Randy Newman
Randy Newman
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- The Basics
On first listen, you might take Randy Newman for an easygoing, free-rolling piano man with New Orleans in his fingers and Fats Domino on his mind. But there's much more to him than that. Newman is a savage, brilliant, and fearless satirist: crank up "Short People" for starters.
£20.15 The Basics
Name Time Price 1 You've Got a Friend In Me 2:04 £0.79 View In iTunes 2 Short People 2:56 £0.79 View In iTunes 3 Feels Like Home 4:37 £0.79 View In iTunes 4 We Belong Together 4:03 £0.99 View In iTunes 5 Rednecks 3:10 £0.79 View In iTunes 6 I Love L.A. 3:30 £0.79 View In iTunes 7 Mama Told Me (Not to Come) 2:12 £0.79 View In iTunes 8 When She Loved Me 1:03 £0.79 View In iTunes 9 Sail Away 2:53 £0.79 View In iTunes 10 Louisiana 1927 2:58 £0.79 View In iTunes 11 I Will Go Sailing No More 2:58 £0.79 View In iTunes 12 In Germany Before the War 3:42 £0.79 View In iTunes 13 If I Didn't Have You 3:14 £0.79 View In iTunes 14 Something Special 3:07 £0.79 View In iTunes 15 Cowboy 2:23 £0.99 View In iTunes 16 It's Money That I Love 3:39 £0.79 View In iTunes 17 Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear 2:05 £0.79 View In iTunes 18 The Blues 3:04 £0.79 View In iTunes 19 It's Money That Matters 4:07 £0.79 View In iTunes 20 Birmingham 2:47 £0.79 View In iTunes 21 Baltimore 4:05 £0.79 View In iTunes 22 You Can Leave Your Hat On 3:18 £0.79 View In iTunes 23 The Girls in My Life, Pt. 1 2:42 £0.79 View In iTunes 24 Rider in the Rain 3:54 £0.79 View In iTunes 25 Guilty 2:34 £0.79 View In iTunes Total: 25 Songs - Next Steps
Randy Newman reserves his sharpest work for his great ogres: yuppies and Deep South bigotry. The album Good Old Boys (1974) reveals a songwriter capable of hard-core ridicule and heartfelt compassion. Try the deceptively cheerful "Birmingham" followed by "Marie".
£20.15 Next StepsName Time Price 1 Real Emotional Girl 2:31 £0.79 View In iTunes 2 Political Science 2:03 £0.79 View In iTunes 3 Love Story (You and Me) 3:22 £0.79 View In iTunes 4 Yellow Man 2:23 £0.79 View In iTunes 5 A Few Words In Defense of Our Country 4:14 £0.79 View In iTunes 6 Laugh and Be Happy 2:20 £0.99 View In iTunes 7 The World Isn't Fair 2:44 £0.79 View In iTunes 8 The Time of Your Life 3:14 £0.79 View In iTunes 9 Falling In Love 3:01 £0.79 View In iTunes 10 God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind) 3:39 £0.79 View In iTunes 11 Dixie Flyer 4:09 £0.79 View In iTunes 12 Miami 4:02 £0.79 View In iTunes 13 Jolly Coppers on Parade 3:49 £0.79 View In iTunes 14 The Great Nations of Europe 3:26 £0.79 View In iTunes 15 Old Kentucky Home 2:39 £0.79 View In iTunes 16 Marie 3:09 £0.79 View In iTunes 17 Lonely At the Top 2:34 £0.79 View In iTunes 18 Davy the Fat Boy 2:47 £0.79 View In iTunes 19 Al's Toy Barn 4:00 £0.79 View In iTunes 20 Main Title (Seabiscuit) 2:05 £0.99 View In iTunes 21 Ragtime 1:25 £0.79 View In iTunes 22 Christmas in Cape Town 4:23 £0.79 View In iTunes 23 Tickle Me 2:03 £0.79 View In iTunes 24 Roll With the Punches 3:27 £0.79 View In iTunes 25 Let's Burn Down the Cornfield 3:05 £0.79 View In iTunes Total: 25 Songs - Deep Cuts
It's not all caustic irony with Randy Newman (eg "Jolly Coppers on Parade" from Little Criminals). He also gives us happy-sad, feel-good cuts of family entertainment, like the sing-along "If I Didn't Have You" from the Monsters, Inc. soundtrack. With Newman, there are no hard knocks a digitally animated hero can't dust off.
