"Solomon Grundy" is a song written by Eric Allandale, a member of the English multi-racial group The Foundations. The song is loosely based on " Solomon Grundy", the 19th-century children's nursery rhyme. It appeared on their 1969 Digging The Foundations album that featured the hit single " In the Bad Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me)", and it was the B side of their minor American hit single " My Little Chickadee". The singer pronounces it "Solomon Grandy" throughout the song, even though it foils the rhyme. It was also released as a single by Hong Kong beat group Danny Diaz & The Checkmates and it was the song that first brought Polly Brown & Pickettywitch to notice when they appeared on ITV's Opportunity Knocks television talent show. [1] It was also the B side of Pickettywitch's 1969 debut single "You Got Me So I Don't Know". [2]
Single releases
- The Foundations - "My Little Chickadee" / "Solomon Grundy" - UNI 55137 - 1969 (USA) [3] & PYE 4002 - 1970 (Canada) [4]
- Danny Diaz & The Checkmates - "Solomon Grundy" / "Goodbye Baby" PYE 7N 17690 - 1969 (UK) [5]
- Pickettywitch - "You've Got Me So I Don't Know" / "Solomon Grundy" PYE 7N 17799 (UK) [2]
Compilation
- The Foundations, Baby, Now That I've Found You - Sequel Records - NEECD 300 - 1999
- The Foundations, Build Me Up Buttercup (The Complete Pye Collection) [Remastered] - Castle - 2004
- Pickettywitch, That Same Old Feeling / The complete Recordings UK : 2001 Sanctuary CMRCD 265 (CD) [6]
- Pickettywitch / Pickettywitch + 13 Japan : 2001 Victor VICP-61439 (CD) [6]
- (Various Artists), Round The Gum Tree - The British Bubblegum Explosion! - Danny Diaz & The Checkmates - Castle Music - CMRCD 906 - 2004 (UK) [7] [8]
References
- ^ [1] Archived September 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Geocities - Bad Cat Records "Pickettywitch". Archived from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
- ^ [2] Archived January 5, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [3] Archived August 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "45 Discography for Astor Records - OZ - 1000 series". Globaldogproductions.info. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ a b "Collection". Ne.jp. 2002-07-28. Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ "Various - Round The Gum Tree - The British Bubblegum Explosion! (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ "Round the Gum Tree: The British Bubblegum Explosion!: Various Artists: Music: B0002ADY0G, 5050159190621, Buy Audio CD, Review, Summary". Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2009.
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"Solomon Grundy" is a song written by Eric Allandale, a member of the English multi-racial group The Foundations. The song is loosely based on " Solomon Grundy", the 19th-century children's nursery rhyme. It appeared on their 1969 Digging The Foundations album that featured the hit single " In the Bad Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me)", and it was the B side of their minor American hit single " My Little Chickadee". The singer pronounces it "Solomon Grandy" throughout the song, even though it foils the rhyme. It was also released as a single by Hong Kong beat group Danny Diaz & The Checkmates and it was the song that first brought Polly Brown & Pickettywitch to notice when they appeared on ITV's Opportunity Knocks television talent show. [1] It was also the B side of Pickettywitch's 1969 debut single "You Got Me So I Don't Know". [2]
Single releases
- The Foundations - "My Little Chickadee" / "Solomon Grundy" - UNI 55137 - 1969 (USA) [3] & PYE 4002 - 1970 (Canada) [4]
- Danny Diaz & The Checkmates - "Solomon Grundy" / "Goodbye Baby" PYE 7N 17690 - 1969 (UK) [5]
- Pickettywitch - "You've Got Me So I Don't Know" / "Solomon Grundy" PYE 7N 17799 (UK) [2]
Compilation
- The Foundations, Baby, Now That I've Found You - Sequel Records - NEECD 300 - 1999
- The Foundations, Build Me Up Buttercup (The Complete Pye Collection) [Remastered] - Castle - 2004
- Pickettywitch, That Same Old Feeling / The complete Recordings UK : 2001 Sanctuary CMRCD 265 (CD) [6]
- Pickettywitch / Pickettywitch + 13 Japan : 2001 Victor VICP-61439 (CD) [6]
- (Various Artists), Round The Gum Tree - The British Bubblegum Explosion! - Danny Diaz & The Checkmates - Castle Music - CMRCD 906 - 2004 (UK) [7] [8]
References
- ^ [1] Archived September 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Geocities - Bad Cat Records "Pickettywitch". Archived from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
- ^ [2] Archived January 5, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [3] Archived August 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "45 Discography for Astor Records - OZ - 1000 series". Globaldogproductions.info. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ a b "Collection". Ne.jp. 2002-07-28. Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ "Various - Round The Gum Tree - The British Bubblegum Explosion! (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ "Round the Gum Tree: The British Bubblegum Explosion!: Various Artists: Music: B0002ADY0G, 5050159190621, Buy Audio CD, Review, Summary". Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2009.
External links
| |
| Albums | |
| Singles | |
| Other songs | |
| Related articles | |