Tag Archives: Tommy Tutone
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REWIND: Five more one-hit wonders to get stuck in your head
Chumbawamba circa 2000. Photo: Jill Douglas/Redferns. Back in September I discovered a satellite radio channel that was all one-hit wonders, and it inspired a column of some of my favorites. People seemed to like it, except to this day I still get new comments smugly informing me that I…
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Interview: Jim Keller, cowriter of ‘867-5309 / Jenny,’ on his path and his new LP
Jim Keller, courtesy: Jimmy Fontaine. “867-5309.” Just by reading those seven digits, the tune is in your head. The 1981 song by San Francisco band Tommy Tutone is legendarily catchy, making its title arguably the most well-known phone number in the United States. The song remains well-loved enough to…