Randy Newman

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Randall Stuart Newman (born 28th November 1943) is an American songwriter, arranger, singer and pianist who is notable for his mordant pop songs and for his many film scores.
Newman is noted as a lyricist of considerable sophistication. He often writes songs from unusual perspectives, often utilizing an unreliable narrator. His many place-name songs, which are often archetypal examples of ambivalent Americana, include “I Love L.A.”, “Baltimore”, “Louisiana 1927”, and “Dayton, Ohio – 1903”.

His first major hit was the song entitled “Short People”, wherein he was thought to have complained about midgets, but is actually complaining metaphorically about racists and bigots. “Short People” was also Newman’s highest-rated hit ever. Newman’s deceptively simple songs mask complex craftsmanship, and he is a skilled arranger.
His film scores include “Ragtime” and “The Natural”, and he scored the first four Disney-Pixar films.
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	Add this track to your playlist I'll Be Home	0:30	5,812	Buy mp3
	Add this track to your playlist You've Got a Friend in Me	0:30	7,097	Buy mp3

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1	1	Add this track to your playlist Sail Away	218
1	2	Add this track to your playlist Short People	172
2	3	Add this track to your playlist You've Got a Friend in Me	149
–	4	Add this track to your playlist Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man)	133
–	5	Add this track to your playlist Political Science	124
–	6	Add this track to your playlist Lonely at the Top	81
–	7	Add this track to your playlist I Love L.A.	80
2	8	Add this track to your playlist You Can Leave Your Hat On	79
–	9	Add this track to your playlist Louisiana 1927	72
2	10	Add this track to your playlist Rednecks	71
2	11	Add this track to your playlist God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind)	61
3	12	Add this track to your playlist Marie	58
5	13	Add this track to your playlist Burn On	55
6	14	Add this track to your playlist Memo to My Son	52
3	14	Add this track to your playlist Birmingham	52
5	16	Add this track to your playlist Last Night I Had a Dream	51
4	17	Add this track to your playlist Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear	50
3	18	Add this track to your playlist Baltimore	48
3	18	Add this track to your playlist I Think It's Going to Rain Today	48
5	20	Add this track to your playlist Strange Things	46

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–	1	Add this track to your playlist Sail Away	3,242
–	2	Add this track to your playlist Short People	2,651
1	3	Add this track to your playlist You've Got a Friend in Me	2,542
1	4	Add this track to your playlist I'll Be Home	2,349
–	5	Add this track to your playlist Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man)	2,172
–	6	Add this track to your playlist Political Science	1,878
–	7	Add this track to your playlist I Love L.A.	1,578
–	8	Add this track to your playlist Lonely at the Top	1,312
–	9	Add this track to your playlist Rednecks	1,200
–	10	Add this track to your playlist Louisiana 1927	1,186
–	11	Add this track to your playlist You Can Leave Your Hat On	1,075
1	12	Add this track to your playlist It's a Jungle Out There	981
1	13	Add this track to your playlist Marie	977
–	14	Add this track to your playlist God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind)	933
–	15	Add this track to your playlist Birmingham	903
–	16	Add this track to your playlist Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear	865
–	17	Add this track to your playlist I Think It's Going to Rain Today	841
1	18	Add this track to your playlist Last Night I Had a Dream	791
1	19	Add this track to your playlist Burn On	779
1	20	Add this track to your playlist He Gives Us All His Love	687
1	21	Add this track to your playlist Memo to My Son	682
–	22	Add this track to your playlist Mr. President	661
3	23	Add this track to your playlist Baltimore	640
1	24	Add this track to your playlist In Germany Before the War	632
–	25	Add this track to your playlist Mama Told Me Not to Come	629
2	26	Add this track to your playlist Old Man	625
3	27	Add this track to your playlist Strange Things	568
1	28	Add this track to your playlist Rider in the Rain	562
1	29	Add this track to your playlist Guilty	550
1	30	Add this track to your playlist The Great Nations of Europe	536
2	31	Add this track to your playlist Living Without You	531
1	32	Add this track to your playlist I Will Go Sailing No More	523
1	33	Add this track to your playlist The World Isn't Fair	517
1	34	Add this track to your playlist I Miss You	500
–	35	Add this track to your playlist Kingfish	474
2	36	Add this track to your playlist Little Criminals	465
–	37	Add this track to your playlist It's Money That I Love	449
–	38	Add this track to your playlist Old Kentucky Home	422
1	38	Add this track to your playlist If I Didn't Have You	422
1	40	Add this track to your playlist Suzanne	417
1	41	Add this track to your playlist Jolly Coppers on Parade	412
1	42	Add this track to your playlist Every Man a King	403
1	43	Add this track to your playlist Let's Burn Down the Cornfield	399
1	44	Add this track to your playlist Goodbye	376
1	45	Add this track to your playlist Tractor Tipping	375
3	46	Add this track to your playlist Shame	373
–	47	Add this track to your playlist Naked Man	366
2	47	Add this track to your playlist Have You Seen My Baby?	366
3	49	Add this track to your playlist Love Story (You and Me)	362
3	50	Add this track to your playlist Back on My Feet Again	357

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