When folks under the age of 35 hear the name Randy Newman ... However, those who are more familiar with Newman’s discography might recall his more politically engaged track, ‘Sail Away’, which ...

Randy Newman returned to late-night television with a performance of his 1972 song “Political Science” on Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney. The legendary singer-songwriter also played a ...

Randy Newman is a songwriter who has never ... t listen to a word you say / When you’re in trouble I just turn away. Newman captures the unpredictable nature of someone who’s slurring through ...

Take Randy Newman, for instance ... Baroque pop writer and golden-voiced singer – the admiration was mutual. When celebrating Newman’s 1971 classic Sail Away and hailing its involvement amid his five ...

At the start of the ’70s, Randy Newman was building a reputation as ... his talents as a writer and performer. When he made Sail Away in 1972, he leaned into a style of writing that few other ...

In 1974, Randy Newman ... hilarious as “Sail Away,” “Baltimore,” “Louisiana 1927” and “It’s Money That I Love”; he also digs into the trap-door depths of Newman’s two famous ...

Unlike popular songs by leftists that seek to spark outrage or exultation or urge listeners to get out in the street and march, Randy Newman ... example is “Sail Away,” recorded in 1972.

“Louisiana 1927,” a classic from Randy Newman ... and dyspeptic Newman proceeded to write one of the enduring trilogies in American music: “12 Songs” (1970), “Sail Away” (1972 ...

Randy Newman is so influential that his songwriting style has become shorthand for smart and searingly witty. The albums Good Old Boys and Sail Away are two of the best themed records to come out of ...

For the last 55 years or so, you’ve had a friend in Randy Newman ... why he thinks Newman’s latter-day albums are as good as landmark 1970s efforts like “Sail Away.” ...

The singer, songwriter, and composer Randy Newman had a fascination with the ... In his third album, Sail Away, he conjured a wide range of emotional and social nightmares by employing ...