Talk:John Barleycorn
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Burns version is not the original — we have versions of John Barleycorn from England and Scotland dating from the 16th and 17th centuries [1] [2]. I'll fix the entry shortly. —Ashley Y 18:43, Nov 29, 2003 (UTC)
Done. I'm also tempted to replace Burns version with an earlier one. —Ashley Y 19:14, Nov 29, 2003 (UTC)
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[edit] Another relavant reference
The topic of John Barleycorn is also referred to several times in "The Big Book," Alcoholics Anonmyous, usually relating to the feeling of an alcoholics' having been drinking - how the feeling is, to the alcoholic. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Garrettinphx (talk • contribs). on 07:48, February 13, 2006.
[edit] Name change?
There is also a novel called John Barleycorn by Jack London. Should we change the name of this page and create a disambiguation page or just add a note at the top? Stroika 14:17, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
- I'd add a custom disambiguation line. The Jack London novel takes its name from the folk tradition that this one is about. Smerdis of Tlön 14:49, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
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- Aaah that's what the {{dablink|Text}} tag is called. Ta. A preferable solution. Stroika 15:17, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] More variations than any other?
The claim that "there are more versions of this song than any other in the English language" seems a bold one to make without substantiation. Indeed there are numerous other possible contenders for this crown. Without too much thought I would suggest that the Gypsy Davy / Raggle-Taggle Gypsy / Seven Yellow Gypsies meme, and possibly even Barbara Allen could eclipse John Barleycorn in this respect, although I don't see how this could ever be authoritatively quantified. I have edited the text to soften this claim.
[edit] LaborLawTalk
This link was defective, pointing to a site that no longer worked. However, rather than being deleted the defectice link was allowed to remain, with a note attached. I have replaced this with a link to alternative versions of 16th/17th century verses which serve, I hope, the same purpose. abdullahazzam
[edit] Most notable recording?
The claim that the recording by Traffic is the most notable seems more opinion than encyclopedic. Is there a particular reason why this is the most notable recording? --Robminchin 05:29, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
