▁Boy ▁from ▁I pan ema " ▁version ▁is ▁partially ▁caused ▁by ▁an ▁awk ward ▁translation ▁occurr ing ▁when ▁female ▁vocal ists ▁sing : ▁" But ▁each ▁time ▁when ▁she ▁wal ks ▁to ▁the ▁sea , ▁she ▁looks ▁straight ▁ahead ▁not ▁at ▁HE ." ▁Some ▁sing ers ▁have ▁corrected ▁this ▁by ▁singing : ▁" But ▁each ▁time ▁when ▁she ▁goes ▁for ▁a ▁sw im , ▁she ▁looks ▁straight ▁ahead ▁not ▁at ▁him ." ▁ ▁A ▁par ody ▁of ▁the ▁song , ▁with ▁different ▁lyr ics ▁written ▁by ▁Stephen ▁S ond heim , ▁is ▁entitled ▁The ▁Boy ▁From .... ▁Another ▁par ody ▁is ▁" The ▁Girl ▁With ▁Em phys ema " ▁by ▁com ed ian ▁Bob ▁R ivers . ▁ ▁The ▁phrase ▁" Bo y ▁from ▁I pan ema " ▁– ▁but ▁nothing ▁from ▁the ▁song ▁– ▁appears ▁in ▁Norwegian ▁recording ▁artist ▁An nie ' s ▁" An th onio ". ▁Like wise , ▁the ▁phrase ▁" G irl ▁from ▁I pan ema " ▁appears ▁in ▁The ▁B - 5 2 ' s ' ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁single ▁" G irl ▁from ▁I pan ema ▁Go es ▁to ▁Green land ," ▁again ▁without ▁any ▁musical ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁song . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁number - one ▁adult ▁contemporary ▁singles ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁( U . S .) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 2 ▁songs ▁Category : 1 9 6 4 ▁singles ▁Category : 1 9 6 0 s ▁jazz ▁standards