This song marked a huge musical progression for the Beatles from fluffy pop to more serious song writing. By the way, back then when you "light a fire" it meant in the fireplace, not torching the place.
How improbable is it that talented guys would find each other? George Harrison is such an amazing talent in his own right and you have Lennon and McCartney in the SAME band. It's actually mathematically impossible isn't it?
''We were growing very quickly and there were a lot of influences. That was the best thing about our band, we were very open-minded to everything. We were listening to all kinds of music, and they liked the sound of the sitar. On 'Norwegian Wood' it was one of those songs which needed that something extra. I had bought a very cheap sitar in a shop called India Craft in London, and it fitted on to the song and gave it that little extra thing''
George Harrison
I once had a girl
Or should I say she once had me
She showed me her room
Isn't it good Norwegian wood?
She asked me to stay
And she told me to sit anywhere
So I looked around
And I noticed there wasn't a chair
I sat on a rug biding my time
Drinking her wine
We talked until two and then she said
"It's time for bed"
She told me she worked
In the morning and started to laugh
I told her I didn't
And crawled off to sleep in the bath
And when I awoke I was alone
This bird had flown
So I lit a fire
Isn't it good Norwegian wood?