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Fun Music Information -> Jan & Dean
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Possible Misspelled Names:
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Jan and DeanMusic Performer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: Jan Berry/Dean O Torrance. Submitted by: oldsongs
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Drag City," | No city with that name | Susanna Viljanen |
| "Surf City," | There is no city with that name. | Susanna Viljanen |
| "Dead Man's Curve," | Dead men do not own shapes | Susanna Viljanen |
| "Drag City," | There is no city with this name. | Yvette Bristle |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "I Found A Girl," Jan & Dean | "The New Girl In School," Jan & Dean | |
| "One Hit (To The Body)," The Rolling Stones | "You Really Know How To Hurt A Guy," Jan & Dean | |
| "Bang Your Head (Metal Health)," Quiet Riot | "You Really Know How To Hurt A Guy," Jan & Dean | |
| "Punch In The Face," Frenzal Rhomb | "You Really Know How To Hurt A Guy," Jan & Dean | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"There's A Gil" originally "There's A Girl"
Candy Welty
"Here's A Girl" originally "There's A Girl"
Candy Welty
"Little Old Lad From Pasadena" originally "Little Old Lady From Pasadena"
Serafina
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Little Bold Lady From Pasadena" originally "Little Old Lady From Pasadena"
Serafina
"Little Cold Lady From Pasadena" originally "Little Old Lady From Pasadena"
Edna
Change a Letter:
"Where's A Girl" originally "There's A Girl"
Candy Welty
"There's A Gill" originally "There's A Girl"
Candy Welty
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Sidewalk Surfin" | "Sidewalk Suein" | Annie Gardener |
| "Surf City" | "Nerf City" | Randy Hearn |
| "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena" | "The Little Old Lady Drinks Cappuccinos" | 65th Beatle |
| "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena" | "The Little Old Lady Who Had Dementia" | Tony Wiseguy |
| "Little Old Lady From Pasadena" | "Little Old Lady Stopping Antifa" | Arch Vile |
| "Surf City" | "Mos Eisley" | Michael Pacholek |
| "Sidewalk Surfin" | "Sidewalk Suein" | hamend |
| "Little Old Lady from Pasadena" | "Indoor-Grow Lady from Grassadena" | John A. Barry |
| "Heart and Soul" | "My Boat Has Hole" | Susanna Viljanen |
| "Surf City" | "Nerd City" | Bob Gomez |
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Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Surf City | "Big Love" promo | Pickle* |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Three Times A Lady The Commodores | Little Old Lady From Pasadena Jan & Dean | Three Times A Little Old Lady From Pasadena | Ariane |
| Sweet But Psycho Ava Max | The Little Old Lady From Pasadena Jan & Dean | The Sweet But Psycho Little Old Lady From Pasadena | Jacynthia Maries |
| Foolish Ashanti | The Little Old Lady From Pasadena Jan & Dean | The Foolish Little Old Lady From Pasadena | Jacynthia Maries |
| Santa Claus And His Old Lady Cheech & Chong | Little Old Lady From Pasadena Jan & Dean | Santa Claus And His Little Old Lady From Pasadena | U. Guest It |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
Misheard Lyrics:
"Ride the Wild Surf"
Misheard Lyrics: Ride, ride, ride the Wyatt Earp
Original Lyrics: Ride, ride, ride the wild surf
| "Heart And Soul"
Misheard Lyrics: Because you helped me die.
Original Lyrics: Because you held me tight.
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Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Little Old Lady from Pasadena"
Misheard Lyrics: The little old lady from Pasadena
(Go granny, go granny, go granny go) Has pretty little flower bed and white Cortina (Go granny, go granny, go granny go) Original Lyrics: The little old lady from Pasadena
Go granny, go granny, go granny go Has a pretty little flower bed of white gardenias Go granny, go granny, go granny go. |
Story about this misheard lyric by: Susanna Viljanen Ford Cortina was a popular family - and race - car in the 1960s and in the 1970s in Finland. Being a child in the seventies, I thought that Granny indeed did have a tuned-up Ford Cortina. |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Misrhymed Song Lyrics:
"The Little Old Lady From Pasadena"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: She's the terror of Supulvita Blvd
It's the little old lady from Pasadena Why They're Misrhymed: Not only is this lyric misrhymed but Jan and Dean have no sense of geography because the last time I checked Supulvita Blvd is in the area of California known as 'The Valley'.
