<P> "My Name Is Jack" is a song written by American record producer John Simon and released as a single by British group Manfred Mann in 1968 . Their version reached number 8 on UK record charts . It became an international Top 10 hit, however, in the U.S., the song reached only #104 . </P> <P> The lyrics and music were written by John Simon, and his own version was included on the soundtrack of the 1968 film You Are What You Eat . The song tells the story of a resident of the "Greta Garbo Home for Wayward Boys and Girls", which was the nickname of a real hostel, the Kirkland Hotel, in San Francisco, where part of the movie was filmed . Formerly the Kashu Hotel, the building became dilapidated and was demolished; the Christ United Presbyterian Church was opened on the site in 1975 . </P>

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