LORD HAVE MERCY! Elvis Presley - Polk Salad Annie | LIVE 1970 Las Vegas REACTION
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- This performance had it ALL! He was just a force of nature in this!
I am reacting to EVERY ELVIS SONG EVERY RECORDED in release order "or close"!
This is my reaction to Elvis Presley Polk Salad Annie. This is also my first time hearing Polk Salad Annie reaction
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My dad saw Elvis live. He said he had cold chills all over his body when Elvis walked out and said he can’t imagine what a woman felt like. 🥰
Great comment.👌👌👌
My Boy!! My Boy!! My Boy !!❤❤❤❤❤
They probably felt the same.
I know someone who was lucky enough to meet Elvis. He was standing with his back to the door talking to someone when Elvis walked in and he said that he instantly knew Elvis was there without even having to see him as the hairs on the back of his neck stood up!
I've read a few times where people have said that he just oozed charisma and the whole atmosphere changed when he walked into a room. I can totally believe that as the charisma comes off the screen even now just watching him 😍😍 Yet he was so humble that he always introduced himself when he met someone 🥰🥰
Damnnnn ya! No clue how i would have reacted seeing this man 👀
“Sock a little Polk salad to me, you know I need a real mess of it.” Give that man some Polk salad-he earned it!!
He is saying" gator got your granny"...Elvis ALWAYS owned the stage the minute he makes his entrance....any stage. He loved performing....and loved his fans...big time.
ISeph and susyq810: it's actually 'gators got your granny!' not 'gator'. More than 1 alligator!!
@@paulhuggett7503 👍🌻
🐊🐊 Must have been horrible 👀
Simplesmente o maior mega stars global que já existiu Elvis Presley
Yes, this man oozed sexiness! ELVIS is the Gladiator on Stage! ❤ The greatest Performer of all time!❤
I saw Elvis live. The expression on those women faces were more in awe. He was even better looking in person and very talented. When he wanted to go shopping, stores were closed to the public. That’s how insane it was back then
He s the sexiest man ever
I love this song, one of my favorites. This Elvis performance shows all his charisma and his command of the stage and the public. Elvis is radiant, energetic, with a lot of vitality, at his peak as an artist and at the top of his physical form. In the 70s Elvis showed the world why he is king.

One woman said he was like a black panther ready to jump. I think thst is a good discription of Elvis. ❤❤❤ ❤❤❤❤
Oh my gosh! Who cares what he sings, with those pelvic thrusts, I’d be out like a light. 😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤
Yes yes yes!! This is an unforgettable performance!!
That’s what you call CHARISMA- he has it like no other.
Easy Triple Banger- I agree.
He envented sexy. Voice, walk, talk even his fingers. ❤
You’re so very delightful to watch as you truly see who Elvis was and still is!! The Peacock description is actually, PERFECT!! He was the epitome of THE sexiest man who had a golden heart with a voice from Heaven!! I just found your channel, and I’m hooked! Your love and appreciation of Elvis is top notch and extremely entertaining to watch. Most reactors are genuinely surprised in their Elvis discovery, but you REALLY get it!!! He managed cross time into your experience!! Can you even imagine seeing this man in person??
Welcome aboard the Elvis Train 😊
Thank you for this wonderful comment you left me! Brought a smile to my face 😀
I have seen a good handful of other peoples reactions since I've been doing this, and its pretty sad in a way that most of them might only do his top 50 songs and completely stop 😭 some of them don't even get passed 2 or so.
I watched one woman last week who sat all the way through If i can dream and said literally nothing. Then said "That was good" "Remember to comment and subscribe" and that was pretty much it... It's sad to witness 😢
He's been gone almost 47 years now and he's still the best looking and sexiest man on the planet 😍😍
It's not 'suck', Seph. He's singing 'Sock a little polk salad to me' 😅 Polk salad is made from pokeweed that can be found growing wild in the southern states. It was usually the poorer families who would go out and forage for it to add to their meals - as it says in the song, 'cos that's about all they had to eat'. They had to make sure they cooked it properly, though, otherwise it could be toxic!
There's a famous saying I like that goes: 'Before anyone did anything, Elvis did everything' 😊
"Before anyone did anything, Elvis did everything!"
Most people would presume that this is a too a bold statement.
Those who know Elvis's history and the history of the times he was alive know that it isn`t an exaggeration at all. It is a fact.
I find it unforgivable that children don`t learn anything about the profound influence this man had on music and on society and its culture.
@@lechat8533 Very well said 👏
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Thank you❤
Ohhh Sock not Suck. Okkk this makes more sense haha
"By Jove' you've got it. In fact my husband had to admit Elvis was fire, and he didn't really want to admit it. It's undeniable, People say to me all the time, " whats so great about Elvis"? I can tell they never saw him perform live. That was his magic he was the greatest entertainer of all time. The man was born in 1935, and here we are still talking about him in 2024. that's why there are statues of this man or memorials in every major country in the world. An Elvis fan once made a study of Elvis statues, even wrote a book, Sanja Meegin, it's amazing. Many presidents don't even have that. It's Elvis magic and he had it all. You are giving some fantastic reactions these days Seph. Thanks so much.
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Wonderful comment :)
Thank you.
I might not have known him completely before i started this Journey 2 years ago. But i most certainly seen him A LOT growing up! His face is literally everywhere!?
He has got to be one of the most recognisable people on the planet right?
Couldn't wait for this one and your reaction!!! He absolutely oozed sexiness!!! Like no other! He moved to the music. Everyone on the stage said they had to watch his every move. He controlled them with his body. 😍 Oh yeah, Total BANGER BANGER BANGER All DAY LONG! Gotta watch you watch him again. Lol 🥰
Elvis Presley is a legend. That's a fact 💯 He never be forgotten ❤️
The rehearsal of this song is also brilliant
The most explosive elvis live performance
After the 50's.
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Of course.
Of the 70s I mean.
It is so groovy
Seth can you imagine this man has been gone over 45 years ago and his music is still as exciting today as it was then ! That's why he's the king 👑 the one and only we will never see another elvis!😊❤
Elvis fire 🔥🔥🔥
YES !! You Could Definitely Say He's Peacocking !!!