[Ed's note: That's because the line is "She's the terror of Colorado Boulevard". Your statement about The Valley is correct in itself, except that the spelling should be "Supelveda" rather than "Supulvita"]. [Additionally, the lyrics: "She's the terror of Colorado Boulevard" rhyme with the preceeding line "She drives real fast and she drives real hard"]. Submitted by: Celeste
| "Little Old Lady From Pasadena"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: And everybody's sayin' that there's nobody meaner
Than the little old lady from Pasadena Why They're Misrhymed: Nice try, Guys!
[Ed's note: Errr, that doesn't rhyme???] Submitted by: oldtimer
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Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"The Little Old Lady From Pasadena"
The Lyrics: But out in her rickety old garage
Is a brand new shiny red super-stocked Dodge. Product Brand Name: Dodge automobiles
Submitted by: Caroline Vale
| "Surf City"
The Lyrics: I got a '30 Ford wagon and we call it a "woody".
Product Brand Name: Ford
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
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| There are additional product lyrics available. | |
Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"I Found A Girl"
Opening Lines: I, I found a girl. Anybody can see just by looking at me that I found a girl.
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
| "Sidewalk Surfin'"
Opening Lines: Grab your board and go sidewalk surfin' with me ...
Comments: Surf music duo, Jan & Dean had a top twenty hit with "Sidewalk Surfin'" in 1964. "Sidewalk Surfin'" refers to skateboarding that was just becoming the fad it would later become in that year of 1964.
Submitted by: Peter
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Song Title Space Change:
"Fiddle A Round" originally "Fiddle Around"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
Song Title Anagrams:
"Tidy Crag" originally "Drag City"
Submitted by: Cirque du Soleil Moon Frye
"Cagy Dirt" originally "Drag City"
Submitted by: Caroline Vale
"Ice Plops" originally "Popsicle"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Lip Scope" originally "Popsicle"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Clip Pose" originally "Popsicle"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Anaheim, Azusa, and Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book "
The Lyrics: For the Anaheim, Azusa, and Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review, and Timing Association They wear organdy dresses and high-button shoes They read Playboy magazine and Hot-Rod News There's Patience Proper and Prudence Prim You oughta see 'em do the swim They come from Anaheim, Azusa, and Cucamonga too For a sewing circle and book review The little old ladies wait in wild anticipation For the meetings of the double-A-C A-S-S-N The Anaheim, Azusa, and Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review, and Timing Association They toot around town in their big Grand Prixes Sittin' in their bucket seats, shootin' the breeze You know that all week long they put up jammin' preserves And on weekends they negotiate curves They come from Anaheim, Azusa, and Cucamonga too For a sewing circle and book review The little old ladies wait in wild anticipation For the meetings of the double-A-C A-S-S-N The Anaheim, Azusa, and Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review, and Timing Association The meeting breaks up with a thunderous roar Then there's a mad mad rush for the big oak door They run to their cars like the start at LeMans Then they go spinnin' donuts in the lawns They come from Anaheim, Azusa, and Cucamonga too For a sewing circle and book review The little old ladies wait in wild anticipation For the meetings of the double-A-C A-S-S-N The Anaheim, Azusa, and Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review, and Timing Association
Why: California locations in beach music song
Submitted by: Merrill Hall
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Lyrics Spoonerisms:
"Surf Santa"
The Lyrics: He's got two reindeer named Jan and Dean
Why: He's got two reindeer named Dan and Jean
Submitted by: Rpollck
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