Talk:Green Green Grass of Home

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Songs, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to songs on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion.

@will stay there for the rest of his life.: IIRC he really can't, on account of being on death row. Shinobu 18:10, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Who's Mary?

Isn't there the implication that it is Mary whom he has done to death, it happened in his home town, hence they took him away to prison and execution and they will be taking him back to be buried? It does not say so explicitly, but surely it is that psychological undertone which struck a note with the public and explains why what is a somewhat mawkish and sentimental song had such a wide appeal. Guy 16:03, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Are you implying it's a murder ballad? – Hattrem 03:58, 23 March 2007 (UTC)