Wednesday, March 22, 2006

The Jennifer Project.

Mike Doughty played “27 Jennifers” during his Old Town show this weekend, and it got me to thinking about the songs that feature Jennifers, Jenny/i/ie/eys, and Jen(n)s. Were there 27 such songs good enough to put on a mixtape? Well, we’re getting there, and you should feel free to help. The ground rules are: song must feature a Jen(nifer) in its title, or such a character must play a prominent role in the song itself. Thus far, we have:

27 Jennifers – Mike Doughty
Photo Jenny – Belle and Sebastian
Rock ‘N’ Roll – The Velvet Underground
Jenny and the S-Dog – Stephen Malkmus
Pop Goes the World – Men Without Hats
Jennifer’s Body – Hole
Jennifer Juniper – Donovan
Jennifer – Stella*starr
Jenny – Sleater-Kinney
867-5309 (Jenny) – Tommy Tutone (sigh)

…and I know I’m forgetting several. So, do you know any?

4 comments:

  1. Anonymous11:44 AM

    Baby's Got A Brand New Hairdo - Elvis Costello

    Mack the Knife - Frank Sinatra (his version has the word Jenny; I don't know if any others do)

    Debra - Beck

    More as they occur.

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  2. Anonymous11:56 AM

    Pirate Jenny - Nina Simone

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  3. Anonymous9:19 AM

    and De La Soul's "Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge)" - my all time fave!
    - Jenni

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  4. Anonymous8:12 AM

    Jenny - American Music Club
    Jennifer's Veil - The Birthday Party

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