Talk:Solomon Grundy (nursery rhyme)

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The Justice League Episode was actually named "Wake The Dead". I would say that "the terror beyond" isn't the correct title... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.23.126.8 (talk • contribs)

I'm afraid you're mistaken. Checking the DVD of this series, it likewise calls this episode "The Terror Beyond." Another episode featuring Grundy in Season 3 is called "Wake the Dead". The reason "The Terror Beyond" is mentioned, and not "Wake the Dead" is because only "The Terror Beyond" has content related to the poem, which is the topic of this article. ~CS 03:27, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh ok, i'm sorry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.23.126.23 (talk • contribs)

No problem! ~CS 19:07, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Solomon Grundy (comics)

Editors should probably avoid too many references to the DC Comics character on this page. I have culled instances down to only two which have a direct relation to the topic of this article (the original poem). ~CS 20:46, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Someone needs to mention the reggae song "Solomon A Gunday" by Big Youth, and the dub version inspired by Solomon A Gunday called "Kingdom of DUB" by Lee "Scratch" Perry and the Upsetters. ne song is based upon the other, and both have lyrics inspired by the original nursery rhyme. Boognish247 (talk) 20:31, 13 October 2010 (UTC)Boognish247[reply]

Shouldn't the reference to the Crash Test Dummies song be removed since it appears to be a reference to the comic book villain rather than the nursery rhyme?97.97.196.118 (talk) 19:45, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Good point - I removed it.--SabreBD (talk) 19:46, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Just re-added it then reverted when I read this. Since Solomon Grundry comes here directly (not the disamb) and the link at the bottom goes to the foodstuff, that is pretty confusing. Should the disamb get the redir? Kevin/Last1in (talk) 23:16, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

After watching the reference get added and reverted about a dozen times in the last month, I think it might be a good idea to leave the ref but with clarification pointing the reader to the correct Mr. Grundy. Please comment here before reverting it. My logic is simple: Even though the reference is to another character with the same name, mention of it here makes sense in the same way that an article on US Olympic footballer Michael Fox might state that he is no relation to actor Michael J Fox, born the same year. Kevin/Last1in (talk) 15:45, 20 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Primary topic

Are people really more likely to be looking up the nursery rhyme than the comic book character? —173.199.215.5 (talk) 23:54, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I just saw a commercial for "The Foreigner" with Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan. The song playing, which appears to be "Saturdays = Celebration" by Big K.R.I.T., was clearly influenced by this nursery rhyme, perhaps through Wyclef Jean's "President". Ahenobarbus (talk) 00:45, 2 August 2017 (UTC)Ahenobarbus[reply]

I've just looked up the nursery rhyme. I didn't know there was a comic book character.Snugglepuss (talk) 23:33, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 3 May 2019

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The result of the move request was: Moved — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 17:49, 11 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

– I do not believe there is a clear primary topic, and there probably wasn't back in 2004 when I created this, although Solomon Grundy (comics) didn't actually exist at the time. This article gets a huge amount more traffic than other, more notable nursery rhymes, and I expect that the majority of them are looking the character. Xezbeth (talk) 20:56, 3 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Support this move, ambiguous 2601:541:4500:1760:791D:8E03:7E58:1DD7 (talk) 13:22, 7 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. bd2412 T 17:31, 11 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Popular culture

Use in the Ben Affleck character movie, The Accountant.

Unrelated link to the use of rhyme for focus? Jplvnv (talk) 18:21, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Alternative version?

A so-called alternative version of the rhyme was added in 2015:

Solomon Grundy, born on a Monday,
Christened on a stark and stormy Tuesday,
Married on a grey and grisly Wednesday,
Took ill on a mild and mellow Thursday,
Grew worse on a bright and breezy Friday,
Died on a grey and glorious Saturday,
Buried on a baking, blistering Sunday.
That was the end of Solomon Grundy.

Back then the version was sourced to an online site that no longer acknowledges it; the reference was later changed to another online site that no longer exists. At no time, therefore, has this version been properly sourced, and there is no mention of it in the Opie Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes or anywhere else that isn't obviously dependent on Wikipedia. It therefore does not seem an authentic piece of folklore and has been moved here instead. Sweetpool50 (talk) 18:53, 21 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]