Here is Frankie Valli’s hit single “My Eyes Adored You.” Listen to how he correctly pronounces “Barnegat Bridge and Bay” in the first verse. He is clearly a Jersey boy:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqz9eyakGqY]Now listen to Barry Manilow’s cover of the song. He totally mispronounces “Barnegat.” (“Barnegot”?–come on!) As a Jersey guy who has spent a lot of time crossing the modern version of this bridge, I take offense to this. 🙂
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynJTYJ3Wir0]And yes, I do occasionally listen to Valli and Manilow. Do not judge me!
HA! I lived in Barnegat for a while in the late 90s. It would have never occurred to me that anyone would ever pronounce it like that. Non-Jerseyans are weird. 😉
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The sheet music lyric is “Bonnicut Bridge and Bay.”