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Vegas was a tough crowd.... It seemed to me that the people who came to the larger venues were much more excited and thrilled to just see him...and screamed his name when he was leaving the stage....talk about memories ❤❤
Hey Sister Susy Q 🌻💖😊
Hope you are well this afternoon (well 6 minutes to noon haha).
Just real quick: This performance is from the August 12, 1970 Midnight Show.
If you want the full playlist performance from this particular show, link here: th-cam.com/play/PLHFF336wAnIjI-O1zvERUtAlGZlXGfXfu.html&si=7iTgpsjNJBDyNh-N
Watch whenever of course & stay cool 😎 & hydrated Sister Susy Q ❤🎶🎸🎶❤
It's hot one today boy I'll ya for sure. 90 degrees Fahrenheit and cookin' 😉
@@sammy_the_uncool2702 Hi sister sammy🌻💕 thank you sooo much for the link to so many amazing performances...I enjoy it all so much. I am always happy to hear from you and read your info. I hope you are feeling great...I am not feeling very well but I will be fine. Seph is enjoying himself with these performances he is seeing for the first time...I never tire of seeing them regardless of how many times I've watched them...I definitely relate to his excitement seeing " the Elvis" up close and having fun doing what he loved ....making people happy.🤗💚💛🧡🩷
@@susyq810 Hey back Sister Susy Q 🌻💖 I am so very sorry you are not feeling well... Awww... Prayers 🙏 that you get better soon 💕
Yes I love seeing Elvis's performances no matter how many times I've seen them 😊
And best part: I get to experience Seth's first time reaction I have seen like I don't how many times I've seen before 😄
I am sorry that I did not respond sooner Sister Susy Q 🙏
I did not get a notification for whatever reason and popped back in to do a check in because I know that it is very rare indeed when you don't get back to me.
Lo and behold you did. The YT Gods must be be partying hard getting all kinds of 🎵Mess Of Blues🎵 on Ambrosia and Dionysus's 🍷😮
It is Friday after all and Gods or no when they party they get freakaayyyy
🎵Let's Have A Party🎵 🙌💃
Hi my sammy sister...feeling better...so now....time to "carry on"
with all the great channels that support our guy.. I hope you enjoy your weekend..sending love❤
@@susyq810 I'm 🎶So Glad🎶 that you are feeling better Sister Susy Q 🌻💖💕 Sending love 🎶straight from the heart🎶 to you 💗💜💕💕💕💕
One of my favorites...What an Entertainer, the greatest of All Times
Well Seph, in my opinion, you have just experienced ultimate Elvis, raw, beautiful and completely unpredictable! You are so right..he is peacocking for us. Crazy when considering how very humble he was but when the music is playing he becomes entirely possessed. Loved, loved, loved your reaction to it all!❤️
I can't wipe the smile off my face! ❤️💕😅🥰
Never lose that smile! What you smile the world smiles with you 😊
@@SephPlays Aww what a lovely thing to say. 🤗😊
Many didn’t cope with it Seth, girls went nuts, fainting, trying to touch him. A friend who saw him at the Florida Theater in the 50’s, “I was still too young in the 50’s”, so I asked Her what was it like when the judge made him stand still that time. She answered, I don’t know I was a screaming 13 year old. And that’s the way it was. No matter what the crowed would go nuts! His voice, his looks, his moves, his mannerisms didn’t matter if they got one or all of them they went nuts.
I don't know what you heard but Elvis was looking at the lyrics on that note. If People magazine had the sexist man alive when Elvis was around.. he should have had it every year... the man was just incredible.
Dayum....but EP's out-of-this-realm energy gets me every time. I'm supposed to be concentrating at work, but nah.... salivating and gyrating like a spazo 😭😂🤣. Lawd have mercy....love this 💯⚡❤️
Had to watch your reaction twice purely because I found it too hard to take my eyes off Elvis to look at you giving your reaction well done summed it up well Elvis is soooo sexy
This man commands your attention haha its hard to disobey the raw magnetism 😍
He is just plain yummy here! Oh my! He most certainly oozed sexiness!! In one of his personal nurses book she said they weighed his jumpsuit before and after his performance, after it was 8 pounds heavier with sweat! Just crazy! He was truly the best performer ever!
8 pounds 👀
@@SephPlays crazy eh? He gave his all!
Thats dedication that is!! Damn
@@SephPlays his nurse said they were all blown away! Definitely dedication!
😍😍 seen this concert more times than i can remember, but Wow! I still get excited and have hot sweats🥵 everytime i watch Elvis live on stage, he just had something about him that you can't explain, something ive never seen in any other performer, just incredible xx
I love when he andRandy Tuff get going! Every video he has from Vegas are top notch. Elvis was in his prime!
Love His goofiness ❤
Yes I think you've got it! Polk Salad Annie, gator got your granny. Sock a little, you know I need a mess of it.. Love it great performance, great reaction. Can't miss on the one
He's singing I need a meal missy, not mess.
Sock!! Hahaha makes a bit more sense then suck haha
Gator's got your Granny 👵 ❤️. You're right...he oozed sexuality but not in a vulgar way. Imagine being in his presence 😊
@trishf3576
I would probably faint.
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Hi Seph.... Loved your reaction. I've watched this vid a few hundred times. Great song, Elvis rocks it! You know then.. This man is very sexy, he has it all! 😍 A rank for sure and a quadruple Banger! Yay! 🥇🥇🥈🥉🥂
Its gonna take me awhile to catch up with the amount of times you've watched this "But I'll get there" haha
Ho SIGNORE se fossi nata un po prima in America e avessi avuto la possibilità di assistere a questo concerto sono certa che sarei morta per l emozione stupendo meravigliosamente sexy il piu grande intrattenitore di tutti i tempi il più bravo e più bello affascinante ti amo ELVIS ❤️ ❤️ per l eternità ❤️ ❤️
Polk Salad Annie, Gators got your granny!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤!❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥! Another Banger!!
gators got your granny... I think that might well be one of my favourite lines from all of Elvis haha
@@SephPlays I think it's very funny too!! Poor Granny! 🤣
Triple banger fantastic!
