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[[File:Too fat polka.jpg|thumbnail|right|260px|[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUvJPdHqYYiGmKazBZ0wOC8QXLtjYssFv "Oh, I don't want her you can have her. She's too fat for me."]]] | [[File:Too fat polka.jpg|thumbnail|right|260px|[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUvJPdHqYYiGmKazBZ0wOC8QXLtjYssFv "Oh, I don't want her you can have her. She's too fat for me."]]] | ||
'''Too Fat Polka''' is [[polka]] song written by Ross MacLean and Arthur Richardson popularized by Arthur Godfrey. The song reached number two in the US charts. The best-selling record was Godfrey's most popular record and it sold over a million copies.<ref>Murrells, Joseph (1978). [https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/38/mode/2up The Book of Golden Discs] (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 39. ISBN 0-214-20512-6</ref> | '''Too Fat Polka''' is [[polka]] song written by Ross MacLean and Arthur Richardson popularized by Arthur Godfrey. The song reached number two in the US charts. The best-selling record was Godfrey's most popular record and it sold over a million copies.<ref>Murrells, Joseph (1978). [https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/38/mode/2up The Book of Golden Discs] (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 39. ISBN 0-214-20512-6</ref> | ||
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| + | Frankie Yankovic and Bobby Vinton also popularized the song Too Fat Polka.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt82EDwvTtI&list=PLUvJPdHqYYiGmKazBZ0wOC8QXLtjYssFv&index=11 Frankie Yankovic: Too Fat Polka]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoIzBQXWkJg&list=PLUvJPdHqYYiGmKazBZ0wOC8QXLtjYssFv&index=7 Bobby Vinton -Too Fat Polka]</ref> The Andrews Sisters also created a version of the song which was adapted to a women's point of view. | ||
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Revision as of 14:34, June 1, 2024
Too Fat Polka is polka song written by Ross MacLean and Arthur Richardson popularized by Arthur Godfrey. The song reached number two in the US charts. The best-selling record was Godfrey's most popular record and it sold over a million copies.[1]
Frankie Yankovic and Bobby Vinton also popularized the song Too Fat Polka.[2][3] The Andrews Sisters also created a version of the song which was adapted to a women's point of view.
External links
- Too Fat Polka lyrics
- ‘Too Fat Polka’, and other politically incorrect songs of the 1940s, The Spectator, 2013
Video/audio recordings:
References
- ↑ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 39. ISBN 0-214-20512-6
- ↑ Frankie Yankovic: Too Fat Polka
- ↑ Bobby Vinton -Too Fat Polka