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Originally Posted by AnotherCat
Not to forget the Southerner Tony Joe White who was the artist who actually wrote and made a hit of "Polk Salad Annie"  .
As far as I know the published lyrics and title have always used "polk salad" and White sings it that way, at least in the recordings I have; Elvis, at least often, too (if not always?) I think but I only have BR copies of his singing it in recordings from shows.
I understand (but don't know, maybe someone does?) that this may have been be a change from how White originally wrote the lyrics though. It was some time before the song was accepted for recording and later still before it became a hit so I wonder if the change, if there was one, came along in order to smooth the lyrics e.g. by removing the hard "t" before the "A" in Annie?).
Thanks all for the Southern foodie history  . For those that remember an earlier discussion, collard greens have since proved to do well in our very sandy beach front garden. |
Didn't know who wrote it. I notice that he also sings it himself.
Yeah, I searched for "Poke Salat Annie" on Spotify. Didn't get a hit. Decided to check "Polk Salad Annie," there were a large number of hits. Maybe all of them are found under "Polk Salad," although someone could get the first part right, "Poke," and get the second part wrong, ending up with "Poke Salad." I didn't check for that.
In the two recordings of Elvis singing the song, both times he told the audience beforehand that it was not "polk salad," but "poke salat." The producers, or someone, must not have listened to the recording, because each one of them has the song labelled, "Polk Salad"!
If any of you haven't heard the song, you might enjoy listening to it. It's pretty funny.