One of my all-time favorites. I've watched this close to a thousand times and still watch it. Great mix of funk, blues, rock. Elvis in top form. Love the moves. The rhythm. This is not a challenging song to sing, of course, but he gives it that swag like no one else. This is arguably the best version of the song; before he got bored and worn down in 1971 and beyond. Unfortunately, EP will never be this great again. Classic. Classic. Classic. Top 50 Elvis song.
@Polk_Salad_Annie I think Mark is a big fan of early Elvis and not so much of 70's Elvis (from what I can tell from previous posts). That's okay. Early Elvis was still Elvis, but singing a more ballady kind of music. There are just as many of my favorite Elvis songs from the 70's as there are from the 50's.
I think i might be in the same boat as JJ on this one. If you take a look at my Elvis List, a majority of his older songs 50's. Are in my lower ranks. Where a lot of his 60's and 1970 stuff is in the higher ranks.
Maybe once i hit 1977 i might do a second reaction to a few of his early recordings "Give them a second chance" especially the ones i ranked low on a first listening!
@Polk_Salad_Annie He was in much better shape physically and vocally in 1970. That's not debatable. I've seen all these Polk Salad Annie versions hundreds of times. I still consider this one the standard. The other 1970 versions are also excellent. The 1972 On Tour version is really good. The band is amazing. Elvis' vocal is marginal.
@@MarkRogersVOCFB It IS debatable, Mark. Some of my top favorite songs when his voice is more mature (and baritone) are from the 70's. A few of my very favorites are from 1976. I'm talking voice here, not physicality, which he certainly did lose most of. Not everyone feels the same about different periods of his music. Yes, he did do a lot less rock and roll and went more into country and ballads but that voice didn't waver until the very end and still it occasionally shown through flawlessly.
@@SephPlays I think you might uprate some of those oldies. There is more young rawness there and more energy. In fact, before he became well known everywhere he was even more energetic, but not much video of that. When he comes out of the Army, the voice is more polished and mature from all the voice practice he did while in the Army, with the help of Charlie Hodge. Unfortunately, he went right into the movies and did no more concerts for years, although the movies did yield some very good songs.
My Parents took Me and My Brothers in 1974 to see Elvis I was in 4th grade and I loved Him ever since.I also seen Him in 1976 1 yr before He died,,Love Your channel and Your reactions,,Good day to You
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Woweeeeee! There it is!!!! Elvis in his element, one with the music and rhythm. He was so excellent at the funky stuff, on top of being excellent at all the rest. Just what I needed, my feelings of blue has turned into pink! History on the channel continue, quadruple banger 2!
I was also having a blue blue day today, this cheered me up some.
@@robbansa So glad, Rob. Have a great weekend! And may I add, thank you for your always insightful, but sometimes funny/bad boy comments. It often makes me smile. :)
@@AnnemarieSwarts Thanks Anne-Marie, you just brightened my day even more. I was just listening to Roy Orbison singing Blue Blue Day, have you heard that hidden Gem?
@@robbansa No, I have not! I only know his most well-known songs. Definitely gonna check this one out now! ... Checked it out. Mirrors the feeling I had perfectly. Such a contrast - sad lyrics, but happy melody.
@@AnnemarieSwartsVery well said.👌
Wow great reaction Seph You put a big smile on my face Elvis was one of a kind Electrifying, Spectacular. outstanding . sexy No one can or could surpass him ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Brilliant reaction thank you 😁been waiting for the 70's
"Sock a little polk salad to me. You know I need a real mess of it."
We all spread our energy into the world. Every single one of us has its own specific Aura.
Elvis had something androgynous about him. That`s one of the reasons why both sexes are drawn to him. There`s a lot of femininity in his facial features, and yet not too many.
The same goes for his personality. He could be extremely tender and compassionate but also very tough and rough.
But there was so much more to him than that. His public image was also full of controversy, which made him very interesting to so many people.
Because he was so different, people could not make him quite out. At the beginning of his career, people read him differently. That was because he sent out so many different vibes.
Complex personalities have a tendency to do that. Whenever you think you finally got them, they surprise you with something new. And Elvis was such a complex individual. When you were sure he was going left, he turned right at light speed.
I find your reaction marvellous. It reaffirms why Austin Butler, as brilliant as his performance was, never could (nor could anybody else) revive the true essence of Elvis.
Elvis wasn`t just his good looks, his voice, his talent or his music.
Many people are beautiful, have brilliant voices, and are fabulous musicians. But that`s not enough to make an impact on multiple millions of people for so many decades.
To be timeless is a very rare and God-given gift.
THANK YOU for being such an honest and true reactor, and for educating people about Elvis and other great artists. ❤
(Younger) people deserve to know that there is far more beauty in the world than they believe and that knowing more makes your life richer, more livable and more lovable.
(Excuse my grammar!)
Greetings from sunny Slovenia🌞
Im actually realllllyyyy looking forward to watching that movie now! If i can I'll do a reaction to it here on the channel 😀
@@SephPlays
That would be awesome.🤗
Sock a little Polk Salad......the phrase "Sock it to Me" was a catch phrase in the late 60s and early 70s.
1969 no Rock acts played Vegas main showrooms.
Elvis was the first major rock star to play Vegas-Vegas crowds in this era wore fancy suits and nice dresses because they were usually much better off financially than most of us.The big Vegas stars before Elvis were Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr...all who brought in high roller gamblers to the casinos.
Elvis was the beginning of common people going to Vegas for big vacations.
Elvis was the first entertainer to actually turn a profit in the Showrooms.
Normally the showrooms and restaurants lost money but the Hotels made it up in the casinos.
