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Related: About this forumBruce Springsteen & Jimmy Fallon: "Gov. Christie Traffic Jam" ("Born To Run" Parody) - VIDEO
p.s. More Fallon song/impressions down in Comment #12
liberalla
(9,165 posts)"Guv'ner let me in, I want to be your friend
there'll be no partisan divisions
let me wrap my legs 'round your mighty rims . . . (ribs?)
and relieve your stressful condition "
God, they were having fun!
Christie L.O.V.E.S Springsteen...
I wonder if he'll be sore over this parody making fun of him?
Thanks Jimmy & Bruce!!!
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)Here: http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/01/bruce_springsteen_on_jimmy_fallon_chris_christie_song.html
p.s. but it doesn't mention the 'rims'.
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)MsPithy
(809 posts)The christie/Springsteen thing felt like a harbinger of the impending apocalypse.
Ellipsis
(9,123 posts)xfundy
(5,105 posts)I had the 8-track.
I drew the cover and screen printed it on a T-shirt in high school.
One of the little turds in my class said, "you like Bruce Springsteen? Bruce is a queer name, you must be queer."
Fast forward to now: the little turd has become a RW preacher, still as stupid and infected as before, though he was right about one thing: I AM queer. Spooky! So he found me on FB, and his worshippers could see. I reminded him of his stupid comments, then came out as a "librul." He started into the usual bullshit, then I told him he was an asshole then and a worse one now. They had to pass the smelling salts.
Ellipsis
(9,123 posts)I remember I had Commander Cody and Paul Simon with some shleppy under dash eight-track player you sometimes had to shim with a pack of matches to make it go
rocktivity
(44,555 posts)He's on the BACK cover, mind you, but you have to start somewhere...
rocktivity
pinto
(106,886 posts)pacalo
(24,721 posts)Having Bruce Springsteen there alongside him was a big for Christie, a big fan of Springsteen.
Ellipsis
(9,123 posts)...better singer spoofer then actor, that's for sure.
pacalo
(24,721 posts)Great talent.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)pacalo
(24,721 posts)drynberg
(1,648 posts)Yee get what thou sow...Sting!
SunSeeker
(51,367 posts)cui bono
(19,926 posts)Wish I could see Christie's face while he watches his hero make fun of him.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)Fallon aka Jim Morrison/Doors (Reading Rainbow)
Fallon aka Bob Dylan (Charles in Charge Theme)
Fallon aka Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen (Whip My Hair)
Fallon aka Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen (Sexy and I know it)
Fallon aka Neil Young (Party in the USA)
Fallon as David Bowie - (Tebowie) (not great copy quality on this one)
Fallon as Bob Dylan: "Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet"
Fallon as Bob Dylan: "Jingle Bells, Batman Smells"
Fallon aka Neil Young "The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air"
valerief
(53,235 posts)bklyncowgirl
(7,960 posts)valerief
(53,235 posts)Fiendish Thingy
(15,361 posts)Yelling "Bruuuuuuuce!" Is the standard way fans cheer Springsteen.
valerief
(53,235 posts)Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)bklyncowgirl
(7,960 posts)valerief
(53,235 posts)MsPithy
(809 posts)Another thing that happens at a Springsteen concert is, when they play the intro for Thunder Road, at the precise moment, tens of thousands of fans sing, "The screen door slams, Mary's dress waves, ..." It is deafening.
No one boos The Boss, ever!
valerief
(53,235 posts)MsPithy
(809 posts)valerief
(53,235 posts)MsPithy
(809 posts)not Bruuuuuuuuce.
You need to stop.
I have been to, maybe 10 Springsteen concerts, dating back to the 1970s. There are fans who have been to hundreds. Shouting Bruuuuuuuuce, is an ecstatic almost spiritual expression of appreciation.
valerief
(53,235 posts)MsPithy
(809 posts)NO ONE WAS BOOING. Period!
Reread comments 22, 40 and 43.
And, if you ever get the chance, you should go to a Springsteen concert.
valerief
(53,235 posts)amuse bouche
(3,657 posts)Fallon's audience doesn't 'boo' him
Berlum
(7,044 posts)This parody is a fun and powerful musical spike through the deceitful, bullying, unprincipled Republicon heart of Chris Christie and his thuggish RepubliMinions.
groundloop
(11,486 posts)I smell the end of Christie's career in politics.
MrMickeysMom
(20,453 posts)Perfectly written and executed!
I'm glad Christie loves Springsteen
the best way to be slapped back is by the hand that loves you
karynnj
(59,474 posts)who wanted Springsteen to play at his first inaugural celebration - and was turned down. With the concerts for Sandy, he finally got to be on stage with Springsteen. If he ever had visions of Bruce endorsing him for President - as he did John Kerry and Obama - he has to know that will never happen.
rocktivity
(44,555 posts)Here they are exchanging sincere, respectful greetings at the Hurricane Sandy benefit:
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P.S. The The Eleventh Annual "You Call This NEWS?" awards are posted.
JEFF9K
(1,935 posts)RoccoR5955
(12,471 posts)louis-t
(23,199 posts)Dopers_Greed
(2,640 posts)I could see the smoke from the DU homepage.
I wish I could be a fly on the wall when Christie sees this video.
Cha
(295,899 posts)Chris Christie!
Mahalo Tx!!
2banon
(7,321 posts)Amazing his range, not wrt to scale (which is great) but wrt to voice impressions in song. weird how his face can adapt to identical likeness to anyone he chooses to impersonate. amazing!
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)FULL article here: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/johncassidy/2014/01/chris-christie-and-bruce-springsteen.html
and related DU post here: http://election.democraticunderground.com/10024335600
TBF
(31,919 posts)malthaussen
(17,065 posts)grahamhgreen
(15,741 posts)Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)The New York Times: Christie and Springsteen: A Tale of Devotion, and a Very Public Snub
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/16/nyregion/christie-and-springsteen-a-tale-of-devotion-and-a-very-public-snub.html?smid=tw-nytimes
The New Yorker: Blunder Road: Springsteen Runs Over Christie
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/johncassidy/2014/01/chris-christie-and-bruce-springsteen.html
Reuters: Springsteen, Fallon lampoon N.J. Governor Christie's 'Bridgegate'
http://news.yahoo.com/springsteen-fallon-lampoon-n-j-governor-christie-39-232637381--business.html;_ylt=A0geuqHFfNdSsm8AF5dXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTB0N3Awc2s2BHNlYwNzYwRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkA1ZJUDMyMF8x
The AP: Fallon, Springsteen parody Christie's traffic jams
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/fallon-springsteen-parody-christies-traffic-jams
USA Today: Springsteen, Fallon mock Christie's Bridgegate
http://www.usatoday.com/story/onpolitics/2014/01/15/christie-bruce-springsteen-jimmy-fallon-born-to-run/4488195/
The New Jersey Journal: Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Fallon sing Chris Christie 'New Jersey Traffic Jam' song
http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/01/bruce_springsteen_on_jimmy_fallon_chris_christie_song.html
LA Times: Bruce Springsteen and Jimmy Fallon mock Chris Christie's 'Bridgegate'
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-bruce-springsteen-jimmy-fallon-chris-christie-bridgegate-20140115,0,5288756.story#axzz2qXZkJvc3
Today: Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Fallon take a 'Run' at Chris Christie traffic scandal
http://www.today.com/entertainment/bruce-springsteen-jimmy-fallon-take-run-chris-christie-traffic-scandal-2D11931650
Inkfreak
(1,695 posts)He & Colbert are the 2 funniest entertainers in late night. Hands down.