Sponsored by:
Senator ANTHONY M. BUCCO
District 25 (Morris and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
Designates “New Jersey’s For You and Me” by Kathleen Golden Murphy and Shannon Murphy Flannery as New Jersey State song.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act designating “New Jersey’s For You and Me” by Kathleen Golden Murphy and Shannon Murphy Flannery as the New Jersey State song.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. “New Jersey’s For You and Me” by Kathleen Golden Murphy and Shannon Murphy Flannery is designated as the New Jersey State song.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill designates “New Jersey’s For You and Me” by Kathleen Golden Murphy and Shannon Murphy Flannery as the New Jersey State song.
The State of New Jersey does not have an official State song commemorating our founding, history, traditions, and natural beauty. In the 1990s, New Jersey residents Kathleen Murphy and her daughter, Shannon, composed a song named “New Jersey’s For You and Me” as a show of pride for our great State. The lyrics of “New Jersey’s For You and Me” pay homage to State symbols, such as the Eastern goldfinch, red oak, and violet. There are two published performances of the song by former New Jersey Senator Dick LaRossa and the St. Thomas the Apostle Choir of Oak Ridge.
Unity and State pride are important themes expressed throughout the song, which emphasizes the State’s love for freedom and justice. Each performance has been viewed several thousand times on YouTube. In recognition of the artistry of residents Kathleen Golden Murphy and Shannon Murphy Flannery expressed through their song “New Jersey’s For You and Me,” the bill designates the aforementioned song to be the official State Song of New Jersey.