The Simpsons - Upstate New York (Song)

A Simpsons parody of "Theme from New York, New York". Definitely a modern classic.
(From the episode "D'oh Canada"; S30 E21, aired on Fox on April 28, 2019.)

[@witchdoctorathlete7494]

Finally a song that isn’t about the 0.05% of our state that is famous.

[@rnelson299]

I like New York, but hate NYC.

[@PenginAnimations]

@@rnelson299 same

[@blepbloopbleeplop9966]

And the song is roasting us hard🤣

[@BennyNegroFromQueens]

@@rnelson299 cuz your lame

[@marklanzer1822]

Yeah but you're forgetting about Long Island... America's largest cul-de-sac

[@aphextwinkie410]

You could tell whoever was lead on this song lived in Upstate New York for *years.* It's too on point

[@e.liza_kb]

They did their research 😂😂

[@arleneconverse1238]

They mentioned Utica and Albany in that Steamed Hams bit

[@braupaul]

As someone who lives in Upstate NY, this song is VERY accurate!!

[@dragonllig790]

Ben there it is very accurate indeed

[@americangangsterlock1550]

Everything was spot on except when they considered the western region as "Upstate New York". Anyone who's really from upstate would never add Buffalo. Upstate New York= All of the Adirondacks, plain and simple. Mohawk CC is not a upstate NY school. They also forgot to add Stewart's in this lol.

[@pcampbell17]

pretty legit. they forgot the lack of mobile coverage though

[@divinemissem5677]

And this is why I moved to Atlanta

[@whooelse9444]

@@americangangsterlock1550 man, freak that. Its all "upstate" if you ask me, until you get down to maybe dutchess county.

[@s99614]

My favorite part was the Utica population count sign.

[@NaYawkr]

.you mean . . the Utica population count sign counting down to zero ?

[@gregoryblosser4426]

It’d stop declining if they had steamed hams.

[@coboog1858]

Mean

[@Awesomepeniscakes]

Being from Utica that has to be my favorite part too

[@nuke7161]

I live in Utica lol

[@jldog134]

As a resident of Rochester NY I find this hilarious. Can't wait to leave this place

[@thegreentop5963]

jldog134 ay same 😂

[@jacobsteele2902]

Same it's why I live in penfield less crumbly lol

[@thecannonyt7117]

rochester is just depressing

[@maurice565]

jldog134 Left Rochester over a year ago and moved to Florida and never looked back...

[@nbush9169]

Davis Sr. Left Binghamton to retire in Palm Springs!,,

[@_conners_7290]

As a fellow resident of Utica New York. I can relate to ALL of this

[@gregoryblosser4426]

Conner .5 the population wouldn’t fall so much if they’d had steamed hams

[@_conners_7290]

Gregory Blosser ya I know

[@NovaV000]

i currently live and work In Boulder Colorado, And My shitty Company is moving to New HartFord, and wants me to Move to Utica or New Hartford. I'm not sure If I should Leave Colorado

[@vb7200]

@@NovaV000 New Hartford's at least a good part

[@robganley9872]

I live in Schenectady county NY right in the village of Scotia!

[@clonetrooper2505]

The snowfall at the end is so accurate it hurts.

[@jaidahzavaglia198]

Faccttsss

[@captaincornflake]

Snowvember be like

[@daviboi808]

i remember once we got 3 feet in 12 hours. If anything it's an underestimate

[@alexfarrell3815]

Yep

[@badpiggies988]

Hurts almost as much as the razor sharp snowflakes scratching your face in hurricane force winds

[@joshmiller6414]

Finally getting the recognition we deserve!

[@KT_-tj3nq]

We don't deserve nothing utica ny is bad

[@matt13r1]

Isn't Upstate New York depressing??

[@amback2681]

@@matt13r1 more north you go yes

[@Egg_79]

@@matt13r1 not always, if you go near the Adirondack mountains, it’s so beautiful

[@hyzercreek]

@@matt13r1 It is not depressing there's so many deer and moose and porcupines and coyotes and bobcats and wild turkeys and the air is soooooooooooooo fucking clean. I love living in upstate NY it's God's country.

