Trivia
British comedy duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders used the song in their television programme in a sketch which parodied British girl group Bananarama. Lananeeneenoonoo (the name of the fictitious group in the sketch which featured Kathy Burke as the third member) were shown recording a cover version of and making a video for "Jimmy Mack" in the style of Bananarama, who had previously covered the Motown songs "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" and "Nathan Jones".
The name is used in a song by one of Eddie Argos' various bands named 'Everybody was in the French Resistance...Now'. The song is called 'Hey It's Jimmy Mack' and is a response from the Jimmy Mack in the original song, giving his side of the story.
The song is heard playing on the radio while two soldiers discuss Martha & The Vandellas in a season two episode of the Vietnam War television drama Tour of Duty.
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