"Solomon Gundie"
Single by Amanda Lear
B-side"Rockin' Rollin' (I Hear You Nagging)"
Released1980
GenreSka
Length3:58
LabelAriola
Songwriter(s)Sintas
Producer(s)Anthony Monn
Amanda Lear singles chronology
"When"
(1980) 		"Solomon Gundie"
(1980) 		"Égal"
(1981)
Music video
"Solomon Gundie" on YouTube

"Solomon Gundie" is a song by Jamaican ska singer Eric "Monty" Morris released in 1964 by Black Swan Records.[1] It was produced by Leslie Kong[2] with lyrics based on the nursery rhyme "Solomon Grundy". The song was later recorded by a number of artists, most notably by French singer Amanda Lear. Her version was released as a single by Ariola Records in 1980 and was a minor chart hit in Germany. Australian band Allniters released a cover of the song on their 1999 album Another Fine Mess.[3]

Music video

In the music video, Amanda Lear performs the song in and around an amusement park, riding a carousel and dancing surrounded by onlookers. The clip begins with Lear writing "solomon gundy" with spray paint on a wall and ends with her performing the last verse of the song in front of a sex shop.

Track listing

A. "Solomon Gundie" – 3:58
B. "Rockin' Rollin' (I Hear You Nagging)" – 3:05
A. "Solomon Gundie"

Chart performance

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Germany[7] 36

References

  1. ^ "Eric Morris* / Baba Brooks - Solomon Gundie / Key To The City (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. 1964. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  2. ^ Jo-Ann Greene. "Solomon Gundie - Eric Morris | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
  3. ^ "Allniters - Another Fine Mess (CD, Album) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  4. ^ "SOLOMON GUNDIE 1980 Germany". amandalear_singoli.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  5. ^ "Amanda Lear - Solomon Gundie (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. 1980. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  6. ^ "KPPG - Katalog Polskich Płyt Gramofonowych" (in Polish). kppg.waw.pl. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  7. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
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