Parody songs about New Jersey
December 22, 2010 7:35 PM Subscribe
Am I just imagining? Two joke songs about New Jersey.
I'm thinking maybe they were on SNL?
1. "Jersey State of Mind" with the tune from Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind"... with the lyrical fragment "I'm gonna head on down to (somewhere) that's where petroleum's refined / I'm in a Jersey state of mind"
2. "In Jersey" based on Stevie Wonder's "On Broadway"
Where? When? Links? Is this false memory syndrome? (If so could somebody create these two songs stat kthx)
I'm thinking maybe they were on SNL?
1. "Jersey State of Mind" with the tune from Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind"... with the lyrical fragment "I'm gonna head on down to (somewhere) that's where petroleum's refined / I'm in a Jersey state of mind"
2. "In Jersey" based on Stevie Wonder's "On Broadway"
Where? When? Links? Is this false memory syndrome? (If so could somebody create these two songs stat kthx)
Actually, scratch that. (I was thinking the Jay-Z thing.) Yeah, SNL. Zack Braff.
posted by Sys Rq at 8:02 PM on December 22, 2010
posted by Sys Rq at 8:02 PM on December 22, 2010
Best answer: From the Wikipedia page on Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind":
"In an episode of Saturday Night Live, Zach Braff changed the lyrics to be about New Jersey."
posted by MaryDellamorte at 8:04 PM on December 22, 2010
"In an episode of Saturday Night Live, Zach Braff changed the lyrics to be about New Jersey."
posted by MaryDellamorte at 8:04 PM on December 22, 2010
Best answer: The Zach Braff monologue is available on Hulu.
posted by tommccabe at 8:19 PM on December 22, 2010
posted by tommccabe at 8:19 PM on December 22, 2010
Best answer: Actually, just re-watching that Hulu clip now. The Zach Braff monologue takes care of both your points. The "In Jersey" part is about 2:55 in.
posted by tommccabe at 8:21 PM on December 22, 2010
posted by tommccabe at 8:21 PM on December 22, 2010
There was a Bloodhound Gang CD in the late 90s that included a track titled "The Ten Coolest Things About New Jersey"; it was ten seconds of silence.
(I'm not proud that I remember this)
posted by MarchHare at 9:22 PM on December 22, 2010 [1 favorite]
(I'm not proud that I remember this)
posted by MarchHare at 9:22 PM on December 22, 2010 [1 favorite]
"Jason Jones' Bayonne", the Daily Show Parody of "Sarah Palin's Alaska", might amuse you too if you haven't seen it.
posted by AmbroseChapel at 10:14 PM on December 22, 2010
posted by AmbroseChapel at 10:14 PM on December 22, 2010
Response by poster: What a drag the vid is only available in the States. If anyone has alternative sources 'd love it.
posted by Meatbomb at 12:16 AM on December 23, 2010
posted by Meatbomb at 12:16 AM on December 23, 2010
Big list of songs about New Jersey:
http://ask.metafilter.com/50035/New-Jersey-songs
posted by chocolatepeanutbuttercup at 4:04 AM on December 23, 2010
http://ask.metafilter.com/50035/New-Jersey-songs
posted by chocolatepeanutbuttercup at 4:04 AM on December 23, 2010
Irritatingly, I can't link to this at work because the site is blocked, but if you Google "WFMU Jersey songs" you will get a great list of parody and novelty songs about New Jersey. WFMU has people who collect this kind of thing - and there are some real gems there.
posted by Miko at 6:31 AM on December 23, 2010
posted by Miko at 6:31 AM on December 23, 2010
Wow, I can't believe Uncle Floyd's Deep in the Heart of Jersey didn't make that list.
posted by mikepop at 6:34 AM on December 23, 2010
posted by mikepop at 6:34 AM on December 23, 2010
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