# Song with numbers in the chorus \[ed. title\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 29, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-numbers-in-the-chorus-ed-title/633048 "2012-08-29T16:59:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-numbers-in-the-chorus-ed-title/633048/41 "2012-08-31T12:46:24Z")
> [@Hippy\_Hollow](#): > > Did you know that is a reference to Rudolf Hess’ prison number? 31G-350125. Love JD, but WTF, Ian? Isn’t the song supposed to be about Rudolf Hess from his point of view? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-numbers-in-the-chorus-ed-title/633048/42 "2012-08-31T21:36:49Z")
So, are we going to get closure on this one? ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-numbers-in-the-chorus-ed-title/633048/43 "2012-08-31T22:13:24Z")
I vote for “conflated Tommy Tutone’s Jenny with Police’s Message in a Bottle”… guess we could do this as a poll, until the OP confirms the fact (and in case he/she never does so.) ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-numbers-in-the-chorus-ed-title/633048/44 "2012-08-31T23:48:01Z")
I also think it must surely be “Jenny”. But, if we want hit songs from late-70s, vaguely punk-ish English bands, whose singer and principal songwriter played the bass, how about [2-4-6-8 Motorway](http://youtu.be/GMy2bmSAIeA?t=29s) by the Tom Robinson Band? Also includes the line “3-5-7-9”. Good song. Or City Boy, with the unforgettable [5.7.0.5](http://youtu.be/KHeKEakqfdw?t=3s). ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-numbers-in-the-chorus-ed-title/633048/45 "2012-09-03T17:06:09Z")
My guess is [853-5937](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTDCdDJOMCE) by Squeeze. Reached #32 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1988. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-numbers-in-the-chorus-ed-title/633048/46 "2012-09-03T17:35:35Z")
Angela can’t make it to the phone If you care to leave your name and number Please speak clearly after the tone She’ll give you a ring when she is home ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-numbers-in-the-chorus-ed-title/633048/47 "2012-09-03T19:11:29Z")
> [@Scarlett67](#): > > Angela can’t make it to the phone > If you care to leave your name and number > Please speak clearly after the tone > She’ll give you a ring when she is home I thought I was the only one with this song in my head… ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-numbers-in-the-chorus-ed-title/633048/48 "2012-09-04T03:03:12Z")
> [@whitetho](#): > > My guess is [853-5937](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTDCdDJOMCE) by Squeeze. Reached #32 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1988. Has the OP come back to this thread? Because I can’t believe I didn’t offer up this - from my favorite Squeeze album _Babylon and On_. If it isn’t Tommy Tutone, I’d wager it being this… good call **whitetho**! “She’s in Mill Hill, I’m in Bermondsey…” ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-numbers-in-the-chorus-ed-title/633048/49 "2012-09-04T05:56:04Z")
> [@Hippy\_Hollow](#): > > Has the OP come back to this thread? Because I can’t believe I didn’t offer up this - from my favorite Squeeze album _Babylon and On_. If it isn’t Tommy Tutone, I’d wager it being this… good call **whitetho**! > > “She’s in Mill Hill, I’m in Bermondsey…” Sorry, but I don’t think there was a “seven” in it, let alone at the end. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-numbers-in-the-chorus-ed-title/633048/50 "2012-09-04T06:11:59Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > Sorry, but I don’t think there was a “seven” in it, let alone at the end. So have you checked all the songs in this thread? And you can confirm it’s none of them? Can you at least give us a better idea of what songs maybe fit the vibe you’re looking for? ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-numbers-in-the-chorus-ed-title/633048/51 "2012-09-04T09:48:00Z")
> [@Hippy\_Hollow](#): > > Has the OP come back to this thread? Because I can’t believe I didn’t offer up this - from my favorite Squeeze album _Babylon and On_. If it isn’t Tommy Tutone, I’d wager it being this… good call **whitetho**! > > “She’s in Mill Hill, I’m in Bermondsey…” Good sleuthing, but the beat, chords, riff, and feel of Message in a Bottle and Jenny are so close to each other, I’m still willing to bet the OP confounded them. That Squeeze song just doesn’t sound Police-y to me, and especially not like any specific Police song. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-numbers-in-the-chorus-ed-title/633048/52 "2012-09-04T14:16:33Z")
I don’t think I have ever seen an OP in one of these threads exhibit so little energy or initiative. **dougie\_montie** , have you listened to any of the suggested songs? If not, why did you start the thread? If youtube links are beyond your computer’s capabilities, how about an Amazon sample MP3? [Can you be arsed to listen to this?](http://www.amazon.com/867-5309-Jenny/dp/B001J2DGTA/ref=tmm_other_meta_binding_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1346767779&sr=1-2)It’s the Jenny(867-5309) song that several people have mentioned and linked to. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-numbers-in-the-chorus-ed-title/633048/53 "2012-09-04T21:39:20Z")
He did listen. For 20 minutes even. He just is stuck in an alternate universe with a very strange self aware $5 bill. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-numbers-in-the-chorus-ed-title/633048/54 "2012-09-05T06:13:18Z")
I’m checking those titles out but it takes time. Three per day. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-numbers-in-the-chorus-ed-title/633048/55 "2012-09-05T07:09:40Z")
Well, I just went through the first three titles suggested by others who replied in the thread–“Jenny,” “Murder by Numbers,” and “Invisible Sun”–and none matched. Oh, well, tomorrow’s another day…☹ ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-numbers-in-the-chorus-ed-title/633048/56 "2012-09-05T12:00:56Z")
Do I want to know why you can only listen to 3 samples a day? Actually, I am not sure that I do 😉 ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-numbers-in-the-chorus-ed-title/633048/57 "2012-09-05T12:04:50Z")
If “Jenny” was the third song perhaps he didn’t wish to subject himself to any more torture? ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-numbers-in-the-chorus-ed-title/633048/58 "2012-09-05T12:47:07Z")
I was wrong. The mystery deepens. Thanks for coming back, doug…and don’t give up 'till we resolve this! ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-numbers-in-the-chorus-ed-title/633048/59 "2012-09-05T18:03:14Z")
I still can’t believe it’s not “Jenny (867-5309)”. ---
**Author:** ![3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/47e85d/32.png) [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3_20_59_or_bust)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-numbers-in-the-chorus-ed-title/633048/60 "2012-09-05T18:54:29Z")
> [@dougie\_monty](#): > > Well, I just went through the first three titles suggested by others who replied in the thread–“Jenny,” “Murder by Numbers,” and “Invisible Sun”–and none matched. Oh, well, tomorrow’s another day…☹ Well, thanks for checking in. Since you vetoed my first two choices, I’m going to go with: [606-0842 by the B-52’s](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hik5y1lNGbY). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-numbers-in-the-chorus-ed-title/633048.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-with-numbers-in-the-chorus-ed-title/633048.md?page=4)