Help with lyrics
September 27, 2010 7:14 AM   Subscribe

Looking for song lyrics that include the name "Jennifer" or "Jenny" for a playlist. Any suggestions? Many thanks in advance.
posted by cyrreb to Media & Arts (71 answers total) 17 users marked this as a favorite
 
The obvious of course is 867-5380/Jenny.
posted by mkb at 7:15 AM on September 27, 2010


867-5309-Jenny
posted by govtdrone at 7:16 AM on September 27, 2010


27 Jennifers
posted by bondcliff at 7:16 AM on September 27, 2010 [1 favorite]




Falco has a song called "Jeanny"--sounds the same, although spelled differently:

Video at YouTube

(Depending on the mix's purpose, you might want to avoid it. You can read about possible interpretations of the lyrics here.)
posted by divka at 7:18 AM on September 27, 2010


Jennie Lee - Jan and Dean
27 Jennifers - Mike Doughty
posted by phunniemee at 7:18 AM on September 27, 2010


Harry Chapin, 'Jenny'
Tommy Tutone, 'Jenny Don't Change Your Number'
Donovan, 'Jennifer Juniper'
Bruce Springsteen, 'Youngstown' ('My sweet Jenny, I'm sinking down / Here darlin' in Youngstown')
posted by Catseye at 7:18 AM on September 27, 2010


Jennifer Juniper.
posted by The Whelk at 7:19 AM on September 27, 2010 [1 favorite]


Jenni's Song by Matthew Good Band
posted by litnerd at 7:20 AM on September 27, 2010


Jenny Says, Cowboy Mouth
posted by devinemissk at 7:21 AM on September 27, 2010 [3 favorites]


The Killers - Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine
posted by EndsOfInvention at 7:22 AM on September 27, 2010


10,000 Maniacs - Back o' the Moon
posted by otolith at 7:23 AM on September 27, 2010 [1 favorite]


De La Soul - Jennifer Oh Jenny
posted by rainbaby at 7:24 AM on September 27, 2010


Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels - Jenny Take A Ride (Take A Ride - 1966)
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Jennifer (Strung Out in Heaven - 1998)
posted by .kobayashi. at 7:25 AM on September 27, 2010


Jenny, Dreams are Ten a Penny
posted by philip-random at 7:25 AM on September 27, 2010


Velvet Underground, Rock 'n' Roll
posted by Polychrome at 7:31 AM on September 27, 2010


Jennifer's Body - Hole
You Don't Care Nothin' - Rancid
Jennifer Lost the War Today - Offspring
posted by corey flood at 7:32 AM on September 27, 2010


Photo Jenny by Belle & Sebastian
posted by ninebelow at 7:32 AM on September 27, 2010




Flight of the Conchords - Jenny
posted by wobh at 7:36 AM on September 27, 2010


Cross Canadian Ragweed - Jenny
posted by knile at 7:36 AM on September 27, 2010


Jenny from the Block.
posted by milarepa at 7:38 AM on September 27, 2010


Jennifer - Annie Lennox. It's a strange but beautiful song.
posted by Ys at 7:38 AM on September 27, 2010


Jenny Jenny (Woooo!) - Little Richard
posted by John Cohen at 7:39 AM on September 27, 2010


Does it have to be a love song?

Jenny's Song, Matthew Good Band (for some late 90's Can rock cred.)
posted by generichuman at 7:39 AM on September 27, 2010


Stephen Malkmus - "Jenny & The Ess-Dog"
Belle & Sebastian - "Photo Jenny"
posted by The Michael The at 7:40 AM on September 27, 2010




Jennifer Save Me, by the Golden Smog. Righteous fucking band, righteous fucking song.
posted by COBRA! at 7:41 AM on September 27, 2010


Cotton Jenny by Gordon Lightfoot.

Although this doesn't exactly fit your question criteria, there is a Canadian band called The Wailin Jennys. I always thought that was a pretty clever name.
posted by Brodiggitty at 7:41 AM on September 27, 2010


Styx, Jennifer · She drinks her sherry wine · She keeps her lady's love for me all the time · She's seventeen, barely old enough to cry · A child in her...
Artist: Styx
posted by jennstra at 7:46 AM on September 27, 2010 [1 favorite]


De La Soul "Jenifa Taught Me".
posted by padraigin at 7:47 AM on September 27, 2010 [1 favorite]


Songs Inspired By Women Named "Jenny"
posted by MonkeyToes at 7:50 AM on September 27, 2010


Jennifer by Faust
posted by neroli at 7:50 AM on September 27, 2010


Mark Eitzel - Jenny (YouTube) (audio stream)
posted by puritycontrol at 7:50 AM on September 27, 2010


There's the great bubblegum song, Jennifer Tomkins by the Street People.

Then there's Sweet Jennie Lee done by Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel on their most recent album, Willie and the Wheel.

