[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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