There are at least four artists/groups with the name Esteban.

1.) Es… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least four artists/groups with the name Esteban.

1.) Esteban (born c. 1948 in Pittsburgh, PA) is the stage name of guitarist Stephen Paul. Recognizable by his bolero hat and sunglasses, Esteban has gained commercial success by selling his CDs and guitars on QVC and HSN.

Esteban, the son of a steelworker, was the oldest of four children. He recounts that he began playing guitar at the age of eight when his uncle brought him a nylon-stringed guitar. He attended South Hills Catholic High School (since absorbed into Seton-La Salle Catholic High School) in Mt. Lebanon. He then attended Carnegie Mellon University, where he double-majored in music and English. According to Esteban, at this time, he was teaching approximately 150 students a week and playing in nightclubs.

2.) Esteban is the name of a four-piece Indie/Funk (or "Desert Funk") band based in Burton/Derby, the Midlands, UK. The band previously performed and recorded under the name "Onion" from approx. 2003 and under this name released two versions of the album "Still in Time".

The band line up is:

Samuel Cox - Drums
Ricky Houghton - Bass
Liam Ryan - Guitar/Vocals
Steve Wright - Vocals

Since the release of "Still in Time", the band changed their name and and MySpace page to become "Esteban" and has been both touring extensively & releasing new material under this name, including the songs; "Mass Aura", "Santiago", "Paperboy" and "Say it Loud".

3.) Esteban is a side-project by brazilian musician Rodrigo Tavares (ex bass and back at FRESNO and ex guitar and vocals at aBRIL)

4. Esteban is a math-rock trio from Worcester, UK.

Norwegian Wood
Esteban Lyrics

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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?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Norwegian Wood" by Esteban are a story about a one-night stand that didn't go as planned. The singer starts by saying, "I once had a girl / or should I say she once had me". From this line, we can tell that the relationship was very one-sided, and the girl had a lot of control over the singer. She shows him her room, and he remarks, "Isn't it good Norwegian wood?" This could be interpreted in a few ways - he might like the wood paneling in the room, or he could be making a more sexual reference to the girl herself.

The next verse is where things start to go awry. The girl invites the singer to stay and tells him he can sit anywhere, but there are no chairs in the room. He sits on a rug and drinks wine with her until two in the morning, but when she tells him it's time for bed, things take a strange turn. She laughs and says she has to work in the morning, while he insists he doesn't. He ends up sleeping in the bathtub, and when he wakes up, she's gone. He lights a fire and says, "Isn't it good Norwegian wood?" once again, possibly referring to the wood in the fireplace or his general state of solitude.

Overall, the lyrics of "Norwegian Wood" are a somewhat melancholy reflection on a fleeting encounter. The singer is left alone with his thoughts and the memory of a woman who used him for a night.

Line by Line Meaning

I once had a girl
I used to see a girl

Or should I say she once had me
Or maybe she had better control over the relationship

She showed me her room
She gave me a tour of her place

Isn't it good Norwegian wood?
It's a nice place with Norwegian wood interiors

She asked me to stay
She requested me to spend the night with her

And she told me to sit anywhere
She offered me a place to sit

So I looked around
I surveyed the room

And I noticed there wasn't a chair
But sadly, there was no chair

I sat on a rug biding my time
So I just settled down on the rug

Drinking her wine
And sipping her wine

We talked until two and then she said
We conversed until 2 am when she announced