Massachusetts is spoiled because it has been the subject or mentioned in some cool songs over the years.

Think of the Bee Gees’ “Massachusetts,” the Dropkick Murphys’ “I’m Shipping Up to Boston,” or Kenny Chesney’s “Boston.” James Taylor mentions the Berkshires in “Sweet Baby James.” The late Jimmy Buffett shouts out Buzzards Bay in “Volcano.” If you’ve ever been to a successful Red Sox home game, you’ve heard The Standells sing “Dirty Water” on the way out of Fenway.

The songs are classics, the artists are legendary.

Then there’s “Massachusetts” by Ylvis. The Norwegian comedy group behind 2013’s mega-hit “The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)” released a follow-up song about the Bay State. It didn’t have the global appeal of its predecessor, so it’s OK if you haven’t heard it yet. Still, it’s worth a second listen a decade after its release.

Experience the Commonwealth’s unofficial European anthem in all its NSFW glory:

Far away across the oceans
An undiscovered paradise
Forget New York and California
There is a better place – now close your eyes…

If you think Vegard Ylvisåker is serious when he praises Massachusetts, a place he “can’t believe” exists, remember that he’s a comedian. The song and music video are absurd in all the right ways.

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Ylvis spits out raw facts about Massachusetts, including that it’s a four-hour drive from New York (true only if you’re coming from, say, Cape Cod), that it’s the 14th largest state (it’s the 45th; Montana is the 14th), and, in a particularly odd twist, that it’s the hometown of Nelson Mandela (that would make South Africa).

The song stays true to places in Massachusetts, mentioning Attleboro, Haverhill, Suffolk County, and Pingryville, a village in Ayer and Littleton. One can imagine the Ylvis boys looking at a map of Massachusetts and picking out the names they like.

Ylvis is still there and, according to YouTube, still spreads a good word for Massachusetts at concerts.

Maybe we can get the guys to perform here if we start a petition to make “Massachusetts” our official state anthem.

Oh, and just to get you thinking after a long hiatus, here’s “The Fox (What Says the Fox?)”. You’re welcome.