Songs with the name Jenny

The name has been shouted, pleaded and bragged about for decades. Little Richard's "Jenny, Jenny" (1957) is prime rock and roll roar — pounding piano, a vocal rasping at the edge of hysteria — while The Everly Brothers' "Poor Jenny" (1959) comes from the sweeter side of the same era, a teenage tragedy told in close, ringing brotherly harmony. Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels kept the momentum going with "Jenny Take a Ride" (1965), a breathless Detroit rock-soul medley built on a driving beat, with the name right in the hook of the invitation.

Modern bands found different uses for Jenny. The Killers' "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" (2004) is a brooding, pulsing new wave-noir interrogation of a suspect insisting on his innocence — the name there is testimony. Flight of the Conchords' "Jenny" (2007) instead plays it for uneasy comedy, a deadpan conversation that keeps misidentifying the woman being addressed. The Click Five's "Jenny" (2005) is glossy power-pop, and Studio Killers' "Jenny" (2013) a buoyant, candy-colored electro-pop confession of affection. Cowboy Mouth's "Jenny Says" (1994) rides a rolling, shout-along roots-rock groove, and Jennifer Lopez made the name a boast: "Jenny From the Block" (2002) is crisp early-2000s pop rap about staying grounded — her own name, worn proudly.