148. "867-5309/Jenny" by Tommy Tutone {#4; 1/82} [iTunes? Yes]
"You don't know me, but you make me so happy."
This song gets a big boost from being a "wheelhouse" song (shout out to 1982!) and for its sing-along-ability. Not only is it fun to sing along with, it's fun to sing along using other voices. This is a great song to sing using the "Patrick Stewart" voice. Heck, a Jimmy Stewart voice would be fun, too. And, even more appropriate, a Forrest Gump voice would work, as well. ("Jenny? Jenny? Who can I turn to?")
Did you know that Tommy Tutone was a group, not just some guy? I didn't. Now I do.
I'm glad the guys from Tommy Tutone were able to get this song out before the lawyers got their hands on it. Why? Because "555-5309" just wouldn't have been as fun of a song.
And, for some reason, the idea of getting a girl's number from the bathroom wall reminds me of the show Happy Days. And anything that brings to mind The Fonz, Potsie, and Ralph Malph has to be pretty good, right? (How many shows have actually featured a bathroom as one of their regular sets?)
COMING UP NEXT: Not Freddie Mercury! (Just a reasonable facsimile.)
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