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Today's Morning Edition music feature is "Norwegian Wood" by The Beatles. The song is from "Rubber Soul," which was released in the United Kingdom 50 years ago today. 

The American version of "Rubber Soul" was released three days after its U.K. debut and includes a slightly different song list. 

Paul McCartney has said the album's name was derived from a phrase he heard an American blues singer use to describe Mick Jagger's music. He called it "plastic soul."

The album has continued to earn accolades over the years. Rolling Stone magazine named "Rubber Soul" as the fifth greatest album of all time in 2012. 

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The album, which was released in the United States three days after its release in the United Kingdom, has continued to earn accolades.

Today's Morning Edition music is from the Beatles with "Norweigan Wood," a track from their album "Rubber Soul" which was released in the United Kingdom 50 years ago today. The American version of the album came out three days later and was quite different. Four songs from the British release were left off and replaced with two songs from an earlier British album. In 2012, Rolling Stone magazine placed "Rubber Soul" at number five on its list of the greatest albums of all time. Paul McCartney said that the name of the album was derived from a term that he heard an American blues singer use to describe Mick Jagger's music. He called it "plastic soul."

50 years ago, The Beatles' 'Rubber Soul' hits the airwaves

Beatles Concert. Metropolitan Stadium. August 1965

50 years ago, The Beatles' 'Rubber Soul' hits the airwaves

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