Post by Motorcity on Aug 12, 2004 19:12:36 GMT -5
Keys' Fans Reach Out, Touch Wrong Man
By Charlie Amter
While not quite as memorable as Jenny's "867-5309" immortalized by Tommy Tutone (news)--a number that launched many a crank call--Alicia Keys' song "Diary" is wreaking similar havoc.
The song, Keys' latest single from her multiplatinum selling The Diary of Alicia Keys, contains the lyric: "Oooo baby, if there's anything that you fear/Come forth and call 489-4608 and I'll be here."
Keys was there, years ago in New York at (347) 489-4608. Big Apple fans who dial the number can now get a special from Keys, although the voice-mailbox is nearly always full.
Problem is, Keys' fans in Georgia, which also has the "489" exchange, are also calling the number, much to the chagrin of one J.D. Turner of Statesboro.
The retired pastor has the dubious honor of having the same phone number that Keys references in her Top 10, multigenre hit.
"I get 20 to 25 calls a day," Turner told the Statesboro Herald. "Sometimes at 4:30 a.m., and they say, 'I want to talk to Alicia Keys.'"
Keys' publicist, Lois Najarian, says the singer did not mean to "target" Turner, and the inclusion of the phone number was an inside joke meant for fans--hence the special message from Keys at the New York number.
(In her message, Keys says, "Hello?" then pauses and then tells the caller "I'm just playing...I'm not available to take your call right now, and although I can't always call back, I do appreciate the love. So, leave me a good message. And take care of yourself.")
Turner, meanwhile, told the Herald that he is now using caller ID, but some calls still make it through. He's also considering an option that will block out unapproved phone numbers.
"I don't want to change the number," Turner said. "I've had the same number for 14 years."
We didn't have the heart to call Mr. Turner for a comment, but we do have his number.
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By Charlie Amter
While not quite as memorable as Jenny's "867-5309" immortalized by Tommy Tutone (news)--a number that launched many a crank call--Alicia Keys' song "Diary" is wreaking similar havoc.
The song, Keys' latest single from her multiplatinum selling The Diary of Alicia Keys, contains the lyric: "Oooo baby, if there's anything that you fear/Come forth and call 489-4608 and I'll be here."
Keys was there, years ago in New York at (347) 489-4608. Big Apple fans who dial the number can now get a special from Keys, although the voice-mailbox is nearly always full.
Problem is, Keys' fans in Georgia, which also has the "489" exchange, are also calling the number, much to the chagrin of one J.D. Turner of Statesboro.
The retired pastor has the dubious honor of having the same phone number that Keys references in her Top 10, multigenre hit.
"I get 20 to 25 calls a day," Turner told the Statesboro Herald. "Sometimes at 4:30 a.m., and they say, 'I want to talk to Alicia Keys.'"
Keys' publicist, Lois Najarian, says the singer did not mean to "target" Turner, and the inclusion of the phone number was an inside joke meant for fans--hence the special message from Keys at the New York number.
(In her message, Keys says, "Hello?" then pauses and then tells the caller "I'm just playing...I'm not available to take your call right now, and although I can't always call back, I do appreciate the love. So, leave me a good message. And take care of yourself.")
Turner, meanwhile, told the Herald that he is now using caller ID, but some calls still make it through. He's also considering an option that will block out unapproved phone numbers.
"I don't want to change the number," Turner said. "I've had the same number for 14 years."
We didn't have the heart to call Mr. Turner for a comment, but we do have his number.