Fantastic reaction brilliant love it ❤
OMG!! Elvis sexiness I’ve seen this god knows how many times but it still gives me goosebumps and butterflies. This just gives me the hot flashes and it’s not menopause 🤣🤣 TCB Seph ⚡️
Hahahaha 🤣
There's that note from Sweet Caroline
Ma Elvis è sensuale sempre...😊
"The gators got your granny"
He is sexy in almost a calculated way. But it is natural. You can tell he will move his body in a way to the music just feeling it, but it comes off sexy. It's just who he was❤😂
Sexiness oozed from him. He didn't have to try. I've met a few celebrities, saw a few others. None came close to him at all. He was a true enigma. Whatever it was, he just had it. No one can really explain. Yes, he was handsome. Many others are handsome, but just not the same. His voice is incomparable in its ability to make you feel the music in your soul.
@@jjbud3124 I absolutely agree. His voice. The way he carried himself. Kindness. And so much more just made him just stunning
It's crazy to think that at this time Végas really was the classy crooner types . Barbara . The rat pack . Wayne and Tom Jones shook it up à bit but Elvis took it to uncharted territory 😂
omg another quadruple 💣💣💣💣 loved this song since the first time I heard it on On Stage 70 album and of course seeing him perform it in TTWII I was just mesmerised - never fails to put me in a good mood I just love it - there is a version in Elvis on Tour from 1972 but for me it was far too rushed - Tony Joe White wrote and originally performed it but Elvis just made it his own, as he did with most cover songs - so glad you loved it ⭐💛⭐
Seph: This was written and made a big hit by Tony Joe White. His version is AMAZING! You must hear it. My family and I still eat Polk Salit (that’s the Southern pronunciation, not salad). When my family moved to Texas in the 1850s, they brought Polk Salit seeds with them. It didn’t grow wild in Texas like it did in the south where there is more water. We have it in our garden, to eat. Also, it is poisonous if you don’t cook it correctly. Truth
The more i read about this plant the less i want to actually try it 😅
lets gooo
Sock a little polk salad. Sock it to me was used on the show Laugh In and became a popular phrase. No denying he is the greatest of all time time!!
Nice reaction Seph.
Excellent reaction, Seph. I agree with everything you said. My 4 brothers all loved Elvis and felt the same way as my sisters, and mom did about his amazing charisma and natural sexiness. The best and most exciting performer ever!!❤❤❤
Damnnn you got 4 brothers!? So its 4 boys one girl right?
@@SephPlayshahaaa...4 boys and 3 girls!! We are all Elvis fans!!!❤❤❤
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Yes, poke, from the poisonous Pokeweed plant & actually spelled Polk Sallet; picked in the spring & cooked very well, it can be eaten. The "hut 2 3 4 was his funny way of referring to his days in the Army. Quick way to find lyrics, put "lyrics to ....." (name of song) into google & you'll have it right away.
The wonderful thing w-Elvis was that his sensualness was not 'put on.' It was what came from him naturally. Some people have to try to be sexy, or cool, but w-him it was that thing inside of him that he was born with that we all felt, male & female alike. There are some people who just have that "thing" about them -- it was also said about Marilyn -- you could feel her even when you didn't know she was there.
“Sock it to me “ was a popular saying in the late 60s and early 70s. He’s saying “ sock a little polk salad to me”.
It was made popular on Rowan & Martin's show "Laugh-In."
I just love Polk Salad Annie. It’s just fun to listen and to watch. The music is used in a movie called Ferarri versus Ford.
Another live banger from Elvis. “The gator’s got your granny.” 🐊
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Lol love you reaction.
****I cracked up when you said; what is it with thus man ??? It’s like he’s a peacock man” !!! “That’s true“.... never thought of it but that’s true...
****AND to explain the slang, a southern saying for yearning cooked greens like turnips, mustard, or collard greens was ; “sock a mess of those greens on my plate. And; “I sure need me a mess of greens”.
When leafy greens are cooked down they are really like a mess of greens on your plate. And sock a mess of them on my plate was like sock it to me...
They’d ask; “you want a mess of greens”, as not every one like cooked greens like the south does, so one would answer; “yes sock it to me”.
Told you happy stuff was coming soon. This one is HOT!
Actually, in the movie “Elvis: That’s The Way It Is,” he is worried about forgetting the lyrics to something, and I think it was that next verse to “Polk Salad Annie.” I may be wrong about that, but I seem to remember it that way. In an earlier song from this show, he pulled out that piece of paper from his belt to show one of his cohorts that yes, he still had the paper for the upcoming song. He said “Sock a little Polk salad to me.” There was a popular slang saying during that timeframe that said “Sock it to me.”
You are right about the little note, defo not from an audience member. Elvis gave it back to Charlie Hodge, so he could use it the next show
Sock not suck. Would want to suck a sock 😂
Tony Joe White original writer/performer. He was kinda known for his swamp-blues style. Elvis raised the energy quite a bit. He did two more of Tony's songs.... For Ol' Times Sake and Gotta Thing About You Baby
Make your own mind up about the note seth because in the film elvis that's the way it is there's a behind the scenes section wear elvis is talking to he group wear he says all I need to do is remember the words to polk salad Annie
Very interesting! This is the first time i have heard about this from the comments! Thank you for pointing this out to me!
2nd comment: Info on American Pokeweed, "the turnip plant" that is referenced in "Polk Salad Annie"- 1st source Wiki:
Phytolacca americana, also known as American pokeweed, pokeweed, poke sallet, pokeberry, dragonberries, pigeonberry weed, and inkberry, is a poisonous, herbaceous perennial plant in the pokeweed family Phytolaccaceae. This pokeweed grows 1 to 3 metres (4 to 10 ft). It has simple leaves on green to red or purplish stems and a large white taproot. The flowers are green to white, followed by berries which ripen through red to purple to almost black which are a food source for songbirds such as gray catbird, northern mockingbird, northern cardinal, and brown thrasher, as well as other birds and some small non-avian animals (i.e., for species that are unaffected by its mammalian toxins).
