"59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)," Simon & Garfunkel

"Bled White," Elliott Smith

"Brooklyn," They Might Be Giants

"Chelsea Morning," Joni Mitchell

"Christmas in Hollis," Run-D.M.C.

"Coney Island," Death Cab for Cutie

We Jews are an enterprising people. Tell us we have to be moneylenders because the Bible forbids Christians from the practice, and we'll make a ton of money at it. Tell us we aren't allowed to keep our last names and we'll make up pretty new ones like Rosenberg and Goldfarb. And if something in pop culture becomes a big phenomenon, you can guarantee we'll find a way to make it our own. Sometimes, it's easy: we get dibs on "Sex and the City" because SJP is one of the tribe. But if there's not a Jewish angle on the next big thing, we'll make our own kosher version [...]