# New Jersey & Bruce Springsteen are closely tied together. What other pairings are as tight? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 27, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bruce-springsteen-are-closely-tied-together-what-other-pairings-are-as-tight/797463 "2017-09-27T20:35:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bruce-springsteen-are-closely-tied-together-what-other-pairings-are-as-tight/797463/1 "2017-09-27T20:35:18Z")
NJ also has favorite son Francis Albert Sinatra but he never sang about New Jersey really. Long Island has Billy Joel but I don’t think he can claim New York State. I suppose Kansas might work for Kansas, though does it? ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bruce-springsteen-are-closely-tied-together-what-other-pairings-are-as-tight/797463/2 "2017-09-27T20:40:21Z")
Cleveland and Drew Carey. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bruce-springsteen-are-closely-tied-together-what-other-pairings-are-as-tight/797463/3 "2017-09-27T20:43:18Z")
Detroit and Ted Nugent? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bruce-springsteen-are-closely-tied-together-what-other-pairings-are-as-tight/797463/4 "2017-09-27T20:45:40Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Cleveland and Drew Carey. I was going for singers/bands, sorry if that wasn’t clear. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bruce-springsteen-are-closely-tied-together-what-other-pairings-are-as-tight/797463/5 "2017-09-27T20:49:01Z")
San Francisco: Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead Los Angeles: The Doors Liverpool: The Beatles ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bruce-springsteen-are-closely-tied-together-what-other-pairings-are-as-tight/797463/6 "2017-09-27T20:49:32Z")
Minnesota and Prince ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bruce-springsteen-are-closely-tied-together-what-other-pairings-are-as-tight/797463/7 "2017-09-27T20:56:25Z")
Bob Seger and Michigan ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bruce-springsteen-are-closely-tied-together-what-other-pairings-are-as-tight/797463/8 "2017-09-27T20:59:22Z")
Bruce Willis and Philadelphia. Darryl Hall and Philadelphia. Red Hot Chili Peppers and California, specifically southern California. ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bruce-springsteen-are-closely-tied-together-what-other-pairings-are-as-tight/797463/9 "2017-09-27T21:03:09Z")
Utah and the Osmonds. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bruce-springsteen-are-closely-tied-together-what-other-pairings-are-as-tight/797463/10 "2017-09-27T21:03:17Z")
Soft Machine, Wilde Flowers, Caravan, Gong, Hatfield and the North, and National Health are all strongly identified with Canterbury in the UK. There’s a whole list of progressive rock groups that are connected. Similarly, Orpheus, The Beacon Street Union, Ultimate Spinach, and many others were associated strongly with Boston (much to their dismay). ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bruce-springsteen-are-closely-tied-together-what-other-pairings-are-as-tight/797463/11 "2017-09-27T21:03:46Z")
Grand Funk (Railroad) and Flint, Michigan ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bruce-springsteen-are-closely-tied-together-what-other-pairings-are-as-tight/797463/12 "2017-09-27T21:03:57Z")
Fats Domino and New Orleans/Louisiana Jimmy Buffet and Florida ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bruce-springsteen-are-closely-tied-together-what-other-pairings-are-as-tight/797463/13 "2017-09-27T21:05:29Z")
Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, The Charlatans and Manchestet. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bruce-springsteen-are-closely-tied-together-what-other-pairings-are-as-tight/797463/14 "2017-09-27T21:11:42Z")
The Minutemen / San Pedro Shepherd’s Bush / The Who ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bruce-springsteen-are-closely-tied-together-what-other-pairings-are-as-tight/797463/15 "2017-09-27T21:40:19Z")
Notorious B.I.G. on the East Coast, Tupac Shakur on the West Coast. Eminem in Detroit. ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bruce-springsteen-are-closely-tied-together-what-other-pairings-are-as-tight/797463/16 "2017-09-27T21:54:30Z")
The Ramones and Blondie are closely connected to New York City. ---
**Author:** ![BobBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@BobBitchin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobBitchin)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bruce-springsteen-are-closely-tied-together-what-other-pairings-are-as-tight/797463/17 "2017-09-27T22:16:42Z")
The big 4 and the Bay area. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bruce-springsteen-are-closely-tied-together-what-other-pairings-are-as-tight/797463/18 "2017-09-27T23:02:12Z")
John Mellencamp and Indiana. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bruce-springsteen-are-closely-tied-together-what-other-pairings-are-as-tight/797463/19 "2017-09-27T23:04:06Z")
John Denver and Aspen. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bruce-springsteen-are-closely-tied-together-what-other-pairings-are-as-tight/797463/20 "2017-09-27T23:08:43Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Jimmy Buffet and Florida Particularly south Florida, and Key West, I’d think. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-bruce-springsteen-are-closely-tied-together-what-other-pairings-are-as-tight/797463.md?page=2)