To have only just realised this about Norwegian Wood?

[StVincent]

This song was on the radio earlier - how have I not noticed before that it's about a man burning a woman's furniture/house as revenge for her not sleeping with him?

Tell me I'm not the only one!

I assume he lit a fire in the grate as it was cold in the morning, having spent the night in the (likely enamel then) bath.

I love that song, it's one of my favourites. I thought it just meant a log fire. To get warm. Because it's cold in Norway.

I never considered a spurned arsonist.

TBF I initially thought it was a bit of a piss take about her pretentious lifestyle. Exposed wood. Rug. Wine. No chairs.

A bit like Flanders & Swann's "Design for Living" -

"We've planned an uninhibited interior decor,
Curtains made of straw,
We've wallpapered the floor."

I thought it was about smoking dope

"I never considered a spurned arsonist."

I feel guilty now SlottedSpoon!

Never taken any notice of the words before, it's just been "dum dum dumdumdum isn't it good, Norwegian wood." Blah blah.

Have now looked it up and think he lit a fire in a "ah well, never mind" type of way.

They wrote some shite didn't they?

I dont' think it's clear at all.
But then I don't understand the stupid Meatloaf song either. (shrug)

The same thing occurred to me a few years ago. I can't unhear it now no matter how much DPs disagree. I didn't think it was revenge for them not sleeping together, but for leaving him to let himself out without saying goodbye. But I didn't think they slept together either, I thought perhaps when she said it was time for bed he either made a move or followed her and then she says she has work in the morning as her way of rejecting him.

OK Trout, now I'm interested - what stupid Meatloaf song?

I was hoping this would be about the book, which I loved. Looks like I'm in the minority!

I'm guessing Trout means I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)?

The lyrics do explain but it's about 8 mins into a 10 minute song so don't blame anyone for not paying attention that long!

The book bored me senseless - sorry!

I'm guessing trout is confused about what meatloaf won't do for love... I am too.

Think it was meant to be a play on "knowing she would", with a sexual overtone.

Listen to 4th Time Around by Bob Dylan, it is said to be a parody of Norwegian Wood, as he thought the Beatles were trying (somewhat unsuccessfully) to plagiarise his style by going for a folkier sound, and more obscure lyrics. It is quite amusing when you listen to it with that in mind.

(Like the book Norwegian Wood, in the minority I guess)

X post.

Tell?

trout when the female voice comes in with her part she tells you "sooner or later you'll be screwing around"

He won't do that.

Meatloaf says what he won't do in every frigging verse!

I never understood Norwegian Wood though

Near the end where it becomes a duet, she asks him about all the things he'll do for her, and he says 'I can do that', but then the last bit it becomes:

'After a while you'll forget everything
It was a brief interlude and a midsummer night's fling
And you'll see that it's time to move on
I won't do that
I won't do that
I know the territory, I've been around
It'll all turn to dust and we'll all fall down
Sooner or later you'll be screwing around
I won't do that
No, I won't do that'

So he would do anything for love, except try and get it from someone else.

Haha, x-post, seems Satsuki got there first :)

I thought the lighting a fire was a euphemism for having a wank

I always thought the loud sitar bit after "it's time for bed" was a narrative pause as well to indicate a short but sweet bit of "dlddly dlddly Dee"

I like the book too [irrelevant]

You explained it better

He wouldn't be fucking someone else 'for love' though would he?

That's why it doesn't MAKE ANY FUCKING SENSE.

Oh hughpugh I never thought of that but it fits well doesn't it - he was on his own after all!