Jenny O. -- "Well OK Honey" (MP3)

201110192048 Sound It Out #3: Jenny O. -- "Well OK Honey"
It’s not easy to find information about Jenny O. Her bio tells us that her father is a scientist/wedding singer and that she began playing music at an early age. That’s pretty much it.

Mysterious origins aside, “Well OK Honey” is the rare song that is both incredibly groovy and packs an emotional punch. It’s written from the perspective of a wise beyond-her-years teenage girl to her age-inappropriate lover. Jenny’s voice is sultry and bluesy as she sings “I am a child...you have a child.” Boogie style guitars, maracas, handclaps and a couple of strangely-paced solos add to the hard-to-categorize awkward/hot tone. This could be a strong contender for wrongest strip club song of the year.

Jenny O.'s debut album is rumored to come out sometime in 2012.

Download an MP3 of Jenny O.'s "Well OK Honey"

Amy worked in the record business at Enigma, Elektra, Virgin and Sub Pop before she got sucked into the technology vortex. She co-founded the Backwards Beekeepers, a chemical-free urban beekeeping collective in Los Angeles. She runs digital marketing for the Los Angeles Philharmonic and The Hollywood Bowl.

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the dance routines in the video (along with the infectious pop) made my day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6VRVCsRDtE
digdug001

Or grab it here:
http://grooveshark.com/#/artist/Jenny+O+/1270075
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=14835243 Clarence Johnson

Somebody ain’t been in a strip club for a long, long time, if you think this is the sort of music they play. Not enough BOOM BAP or hair metal guitar.

Song’s ok, I guess. But a real strip club anthem is something simple, something that dares you to not remember the chorus.
Navin_Johnson

She makes a fine turkey product too.
Forman Howes

I saw Jenny O open for Ben Harper this summer, she had an enigmatic cool quality and boy she can write great lyrics. Nice to see she is getting more support.
Jonathan

Good pick!

And why are there only a few Amy Seidenwurm posts on BoingBoing? Moar, encore — get to work!
nosehat

Sound It Out #3: Jenny O. — “Well OK Honey”

OK, I sounded it out. Is it supposed to be a pun or something? If so, I don’t get it.
http://twitter.com/Poochiepants David Boyer

I was expecting some sort of speculation as to her relationship to Karen O. So I guess I’ll start that rumor now…
lorq

Damned catchy song!
Joseph Veehoff

Or listen to her EP and other stuff here: http://open.spotify.com/user/jveehoff/playlist/45sPYkHILeo1y23aGMpH9t
Shawn Suther

I happen to like the “Dope Van Gogh” song quite a bit better…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKLYpsqUOxo&feature=related
karen k

nice song – thanks boing boing for finding someone outside the music and music critic businesses to turn us on to good music!!!
John Baum

This is one of the tracks in the new Rocksmith videogame.
alphagirl

I first heard of Jenny O. from a BB post awhile back… she’s on that collection of Buddy Holly tribute covers that was blogged here. Her contribution definitely stood out as among the best ones of the bunch, you really felt the spirit of the original.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNYCqKxBdFs
Patrick Chambers

It was just OK for me…didn’t really sound like anything that most people couldn’t record in their bedroom these days.
benenglish

The last few lines do a fine job of conjuring up the searing pain a man feels when the too-young one walks casually away after planting a knife in his heart. I wish I hadn’t read the lyrics.
sudsi

Thanks for turning us on to this exciting young artist. This one really shows her vocal abilities… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okZjM-JaHZc&feature=related
Shawn Suther

I’m not sure where you get that kind of reaction. It’s not like BB is shilling for UMG/BMG/WMG, or even iTunes.
Just a cute song by a new face. Perhaps not groundbreaking, but worth a listen.