Re: SNL's New York state of mind

[Tara Mishra]

supe...@super70s.invalid wrote:
>
>I didn't think this would ever end, why does SNL think people across the
>country give two hoots about Staten Island? Or are they just indulging
>Davidson since he's in the gossip columns all the time for dating Kim
>Kardashian and stars in an upcoming movie about Joey Ramone.
>
>They've always been overly New York-centric IMO, I remember they were
>still making fun of the Joey Buttafuoco scandal several months after it
>happened.
>
>
>Watch Method Man and Pete Davidson rework Mark Cohn's 'Walking In
>Memphis' into Staten Island anthem
>The parody of Cohn's 1991 hit pays homage to the New York borough
>New Musical Express
>21st November 2021
>
>Pete Davidson was joined by Marc Cohn, Method Man and Big Wet on the
>latest episode of Saturday Night Live to perform a parody of Cohn's
>'Walking In Memphis'.
>
>In the sketch, Davidson wears an "I <3 Staten Island" hoodie and muses
>about his hometown, reflecting on its fine sites including the bagel
>spots, pizza places and garbage dump you can see from space.
>
>Marc Cohn appears briefly, stating his reluctance to join the parody,
>before fully committing and donning a similar hoodie to Davidson and Big
>Wet.
>
>The group sing about Staten Island's unique attractions ("I think this
>strip club used to be a McDonald's/ And the zoo is shockingly small")
>and mention local celebs like rap legends Wu-Tang Clan and member Method
>Man, who naturally joins in on the fun.
>
>They all end the song aboard the Staten Island ferry, with Davidson
>saying "Wow look at the ocean, imagine if we could actually swim in it,"
>as Method Man points out a dead body floating in the water.
>
>https://youtu.be/W62Vmju18Vw
>
>Cohn charted with 'Walking In Memphis' in 1991, and won a Grammy that
>year for Best New Artist. The song was notably covered by Cher in 1995
>for her 21st studio album 'It's A Man's World', debuting at number 11 on
>the UK Singles chart.
>
>During the same episode of SNL, Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten
>Rings actor Simu Liu made his debut as host and Saweetie served as
>musical guest.

Pete is SNL's current Andy Samberg. Andy's music skits and videos he'd
do with the Lonely Island were always my favorite and what Pete does on
the show now brings that back for me.