£19.95 Deep CutsName Time Price 1 Last Night I Had a Dream 3:04 £0.79 View In iTunes 2 Strange Things 3:18 £0.79 View In iTunes 3 Living Without You 2:23 £0.79 View In iTunes 4 The Story of a Rock & Roll Band 2:53 £0.79 View In iTunes 5 Can't Keep a Good Man Down 2:45 £0.79 View In iTunes 6 Suzanne 2:46 £0.99 View In iTunes 7 Losing You (Live) 2:18 £0.79 View In iTunes 8 Let Me Go 2:37 £0.79 View In iTunes 9 Half a Man 3:42 £0.79 View In iTunes 10 Little Criminals 3:03 £0.79 View In iTunes 11 Monsters, Inc. 2:09 £0.79 View In iTunes 12 Crazy 'Bout My Baby 2:48 £0.79 View In iTunes 13 Kingfish 2:44 £0.79 View In iTunes 14 The Natural 3:37 £0.79 View In iTunes 15 So Long Dad 2:14 £0.79 View In iTunes 16 Uncle Bob's Midnight Blues 2:02 £0.79 View In iTunes 17 Dayton, Ohio - 1903 1:53 £0.79 View In iTunes 18 New Orleans Wins the War 3:32 £0.79 View In iTunes 19 Denouement 5:41 £0.79 View In iTunes 20 Let It Shine (Demo, Previously Unissued Version) 1:48 £0.79 View In iTunes 21 My Country 5:40 £0.79 View In iTunes 22 Ghosts 2:29 £0.79 View In iTunes 23 Real Rain 4:31 £0.79 View In iTunes 24 We're Gonna Get Married 2:23 £0.79 View In iTunes 25 I Want You to Hurt Like I Do 4:05 £0.79 View In iTunes Total: 25 Songs - Complete Set
No question: Randy Newman is one of America's greatest living singer-songwriters, loved by a broad pop audience for his upbeat soundtrack tunes, and held aloft as an incisive, mordant satirist by his acolytes. Newman's darkly comic imagination knows no bounds: he creates a cast-list of characters (many of them vile) to express his thoughts on a cruel world — and however bad it gets, rolling with Newman makes it all seem a whole lot better.
£60.25 Complete SetName Time Price 1 You've Got a Friend In Me 2:04 £0.79 View In iTunes 2 Short People 2:56 £0.79 View In iTunes 3 Feels Like Home 4:37 £0.79 View In iTunes 4 We Belong Together 4:03 £0.99 View In iTunes 5 Rednecks 3:10 £0.79 View In iTunes 6 I Love L.A. 3:30 £0.79 View In iTunes 7 Mama Told Me (Not to Come) 2:12 £0.79 View In iTunes 8 When She Loved Me 1:03 £0.79 View In iTunes 9 Sail Away 2:53 £0.79 View In iTunes 10 Louisiana 1927 2:58 £0.79 View In iTunes 11 I Will Go Sailing No More 2:58 £0.79 View In iTunes 12 In Germany Before the War 3:42 £0.79 View In iTunes 13 If I Didn't Have You 3:14 £0.79 View In iTunes 14 Something Special 3:07 £0.79 View In iTunes 15 Cowboy 2:23 £0.99 View In iTunes 16 It's Money That I Love 3:39 £0.79 View In iTunes 17 Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear 2:05 £0.79 View In iTunes 18 The Blues 3:04 £0.79 View In iTunes 19 It's Money That Matters 4:07 £0.79 View In iTunes 20 Birmingham 2:47 £0.79 View In