Beach Boys-(The little Old Lady From Pasadena)

[TheOtherBill]

This is the original Jan & Dean version. Look at bertverwoerd's channel for the BB version, it's quite obviously different.

[jennettefan41]

the original was by jan and dean. then the beach boys preformed it and put it in thir album Beach boys Concert.

[kathryndeleonable]

Anyone who grew up with the Beach Boys and Jan and Dean will know that this is Jan and Dean, not the Beach Boys.

[Johnk662561]

Gawd...no wonder the angels weep. Look foks...it's VERY simple...Google it, look at the label from the original 45 or look up the lyrics. This song was not written, arranged by, nor did it feature Brian Wilson or ANY of the Beach Boys. The song was written by Jan Berry and Don Altfeld. Phil Sloan and Steve Barri sang the backgrounds along with Jan & Dean with Jan overdubbing his lead vocal. On the "Concert" LP the Beach Boys DID do a COVER of it but THIS is the ORIGINAL version by Jan & Dean.

[Johnk662561]

I posted a response video. LISTEN to the music with the background vocals and then the background vocals by themselves and you'll be able to tell that NONE of the BB's sang on this tune. The high falsetto was handled by Phil "Flip" Sloan later of the Fantastic Baggys. He and Steve Barri were J&D's background singers (along with The Honeys and occasionally Jill Gibson) from "Little Old Lady" right on up to Jan's accident in 1966.

[BlackRockQuinn9]

@Johnk662561

I called Granny, She said Dean convinced Jan to do it.

[Johnk662561]

This is the original J&D version from 1964 with Phil Sloan and Steve Barri handling the backgrounds. The only ONLY version of this the BB's did of this was on their "Concert" live album from 1964.

[tubefluid]

So, who's going to win in the BB vs J&D debate?  :p

[beach37554]

Jan and Dean are singing lead on this and you can hear the Beach Boys harmonies in the background. They collaberated on this song.

[Eddini]

@beach37554 Yes you can definately hear Brian's high pitched falsetto.

[LittleRascalsFan]

@beach37554

Yes, I think you're right. Jan and Dean with BB in the background.

[rockinrobintweets]

To be honest I LIKE The Beach Boys but I LOVE Jan and Dean. And Jan and Dean OWN The Little Old Lady, hands down.

[johnapril320]

Defiantly Beach Boy's version.......My Dad is laughing at all the people who think its not, he was at 4 shows when they sang it. sorry guys....

[doublej118]

The Beach Boys did background vocals for Jan & Dean. They were friends.

[FreshFFFish]

Jan & Dean...Original...Might have been on the BB and J&D greatest hits CD...And Yes we all know that the BB (or some of them ) backed vocals on many Jan & Dean studio recordings...Ripple Red rules lol

[virginia177612]

This is Jan & Dean guys---hands down

[rgarcia77]

This was a Jan and Dean hit in 1964, but the song was performed live by the Beach Boys at Sacramento Municipal Auditorium on August 1st 1964 for inclusion on their No.1 album Beach Boys Concert. The Beach Boys, and particularly Brian Wilson, who co-wrote several of Jan & Dean's biggest surf hits, had supported Jan & Dean in the recording studio to initiate them in the surf music genre. So even I, a big Beach Boys fan, can't be 100% sure if this is the Jan & Dean rendition or The Beach Boys.

[SoulKiller7Eternal]

@rgarcia77 This is the beach boy's version. It is from a Billboards CD not exactly sure which year though. I do know it is the beach boys version. :)

[galoon]

@rgarcia77 It's the original Jan & Dean rendition.

[birdmanofbooze]

what fuckin idiot posted this as beach boys?

[ronetteloverz]

JAN & DEAN. NOT THE BEACH BOYS.

[ItsThatMormonKid]

Sorry Budman but the beach boys definitly sung this! Infact that the album

cover right there

[shaithis80]

@ItsThatMormonKid this isn't the Beach Boys and this post has been mislabeled since it was first posted. It is the way the song is played which gives it away as being sung by Jan and Dean and not the Beach Boys.

[Jtsongcat]

My friend now sings "IT'S THE LITTLE OLD LADY FROM PASADENA!!!" all the time it's kinda strange!