[@patrickpittman538]

As someone who lives in WNY, pretty much all accurate. Only things they got wrong are the state troopers are assholes who would never drink with you and Bills games are actually the one social event that everyone goes to

[@Buffalosabskis]

The Buffalo skyline is perfect. Plus that is how snow actually comes down here

[@briant5039]

I love how in the capital district since 1992, 3ft of snow fall on April 1st and no one says a damn thing about it.

[@Buffalosabskis]

@@briant5039 Buffalo got 4 feet in one day in Nov of 2000. It was green grass and a pile by school ended. My mom picked me up and needed to hold my hand because you could not see a person walking that close to you. My brother had to ditch his car and walk 5 miles home and got in at 1am. Just this past winter we got 28 inches in like 36 hours. I have a Jeep so I got to work fine.

[@NaYawkr]

There's No Fancy Part of It, Upstate New York

[@coboog1858]

NaYawkr cuse maybe

[@mikemancini313]

100% true.

[@puffrexpuff293]

Saratoga?

[@TheRealCATM]

@A S all lake placid is know for is the miracle on ice game.

[@libertarian4323]

@@coboog1858 Syracuse is only considered fancy by Uticans. To the rest of the world, it's a decaying dump.

[@Cammiebar]

I love how most of the towns/cities they mention are in Oneida County 😂

[@anamerican2251]

A Random Person Who Hates COVID-19 and oriskany

[@little_rocky6970]

Niskayuna is Schenectady

[@Cammiebar]

@@little_rocky6970 Most is not all. Utica, Oriskany, MVCC (which is Rome and Utica) are Oneida County. Those I remember off the top of my head from the song.

[@excelsior3381]

The writer is from Oriskany

[@adrv5721]

Garbage place to live 😆

[@Joshyboy225]

As someone who lives in Upstate New York… God damn 😭🤣 They even got my boy Otto the Orange in there

[@joehickey8597]

I think that’s the Syracuse team mascot, and as a resident of the town neighbouring it, I see contributing it to my state!

[@Joshyboy225]

@@joehickey8597 yep, you got it! I’m in the Camillus/Fairmount area but my address is still considered syracuse since i’m pretty close to the city! Feels weird seeing Syracuse referenced in a popular media franchise like the Simpsons lol

[@astro_monist2559]

I left Albany NY 6 years ago for the army and I got a laugh watching this. It's accurate, but upstate will always be my home

[@libertarian4323]

I left upstate NY to join the Army and never went back.

[@strictmachines]

I'm surprised Homer didn't eat a Garbage Plate

[@ravenova5314]

Rochester: home of the garbage plate, a crap ass baseball team, an even crappier hockey team, and 60 million potholes. Yet, I still love this place

[@TheCloakedTiger]

I had a Garbage Plate. Freakin awesome. Go to Dogtown on Monroe Ave. :)

[@rustyshackleford7594]

@@ravenova5314 bro out hockey team has won the second most Calder cups of any existing ahl team

[@redwoodrebelgirl3010]

​@@TheCloakedTiger Go to Nick Tahou's, where they were invented!!!

[@joemichigan4945]

Sent this to my cousin who lives in Utica. Her response: "100% accurate"

[@michelep9477]

Andrew Cuomo is probably still butthurt about this 😆

[@kenweller2032]

Why? Upstate didn't vote for him.

[@mrnaji]

All the conservative crybabies were crying about this on Facebook

[@mikemancini313]

New York state leads the United States in population decline for 2021! Governor Cuomo must be doing something right!!

[@kenweller2032]

@@mikemancini313 ...with a little help from De Blasio.

[@mikemancini313]

@@kenweller2032 Just keep electing them because it totally helps the problem.

[@imawalrus368]

They didn't make one steamed ham joke.

[@NaYawkr]

But the absolute Worst Ham in the U. S. is from down south, they call it country Ham. Want to know exactly what country ham tastes like, simple, just pour the salt shaker into your mouth and try to swallow before your Blood Pressure Explodes your Aorta.

[@thepuertoricanthing]

No Turkey joints jokes either

[@dannythomas417]

@@NaYawkr Is that worse than that fat nerd Ham that enjoyed Ham radio.

[@ZEKESPILLEDINKMUSIC]

I know, right???

