When he’s not coining money writing relatively drecky stuff for the movies, Randy Newman is busy writing superb songs filled with wit and irony. I’ve been a fan since my long ago college days. For no reason in particular I present for your viewing pleasure this video (not really a song) I just found, in which Randy laments the passing of an era, and says “A Few Words in Defense of our Country”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OldToIF5ZGs[/youtube]
Here’s more. Everyone should hear “Political Science” (from one of the greatest albums of all time, “Sail Away”) at least once, in which a younger Randy speaks for a more confident America. You have to get past the introduction. This is the only version I could find that actually features Randy.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vb0Mu0mhlw[/youtube]
In the introduction the British fellow points out that Randy proves that Americans do irony, but Americans prove they don’t. I’ve found at least two instances where youtube posters completely miss the point. once on Political Science, in which I thought the irony was too upfront to miss, and once on the more subtle He Give Us All His Love.
Yeesh, no wonder people like Bush thrive in this country.
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