Jenny’s 867-5309 Cashflow: One-Hit Wonders’ Eternal Rent Checks

KEY POINTS

•Tommy Tutone’s 1981 hit ‘867-5309’ continues earning significant money decades later, per lead singer Tommy Heath in 2002.
•Bobby Day recorded the original ‘Rockin Robin’ in 1958 before shifting to songwriting by 1960.
•Bruce Channel’s ’Hey! Baby’ topped the 1962 Billboard Hot 100 and was famously featured in ‘Dirty Dancing’ (1987).
•Fictional band The Archies’ ‘Sugar, Sugar’ hit No. 1 in 1969 and remains a nostalgic pop culture reference.

Dive into the eternal soul-crushing glory of one-hit wonders! Tommy Tutone’s 1981 mega-jingle '867-5309' still prints money decades later—lead singer Tommy Heath suavely lamented singing it 'only once a night' like it’s a haunting ex. Bobby Day rocked 'Rockin Robin' so hard in 1958 he quit solo singing by 1960, switching to songwriting—talk about pivoting before it was cool. Bruce Channel toured Europe with the Beatles (!) and sparked harmonica urban legends, while The Archies, the Twilight Zone of bands featuring fictional teens, sweet-talked America with 'Sugar, Sugar' in 1969. These blips-in-time haunt charts and playlists, reminding us some flames burn socially distance in fame.