[1] Norwegian Wood

[1] Norwegian Wood

Words and music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney

Rendition by Monty Dicksion, November 12, 2020

November 12, 2020

I always did have my own way of playing this song, mainly because I never knew how to play it right.

Then, as I started working on it for this project, it took on a whole new character.  It changed a song that used to be an intimate, folksy number into a lively piece, and became a good one to use as an opening grabber for the "As Live As I Can Make It" Concert programme.

UPDATE - November 12, 2021

  It's funny, as I look back on it ... This is the very first number in my project that I'm calling "As Live As I Can Make It, phase 1."

  And as I look back on it, I reflect on how I have had to teach myself everything, nearly from scratch, about making a digital multi-track recording.

  Now, as I'm writing this, it's a year later to the day. And I reflect on how, since song #2 in this project, I've been using Pro Tools mainly, over Audacity, a new, more robust computer, and so many other things I've learned.

  It's a year now into this project, I'm just over 1/3 of the way throught it - 11 song completed. I hope I'm starting to get better at this.

  With song #5 (The Last Mountain On The Right), I first began shooting myself playing, and all I had at the time was my Galaxy S7. Next month, I expect to have my first 4K camcorder (with phases 2, 3 and 4 of this project, I'll need 4 cameras).