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Randy Newman Is Great. He Deserved a Better Biography Than This.
“Short People” was hilarious (“you got to pick ... “A Few Words in Defense of Our Country: The Biography of Randy Newman,” is not that book. It’s a toothless hagiography packed ...
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Randy Newman Is at His Best When America Is at Its Worst
His somewhat controversial 1977 satire “Short People” was a bona fide hit that ... ve Got a Friend in Me,’ but the greatness of Randy Newman, his real legacy, are all the brilliant songs ...
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Randy Newman, Music's Most Biting Storyteller, Gets His Own Story Told: Ex-L.A. Times Critic Robert Hilburn on Penning the Singer-Composer's Biography
Even when the single "Short People" came out ... And people often ask, what's your favorite Randy Newman song? It's so hard. But if I were naming five, one I would definitely push in there ...
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Randy Newman, Music’s Most Biting Storyteller, Gets His Own Story Told: Ex-L.A. Times Critic Robert Hilburn on Penning the Singer-Composer’s Biography
Even when the single “Short People” came out ... And people often ask, what’s your favorite Randy Newman song? It’s so hard. But if I were naming five, one I would definitely push in ...