Pokeweed is native to eastern North America, the Midwest, and the South, with more scattered populations in the far West where it was introduced. It is also naturalized in parts of Europe and Asia. It is considered a pest species by farmers. Pokeweed is poisonous to humans, dogs, and livestock. In spring and early summer, shoots and leaves (not the root) are edible with proper cooking (hence the common name "poke sallet"), but later in the summer they become deadly, and the berries are also poisonous. It is used as an ornamental in horticulture, and it provokes interest for the variety of its natural products (toxins and other classes), for its ecological role, its historical role in traditional medicine, and for some utility in biomedical research (e.g., in studies of pokeweed mitogen). In the wild, it is easily found growing in pastures, recently cleared areas, and woodland openings, edge habitats such as along fencerows, and in wastelands.
The first word in its scientific name, Phytolacca americana, comes from the Greek words phyton (plant) and lacca-the scarlet dye secreted by the Kerria lacca scale insect. The second denotes this plant as native to America. The common name "poke" is derived from puccoon, pocan, or poughkone (from an Algonquin name for the plant). Its berries were once used to make ink, hence its other sometimes-used common name, inkberry.
2nd Source- A website on wild, edible plants here in America:
Pokeweed: How to Prepare “Poke Salad”
Pokeweed is a nutritional powerhouse, but be careful, it can also be toxic to humans if it’s not prepared correctly. This voluptuous weed is extremely high in vitamin A, and also has significant amounts of vitamin C, iron and calcium. Additionally, pokeweed contains a unique antiviral protein that may inhibit the growth of some herpes simplex viruses and even HIV!
Pokeweed is one of the first plants to sprout in the springtime. Because of that, its traditionally eaten to get people through the early spring, along with other “weeds” like chickweed and nettles. It also has lymphatic cleansing properties and helps the body with “spring cleaning. The best time to harvest pokeweed for food is before the plant reaches knee height (well before it flowers). When you weed your garden, pokeweed is one you might skip over, so you can enjoy its benefits.
The common name, poke, comes from a word for “blood” or “dye” in a language indigenous to North America (probably Powhatan or Virginia Algonquin). That’s because pokeweed’s bright berries can be used to make dye when they’re ripe.
Poke salad or poke sallet?
Pokeweed is always eaten cooked. In fact, raw poke can make you sick or even kill you. It’s especially dangerous for children and older folks. Even though that sounds scary, don’t worry; we’re going to walk you through how to render this tender plant into something safe and delicious.
The term “poke salad” is actually a misnomer. Even though that’s what a lot of people call the most common pokeweed dish, its true name is poke sallet or poke salat. That’s because poke has been eaten for so long by our European ancestors here in North America. The word sallet comes from an older form of English, and refers to something like a cooked salad. So, now you know: “poke salad” is actually poke sallet.
How to make poke sallet (poke “salad”)
Start two pots of water on the stove (covered), one the size to fit the poke that you have harvested, one at least 3 times this size
Coarsely chop poke shoots
When water has come to a boil in the small pot, and is close to or is boiling in the big pot, add poke to small pot. Stir, so that all poke is submerged
Cook for approximately 2 minutes, or until water returns to a boil
Place lid over small pot in such a way that it stops greens from escaping as you pour offwater, or use colander to drain water, then put greens back in small pot
Pour already boiling water from big pot over poke in small pot, cook for approximately 2 minutes, or until water returns to a boil
Repeat steps 4 and 5 one to three more times, depending on flavor preference, and tolerance of (and desire for) the lymphatic cleansing and poison ivy relieving effects of pokeweed
Optional: add salt and the traditional combo of bacon grease and molasses
After processing in such a manner, greens should still be bright green and appear vital. Enjoy!
And that's it for this comment!
*fingers crossed this goes through*
Well i can honestly say that im not interested in trying that.... Doesn't sound that appealing to me at alllllll 😅
@@SephPlays It's very involved. Too fussy. And also: Too stressful. If you get it wrong you just might end up unintentionally harming someone or worse.
You realize that women actually fainted during many of his concerts?
This is something that i dont doubt for a moment!
In this particular case, it is the lyrics. You can tell by the way he reads it, then goes into the verse.
Can you imagine they have rolls and rolls of film down miles in the ground and Baz Lurhmann said he would make a documentart or a movie with these reels. I just pray he will.🙏
It's supposed to happen. Both TTWII and Elvis On Tour footage. Complete concerts from the shows filmed for both movies. Just hours and hours of material for us Elvis geeks. May have to take out a second on the house to buy it though!
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OH MY FLIPPIN' GAWD! YOU REALLY DID THIS ONE! OH HOLY CANNOLI I HAD MY FINGERS AND TOES CROSSED AND BREATH HELD AND HOPE PILED ON HOPE THAT YOU WOULD!
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LAWD HAVE MERCY ABOVE THANK YOU SO MUCH SEPH!
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Okay yes. LOTS to unpack here. Well not 🎶Too Much🎶
So first: "Poll Salad Annie" was written and first recorded by Tony Joe White. He's actually talented in his own right.
But anyway Elvis sped the song up and added more a hard driving bass line to it.
I listened to Tony Joe White's version and watched two of his live versions.
Tony Joe White like I said is talented in his own right. He's really good.
But to me his version is lacking that "lightning spilling out of a bottle" effect.
I'm not putting down the guy not at all. It's hard to sing and play the harmonica at the same time. That is not easy.
But Elvis's version is harder, more active, has that "It" factor.
Also: This type of rock style you heard Seph is called "Swamp Rock". It's origins is in the Deep American South- Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, etc. Deep- Deep South. It has its own vibe and culture and history.
That's what some non- American foreigners don't really understand about America.
New England has its own history and culture and vibe.
Same with California and too the Pacific Northwest.
Alaska is different.
Hawaii is different.
And yet somehow we all make up this greater tapestry called America.
It's like Ireland may be part of the UK but it has its own history and culture. Wales same deal.
You guys make up the greater tapestry that the rest of the world just calls "British Culture".
But really that's ignoring that Scotland, Ireland, and Wales is not England. Different countries with different histories that intertwined due to geographical circumstances and socio- political dynamics.
Alright enough rambling!
This performance was during hit August 12, 1970 Midnight Show.
Yes the note made a third and final appearance here haha!
