Yeah, Right, Whatever

Last night, the AP reported that Paul Vance, the man who wrote the song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini," had passed away at the age of 68. The only problem is that the guy who died wasn't Paul Vance.

In a Sept. 26 story about the death of Paul Van Valkenburgh, The Associated Press, relying on information from his wife, erroneously reported that he was co-writer of the 1960 hit song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" under the name Paul Vance.

According to Mrs. Van Valkenburgh, her husband told her that he had written the famous song. The real Mr. Vance, who wrote the song about his (then) eight-year-old daughter, was on Fox & Friends this morning, trying to figure out how the woman never figured it out, considered the number of awards he has received over the years (not to mention the royalties from the use of the song).

I want to make some snide remark about an itsy bitsy fib or something like that, but his family is going through enough right now. Maybe later.