773 The Beatles “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)” 1965

In the film Help’s “otherwise nondescript soundtrack instrumentals…the 21-stringed Hindustani sitar was utilized to create an eery effect. The instrument caught George Harrison’s fancy, so he bought one for himself. Within a few months he was carting his new toy to the recording studios, embellishing John’s ‘Norwegian Wood’ with a simple sitar riff. That was only the beginning of an infatuation that was to result in the first major contribution of ‘the quiet Beatle’ to the direction of his band” (Nicholas Schaffner, The Beatles Forever, 1977). 

The Beatles “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)”