"Sock a little polk salad"- Translation: "Sock it to me"= "Give it to me".
Sock it to me became a popular saying but especially in musical verse in the latter half of the 1960's and the 1970's, particularly in American Soul music.
Aretha Franklin sang "sock it to me" in her recording of the song "Respect" (which she did not write; Otis Redding wrote it and first recorded it, and when he hears Aretha Franklin's version he famously said, "That little girl done took my song." Meaning he recognized it was not longer "his" song but hers. Aretha owned it and she still does).
Finally: Here is a link to another love 1970 Elvis in Las Vegas version of "Polk Salad Annie"- It's FABULOUS HIGHLY RECOMMEND 6:58 LONG: th-cam.com/video/dOmfOkbL6AQ/w-d-xo.html
Oh and before I forget: Tony Joe White was very pleasantly surprised that Elvis even knew who he was. He saw Elvis perform this song live and in not so many words he said it was an honor. He was floored in a very good way.
Okay more info will be in a separate comment 😀👍
TCB ⚡ & TLC ❤ & peace ✌& blessings 🙏 to you & yours & to one & all here as well 💕
hey sammy, thanks for explaining that american language (sock it to me). I also like tony joe whites version, and some of his music. hey is cool too. Do you know this funny version ? th-cam.com/video/KyasBgbNc2I/w-d-xo.html
Great different longer version of Polk. I could watch this guy all day long.
@@robbansa Right? If Elvis is an addiction then boy don't you dare set me up with an intervention... Lead me not to temptation I can find it myself... And boy did I 😄
Yes terrific alternate live version I love both 🎸⚡🎤❤🎸
Okk!! This is interesting! So POLL salad Annie!?? Is that a typo? Because wouldn't that essentially change the song MASSIVELY!?? It opens up soooo many more questions haha
And im going to have to listen to the original of this song at some point. I might do a mini series of reactions to all of Elvis's biggest hits BUT sung by the original singers. Copyright permitting of course 😅
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@@SephPlays Aw, hell... Laws have mercy these typos man they're gonna make roll my eyes and grit my teeth...
Yes, it's a typo. Grrrr 😤
SO annoying.
Thank you Seph! Always appreciate you! Gold stars to you as well 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
A mini Elvis spin off series here on your channel 👀🙊🐒
I'm down 😀👍
There was a U.S. President named James K. Polk! That's how you pronounce it! Thanks Seph Plays!
He was saying Sock a little, not suck a little. It was a term that was popular back then for a few years. People would say sock it to me.
Here is the outtake of this song: th-cam.com/video/lyZDzXHkI90/w-d-xo.html It was recorded around the same time in august 1970. RCA have recorded a lot of his shows during summer of 1970.
polk sally annie lol
"He's not human anymore" comes to mind, this is a top notch performance. An eeeasy S rank song for me. The way he moves and feels the music through every pore of his body is just something really special to behold. The song was written a performed by Tony Joe White initially he was known for his "Swamp Rock music" Yes it's "gator got your granny". It's a note with the lyrics he's reading, ha had a hard time remembering that part. Why would he bring up a note from his belt and stop singing to read a note from someone in the audience, doesn't make any sense at all. He's a funny guy that does what he wants in the spur of the moment, but he's also a professional artist that doesn't interrupt a groovy song like that to read a telephone number, he could have read those notes anytime, not during a song. Many Elvis fans make up excuses in their mind for his faults. The guy is human not a God and humans aren't perfect even if he came close. He also forgot the lyrics to a song in the comeback special (spoiler alert Seph hasn't watched that yet).
I think him forgetting the lyrics is so adorable, he never tried to hide it, he was so relaxed and down to earth about it all, one of the many reasons I Adore him so much ❤
@@mandyheath1793 You just can't dislike the guy, everything he does turn to pure magic. I sometimes wonder how the Elvis haters see him, that to me is mind boggling.🤔
@@robbansa I know, how is there possibly anything to hate about Elvis, it can only be down to jealousy xx
@@mandyheath1793 You know I saw here in the comments a few weeks back a guy calling Elvis weird, I wonder what he knew that I didn't.🤔
Okay so this is just a very super duper friendly FYI 😊 I mean no harm, promise 😀🙏.
The note was from a lady fan.
Before Elvis performed "Sweet Caroline" Elvis talked/ bantered a bit before launching into "Love Me Tender" during which Elvis went around kissing ladies.
Link here for that particular Elvis Talking/ "Love Me Tender": th-cam.com/video/A2vj3j03jpw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=RN5UeE714hmag0fF
At around the 3:00 minute mark you will see one of the ladies Elvis is close to hand him a note which he tucks into his belt.
During "Sweet Caroline" Elvis took the note out to show the lady that he still had it.
Then during the performance of "Polk Salad Annie" Elvis read her note before handing it off to Charlie Hodge.
All of the above mentioned performances are from the August 12, 1970 Midnight Show in Las Vegas at the International Hotel in the Main Showroom.
Again just a very friendly FYI ⚡❤🎶🎸🎶😎👍
3rd comment: Tony Joe White Songwriter Info- source Wiki- read below:
Tony Joe White (July 23, 1943 - October 24, 2018), nicknamed the Swamp Fox, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his 1969 hit "Polk Salad Annie" and for "Rainy Night in Georgia", which he wrote but which was first made popular by Brook Benton in 1970. He also wrote "Steamy Windows" and "Undercover Agent for the Blues", both hits for Tina Turner in 1989; those two songs came by way of Turner's producer at the time, Mark Knopfler, who was a friend of White. "Polk Salad Annie" was also recorded by Joe Dassin, Elvis Presley, Joe Bonamassa and Tom Jones.
Tony Joe White was the youngest of seven children who grew up on a cotton farm near Oak Grove, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States. His song "Old Man Willis" takes place in West Carroll Parish. He first began performing music at school dances, and after graduating from high school he performed in night clubs in Texas and Louisiana.