[@worldlog1853]

@@NaYawkr that's kinda true

[@aldotorres1983]

Sure, Upstate New York was never great, but at least they gave us steamed hams.

[@gregoryblosser4426]

Aldo Torres really? Well, my sister lives in Utica and I live in Binghamton and I’ve never heard anyone use the phrase “steamed hams”.

[@cps2204]

@@gregoryblosser4426 Oh no, not in Utica or Binghamton. No, it's an Albany expression.

[@aldotorres1983]

@@cps2204 I see. You know, these hamburgers are quite similar to the ones they have at Krusty Burger.

[@LydiaXavier321]

What's "not great"? I like it here.

[@cps2204]

@@aldotorres1983 They're called "steamed hams" despite the fact that they are obviously grilled.

[@jaidahzavaglia198]

Who else lives is Syracuse?

[@Sitharos]

Oh come on! It’s not that bad!!! Who am I kidding, it’s worse! 🤣

[@mikemancini313]

He really has gotten worse lol. New York state leads the United States in population decline for 2021!

[@aaronanimal91]

Being a native CNY'er this is hilariously accurate 😂

[@wbfan9387]

Couldn't have said it better.

[@wbfan9387]

😆😆😆

[@Psergiorivera]

This song is GENIUS. I could not stop laughing at the Opiods, Lotto and Borscht kick-dancing and Bart trying to jump out of the car.

[@mamaluigisixtytwelve5179]

probably the funniest part of simpsons in like 20 years

[@knightshade2654]

I thought that you were exaggerating, but I realized that you’re not too far off. Pain.

[@GamingClipStudios]

No to many scenes like this

[@pieyield2255]

I wish they mentioned Syracuse a little more. I’m from there

[@the_gp9_802]

Pie yield _ same

[@Vsor]

0:36 I'm pretty sure that is I-81 in Syracuse.

[@Sitharos]

Same

[@Psergiorivera]

I’ll never forget the night I was in Syracuse. This guy came out of his house and starting smoking weed on his porch. That looked so relaxing.

[@dylancohen9166]

this song sounds more perfect for binghamton,ny

[@Metalmirq]

Upstate NY is one of the most beautiful areas of this country

[@maddiepenkimaddination521]

Except the Toys R Us would have a Spirit Halloween sign over it.

[@cnygrrl]

Our closed ToysRUs is now a camping trailer franchise. But seriously, where are there actual open Sears, ToysRUs, CompUSAs and Circuit Cities... Upstate NY wasn't the cause of them closing. Point to Walmart and Amazon which are national/international forces. The thing about Upstate NY is that we still use their old locations as landmarks when giving directions.

[@crxscentmoonx]

I live in Syracuse and HOLY FUCK THIS IS ACCURATE

[@mcleanimfify]

Bills Stadium is never empty

[@Revealingstorm.]

This year it will be

[@andrewdansby778]

"Going to a place that can never decline, because it was never that great to begin with." LOL. Shout out to Cuomo for that one.

[@mikemancini313]

Yep as he keeps getting reelected over and OVER AGAIN. Just make upstate NY its own state so we won't have to deal with the political bs from NYC.

[@cparry511]

@@mikemancini313 Democrats cheated and got away with it. Theres only 6 counties blue the rest are red. No way it was an honest election!! Here it is and you can check any state also, www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=outsetnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Senate-2.png&imgrefurl=outsetnetwork.com/2018/06/24/reclaim-americas-cities/&tbnid=qUNPhR2RsXhLLM&vet=1&docid=Tb-HZYJT5ROsmM&w=2400&h=1829&q=blue+counties+in+New+York+state&hl=en-US&source=sh/x/im

[@somedude9541]

@@mikemancini313 I agree, we really need to have our own state so we can fix our mess because the state of New York is only focused on Long Island, mostly thanks to Cuomo, who has only ever really cared about Long Island because they vote him in as governor every time.

[@mikemancini313]

@@cparry511 Interesting image.

[@mikemancini313]

@@somedude9541 Yes, that's the problem. The Long Island area will continue to elect those officials because most politics go on in that area.

[@DemOnicxFEAR]

That last bit is the most accurate of them all

[@parrotconservative]

Separate New York City from Upstate New York

[@cnygrrl]

Someone needs to power NYC and feed them. We have a symbiotic relationship.

