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Lyrics

I have removed the full lyrics from this article as a copyright infringement. Please see Wikipedia's guide to writing articles about lyrics and poetry for more information. Kelly Martin (talk) 00:19, 16 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The Whirling Dervishes link needs to be removed, as it references Sufi whirling dervishes, not the band. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.110.129.165 (talk) 03:57, 3 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong Bus Stop

The "Bus Stop" that recorded "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" is not the band the link goes to (although who knows, maybe they recorded it to; I don't know anything about them). It is the Greensboro, NC-based band Bus Stop, which contained the somewhat well-known singer Evan Olson, as well as Chuck Folds, the brother of Ben Folds. Songflower (talk) 19:02, 25 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Misattribution to Burl Ives

Should it also be noted here that it is commonly misattributed to Burl Ives as well? Due to a variety of Christmas CDs incorrectly labeling it, and lyrics sites picking it up, you'll notice quite a few results for it: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=you%27re+a+mean+one+mr+grinch+burl+ives&t=ffsb&ia=lyrics Even the first result on Google Play Music (and the only version that's the normal radio edit for sale there) lists Burl Ives as the artist, and is on a CD called "Forever Burl Ives, Vol. 2" 67.176.236.12 (talk) 00:53, 16 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Just noticed this -- Bizarre. For what its worth the google play track listing for the "Forever Burl Ives, Vol. 2" album now has the correct Ravenscroft attribution for that one track (2017). Who could make that mistake? It doesn't sound remotely like Burl Ives.

Gjxj (talk) 03:33, 23 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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No mention of later versions

Hey! I'm confused as to why this article does not make mention of the version included in The Grinch (the newest movie, not the live action or special TV film one). ― Blaze The Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 18:52, 29 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Because you haven't added it yet! Ibadibam (talk) 18:40, 30 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Objection

The sentence "The song's lyrics describe the Grinch as being unpleasant, foul-smelling, bad-mannered, despicable, and diabolical, using increasingly creative put-downs, metaphors, similes and off-hand comments by the singer, beginning with the opening line "you're a mean one, Mr. Grinch"." just sounds like someone's analysis of the song in which they thought it get getting more creative. This is not encyclopedic at all (the things describing the Grinch aren't the issue but the "increasingly creative" part) and is also unsourced like most of the article. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 16:38, 9 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

How would you suggest it be reworded to be more encyclopedic? Ibadibam (talk) 17:57, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe just removing the entire sentence? It's not WP:NPOV since it's not supported by a source. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 17:59, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done Ibadibam (talk) 18:09, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]