1960s-1970s
In 1967, White signed with Monument Records, which operated from a recording studio in the Nashville suburb of Hendersonville, Tennessee, and produced a variety of sounds, including rock and roll, country and western, and rhythm and blues. Billy Swan was his producer on his first three albums.
Over the next three years, White released four singles with no commercial success in the U.S., although "Soul Francisco" was a hit in France. "Polk Salad Annie" had been released for nine months and written off as a failure by his record label when it finally entered the U.S. charts in July 1969. It climbed to the Top Ten by early August and eventually reached No. 8, becoming White's biggest hit.
White's first album, 1969's Black and White, was recorded with Muscle Shoals/Nashville musicians David Briggs, Norbert Putnam, and Jerry Carrigan, and featured "Willie and Laura Mae Jones" and "Polk Salad Annie", along with Jimmy Webb's "Wichita Lineman". "Willie and Laura Mae Jones" was covered by Dusty Springfield and released as a single, later added to reissues of her 1969 album Dusty in Memphis.
Three more singles quickly followed, all minor hits, and White toured with Steppenwolf, Anne Murray, Sly & the Family Stone, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Carpenters and other major rock acts of the 1970s, playing in France, Germany, Belgium, Sweden and England.
In 1973, White appeared in the film Catch My Soul, a rock-opera adaption of Shakespeare's Othello. White played and sang four songs and composed seven for the musical.
In late September 1973, White was recruited by record producer Huey Meaux to sit in on the Memphis sessions that became Jerry Lee Lewis's Southern Roots: Back Home to Memphis album. These sessions were a three-day, around-the-clock party, which not only reunited the original MGs (Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn and Al Jackson, Jr. of Booker T. and the MGs fame) for the first time in three years, but also featured Carl Perkins, Mark Lindsay (of Paul Revere & the Raiders), and Wayne Jackson plus The Memphis Horns.
1980s
From 1976 to 1983, White released three more albums, all on different labels. Trying to combine his own swamp-rock sound with the popular disco music at the time, the results were not successful and White gave up his career as a singer and concentrated on writing songs. During this time frame, he collaborated with American expat Joe Dassin on his only English-language album, Home Made Ice Cream, and its French-language counterpart, Blue Country.
1990s comeback
In 1989, White produced one non-single track on Tina Turner's Foreign Affair album, the rest of the album being produced by Dan Hartman. Playing a variety of instruments on the album, he also wrote four songs, including the title song and the hit single "Steamy Windows". As a result of this he became managed by Roger Davies, who was Turner's manager at the time, and he obtained a new contract with Polydor.
The resulting album, 1991's Closer to the Truth, was a commercial success and put White back in the spotlight. He released two more albums for Polydor: The Path of a Decent Groove and Lake Placid Blues, which was co-produced by Roger Davies.
In the 1990s, White toured Germany and France with Joe Cocker and Eric Clapton, and in 1992 he played the Montreux Festival. During the late 1990s, White also toured with Waylon Jennings.
In 1996, Tina Turner released the song "On Silent Wings" written by White.
2000s
In 2000, Hip-O Records released One Hot July in the U.S., giving White his first new major-label domestic release in 17 years. The critically acclaimed The Beginning appeared on Swamp Records in 2001, followed by Heroines, featuring several duets with female vocalists including Jessi Colter, Shelby Lynne, Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams, and Michelle White, on Sanctuary in 2004, and a live Austin City Limits concert, Live from Austin, TX, on New West Records in 2006. In 2004, White was the featured guest artist in an episode of the Legends Rock TV Show and Concert Series, produced by Megabien Entertainment.
In 2007, White released another live recording, Take Home the Swamp, as well as the compilation Introduction to Tony Joe White. Elkie Brooks recorded one of White's songs, "Out of The Rain", on her 2005 Electric Lady album. On July 14, 2006, in Magny-Cours, France, White performed as a warm-up act for Roger Waters' The Dark Side of the Moon concert. White's album, entitled Uncovered, was released in September 2006 and featured collaborations with Mark Knopfler, Michael McDonald, Eric Clapton, and J.J. Cale.
The song "Elements and Things" from the 1969 album ...Continued features prominently during the horse-racing scenes in the 2012 HBO television series "Luck".
In 2013, White signed to Yep Roc Records and released Hoodoo. Mother Jones called the album "Steamy, Irresistible" and No Depression noted Tony Joe White is "the real king of the swamp". He also made his Live...with Jools Holland debut in London, playing songs from Hoodoo.
On October 15, 2014, White appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman alongside the Foo Fighters to perform "Polk Salad Annie". Pointing to White, Letterman told his TV audience, "Holy cow! ... If I was this guy, you could all kiss my ass. And I mean that."
In May 2016, Tony Joe White released Rain Crow on Yep Roc Records. The lead track "Hoochie Woman" was co-written with his wife, Leann. The track "Conjure Child" is a follow-up to an earlier song, "Conjure Woman".
The album Bad Mouthin' was released in September 2018 again on Yep Roc Records. The album contains six self-penned songs and five blues standards written by, amongst others, Charley Patton and John Lee Hooker. On the album White also performs a cover of the Elvis Presley song "Heartbreak Hotel". White plays acoustic and electric guitar on the album which was produced by his son Jody White and it has a signature Tony Joe White laidback sound.
The posthumous album Smoke from the Chimney was released May 7, 2021, on Easy Eye Sound. The album features nine vocal and guitar demo recordings of White, fully realized and arranged by producer Dan Auerbach. The tracks feature many top Nashville session players, including drummer Gene Chrisman, keyboardist Bobby Wood, bassist Dave Roe, guitarist Marcus King, and others.
Death
White died of a heart attack on October 24, 2018, at the age of 75. "He wasn't ill at all. He just had a heart attack...there was no pain or suffering", said his son, Jody White. He died at his home in Leiper's Fork, Tennessee.
For anyone interested here is the link to read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Joe_White
Swamp fox. Not the greatest nickname in the world. But to be fair ive heard worse!
@@SephPlays Well he did grow up in a Louisiana Parish (which means he grew up on an island within the water borders of Louisiana State. And the wetlands of Louisiana are ALL swamp. Very rich micro- system. But from what I have heard it's kinda like Florida- most of the wildlife there it seems wants to end you. If the swampy humidity or the hurricanes don't do that first.)