[@jackfurmanek4290]

I go to school in Rochester, and I laughed my head off when this episode premiered and this song played because of how accurate it is.

[@kmfdmboots]

Lived here most of my life and I'd say its pretty accurate. The only part they messed up was the Niskayuna part, it's actually a nice part of town for the most part.

[@FutureDevilDog]

No Saratoga Springs or Ballston Spa? You can't even mention Stewart's shops?!?

[@VLNC_-ci8pf]

EXACTLYY! Like, I expected them to at least mention the Stewart's shops.

[@Egg_79]

FutureDevilDog 1999 that’s because it’s not just an upstate ny thing

[@Egg_79]

FutureDevilDog 1999 stewards wasn’t just an upstate thing, they had brands in Vermont

[@Vengeance2156]

Well there’s no fancy part of it

[@landonfiore7779]

I was going to put Saratoga but you said it already so I’m not😂

[@ILoveMahCat]

I love all of these upstate New Yorkers coming out of the woodworks to show their pride. Lmao. I'm from Clinton, proud to be from upstate!

[@libertarian4323]

It's easier to be proud of upstate when you're "from" there and now live somewhere better. I'm "from" Clinton, too!

[@BlazedBob]

I drive through Clinton sometimes when i go fishing that way. 🎣

[@jamessykes249]

Ha! I'm from Clinton and went to high school in Niskayuna and college at Buffalo. So this was all very relatable....albeit a bit exaggerated.

[@captainkekistan8396]

At least Albany gave us steamed hams.

[@kylerobison8392]

who’s here for the Bills prediction ?

[@tristanranallo2433]

That’s me

[@melindaberlincourt7820]

A closed down toys r us

[@aladorhyde8192]

As someone who’s lived in Syracuse for all their life this is very accurate

[@jonathanianthompson]

As someone who lives here, it's accurate

[@alistairwalker2850]

Jonathan Thompson Where in Upstate NY? I live in Syracuse, and they nailed the terrible city infrastructure

[@jonathanianthompson]

@@alistairwalker2850 Schenectady, so it's pretty accurate too

[@ronaldreagan4023]

Jonathan Thompson I live very close to Schenectady

[@cnygrrl]

It was accurate for a moment in time... I feel we have had a resurgence in upstate NY.

[@arianebolt1575]

Mohawk Valley Community College for the win!

[@ricardocantoral7672]

Oh, this is accurate. Even though it is beautiful, Upstate New York is a dead end.

[@MattCav15]

I find it funny that Buffalo and Utica got the most recognition and if you notice, the Utica area had the most mentioned with Utica itself, Mohawk Valley Community College and Mayor of Oriskany. Syracuse barely gets mentioned but that's because nobody cares about it in either opinion. The Simpsons have always been fond of Utica whether they portray it that way or not.

[@paulhaines8379]

As a Native New Yorker from the Southern Tier (Allegany County) I just have to say very sad but true about upstate New York.

[@paulhaines8379]

@@jaxpillow7404 That's not true, a New Yorker is anyone who lives in New York State which sadly to say includes NYC which can brake off into the Atlantic all I care, NYC is New York State's Tolit.

[@jimvanderwood3094]

Not a regular Simpson’s watcher - just heard about this. Great episode and song - it’s got your fingerprints all over it John Frink!!!

[@tristinhagan3313]

God all of it’s so damn true the only beautiful part of ny is the you are now leaving ny sign

[@LydiaXavier321]

And the people

[@citycapital163]

Even the people are kind of ass, in my experience. A ton of retards.

[@cheesychildhooddancescool3378]

The nature

[@og2k414]

Go bills man who else came for the prediction

[@danielbelezzuoli8206]

They need to do a song like this for Fresno and Central California. Somewhat similar situation.

[@uncleruckus714]

San Bernardino perhaps too 😂😂😭😭😭

[@michaelshanks6932]

Apart from the snow and the hot wings; maybe they could do something with raisins and heat waves?

[@justin_your_cousin9273]

Upstate California

[@JellyMations]

type beat

[@libertarian4323]

Cali at least has sun, beaches, etc. Upstate NY has nothing. Let us at least have the mockery of the Simpsons- we've got nothing else!

[@Jake02.]

