Song Saturday – Jan and Dean Little old lady from Pasadena!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYxPgFUjDpA

Go Granny, Go!

I love this song. This one comes at the beginning of the beach movement in American Rock and Roll. The Beach Boys, Jan, and Dean and others brought the California sound to the country!

Did your grandmother drive fast?

“The Little Old Lady From Pasadena”It’s the little old lady from PasadenaThe 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 garageIs a brand new, shiny red, super-stock DodgeAnd everybody’s sayin’ that there’s nobody meanerThan the little old lady from PasadenaShe drives real fast and she drives real hardShe’s the terror of Colorado BoulevardIt’s the little old lady from PasadenaIf you see her on the street, don’t try to choose her(Go granny, go granny, go granny, go)You might drive a goer 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 acceleratorAnd everybody’s sayin’ that there’s nobody meanerThan the little old lady from PasadenaShe drives real fast and she drives real hardShe’s the terror of Colorado BoulevardIt’s the little old lady from Pasadena(Go granny, go granny, go granny, go)(Go granny, go granny, go granny, go)The guys come to race her from miles aroundBut she’ll give ’em a length, then she’ll shut ’em downAnd everybody’s sayin’ that there’s nobody meanerThan the little old lady from PasadenaShe drives real fast and she drives real hardShe’s the terror of Colorado BoulevardIt’s the little old lady from Pasadena(Go granny, go granny, go granny, go)…

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