"Poor Jenny" is a song released in 1959 by The Everly Brothers. The song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 22,The Everly Brothers - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed August 9, 2015 while reaching No. 14 on the United Kingdom's New Musical Express chart.
There are two released versions of the Everly Brothers version of the song. Though there are other differences, the easiest way to distinguish between the two versions is a lyric change in the song's narrative. The US version has the fight starting at ten o'clock; a different take of the song, released as the UK single, has the fight starting at one o'clock.
Chart performance Chart (1959)PeakpositionUS Billboard Hot 10022UK - New Musical Express14
Cover versions A cover version by The Two Joes was released off of Bell Records in 1959, the same year of the Everly Brothers original version. Their version of the song failed to chart and was their only ever release.
Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds released a version of the song on their 1980 EP, Nick Lowe & Dave Edmunds Sing The Everly Brothers.
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