Garden State and Bon Jovi Featured on Chris Christie’s Summer Playlist

These 14 summer jams handpicked by the NJ Gov. will have you dancing on the Jersey Shore boardwalks in no time

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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Jimmy Fallon sing a Bruce Springsteen song during a taping of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in New York City on Sept. 4, 2012

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has made no secret of his obsession with rock star and fellow New Jersey native Bruce Springsteen. In fact, it’s been hard to tell whether he listens to anything else. Until now.

Introducing the Republican pol’s summer playlist on Spotify – 14 summer jams that will have you dancing on the Jersey Shore boardwalks in no time. Titled “Down The Shore, Everything’s All Right” in a head-nod to The Boss’s “Jersey Girl,” the collection features upbeat summer classics like Bryan Adams’s “Summer of ’69” and Frank Sinatra’s “Summer Wind.” Naturally, the majority of artists on the list hail from the Garden State, including Bon Jovi, Frank Sinatra, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes and the Gaslight Anthem.

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Christie recently showed off his musical side when he joined Jimmy Fallon on his late-night show for a five-minute, bluesy slow jam, in which the comedian poked fun at the state’s U.S. Senate special election in October and the governor’s waistline, nicknaming him “Christie Creme Doughnut.”

Unfortunately, that Fallon’s song is not featured on Christie’s summer playlist. Here are the rest of the tracks, in case you want to make your own version:

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1. Backstreets
Bruce Springsteen

2. Under the Boardwalk
The Drifters

3. Psycho Killer
Talking Heads

4. The Fever
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes

5. Jersey Girl – Live
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

6. Where The Streets Have No Name
U2

7. Summer of ’69
Bryan Adams

8. Let’s Get It Started – Spike Mix
The Black Eyed Peas

9. Have A Nice Day
Bon Jovi

10. Darkness On The Edge of Town
Bruce Springsteen

11. Summer Wind
Frank Sinatra

12. Carry On
Fun.

13. National Anthem
The Gaslight Anthem

14. Treasure
Bruno Mars

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