Gov. Chris Christie's favorite rock star is singing about him. But not for reasons the governor would like.
Bruce Springsteen joined Jimmy Fallon to mock the governor in a remixed version of the New Jersey anthem, "Born to Run," last night on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon." The lyrics of "Gov. Christie Traffic Jam" were a reference to the George Washington Bridge scandal.
Springsteen and Fallon donned the rocker's signature '80s "Born in the U.S.A." ensemble — sleeveless denim shirt and red bandana — in a parody blaming Christie for the four-day lane closures on the world's most heavily trafficked bridge, which was alleged to be political payback after a local mayor did not support Christie's re-election as governor.
The Boss is the latest local celebrity apparently unmoved by Christie's nearly two-hour apology for the involvement of some of his allies in the Fort Lee lane closures.
"The press conference went on and on," Springsteen sang last night. "It was longer than one of my own damn shows."
No comment yet from the governor.
Here are the lyrics to the song:
In the day we sweat it out on the streets, stuck in traffic on the GWB
They shut down the tollbooths of glory 'cause we didn't endorse Christie.
Sprung from cages on Highway 9, we got three lanes closed, so Jersey get your ass in line
Whoa, maybe this Bridgegate was just payback, it's a bitchslap to the state democrats,
We gotta get out but we can't. We're stuck in Gov. Chris Christie's Fort Lee, N.J. traffic jam.
Governor, let me in, I wanna be your friend, there'll be no partisan divisions
Let me wrap my legs 'round your mighty rims and relieve your stressful condition
You've got Wall Street masters stuck cheek-to-cheek with blue collar truckers, and man, I really gotta take a leak
But I can't. I'm stuck in Gov. Chris Christie's Fort Lee, N.J. traffic jam
Highways jammed with pissed off drivers with no place left to go
And the press conference went on and on, it was longer than one of my own damn shows
Someday, governor, I don't know when, this will all end, but till then you're killing the working man
who's stuck in the Gov. Chris Christie Fort Lee, N.J. traffic jam
Whoa, oh oh oh
I gotta take a leak
Whoa, oh oh oh
I really gotta take a leak
Whoa, oh oh oh
Down in Jerseyland
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