The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena)
Jan & Dean
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It's the little old lady from Pasadena The little old lady from Pasadena (Go granny, go granny, go granny, go) Has a pretty little flowerbed of white gardenias (Go granny, go granny, go granny, go) But parked in a rickety old garage There's a brand new shiny super-stocked Dodge And everybody's sayin' that there's nobody meaner than The little old lady from Pasadena She drives real fast and she drives real hard She's the terror of Colorado boulevard It's the little old lady from Pasadena If you see her on the strip, don't try to choose her (Go granny, go granny, go granny, go) You might drive a go-er, but you'll never lose her (Go granny, go granny, go granny, go) Well, she's gonna get a ticket now, sooner or later 'Cause she can't keep her foot off the accelerator And everybody's sayin' that there's nobody meaner than The Little Old Lady From Pasadena She drives real fast and she drives real hard She's the terror of Colorado Boulevard It's the little old lady from Pasadena You can catch her all the time, just gettin' her kicks now (Go granny, go granny, go granny, go) With her four speed stick and a four-two-six now (Go granny, go granny, go granny, go) The guys come to race her from miles around But she'll give 'em a length, then she'll shut 'em down And everybody's sayin' that there's nobody meaner than The little old lady from Pasadena She drives real fast and she drives real hard She's the terror of Colorado boulevard It's the little old lady from Pasadena Go granny, go granny, go granny, go (come on granny, go) Go granny, go granny, go granny, go (come on granny, go) Go granny, go granny, go granny, go (come on granny, go) Go granny, go granny, go granny, go (come on granny, go) Go granny, go granny, go granny, go (come on granny, go) Go granny, go granny, go granny, go (come on granny, go) Go granny, go granny, go granny, go (come on granny, go) Go granny, go granny, go granny, go (come on granny, go) Go granny, go granny, go granny, go (come on granny, go) Go granny, go granny, go granny, go (come on granny, go)
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Written by: Donald J. Altfeld, Roger Val Christian
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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12 facts about this song
Song Origin"The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena)" is originally by Jan & Dean, a popular rock duo, and not the Beach Boys, even though it's sometimes mistakenly attributed to the latter due to their similar sound and style.
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Chart PerformanceReleased in 1964, the song was a significant hit for Jan & Dean, reaching no.3 on the Billboard Pop chart.
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Albums"The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena)" was featured on Jan & Dean's album "Drag City," which was released in November 1963.
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Song ThemeThe song's lyrics tell a humorous story about a “little old lady” who drives a Super Stock Dodge muscle car and races around the streets of Pasadena, California.
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Cultural ImpactThe song was so popular in Los Angeles that the title character became a local folklore in the region. In fact, a real-life woman was often mistaken as being the inspiration for the song, despite it not being the case.
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Live PerformanceThe Beach Boys did include "The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena)" in their live show sets and it featured on their 1964 live album "Beach Boys Concert," but it was a cover of the Jan & Dean song, not an original Beach Boys track.
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SongwritersThe song was actually penned by Don Altfeld, Jan Berry, and Roger Christian.
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Television FeatureThe song was performed by Jan & Dean on the T.A.M.I. Show, which was then a popular and influential concert film released in 1964.
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LegacyIn 2009, the song was alluded to in an episode of Mad Men, reiterating the song's impact and prominence during the '60s.
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AdvertisementIn the 2000s, the song was revived for a series of TV commercials for the Honda Odyssey Mini Van, with the lyrics changed to represent a "hip grandma" who drives a fast minivan and surprises the youngsters.
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Cover VersionsThe song has been covered by several artists including The Matys Brothers and Homer and Jethro. The sports band John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band also did a version in their album, "From the Crow's Nest."
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Music VideoDespite being a hit, the song never had an official music video due to the era it was released in; music videos weren't a common phenomenon until the '80s.
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