It’s no small irony that “Jersey Girl,” one of Bruce Springsteen’s most famous songs about New Jersey, was actually written by Tom Waits. It appeared on his 1980 LP, Heartattack and Vine, inspired by his wife Kathleen Brennan. With reference to “corner boys,” carnival rides and traveling “across the river to the…

Source: RollingStone
Link: Flashback: Tom Waits Sings 'Jersey Girl' With Bruce Springsteen in 1981