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This Bird has flown
With Norwegian Wood I think first of all of the great Beatles song, which tells the short story of a man from his point of view in just 2 minutes, who visits his beloved and instead of following her advances voluntarily spends the night in the bathtub and which is up and away the next morning because the bird had already flown out or this chance wasted. As revenge for the unsuccessful evening he sets fire to her apartment made of Norwegian wood.
The remarkable thing about this song is not only the catchy melody in ¾ time, but also one of the first uses of a sitar in a pop song. Until recently, I thought Norwegian Wood was more from the late Beatles period, but it was actually written in 1965.
Norwegian Wood as a fragrance fortunately lasts longer than the song, but felt not much longer than a longplayer record. He also starts well-behaved with a very pleasant slightly citric-spicy chord and already a few bars later changes into wood. Also present: a dense powdery accompaniment including the impression of having gotten caught in a small cloud of light wood dust. What is slightly synthetic can be tolerated, because in the mainstream sector you are used to worse things.
In the small finale Norwegian Wood changes from powdery wood to powdery vanilla including some sandalwood - and that very pleasantly without further disturbing factor. But also this happens relatively compressed and for my feeling very quiet.
Besides the citric notes, the woods and the vanilla just quoted are the only components that can be sniffed out directly. Everything else is more or less nebulous or dimmed beyond recognition.
Whatever you thought about the concept, neither the song nor the typical Norwegian light pine or spruce wood can be located here. And since the topic is unfortunately somewhat missed, a certain potential is recognizable, I would also say: this chance is wasted!
Many thanks again to Cappellusman for the rehearsal!
The remarkable thing about this song is not only the catchy melody in ¾ time, but also one of the first uses of a sitar in a pop song. Until recently, I thought Norwegian Wood was more from the late Beatles period, but it was actually written in 1965.
Norwegian Wood as a fragrance fortunately lasts longer than the song, but felt not much longer than a longplayer record. He also starts well-behaved with a very pleasant slightly citric-spicy chord and already a few bars later changes into wood. Also present: a dense powdery accompaniment including the impression of having gotten caught in a small cloud of light wood dust. What is slightly synthetic can be tolerated, because in the mainstream sector you are used to worse things.
In the small finale Norwegian Wood changes from powdery wood to powdery vanilla including some sandalwood - and that very pleasantly without further disturbing factor. But also this happens relatively compressed and for my feeling very quiet.
Besides the citric notes, the woods and the vanilla just quoted are the only components that can be sniffed out directly. Everything else is more or less nebulous or dimmed beyond recognition.
Whatever you thought about the concept, neither the song nor the typical Norwegian light pine or spruce wood can be located here. And since the topic is unfortunately somewhat missed, a certain potential is recognizable, I would also say: this chance is wasted!
Many thanks again to Cappellusman for the rehearsal!
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