Im an upstate new yorker and this was funny af

[@jreiland07]

My dad is from Elmira. Makes my hometown Pittsburgh look like paradise, no wonder I was born here instead.

[@michaelellis6847]

Fellow utican here, hilarious. I've lived all over the country from LA. To Virginia. To nc, etc.....upstate ny is still the best kept secret....it was an amazing time to grow up there in the 60s.

[@DaihatsuMidget-fc6pi]

As a dude from Glens Falls NY in the adirondacks this is pretty accurate

[@collinhennessy3190]

Glens Falls is a suburb of Albany, not in the mountains.

[@DaihatsuMidget-fc6pi]

@@collinhennessy3190 I mean we are closest to Lake George which is on the verge of the Adirondack

[@TheBadCivilServant]

As a former Toronto bus driver who has since relocated to Orlando, I enjoyed driving Orion buses, which were assembled in Oriskany... Wait...Orion is gone too, isn't it? Sorry.

[@paulamcgrath3164]

Just moved to CT from Albany to avoid all the layoffs 😄😄

[@Cabin13houseoflife]

Good for you

[@fixedfunenespanol2230]

Have you try one of the delicious Albany Steamed Hams?

[@d.d.9472]

Fuck you

[@captaintrips1909]

@@d.d.9472 no thanks

[@balls536]

The Simpson’s has become more self aware than when it started.

[@christianmoller6141]

I live in the Mid Hudson Valley. This is only partly accurate as we have enough people from NYC who visit that we can rip off to support our communities.

[@Juliaawesome1]

hudson valley isn't upstate. it's

[@jessicah3450]

Good idea!

[@Noahj-ln9fd]

Westchester county ya the first county out of the boroughs

[@christianmoller6141]

@@Juliaawesome1 I live in ulster co. 90 miles from NYC

[@ricardocantoral7672]

True but the industry is dead and those City transplants are making the region expensive to live in. Look at The City of Newburgh as an unfortunate example.

[@j-man4132]

Why didn’t they add Destiny USA and the Walden Galeria malls lol? I’m also a resident of Syracuse,NY and I had nothing wrong with this.

[@bluebunanimates6590]

I can confirm this is correct. Especially the snow part. One day, it can be nice and sunny. The next, *w i n t e r*

[@cnygrrl]

It used to just be hourly. If you hate the weather, wait an hour.... We are a seasonal area... all 5 seasons in one day (of course I am combining Mud and Overcast seasons into one).

[@dogfromfrance1326]

Come to Albany and see nothing...

[@andrewdansby778]

You could see all of the potholes

[@gregoryblosser4426]

You could get some authentic steamed hams

[@meg143562]

You can see some racism!

[@matteusconnollius1203]

Come to see where the empty platforms where the statues used to be

[@braupaul]

You could see where I work...but that's about it. It's pretty boring. I work in an office: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6qsh3SjbrWJqKs

[@redwisconsin]

I disagree with the comment about never being great. It WAS great but systemically destroyed starting in the 1950's and accelerating in the 1970's through deindustrialization and the movement of the commercial districts to the malls. You see glimpses of the Golden Age in the Victorian Downtown remnants and the surviving community art and social institutions. Those beautiful building took MONEY. Those orchestras and schools and parks took money. Lots and lots of Money. And that came from a strong industrial base that was shut down and sent overseas. The countrysides are beautiful and I learned that during my travels to Salmanca, Delta, Nunda, Ithaca, Ironqequoite, Sodus Point, SKAneatles, and along the Erie, Ontario, Champlain, and Hudson River Coasts. So yes, I do laugh at the skit, but it's brittle and sad laugh.

[@dukebaloof2540]

Do you live in Madison?

[@marcsantamoor9776]

So true

[@ccffire6666]

For those in the know that live there lol. This small song cartoon never ever gets old due to the fact that it's 100% accurate lol those that are denying what's really going on are actually covering up the crimes of why upstate New York the way it is.

[@ccffire6666]

The corruption in Utica goes back to the end of the 1800s 1890s to the present. Changes here and there but still corruptions in the air that's Utica New York sin City

[@libertarian4323]

@@ccffire6666 The real corruption is in Albany.