iTunes 21 Baltimore 4:05 £0.79 View In iTunes 22 You Can Leave Your Hat On 3:18 £0.79 View In iTunes 23 The Girls in My Life, Pt. 1 2:42 £0.79 View In iTunes 24 Rider in the Rain 3:54 £0.79 View In iTunes 25 Guilty 2:34 £0.79 View In iTunes 26 Real Emotional Girl 2:31 £0.79 View In iTunes 27 Political Science 2:03 £0.79 View In iTunes 28 Love Story (You and Me) 3:22 £0.79 View In iTunes 29 Yellow Man 2:23 £0.79 View In iTunes 30 A Few Words In Defense of Our Country 4:14 £0.79 View In iTunes 31 Laugh and Be Happy 2:20 £0.99 View In iTunes 32 The World Isn't Fair 2:44 £0.79 View In iTunes 33 The Time of Your Life 3:14 £0.79 View In iTunes 34 Falling In Love 3:01 £0.79 View In iTunes 35 God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind) 3:39 £0.79 View In iTunes 36 Dixie Flyer 4:09 £0.79 View In iTunes 37 Miami 4:02 £0.79 View In iTunes 38 Jolly Coppers on Parade 3:49 £0.79 View In iTunes 39 The Great Nations of Europe 3:26 £0.79 View In iTunes 40 Old Kentucky Home 2:39 £0.79 View In iTunes 41 Marie 3:09 £0.79 View In iTunes 42 Lonely At the Top 2:34 £0.79 View In iTunes 43 Davy the Fat Boy 2:47 £0.79 View In iTunes 44 Al's Toy Barn 4:00 £0.79 View In iTunes 45 Main Title (Seabiscuit) 2:05 £0.99 View In iTunes 46 Ragtime 1:25 £0.79 View In iTunes 47 Christmas in Cape Town 4:23 £0.79 View In iTunes 48 Tickle Me 2:03 £0.79 View In iTunes 49 Roll With the Punches 3:27 £0.79 View In iTunes 50 Let's Burn Down the Cornfield 3:05 £0.79 View In iTunes 51 Last Night I Had a Dream 3:04 £0.79 View In iTunes 52 Strange Things 3:18 £0.79 View In iTunes 53 Living Without You 2:23 £0.79 View In iTunes 54 The Story of a Rock & Roll Band 2:53 £0.79 View In iTunes 55 Can't Keep a Good Man Down 2:45 £0.79 View In iTunes 56 Suzanne 2:46 £0.99 View In iTunes 57 Losing You (Live) 2:18 £0.79 View In iTunes 58 Let Me Go 2:37 £0.79 View In iTunes 59 Half a Man 3:42 £0.79 View In iTunes 60 Little Criminals 3:03 £0.79 View In iTunes 61 Monsters, Inc. 2:09 £0.79 View In iTunes 62 Crazy 'Bout My Baby 2:48 £0.79 View In iTunes 63 Kingfish 2:44 £0.79 View In iTunes 64 The Natural 3:37 £0.79 View In iTunes 65 So Long Dad 2:14 £0.79 View In iTunes 66 Uncle Bob's Midnight Blues 2:02 £0.79 View In iTunes 67 Dayton, Ohio - 1903 1:53 £0.79 View In iTunes 68 New Orleans Wins the War 3:32 £0.79 View In iTunes 69 Denouement 5:41 £0.79 View In iTunes 70 Let It Shine (Demo, Previously Unissued Version) 1:48 £0.79 View In iTunes 71 My Country 5:40 £0.79 View In iTunes 72 Ghosts 2:29 £0.79 View In iTunes 73 Real Rain 4:31 £0.79 View In iTunes 74 We're Gonna Get Married 2:23 £0.79 View In iTunes 75 I Want You to Hurt Like I Do 4:05 £0.79 View In iTunes Total: 75 Songs
