Solomon Gundie

This article is about the song. Not to be confused with Solomon Gundy.

"Solomon Gundie"
Single by Amanda Lear
B-side	"Rockin' Rollin' (I Hear You Nagging)"
Released	1980
Genre	Ska
Length	3:58
Label	Ariola
Songwriter	Sintas
Producer	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. It was produced by Leslie Kong ^[1] 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.

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

• 7" Single (1980) ^[2]

A. "Solomon Gundie" – 3:58

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

• Polish 7" Flexi Disc (1981) ^[3]

A. "Solomon Gundie"

Chart performance

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Germany [4]	36

References

1. Jo-Ann Greene. "Solomon Gundie - Eric Morris | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 2018-01-07.
2. "SOLOMON GUNDIE 1980 Germany". amandalear_singoli.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
3. "KPPG - Katalog Polskich Płyt Gramofonowych" (in Polish). kppg.waw.pl. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
4. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2018-01-07.