[powerpats]

lawl animaniacs

[shaithis80]

@powerpats LOL Slappy Squirrel

[panflutelistener]

I've always been scared of the little old lady from pasadena..

[AdamMitchyCat]

Geez guys, it's called a COVER. They're just singing this song, but they didn't write it!

[ClarkeMarek]

@AdamMitchyCat Yeah, except it's not the Beach Boys version in the video. It's the Jan and Dean version.

[SoulKiller7Eternal]

@ClarkeMarek Actually no it is the Beach Boys version. I heard this song on a Billboards CD several years ago. This is the version that was on the CD and the CD did infact say Beach Boys. :)

[ClarkeMarek]

@SoulKiller7Eternal Then the CD was mismarked. It happens.

[SoulKiller7Eternal]

@ClarkeMarek Well mismarked or not, I follow from what I heard. :D

[ClarkeMarek]

@SoulKiller7Eternal Here, compare this version to the one in this link, trust me, it's Jan and Dean. Remember to add the youtube.com to the link first.

/watch?v=xGdLDOXyWsg

[merkx]

@ClarkeMarek Thank you for that.

[ClarkeMarek]

@merkx yw!

[ninjafreak12]

This Is bullshit. Jan and dean wrote and performed this song.

[MrMike3865]

Jan and Dean not Beach Boys

[bd001217]

The Beach Boys sang this on a concert album, but I don't know that they ever released a studio version of this song on any album.

[leahcimber]

Yep, that is Jan and Dean and your right. It was written and arranged by Brian Wilson. I dont think the BB ever recorded it...did they?

[rockinrobintweets]

@leahcimber Jan Berry arranged and produced this song.. it s a Jan and Dean song.

[stratocastergirl]

Great!

[n0032083]

This is Jan & Dean but Brian Wilson wrote,arranged and produced this recording. Brian also sang the backup. This song is all Brian thus sounding alot like the Beach Boys.

[ngnnick1967]

@n0032083 Brian Wilson had nothing to do with the LIttle old lady from Pasadena. It was written By Don Altfeld , Jan put the music to it and arraigned it.

[ngnnick1967]

@n0032083 Brian Wilson had nothing to do with the LIttle old lady from Pasadena. It was written By Don Altfeld , Jan put the music to it and arraigned it.

[654mariofan]

Does anyone know which album this version of the song (Jan & Dean, 2:25) is on? I've searched all over Wikipedia and found nothing. Thanks.

[ngnnick1967]

This is JAN and DEAN not the BEACH BOYS

[mayblob]

I heard, that originally, it went; " Go Gramma, Go Gramma, Go Gramma, Go!"

[ewooper]

Jan and Dean were the original singers and the Beach Boys sang it later after a law suit against Jan and Dean for the rights to it.. Die hard Beach Boy Fan

[shaithis45]

the Beach Boys also massacred the song.

[Indubitabil02]

Super song!

[BeachBoysGuy1]

This was played alot in concert (their first live LP, for example) by The Beach Boys, and they even did a TV version with Ruth Buzzie (from Laugh-In) as the little old lady. But this is the Jan and Dean hit version you've got her.

[ngnnick1967]

Yes its jan and dean , at least it the good version

[Yoganao]

This is Jan & Dean.

[ewooper]

@Yoganao The track " The little Old Lady From Pasadena " iIs on the albums Jan and Dean Golden hits Vol 2 .. And the Beach Boys can be found on alubum The Beach Boys/ Jan Dean

[SuperMike82]

who sang this version of the song?

[247INaTRANCE]

DENA LOVE

[namgoz]

Talk about cross-pollination; Roger Christian (L.A. area "boss jock" and songwriter) co-wrote this song and other for D&J, as well as loads for the BB's. I still think his best effort was "Don't Worry Baby".

[McCall72]

My family had several little old ladies in it like this song describes...Great Grandma had a '68 Chevelle Malibu, Grandma had a 1969 Camaro RS, my dads mom had a '70 Chevelle SS. Heck, even grandpa had a '71 Monte Carlo. It's no wonder I grew up to be a gear head.

