[LMB] [SPAM?] Re: OT: stalkers
Jim Parish
jparish at siue.edu
Thu May 24 17:38:43 BST 2007
Matija Grabnar wrote:
> "Norwegian wood" always creeped me out. He lit a fire? (in her room
> implied).
> Because she wasn't there when he woke up? Yikes!
Louann Miller replied:
> I'm willing to give at least 50/50 odds in that case that the fire was
> in a fireplace. The overall tone of the song is wistful and non-hostile.
To my surprise, Wikipedia supports Matija's interpretation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Wood_(This_Bird_Has_Flown)
Yes, yes, salt, grains of, understood. But there's an (uncited) interview
with the brother of one of McCartney's girlfriends which seems pretty
decisive.
Jim Parish
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