Everything you need to know about The Beatles' "Norwegian Wood." |

Norwegian Wood is the first Beatles song in which the lyric is more important than the music. In the spirit of the teasing narratives in Dylan's recent albums, with their enigmatic women and hints of menace, it was hailed as a breakthrough. For his part, John was uneasy about trespassing on Dylan's territory, and in response, on his next album, Blonde on Blonde, Dylan made a parody of Norwegian Wood called '4th Time Around'.

Precisely how much Paul contributed to 'Norwegian Wood' remains in dispute. Talking to Playboy in 1980, John claimed it as 'my song completely'. 🗣️ "It’s 60-40 to John because it’s John’s idea and John’s tune," Paul said. "But I filled out lyrically and had the idea to set the place on fire, so I take some sort of credit. And the middle was mine. Those middle eights, John never had his middle eights."

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