Talk:The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)

Go granny go! :)

Actually the song ended with the repeated line "Go, granny, go, granny, go, granny, go!"--Magi Media (talk) 05:42, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 23:22, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Premise: "imaginary"

I'm relying on memory here and haven't been able to find anything on the web, so any help will be appreciated.

The actual lolfp appeared in a couple short films. She lived with her sister in a house near Pasadena City College, south or east of the college, and was as described in the song. The house, the car, the sisters, and their names appeared in the films. And some L.A.-area streetracers (a class of people who were, however, not renowned for truthfulness) claimed that they knew her as a member of the streetracing scene. That much I'm sure of.

But that doesn't necessarily mean that what's said in the article is wrong, because there's at least a chicken and egg question, and advertisers are involved, which means facts are likely fudged. Those short films were shown as part of a Dodge promotional traveling show, though also elsewhere, though the latter might've been later.

So which came first, the lol, the song, or the Dodge advertising scheme? Back then, unlike now, someone might prominently mention a brandname in a complimentary way without being paid for it, so the song might've come before the advertising. And it might, contrary to the article, have been based on an actual lol. But, on the other hand, the lol might have been a creation of the advertisers, whether or not they also backed the song. In which case, if anyone has actual truth about the matter, I need to be alone for a couple days, since that would be as great a shock as confirmation of the no Santa Claus rumor.

Johns1952 (talk) 14:52, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

Premise: "La Salle"

This section contains the following sentence:

"Part of this lore was that many an elderly man who died in Pasadena would leave his widow with a powerful car that she rarely, if ever drove, such as an old Buick Roadmaster, or a vintage 1950s Cadillac, Ford, Packard, Studebaker, DeSoto, or La Salle."

This makes it sound as if La Salle automobiles were manufactured in the 1950s. Actually, General Motors decided not to continue the La Salle when civilian car production resumed after World War II. The only postwar cars to bear the La Salle name were prototype "dream cars."

(As for sources, ask anyone who knows about cars.)

Scotpens (talk) 03:44, 26 June 2013 (UTC)

'The Wrecking Crew'

The backing musicians on "Little Old Lady" were not then known as the Wrecking Crew. They had no name -- they were simply studio musicians who were used on scores (if not hundreds) of pop hits of the era, and called in depending on the needs of the artists or producers. It was only decades later that drummer Hal Blaine and others began to use the term "The Wrecking Crew." The popularity of the recent movie of the same name has helped to popularize the incorrect notion that the musicians even informally called themselves that back then. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.250.51.35 (talk) 16:52, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

Tommy Morgan—harmonica, session info

Four days ago, I added a link for Tommy Morgan, only to discover that the list of session musicians didn't include him. It's logical to infer that he's responsible for the harmonica solo, but not verified. I've done several google searches trying to discover whether Morgan is the harmonica player, and if Brian Wilson accompanies Jan and Dean with his falsetto—also a logical inference. No luck on either piece of info. Tapered (talk) 10:32, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

1984 Rose Bowl

I wonder if the 1984 song "Fighting Illini in Pasadena" is noteworthy enough to include in the "In Popular Culture" section of this article. It was the first time in 20 years for Illinois in the Rose Bowl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuqOTxrFjlI&t=75s --Westwind273 (talk) 01:35, 4 June 2019 (UTC)