Okay, tell me what year you were born.

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SoundTikTok sound · 867-5309 / Jenny

Why it worked

The video leverages a nostalgic pop culture reference to create a fun, relatable office culture moment that encourages engagement through shared recognition.

Summary

Employees of Lutheran Services Carolinas participate in a trend where they are asked their birth year and then asked to recite the famous phone number from the song '867-5309/Jenny'. The video concludes with a group shot of the participants.

Structure

1Interviewer asks employees their birth year
2Employees are asked for Jenny's number
3Employees recite the song lyrics
4Group shot of all participants

On-screen text

What’s Jenny’s number? #LSC #lutheranservicescarolinas #whatsjennysnumber #1980s

Transcript

Okay, tell me what year you were born. 1970. What’s Jenny’s number? 8675309. Okay, tell me what year you were born. 1970. What’s Jenny’s number? 8675309. What year were you born? 1982. What’s Jenny’s number? I don’t remember. What year were you born? 1970. What’s Jenny’s number? 8675309. Tell me what year were you born? 1993. And what’s Jenny’s number? 8675309. What year were you born? 1973. And what’s Jenny’s number? 8675309. Okay, what year were you born? 1985. What’s Jenny’s number? 8675309. Tell me what year you were born. 1983. What’s Jenny’s number? 8675309. What year were you born? 1988. What’s Jenny’s number? 8675309. What year were you born? 1958. What’s Jenny’s number? Jenny? Is it 8675309?

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