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minutes, they were just obvious. It was just a fun thing, we never thought it would get cut. In fact, even after Tommy Tutone made the record and '867-5309' got on the air, it really didn't have a lot of promotion to begin with, but it was one of those songs that got a lot of requests and stayed on the charts. It was on the charts for 40 weeks.
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version of the number (+1-866-867-5309), which it advertised as "867-5309/Benny". In 2007, Gem
Plumbing & Heating brought suit against Clockwork Home Services, the parent company of Benjamin Franklin Franchising, alleging a violation of its trademark. Clockwork contended that Gem's trademark was
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Despite all the mythology to the contrary, I actually just came up with the 'Jenny,' and the telephone number and the music and all that just sitting in my backyard. There was no Jenny. I don't know where the number came from, I was just trying to write a 4-chord Rock song and it just kind of came
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out. This was back in 1981 when I wrote it, and I had at the time a little squirrel-powered 4-track in this industrial yard in
California, and I went up there and made a tape of it. I had the guitar lick, I had the name and number, but I didn't know what the song was about. This buddy of mine,
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Asking telephone companies to trace the calls was of no use, as
Charles and Maurine Shambarger (then in West Akron, Ohio, at +1-216-867-5309) learned when Ohio Bell explained: "We don’t know what to make of this. The calls are coming from all over the place." A little over a month later, they
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I had the thing recorded. I had the name and number, and they were in the same spots, 'Jenny... 867-5309.' I had all that going, but I had a blind spot in the creative process, I didn't realize it would be a girl's number on a bathroom wall. When Jim showed up, we wrote the verses in 15 or 20
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business. Unable to handle the overwhelming volume of calls, he sought to sell the number on eBay in
February 2009. Although bids reached $ 1 million, his inability to confirm the identity of the bidders led him to sell it privately to Retro Fitness, a gym franchise with a location in
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When we'd first get calls at 2 or 3 in the morning, my husband would answer the phone. He can't hear too well. They'd ask for Jenny, and he'd say "Jimmy doesn't live here any more." ... Tommy Tutone was the one who had the record. I'd like to get hold of his neck and choke
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Tommy Tutone's been using the story for years that there was a Jenny and she ran a recording studio and so forth. It makes a better story but it's not true. That sounds a lot better than I made it up under a plum tree in my backyard.
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had a different version of the song's origin, but also with a real girl and number. He claims the number belonged to a girl he knew, and that he wrote it on a bathroom wall in a
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Springsteen came damn close to cribbing the guitar riff from "867-5309" for his "Radio
Nowhere" a few years back. The rudiments of their music overlap more than some would admit.
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wall at a bar. I called her on a dare, and we dated for a while. I haven't talked with her since the song became a hit, but I hear she thinks I'm a real jerk for writing it."
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I've met a few Jennys who've said, "Oh, you're the guy who ruined my high school years." But for the most part, Jennys are happy to have the song.
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1502:"2 Plumbing Companies Battle for Rights to 867-5309 Telephone Number"
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1289:"Jenny, Don't Change Your Number; You Might Want to Sell It on eBay"
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1537:"Nutrition Firm Leases 800-867-5309: Jenny Probably Not Included"
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982:. Vol. 17, no. 21. pp. 34–38. Archived from
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Denial-of-service attack § Telephony denial-of-service
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received up to two hundred calls daily asking for Jenny in
1764:"Tommy Tutone dials up roots rock to accompany '867-5309'"
1398:"Tommy Tutone Headlines the First Rock and Chocolate Fest"
1262:"Jenny Is Now Toll-Free: Seller Puts 800-867-5309 on eBay"
843:"World Series Showdown: Music of Detroit vs San Francisco"
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According to lead guitarist Jim Keller, interviewed by
1936:"Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending May 22, 1982"
816:"Tutone.rtf - Tommy Tutone | Songs, Reviews, Credits"
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325:. Friends of mine wrote her name and number on a
1800:"Sue Me, Sue You: Musical 'Plagiarism' in Court"
1091:"The Girl in the Video: "867-5309/Jenny" (1981)"
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1974:. Vol. 37, no. 19. December 25, 1982
1917:"Tommy Tutone Chart History (Mainstream Rock)"
1128:"Local History: There Is No Jenny at 867-5309"
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1038:"Alex Call (867-5309): Songwriter Interviews"
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1994:"Top 100 Hits of 1982/Top 100 Songs of 1982"
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1838:. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W.