Finally, an old childrens' song, What Will You Wear Jenny Jenkins. There's a great version of this song on Not for Kids Only by Jerry Garcia and David Grisman.
posted by Sculthorpe at 7:51 AM on September 27, 2010


Beck - Debra (trust me)
posted by 2bucksplus at 7:55 AM on September 27, 2010


The Clientele, Jennifer & Julia
posted by leesh at 7:57 AM on September 27, 2010


Debra by Beck. Confusingly it's about a girl called Jenny, who the protagonist 'wants to get with' along with her sister, Debra:

I met you at J C Penny
I think your name tag, it said 'Jenny'
posted by freya_lamb at 7:58 AM on September 27, 2010


Sleater-Kinney's closer on Dig Me Out, "Jenny". It happens to be one of my favorites, even.
posted by ifjuly at 8:03 AM on September 27, 2010


Golden Smog, "Jennifer Save Me"
The Birthday Party, "Jennifer's Veil"
Of Montreal, "Jennifer Louise"
Beautiful South, "Song for Whoever"
Los Lobos, "Jenny's Got a Pony"
Men Without Hats, "Jenny Wore Black" and "Pop Goes the World"
De La Soul, "Jenifa Taught Me" and "Buddy" (although their version of "jenny" sometimes means something a little . . . different)

As often with lyrics questions, I recommend http://lyrics.filestube.com/
posted by dlugoczaj at 8:10 AM on September 27, 2010


For total cheese, Make Me Loose Control by Eric Carmen.
posted by theBigRedKittyPurrs at 8:10 AM on September 27, 2010


Jenny, You're Barely Alive - Rilo Kiley
posted by Syllables at 8:13 AM on September 27, 2010


the Mountain Goats, "Jenny"
posted by ausdemfenster at 8:17 AM on September 27, 2010 [1 favorite]


Jenny Don't be Hasty
posted by Biru at 8:18 AM on September 27, 2010


(Though it's cheating, as the name never enters the song but is titular)
posted by ausdemfenster at 8:19 AM on September 27, 2010


Jenny- Birdie
posted by rmless at 8:20 AM on September 27, 2010


Jennifer Ever by the Smashing Pumpkins
posted by Hardcore Poser at 8:22 AM on September 27, 2010


Dear Jenny by The Dresden Dolls
posted by King Bee at 8:24 AM on September 27, 2010


Less Than Jake - Jen Doesn't Like Me Anymore
posted by General Malaise at 8:25 AM on September 27, 2010


Someone is Waiting from the musical Company mentions Jenny a number of times, in combination with a bunch of other ladies.
posted by ausdemfenster at 8:27 AM on September 27, 2010


There's a song called "I Don't Want You Around" by NOFX.
posted by kensington314 at 8:34 AM on September 27, 2010


One of George Carlin's Wonderful WINO bits has a short doo-wop song called Jenny.
The De La Soul song mentioned above is called Jenifa Taught Me.
posted by bink at 8:47 AM on September 27, 2010


Pirate Jenny
Saga of Jenny (scroll down a bit)
posted by thomas j wise at 8:52 AM on September 27, 2010


Jen is Bringing the Drugs - Margaret and the Nuclear So and Sos
posted by elvissa at 9:25 AM on September 27, 2010


Giant Robot – Jennifer Kissed Me.
posted by Orchestra at 9:28 AM on September 27, 2010 [1 favorite]


Dressy Bessy - Jenny Come On
Jimmy Eat World - Jen
Letters to Cleo - Jennifer
Phil Avalos & The Quiet Lanes - Jennifer Someday
posted by puritycontrol at 9:31 AM on September 27, 2010


Robert Earl Keen - Jennifer Johnson and Me
posted by Seamus at 9:50 AM on September 27, 2010


Silver Jenny Dollar by the New Pornographers
posted by serialcomma at 10:51 AM on September 27, 2010


"Jen is Bringing the Drugs" is actually Margot & the Nuclear So and So's. :)
posted by so_gracefully at 11:07 AM on September 27, 2010


Stephen Malkmus - "Jenny and the Ess Dog"
posted by Benway at 11:16 AM on September 27, 2010


BTW the NOFX song is a HORRIBLE song for a Jenny to get, especially on a mixtape from your cousin.
There is also Guinevere from the Eli Young Band, if you want to include the original version of the name!
posted by runincircles at 11:43 AM on September 27, 2010


The Drums - Don't Be a Jerk, Jonny

(don't be put off by the title, there's a "Jenny, Jenny, Jenny" through the song)
posted by carbide at 11:47 AM on September 27, 2010


Kurt Elling's version of "She's Funny That Way"

She's stuck with me.
I'll never let her go now.
With Jennifer I dig love
and she can dig it, too.
She's funny that way.
posted by Pater Aletheias at 12:34 PM on September 27, 2010


Jenny and the Summer day, The Avett Brothers
posted by runningwithscissors at 2:35 PM on September 27, 2010


"Poor Jenny" by the Everly Brothers
posted by exceptinsects at 3:16 PM on September 27, 2010


"Jenny I Read" - Concrete Blonde

"Jenny" - The Click Five
posted by skypieces at 4:38 PM on September 27, 2010


"Jenny S." by Atom & His Package.

Best line -

All I can say
Is that I'm glad that we started
And that she loves me
Though I'm completely retarded
posted by tatiana wishbone at 4:51 PM on September 27, 2010


I made a list of these.
posted by jenfullmoon at 4:55 PM on September 27, 2010


Response by poster: These are great! Thank you so much.
posted by cyrreb at 5:24 PM on September 27, 2010


Jenny was a Friend of Mine by the Killers
posted by His thoughts were red thoughts at 11:18 PM on September 27, 2010


Destroyer - Melanie and Jennifer and Melanie:

And Jennifer, your halter top... a consecrated altar, but
I've wrung my hands and knees in shame there
one-too-many times.
posted by Gortuk at 7:06 AM on September 28, 2010


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