[herbienbrian]

I saw a brand new shiney red super stock dodge in a rickidy old garage WHILE LISTENING TO THIS SONG. I got all giddy :DD

[darcyj19]

shiny

ricketty

[herbienbrian]

thank you captin spelling. I suppose your the guy who gave me a thumbs down right?

[coltarmadillo]

Jan and Dean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fatelvis85]

this person must think everything from the surf-drag era was the beach boys!

[chriswales19]

Such a great song. I'm actually off to visit a little old lady in Pasadena next week. I keep giggling thinking about it :P

[Ulverstonstan]

This is jan and dean,can t you tell by the production of the song,jan berry was a master of production,

check out surfin by the beach boys and then jan and dean and see the difference in the production of the song,jan and dean win by a mile

[1985MANAmericana]

Um, "Surfin'" was recorded in 1961 in a cheap studio, before the Beach Boys were signed to Capitol Records. Of course it sounds bad. However, the quality their records got better very quickly, starting with "Surfer Girl" in 1963. The production quality is not any worse than the Jan & Dean of that period. "Baby Talk" sounds bad, but that's because it wasn't recorded in the 1960s.

[jrockwolverinefan]

Go Granny , Go Granny , Go Granny GO !!!  Shes the terror of Colorado BLVD !!!!

[sidguill]

This is Jan and Dean guys and Gals

[Jegs350]

This IS NOT The Beach Boys its Jan&Dean

[X23109]

Yes it is Jan & Dean. Just like Janis Joplin who didn't sing The Rose performed by Bette Midler actually.

Hate it when people can't there musical history right.

As stated earlier, this song now playing is JAN & DEAN AND NOT The Beach Boys.

Thanks for clarifying again Jegs350.

[X23109]

You know something, even though I was born in 1974, I really really love this classic song. Screw 21st century music (ok not all of it). My interests in music go all the way back to Jazz and Blues. Trust me, taking a music appreciation course in American Popular and Jazz really helps you appreciate the classics for along time to come.

Jan and Dean, The Doors, Janis Joplin, early Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Motown, etc. etc.

Just the drug scene killed off a lot of people.

[X23109]

Animaniacs did a Slappy Squirrel video with this song in the background. It really put this song into perspective and made for a very funny 2 minute+ plus funny cartoon. She upstages the Road Runner in her super start Dodge.

Roadrunner holds up a sign that says "I quit!"

[fefenta]

it was a long time ago, i still remember that video from animaniacs

[X23109]

Nice to know we have Animaniacs in common :)

I would have to say the high watermark for toons was definitely in the nineties. Now basic network TV just sucks. Probably everything cartoon is in syndication now on Nick, Boomerang, Cartoon Network, and wherever else on cable. Sad, just sad that Saturday morning cartoons just don't exist.

Kids will never know about sugary cereals, Pop Tarts, Orange Crush, G.I. Joe toys, and whatever else. Or do they already know?

Oh the '80's commercialism.

[fefenta]

Yes you're right, Now the kids likes japanese cartoons they sucks.

[X23109]

Now now regarding Japanimation, America was able to sell us on Robotech and Voltron back in the eighties. So there was some early Japanimation that was pretty darn good. But yeah, CBS, ABC, NBC, the days of good Saturday mornin' cartoons are looooooonnnggggg goooooonnnnnnee.

[papabugs71]

Super STOCK Dodge. Thanks.

[X23109]

yeah I listened to the lyrics again awhile back. Sorry if I mislead anyone regarding the Super Start Dodge. Yes it is Super STOCK and appreciate the your correction to my posting :)

Happy New Year.

[papabugs71]

lol. No problem man!!

[X23109]

agreed.  Jan and Dean definitely.

[11twsister]

beach boys is little deuce coupe, not little old lady. still good song

[carpcorr]

this is the original version by jan&dean

[takenusername2000]

Sorry, but this is Jan and Dean, not the Beach Boys.

[notlazy99]

@takenusername2000 Brian gave them this song, you are right. Jan and Dean were to cool.

[galoon]

@notlazy99 Brian Wilson had nothing to do with writing or recording The Little Old Lady from Pasadena. As halbie71 said below, it was written by Don Altfeld, Jan Berry, and Roger Christian. Jan sang lead, with Bones Howe on falsetto and the Fantastic Baggies on the background vocals.