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VIDEO: Springsteen and Fallon mock Christie for Bridgegate with 'Born to Run' parody

If Chris Christie thought things were tough in the immediate aftermath of his Bridgegate scandal, then today is probably a new low for New Jersey's Governor, as his hero, Bruce Springsteen, joined in the late night antics on Monday with a parody song on Fallon.

If Chris Christie thought things were tough in the immediate aftermath of his Bridgegate scandal, then today is probably a new low for New Jersey's Governor, as his hero, Bruce Springsteen, joined in the late night antics on Monday with a parody song on Fallon.

The segment starts with Fallon doing his best impression of The Boss, crooning about the scandal.

Sprung from cages on Highway 9, we've got three lanes closed, Jersey get your ass in line. Whoa, maybe this Bridgegate was just payback, it's a bitch slap to the state's Democrats.

When he's joined on-stage by Springsteen himself, things get that much better. This is the pinnacle of Bridgegate jokes. An American classic re-tooled by Christie's own hero. If you weren't excited for Fallon to take over The Tonight Show before...

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