[@cnygrrl]

@@ccffire6666 Utica gets a constant influx of population d/t refugee resettlement. I find that pretty dynamic. Also, they probably have the best bakeries and food upstate. I did mourn the closing of St. Elizabeths.

[@hyzercreek]

The farms are all abandoned and turning back to woods and the farm houses too, but you can't buy the farm houses without buying the land and paying all the back taxes, so the whole thing turns back into woods. That's why I love living in upstate New York. It's all beautiful natural land with rotted barns and houses.

[@ghettoaquatics5244]

When your favorite show of all times just rips your city (buffalo) to shreds and youre just like "HOW THE FUCK YOU GONNA DO ME LIKE THAT HOMER?!!"

[@justpaddingtonbear]

Hahaha yep! 716!

[@mvyflv]

Dan Castellaneta's singing is incredibly underrated

[@andrewbrown723]

the benedict arnold line is the best part, i live in upstate ny and will just randomly stumble across all sorts of signs about shot he did and where he did it

[@cnygrrl]

So weird.. because.. we also can claim Harriet Tubman, way more positive.

[@thepuertoricanthing]

How I don't miss central NY, this is one of the funniest things ever

[@mermakes5456]

As someone from Rome NY the MVCC thing was too real. (same with the dancing pills.)

[@dylanparker8560]

Also a Rome resident

[@crazycritter4255]

Being from Rochester it was really nice to see the Kodak plant shut down again.

[@matt13r1]

It's so depressing really must be depressing

[@takodahager4165]

I'm from Long Island and went to college in Watertown (which I enjoyed very much) and I gotta say this is so accurate 😂

[@Sitharos]

Takoda Hager JCC?

[@Lallint]

Yo im in watertown school, I'm glad to hear that it isnt bad.

[@Lallint]

Don't remember making this comment, accidentally just found it again

[@badpiggies988]

As someone studying at one of its colleges the snow at the end killed me XD

[@thefirefighter]

Being from buffalo I find this is funny as hell and accurate

[@wbfan9387]

The Simpsons are timeless and they make anything, and I mean ANYTHING, hilarious! 🤣

[@OMAOILRIAN]

This is so accurate, and I live in CNY!!!

[@blutube_1234]

from the finger lakes region, this is about as accurate as it gets lol

[@roseredmayne]

I’m from Utica and I’m currently enrolled at MVCC...I ain’t getting my agree that fast.

[@birdpirch85]

Spot on. Upstate would have had a chance if all the tax dollars didn’t go to NYC. Glad I got out 5 years ago.

[@headlesspiper936]

I was surprised to see the headless horseman having a beer with Homer Simpson well in sleepy hollow

[@carjam49]

Lake Placid, Clinton, Oneida, Saratoga Springs, Cooperstown and others are all adorable. The economy is depressed especially after the closure of Griffiss Air Force Base and a bunch of other wrongheaded government policies. Some of this song is true, but not the part that there is no cute part of Upstate NY. I don't live there anymore, but I still love it.

[@anamerican2251]

Talk about griffiss . I live Rome area and it hasn’t been the same since

[@mikemancini313]

Add Binghamton to that list. ;-)

[@apollosprophet22]

As a resident of Niskayuna, I had no idea our water tower had leaked before, lol. And omg, some of the ppl in my town were so pissed, it’s like geez, it’s humor, chill 😂

[@dhlemon1625]

All this is so true, yet I wouldn't give it up for the world :) Beautiful countryside though, thats one thing you can't knock...

[@jac4020]

I grew up in Upstair New York and it was exciting about 100-120 years before my grandparents were born. The President my hometown: Lincoln. A few towns over celebrates loved it...dead..Mark Twain is burried. Celebrate also came to a famous spa. That were in the days of Laurel and Hartey (actually visited) Thank diety I left

[@lukesheehan3345]

The only innacurate part is how lenient the smokies are. Other than that 100 percent true.

[@ccffire6666]

I swear this never gets old hahaha

[@trevorsyversen9956]

Mmmmm Dinosaur BBQ, Garbage Plate, breakfast pizza.

[@jamesr.2017]

Best part? This isn’t a joke. This is really what it’s like here.

