Strange Names (New Jersey's Got 'em) - Steve Forbert

[used2benlightened]

very clever

[scottdevito1]

I wonder if steve needed pba cards.

[shotofdylan]

hackettstown! Stanhope house, deleware water gap, goodtimes back then!

[oh4nu2b1]

Awesome -- maybe he wrote this song from playing at the Stanhope House.

[jspamoni1]

how did a guy from Mississippi write a great song about jersey. Steve played a little bar about 10 miles from my house,sorry I missed it.

[phillydwight]

he must have a nice draw in the northeast....i live in philly and see him playing small clubs around here often...he is great

[thoban1724]

@jspamoni1 i was thinking the same thing.

[jspamoni1]

@thoban1724

I live in one of the towns mentioned Parsippany, which was also mentioned in a Seinfeld episode.

[boaterbil]

@jspamoni1 I used to manage Eagle automotive in Parsippany

[takoda9]

Don't forget COONTOWN, just off Rte 78. Please tell me it's not the Johnny Rebel song........

[biggestzoo]

This song catapulted right to the top of my "5 Reasons to Hate Steve Forbert" in facebook.

[MichaelR43]

@biggestzoo Good For YOu and why should we care?

[HYGRADE7692]

Great job Steve,Ive been a fan since little JO

THANX

[bwworld]

This is great! May parents used to say of Piscataway: "Piss which-a-way?"

Thanks DEPARTMENTofPEACEusa for all the translations!

[tootslarsson]

Very clever - love it! Jersey Rocks! We are a diverse and yet unified folk group! Jersey is my Garden State!

[tootslarsson]

Very clever - love it! Jersey Rocks! We are a diverse and yet unified folk group! Jersey is my Garden State!

[tootslarsson]

Very clever - love it!  Jersey Rocks! We are a diverse and yet unified folk group! Jersey is my Garden State!

[Namrehtulip]

Cool song, suberb album!

[byramtax]

one more,

netcong,,comes from musconetcong

which means mossy lake

[02nakita]

Great Stuff Jack Rabbit Slim !

[DEPARTMENTofPEACEusa]

Below are some of the New Jersey towns whose names are derived from Indian words or phrases. Piscataway: "dark night" Secaucus: "black snake" Singac: "backbone of mountain" Succasunna: "black stone" Totowa: "in between" Tuckahoe: "turnip" Walpack: "very deep water" Wanaque: "place where the sassafras tree grows" Watchung: "hill" Weehauken: "place of gulls"

[DEPARTMENTofPEACEusa]

Absecon: "little stream" Hoboken: "land of the tobacco pipe" Ho-ho-kus: "the red cedar" Hopatcong: "soft stone for making pipes" Macopin: "large white potato" Mahwah: "meeting place" Manahawkin: "land good for growing corn" Manalapan: "covered swamp" Manasquan: "island" Matawan: "where two villages come together" Paramus: "pleasant stream" Pennsauken: "the place where tobacco is traded" Piscataway: "dark night"

[DEPARTMENTofPEACEusa]

What's in a name?

In the case of New Jersey, there's a treasure trove of Native American heritage. Below are some of the New Jersey towns whose names are derived from Indian words or phrases.

[glickle]

Forgot Smoke Rise, Allemuchy, Pahaquarry, Plumbsock,Waywayanda, Awosting and Moe.

Although, I'm sure every state has weird names.

[byramtax]

netcong????yesss

[caroonamaloo]

Could ya post one of Glass of Beer?

[fins14]

Great song steve...take a shot at Ohio. Love your NEW songs, but the old ones are my favorite. Keep On Rock'in.

An Old Fan

[sunnydey]

Hey Steve. Thanks for putting Succasunna on the map. LOL You and Carlin with his sex and NJ skit:)

[jpgrseltaeb]

Love it. Steve is great fun. Saw him last night.

Bill

[nycglitztap]

I love this song!!! thanks for uploading!

[casualkenny]

Great song! Brought on smiles, (with the exception of the background). Unfortunately it looks like the Jersey Turnpike, rather than NJ's true Garden State features. As people travel the turnpike they get the wrong preception of NJ. A great state to grow up in, beautiful landscapes, lakes and beaches.

[zxq757]

Those are the WPAT-AM radio towers in Clifton in the background.

[StowBandGeek]

Great!!! Thanks for posting!