321:in 1982: "Jenny is a regular girl, not a
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1683:from the original on February 27, 2014.
1446:from the original on September 16, 2020
912:from the original on September 12, 2012
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375:"There was no Jenny," Call also told a
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2019:"Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles"
1899:"Tommy Tutone Chart History (Hot 100)"
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1250:from the original on December 7, 2019.
1234:Yardley, William (February 19, 2004).
1586:Collington, Theresa (July 28, 2009).
1516:from the original on October 29, 2013
1482:from the original on February 4, 2019
1322:"Man selling 867-5309 number on eBay"
390:, the "Jenny" character is played by
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1667:Hijek, Barbara (November 19, 2013).
1350:"'867-5309' number for sale on eBay"
1159:Brener, Julie (September 10, 1999).
1007:"Tommy Tutone '867-5309/Jenny' Live"
936:"Jenny 867-5309 Won't Lead to Jenny"
872:"The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List"
870:Billboard Staff (October 19, 2023).
2025:. December 31, 1982. Archived from
1466:"Plumbers Fight for 'Jenny' Number"
1371:Michaels, Sean (February 4, 2009).
1334:from the original on July 22, 2015.
1302:from the original on April 22, 2021
1264:. Ecommercebytes. February 20, 2004
1140:from the original on April 10, 2019
1762:Dansby, Andrew (August 13, 2019).
1396:McDonald, Mac (October 22, 2013).
934:LaMarca, Stephen (July 24, 2011).
292:. It peaked at number four on the
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1708:from the original on May 11, 2021
1623:"'867-5309' Bids up to $ 365,000"
1561:Klein, Michael (August 4, 2009).
1215:from the original on June 8, 2013
1199:Thanh Dang, Dan (March 9, 2004).
1126:Price, Mark J. (April 29, 2012).
972:Bricker, Rebecca (May 31, 1982).
471:Federal Communications Commission
429:radio obtained the number from a
1804:National Legal and Policy Center
1727:Caro, Mark (September 2, 2007).
1644:McKay, John (January 29, 2013).
1005:Tutone, Tommy (March 28, 2008).
534:. The auction closed at $ 5,500.
1835:Australian Chart Book 1970–1992
1694:Udell, Erin (August 17, 2018).
1621:Duke, Alan (February 3, 2009).
1348:Duke, Alan (February 2, 2009).
1062:La Porte, John (July 3, 2009).
282:that was released on the album
1942:. May 22, 1982. Archived from
1883:Tommy Tutone – 867-5309/Jenny"
1535:Negus, Beth (March 17, 2009).
1180:Boniface, Dan (May 19, 2007).
495:, hoping it would improve his
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1872:. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
1870:Library and Archives Canada
1860:Top RPM Singles: Issue 6491
1115:. May 16, 1982. p. 2A.
944:. p. 3. Archived from
759:Fictitious telephone number
96:November 16, 1981
27:1981 single by Tommy Tutone
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2217:Songs written by Alex Call
1925:. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
1907:. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
1889:. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
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332:The band's lead singer
1730:"Name that Tutone tune"
1701:Fort Collins Coloradoan
1109:"867-5309 Is not Jenny"
556:Springsteen controversy
270:" is a song written by
1166:The Brown Daily Herald
549:Fort Collins, Colorado
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1563:"Ringing up 867-5309"
1079:– via NewsBank.
908:. November 10, 2000.
489:Weehawken, New Jersey
1602:on February 17, 2013
1410:on February 26, 2014
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1286:(January 31, 2009).
1133:Akron Beacon Journal
1026:– via YouTube.
702:Canada Top Singles (
611:Canada Top Singles (
502:Secaucus, New Jersey
343:However, co-writer
1588:"867-5309 For Sale"
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948:on February 3, 2014
941:The Hudson Reporter
392:Karen Elaine Morton
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1798:Horowitz, Carl F.
1295:The New York Times
1243:The New York Times
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