Bonnie McKee is back with her new single, Jenny’s Got A Boyfriend.
The electro-pop track is the latest in a series of releases from the singer-songwriter’s new LP, following Slay and Hot City.
On the new song, Bonnie says: “Jenny’s Got A Boyfriend was inspired by a friend’s boyfriend who was a terrible flirt. He was always giving me and all the other girls the wrong idea!
“I always wanted to write a song with a person’s name in the title, and when I was listening to some classics, I rediscovered Jesse’s Girl and realised I was having the same experience- but I’d never heard the angle of lusting after someone else’s partner through the female lens.
She adds: “Jenny’s Got A Boyfriend is kind of like Jolene in reverse, if Dolly’s man were a flirtatious playboy (which maybe he was!)”
Alongside the track, a Boogie Nights-inspired music video brings the lyrics to life in a ’70s-style roller rink, with slick choreography and an eye-catching aesthetic.
On creating the video, Bonnie elaborates: “I co-directed the video with my long time collaborator David Richardson. It’s very difficult to direct when you’re also the main character, and David and I share a love of throwback special effects and comedic storytelling, so I knew he would deliver.
“It was important to me to highlight the fact that this imagined romance with another woman’s boyfriend was only a fantasy and not something I would actually act on, so we threw in some high-camp light up nether regions to keep the storyline light and playful on a subject that might land me in ‘homewrecker’ territory.
“Don’t worry – no boyfriends were stolen in the making of this song!”