[@peterviglietta4207]

This is funny but honestly, this is everywhere in the United States except the big cities and tech hubs. Upstate just gets shit on harder because people compare it to nyc. New York state is actually nicer than any of the surrounding states PA CT NJ VT etc and has way more culture and natural beauty. Just saying. Great song tho 😂

[@violenceisfun991]

You're thinking about this too much man, America isn't even real. Lay off the weed after 5am

[@JohnCamerota-jg6wt]

Good satire always has a kernel of truth in it. Upstate New York, born and bred here.

[@SaltedFlake]

Greetings from good ol' Portlandville! A part of Otsego County that no one knows of lol. And this song was incredibly accurate! ESPECIALLY THE END WITH THE SNOW!!! Glad Homer appreciates my Homeland! XD

[@foxecho727]

Nice design on the trooper and Trooper car.. and of course Otto from Syracuse

[@KindredSpiritJosh]

I love that they have the Borsht Belt! That's Sullivan County, NY - my former home! It's a parody and obviously there are great things about upstate New York (if you love the outdoors) but this is funny!

[@75flash]

My fiance and I found ourselves with our arms around each other shoulders echo singing this...felt right

[@charlessweedler674]

It never had a fancy part but at least it had an economic purpose. That's mostly disappearing. My first girlfriend lived in Endicott when it was IBM country (70s and 80s). In 2002, IBM closed its Endicott manufacturing plant and left behind an enormous underground chemical plume. I suspect the main thing keeping people rooted in Endicott is the near-impossibility of selling their houses. Multiply that by Kodak, Carrier, GE and countless smaller companies.

[@cnygrrl]

IBM closing killed the Hudson Valley.... but luckily, the financiers screwed NYC rents and real estate prices so bad, the boroughs moved as far North as the Metro North runs so... bully for those homeowners trying to sell.

[@thegamerg6363]

I love as they drive everything falls down

[@gregoryblosser4426]

I still can’t believe they didn’t take aim at Binghamton....we’ve got double digit unemployment, crime through the roof, and no end in sight!

[@mikemancini313]

You're completely correct!

[@yankees512417]

Id call Binghamton a shithole... but that's a little harsh for the shithole....

[@RecordSeeker]

Or Baldwinsville for that matter.

[@eweio1152]

Resident of Elmira, NY. Kiss my Labatt beer drinking, chicken wing eating, Wegman shopping, Buffalo Bills fan ass! haha. Video is very accurate.

[@frankie6493]

as a member of upstate ny, i approve this message

[@sfogliatelle]

I was born in Brooklyn but we moved to upstate ny when I was 6 after my dad died to live near my moms family near where she grew up in Fulton country. I had an amazing childhood and great teenage years there. Realized there was no opportunity and moved back to NYC and have lived here for years now. Recently went upstate for vacation during this COVID mess to get away and it was so refreshing, the people were incredibly nice and welcoming and I stayed at an amazing place in Amsterdam called Amsterdam castle. Anyone who wants. 4 star insanely unique experience should check it out. There is now a little riverfront pedestrian bridge and the view of the sunset over the Erie Canal was breathtaking. Everywhere we went people were kind and social and it was so much nicer than I remembered. Yes I’ve been cooped up here for months but I so enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Food options were better than years ago and the countryside is gorgeous. The plight of the area makes me sad, my best memories are from when I lived there. I loved the Adirondacks even in the harsh winters. Upstate never recovered after industry collapsed and left nothing. I think that most people who do hard labor type of jobs and/or work with their hands are conservative. They realize the value of hard work and they seem to have more traditional values. I will always love the Adirondack region and the foothills around it.

[@cnygrrl]

It is strange how our labor is devalued... when without it, nothing would work. My dh is an industrial/commercial electrician. He knows how to make buildings function. Nothing would get done without people like him. Imagine if we didn't have HVAC mechanics. Those freaking indoor cats of society would die.

[@dontheuseless9007]

As someone who live in Henrietta everything about this video is correct. For God sake I live a 12 minute drive from an abandoned circuit city and yes Kodak is just full of crackheads now

[@t0mcat683]

someone was saying « this miss represents upstate ny » bro you probably live in ithica or saratoga if youve ever left the bubble of the super rich cities for city people this is 100% accurate as someone who lives in upstate ny even if it might be kind of exaggerated