Polka Pick 2

A combination of old and new polkas. This pick is part two of the Polka compilations. Polka Pick Part 1 is here. This time a few more of Brave Combo, another Weird Al and the Polkaholics. You'll notice some pretty out there covers of the Doors and Pink Floyd, polka style. Some country polka and a few polkas from some soundtracks. I added Dean Martin and a few other older tracks to balance out the new ones. Not sure why, but none of them resonate with my mother-in-law as much as the Pennsylvania Polka does (which is on part 1,) but they're all pretty decent and get your foot tapping. Watch your step! I've been looking for a Brush Your Teeth polka. Do you know of one?

Polka Pick 2

29 Lords - Good Time Music

30 Dean Martin - The Sailor's Polka

31 The Casuals - Ice Cubes in Beer

32 James Last - Budweiser Polka

33 Six Fat Dutchmen - Jenny Lind Polka

34 Myron Floren - Accordion Man Polka

35 Fritz's Polka Band - Grandparent's Polka

36 The Polka Floyd Show - See Emily Play

37 Whoopee John - Ping Pong Polka

38 Rex Allen - Dude Ranch Polka

39 Richie Yurkovich Band - My Wife Is Happy Polka

40 Henry Mancini - Bier Fest Polka

41 The Wurzels - I Am A Cider Drinker

42 Balkan Beat Box - Bulgarian Chicks

43 Dirty Polka Band - The Dirty Polka

44 Buck Owens - Buck's Polka

45 Ebb Pilling & His Ozark Squirrel Shooters - Ozark Polka

46 John Kander & Fred Ebb - New York, New York (Polka Version)

47 Henry Mancini - Pie-In-The-Face Polka

48 Patti Page - Milwaukee Polka

49 Brave Combo - Potato Chips Polka

50 Brave Combo - Hosa Dyna

50 The Pogues - The Kerry Polka

51 kd Lang & The Reclines - Watch Your Step Polka

52 Weird Al Yankovic - Now That's What I Call Polka!

53 Brave Combo - People Are Strange

54 Gaelic Storm - John Ryan's Polka

55 Bowling For Soup featuring Brave Combo - Belgium Polka

56 The Polkaholics - Beer (Breakfast of Champions)

57 They Might Be Giants - The Famous Polka

58 The Toons - Punk Polka

Polka Pick

How come I'm posting Polka the day after a Punk Primer? Good question. It goes back to my childhood and to my wife. You see I married a Polack (second generation, but 100% Polish descent). Her family grew up dancing Polkas. Not me. We grew up with Polack jokes (to be fair, we also grew up with jokes  based on every kind of racial, national combination you can think of, including Dutch and especially Belgian.) My dad was like Rex Harrison in My Fair Lady. He treated everyone the same - including himself. So ballroom dancing in my house. No polkas. But I married into this family, so being the music guy I am, started with the only polkas I knew (Weird Al) and began from there to check it out. Found some good traditional polkas and some more contemporary ones. Here are the favorites in this Polka Pick. Click on the accordion and go to jail. BTW the most punk thing you can do today is listen to Polka loud and in public!

Polka Pick

01 Brave Combo - Take Me Out to the Ballgame (Polka)

02 Bob Crosby - Hop Scotch Polka

03 The Casuals An American Polka Band - Grab Your Balls We're Goin' Bowling

04 The Babe Wagner Band - Doghouse Polka

05 Big Daddy Lackowski and the La De Das - Automobile Polka

06 The Babe Wagner Band - On Your Toes

07 Big Daddy Lackowski and the La De Das - Ukrania Polka

08 Walter Ostanek & His Band - Who Stole the Keeshka Polka

09 Big Daddy Lackowski and the La De Das - Jersey Jet Polka

10 Jimmy Dorsey - Julida Polka

11 Frankie Yankovic - Licorice Stick Polka

12 Jimmy Dorsey - Clarinet Polka

13 Walt Solek - Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay

14 Frankie Yankovic - Pennsylvania Polka

15 Bobby Vinton - Beer Barrel Polka

16 Jimmy Dorsey - Helena Polka

17 Mom & Dads - Liechtensteiner Polka

18 Frankie Yankovic - Just Because

19 Lynnmarie - No Beer Today

20 Frankie Yankovic - Too Fat Polka

21 Frankie Yankovic - I'm Gonna Get A Dummy

22 Walter Legawiec & His Polka Kings - Let's Get Married Polka

23 Frankie Yankovic - Hoop De Doo

24 Bobby Vinton - That's Amore

25 Walt Solek - Krakowiak

26 Clean Living - In Heaven There Is No Beer

27 Weird Al Yankovic - Polkamon

28 Weird Al Yankovic - Polkas On 45