867-5309
And who was on the other end was it Jenny
2006-08-05 08:27:06 · 28 answers · asked by Sherrod's future wifee 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Noone was there! Just some dumb lady saying I have to dial an area code. Dang. I don't have long distance! hehehe
Actually, I kinda like that song. it's catchy!
2006-08-05 08:34:47 · answer #1 · answered by Autumn_Anne 5 · 18⤊ 6⤋
The song gave rise to its own lore, which asserted that the "Jenny" in the song was the lead singer's real-life girlfriend (or ex-girlfriend):
[Collected on the Internet, 2000] I heard a more elaborate story that the number actually belonged to one of the band member's ex-girlfriends (named Jenny, of course) and that he wrote the song to get back at her for dumping him. She supposedly got a restraining order taken out against him and won a court order to have the song pulled from the airwaves for a while, etc. etc.
Other explanations leave off her suing the songwriter but have her becoming angry with him and changing her number (which, ironically, is the one thing the song begged her not to do). In another flavor of the tale, the band is sued by a sheriff who had both a daughter named Jenny and the notorious 867-5309 as his home number.
"Jenny" has had a breath of new life breathed into it by the Goo Goo Dolls, a popular band who debuted in 1987 but only began to hit their stride in 1998. Though they've yet to record a cover of "Jenny," the Goo Goo Dolls have often included a rendition of it in club appearances.
An adjunct to this legend is the rumor that due to the overwhelming number of prank calls now made to 867-5309, that phone number is permanently non-assigned for every area code in North America. That isn't the case — although 867-5309 is unassigned in many area codes, we have verified that it is still a valid working number in some of them. In 2004, the putative owner of the 867-5309 phone number in New York (area code 212) put it up for auction on eBay.
see for yourself...
2006-08-05 15:29:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It used to be Jenny, but she changed her number when the calls started to bother her.
Now, it depends on which area code you dial.
2006-08-05 15:30:11 · answer #3 · answered by Jim T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dialed it with my local area code and this guy's message went "yo". Then I hung up. I don't think it was Jenny though. ; )
2006-08-05 15:30:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I keep getting a recording saying "The number you have dialed is no longer in service, please check your number and dial again" so, I did and got the same thing. How many times do you want me to call that number or have you got another?
2006-08-05 15:35:21 · answer #5 · answered by skyguy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In california, the # has been deleted for 20 years
2006-08-05 15:29:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL, no, but i heard that when that song was big, people were calling that number, and the phone company had to stop giving people that number!
2006-08-05 15:31:24 · answer #7 · answered by Aimee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some are real people who are tired of it; others are people who wanted the number just for that reason.
2006-08-05 15:31:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the area code
2006-08-05 15:36:01 · answer #9 · answered by NNY 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what's the area code on that? they never worked it into the song.
2006-08-05 15:31:26 · answer #10 · answered by kittycollector32 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You didn't put up the area code.
2006-08-05 15:31:49 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