Norwegian Wood Deconstructed > Comments > "The fireplace!"
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- Peter Reed
- Username: weeping for brunnhilde
- Location: New Haven, Connecticut
- Joined PRX: Mar 17, 2010
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- "Norwegian Wood Deconstructed"
- Summary: On the 40th anniversary of the recording and release of The Beatles song "Norwegian Wood," commentator Sarah Karni says the song's been a riddle to her for many years.
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The fireplace!
Peter Reed
Posted on March 22, 2010 at 12:15 AM
My whole life I didn't think it was a question. my interpretation was the same as Karni's: John made a fire in the fireplace, brooded, reflected and groused. It wasn't until a couple years ago I read the "burning down the house" interpretation, which struck me as preposterous and out of keeping with the tone of the song.