# Yes another what was that song **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 29, 2004, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-another-what-was-that-song/226606 "2004-01-29T17:18:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![robz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac8455/32.png) [@robz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robz)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2004, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-another-what-was-that-song/226606/1 "2004-01-29T17:18:26Z")
I only heard it a couple of times about 10 years ago, a mellow woman singing something like “I got up, made myself some coffee da da da da” to the tune of I Dream of Jeanie. Any one have a clue? Its obvious I don’t. thanks ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cheapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8e7dd6/32.png) [@El\_Cheapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cheapo)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2004, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-another-what-was-that-song/226606/2 "2004-01-29T17:21:29Z")
Tom’s Diner - Suzanne Vega ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2004, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-another-what-was-that-song/226606/3 "2004-01-29T21:32:11Z")
Tom’s Diner isn’t to the tune of I dream of Jeannie… It does have a lot of do do dooo DO dodo DO do. I Dream is DO DO do do do do do DO DO do do do do do. yes. i know this makes no sense. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2004, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-another-what-was-that-song/226606/4 "2004-01-29T22:55:30Z")
> [@FilmGeek](#): > > Tom’s Diner isn’t to the tune of I dream of Jeannie… > > It does have a lot of do do dooo DO dodo DO do. > > I Dream is DO DO do do do do do DO DO do do do do do. > > yes. i know this makes no sense. 😃 Maybe he was referring to the TV show: Baaa-_dit_ bum-bum-bidah-dit, Baaa-_dit_ bum-bum-bidah-dit, Baaa-_dit_ bum-bum-bidah-dit-dum. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2004, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-another-what-was-that-song/226606/5 "2004-01-30T00:46:38Z")
Further confounding things is that Nickelodeon had a commercial for “Nick at Night” several years ago which was a spoof of “Tom’s Diner.” It mimicked Suzanne Vega’s voice but used the _I Dream of Jeannie_ beat. The only verse I remember for sure was the final line of the stanza (ex: “her hair has gotten wet”) which was “But it’s better than _Bewitched_…” ---
**Author:** ![Husker\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Husker\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Husker_Dude)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2004, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-another-what-was-that-song/226606/6 "2004-01-30T01:27:08Z")
I’m not familiar with “I Dream of Jeannie,” so I have to ask, was it a country song? ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2004, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-another-what-was-that-song/226606/7 "2004-01-30T01:42:51Z")
> [@Hüsker Düde](#): > > I’m not familiar with “I Dream of Jeannie,” so I have to ask, was it a country song? It’s a US TV show from the 60’s. [IMDb page](http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0058815/). The theme song was rather infectious. [Here’s](http://www.wavsource.com/tv/misc/jeannie.wav) the first few seconds in WAV format. (copyright safe). ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2004, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-another-what-was-that-song/226606/8 "2004-01-30T02:32:12Z")
And just to confuse things more, the OP may instead be referring to “I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair”, which is a very very old song. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2004, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-another-what-was-that-song/226606/9 "2004-01-30T04:02:12Z")
However, the Fresh Prince sampled “I Dream of Jeannie” in his immortal classic “Girls Ain’t Nothin’ But Trouble” from the late '80s. ---
**Author:** ![Vezer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b38774/32.png) [@Vezer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vezer)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2004, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-another-what-was-that-song/226606/10 "2004-01-30T05:54:52Z")
So remember my rhyme…remember my rhyme and stay the hell away! ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2004, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-another-what-was-that-song/226606/11 "2004-01-30T06:23:21Z")
> [@Dooku](#): > > Further confounding things is that Nickelodeon had a commercial for “Nick at Night” several years ago which was a spoof of “Tom’s Diner.” > > It mimicked Suzanne Vega’s voice but used the _I Dream of Jeannie_ beat. The only verse I remember for sure was the final line of the stanza (ex: “her hair has gotten wet”) which was “But it’s better than _Bewitched_…” I’ll bet this is what the OP is referring to. If it’s the same song I’m thinking of, I heard it on Dr. Demento about ten years ago. According to [this site](http://www.vega.net/toms.htm) , Suzanne Vega herself approved an album composed entirely of Tom’s Diner remakes and spoofs. She specifically mentions “Jeannie’s Diner” and there is an album track list which includes it as well. It’s listed on [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com): [Tom’s Album](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000002GJR/qid=1075443596/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/102-4393525-2028103)