Elvis is no naturaly good❤
The little note is defo not a love note from a fan in the audience(A lot of stories are made up by people these days, doesn't mean it is true), but a reminder of the lyrics. And he says gator got your Granny, and he is singing polk, not poke, but poke Salad or Polk is a poisonous plant eaten by poor people in the south. At the end he is singing Sock not suck) a little Polk Salad, you know I need a meal missy. And the Truck patch is southern slang for a makeshift garden to grow vegetables in, not an actual truck. Please .. check out the original by Tony Joe White. It's worth checking out, even tho Elvis owns the song and outdid TJW with his original.
@freddysnip6257
Did the man who knew the scripts of whole movies in Hollywood really need a note in 1970 to remind him of some simple lines in a simple song?
I`m not saying you`re wrong. It just doesn`t sound plausible for 1970.
Seph if you want to see Elvis interact with people you must see: Elvis Presley - "Love Me Tender" (Live 1970)
Best version th-cam.com/video/BeTurYZuY4A/w-d-xo.html
This version annoys me a bit because they edited out about a minute of him free styling in the middle. Still good though!
Oh and it’s “sock a little Polk salad”
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! Sock not suck haha
Polk Salad Annie
If some of ya'll never been down south too much
Some y'all never been down south
I'm gonna tell you a little story so's you'll understand what I'm talkin' about
Down there we have a plant that grows out in the woods, and the fields
And it looks somethin' like a turnip green
Everybody calls it polk salad
Now that's polk salad
Used to know a girl lived down there and she'd go out in the evenings and
Pick her a mess of it
Carry it home and cook it for supper
Because that's about all they had to eat
But they did all right
Down in Louisiana, where the alligators grow so mean
Lived a girl, that I swear to the world
Made the alligators look tame
Polk salad Annie, gators got your granny
Everybody said it was a shame
Because her momma was a workin' on the chain gang
A mean vicious woman
Everyday before supper time, she'd go down by the truck patch
And pick her a mess of polk salad, and carry it home in a tow sack
Polk salad Annie, the gators got your granny
Everybody says it was a shame
Because her momma was a workin' on the chain gang
A wretched, spiteful, straight-razor totin' woman
Lord have Mercy, pick a mess of it
Sock a little polk salad to me
Her daddy was lazy and no-count, claimed he had a bad back
All her brothers were fit for
Was stealin' watermelons out of my truck patch
Polk salad Annie, the gators got your granny
Everybody said it was a shame
Because her momma was a workin' on the chain gang
Yeah, sock a little polk salad to me, you know I need me a mess of it
Sock a little
Sock a little polk salad to me, you know I need a real mess of it (chick-a-boom)
Sock a little polk salad, you know I need a real (chick-a-boom)
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Can you please react to Michael's song named Heartbreaker? It's a Dubstep song that Michael made for his 2001 album called Invincible. The song is atleast 10 years ahead of its time cuz people didn't understand dubstep in 2001 until DJ's like Skrillex and Avicii came in 2010-2011.
I can't understand why you make a MJ request here on a Presley video as opposed to making it on one of Seph's many MJ reactions as it will no doubt get lost here with all the accolades about EP.
I'm reacting to MJ in chronological order. So i will get there 😊
@@SephPlays Oh alright that's great to hear! Thank you for answering my question.
This is not a performance you will see done by anyone, No Beatles or Michael Jackson or Frank Sinatra could do that ,although it would look funny to see Frank Sinatra having a go at it Ha.
Great mention of Sinatra. You're being nice by saying "funny" -- ridiculous may be more like it.
I'd pay good money to see Frank do this. RIP Frank!
You English have a special accent
"And he's so sexy! Man, this man is sexy, man! This is coming from a guy! I'm a guy! And I can say for certain, this is sexy, man! There's something about it... He oozes sexiness, this man! It's just oozing out of him!" (6:46) Sweet, Jesus!
And then at the end of the tune when you start to mimic Elvis' frenzied moves. (8:45) Oh, man. I only wish that Elvis had drawn that ending out longer!
"I tell you what he's like, right. He's going around. He's like a flippin peacock, man! With the feathers. He's going around and he's like showing everybody what he's got. He's showing all the women. It's like he's parading himself. That is it. That's what makes it sexual. You can feel the like sexual ooziness and tension. He oozes it! It's coming from him like radiation! Like you get radiation poisoning! You get Elvis poisoning! I'd be bloody melted! I'd be on the floor! I'd be all melting! Especially if I was a women, I be even more melting! I don't know how people cope with it, man. It's a funny song. But it's like the way that he does it. It's just sexy, man! Damn, I'm a guy and I'm feeling like this! "(9:17)
I don't think I will ever tire of the titillation of watching you lose your sh*t at the sight of Elvis' magnetic beauty and sexiness.
I don't think I'll ever stop losing it either. He's like a force of nature. You either run away screaming or you stand and watch then probably get sucked in 👀
The gators got your granny
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Gator got your granny.
Personally I find this song pure filth! His delivery of it, the double entendre.
He tells you a little story about the turnip green at the beginning. Annie's mum is in prison, her dad and brothers are useless and she basically brings in the money and food... by suck a little polk salad, her watermelons on his truck? The deep throat mic... totally tongue in cheek. But not many people pick up on it. Usually I watch Americans reacting to this but you're the first Brit and you're seeing it my way.
Utterly filthy, I love his shaking and grooving to the beat, the backing vocals. Pure sass!
He was on fire 🔥
I'm sorry Seph. Love you and your channel. I am a full-on supporter, but your "A" rank is about 15% correct.
Geez >.> what would you take off my A rank?
So he is singing about a vegetable that looks like a turnip green
I get it now haha
I'm laughing listening to you try to say it with your accent.. It's a USA southern kinda thing.. Polk Salad.. you can't get it.. lol . Gottta have a southern thang going on .
Gator got your granny
Gators got your granny.