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BY BOB HOLT

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

New Jersey’s favorite son Bruce Springsteen has been selected to write a new U.S. national anthem to replace the Star Spangled Banner in a poll taken by Vanity Fair magazine and "60 Minutes."

According to vanityfair.com, Springsteen came in at No. 1 with 22 percent of the vote, Dolly Parton was next at 19 percent, Stevie Wonder was third with 18 percent, followed by Bob Dylan at 11 percent, John Williams with 10 percent, Jay-Z with 8 percent and Madonna at 5 percent.

Yahoo! News reported that the poll was taken from a random sample of 1,026 adults who were phoned nationwide between April 27 and 30.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie would probably support a Springsteen anthem, but Christie was accused of falling asleep during a Springsteen concert earlier this year.

The governor said, according to Mediaite, “During ‘Rocky Ground,’ people sat. So I sat up on my seat, leaned my head back, and closed by eyes.”

Christie complained that no one took pictures of him when he was “fist-pumping during ‘Badlands’” and “contorting myself to 'Because the Night’” at the show.

Frances Martel of Mediaite says Springsteen is one of the least equipped musicians to write a song with the emotional impact of the national anthem, and he only appeals to one part of the American population: the working class.

Andrew Kirell counters that Springsteen would have been a fine choice- but says his first pick would have been Johnny Cash.

"The Star-Spangled Banner" has been the official national anthem of the United States since 1931. Springsteen released his album “Born in the U.S.A.” 28 years ago.