Having fun with Elvis - Polk a Little Sock Salad and more subversive stuff

[ForrestGump]

Ms jus_the_facts brought up Elvis' "Polk Salad Annie" and I sent her one of my favorite 'silly' versions of the song, basically Elvis totally messing around with it in an unreleased rehearsal from August 10, 1970 (he opened that night on his third Vegas season, the one documented in the film Elvis - That's The Way It Is). I thought maybe some y'all would enjoy it, too, as sort of an offbeat tribute to Elvis' birthday. I like the unsanitized Elvis -- he was a cool guy and he had a lot of fun while making music.

Polk Salad Annie
http://s25.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2JSTPGZAZ4F870WQI3J28WVF1O

Here're a few more bits recorded during unreleased rehearsals from July of 1970, with Elvis just blowing off steam by having fun:

Heart Of Rome (Elvis changes the words a tad, especially regarding what he's going to put in the fountains of Rome)
http://s42.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3U2WK2HZ22H8N3SAS2G1VUUMR4

Memories (follows on from "Heart Of Rome" -- Elvis shows off his skills at animal sounds as well as throwing the real lyrics out the window...I love this one)
http://s42.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0UBFYSYYRAKBF2AFLIO6Y807G2

Stranger In My Own Home Town (caution -- X-rated lyrics on an Elvis-improvised verse and elsewhere...I mean, like way worse than either of the two above...not for the sensitive! :D )
http://s42.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2BTYE3GP9ISSN0VKWLJK0QA9E0

Don't Cry, Daddy
http://s42.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1BSOUPKD0ET0D1AEWYV9MEVBOR

Alla En El Rancho Grande (Elvis loved ranchero music -- part of this random jam was officially released a few years ago)
http://s42.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3OO7Y5491CJ1H03S29GNOKGN9H

Froggy Went A Courtin' (part of this jam was also officially released a few years ago)
http://s42.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=215TEZM15VR9U0RQYOL9ODMHH4

Hey, Jude
http://s42.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2C9RM35B1AF2H33YW6WLFR3QFI

America/Hava Nagila
http://s42.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2P29JQ73FKH7F37TK0VFRUQBR1

Quick flashback to 1966 for unreleased alternate takes of the blues "Down In The Alley," recorded during a gospel session (Elvis cracks up, and everyone else soon follows)
http://s42.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0ZQJDH1S2I10W2IF1WN860789T

From the same year, unreleased takes of a silly soundtrack song ("Beach Shack"...catchy and one I kinda like despite myself) with Elvis' infectious laugh pervading
http://s42.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=186PXI5W1M3FO18DUSPSG0HRWS

And then to 1968 for a take of "US Male" destined to be forever unreleased (another naughty word -- one of my favorite bits is in a later take, when Elvis includes with the spoken threats at the end of the song "I'll knock your d*** stiff, man.")
http://s42.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1P4XCS6342RJ530JPHD3AZZ3WG

Finally, Elvis demonstrates his love of poetry with "Ode To A Robin" (taped, I think, at the home of his girlfriend's parents in late '73 or early '74...includes an expletive)
http://s50.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2D1Q1KNAZN6ZB0WMOMQJXQ7VHG