3 жыл бұрын

Those are not keys, it's a sitar, and Indian string instrument.

@OneRaxy 3 жыл бұрын

Please always go for the original album recording. Most of the time those lyrics videos has instrumental covers 😁 Great video btw!

@TeezMcGee 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you buddy!

@lauce3998 3 жыл бұрын

Sitar of Harrison.

@Jim73 2 жыл бұрын

Does the end of the song imply he burned down her apartment?

@BG-uy9lj 3 жыл бұрын

Dear prudence please

@jackcade68 2 жыл бұрын

How do you not know Norwegian! It ain't nor'weggin wood! Btw, HE BURNT THE PLACE DOWN!

@rubbersole79 Жыл бұрын

SED-A-GIVE?????

@quirkypurple 3 жыл бұрын

This video is 4:20 bro

@walterbaugh8072 3 жыл бұрын

Pronounced NOR WE GIN just like John Sings it...

@jarbeck1 3 жыл бұрын

To me, it’s kind of too bad that all of the songs from the first few albums are 3 minutes or less. I think they had to conform to that timeframe for songs to be on the radio.