Randy Newman

Randy Newman’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!
As Trouble in Paradise – which gave the world I Love LA – turns 40, we celebrate the satirical singer-songwriter’s best work
Elle Hunt
05, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

Mo Ostin, US record exec who signed Jimi Hendrix and the Kinks, dies aged 95
Headhunted by Frank Sinatra, the head of Warner/Reprise oversaw classic releases by the likes of Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac and Prince
Laura Snapes
02, Aug, 2022 @9:12 AM

Why playlists are getting me through anxious times
New technologies are helping us reach out to one another in these troubled times. And what doesn’t make the list is just as important as what does
Caspar Llewellyn Smith
27, Mar, 2020 @2:30 PM

The 50 best songs about Europe – ranked!
Brexit is delayed – so voyager avec nous on a trans-European tour of music, from Paris to Berlin via Finistère. Tout le monde à bord!
Michael Hann
11, Apr, 2019 @12:13 PM

Randy Newman: ‘I've written a song about Trump and Ivanka – but it needs a little work’
The great songwriter talks about politics, Toy Story and the Smiths – and why he’s never enjoyed the writing process
Lawrence Donegan
21, Jan, 2018 @12:00 PM

Randy Newman: 'I would never not play You've Got a Friend in Me'
The singer is back with his first album in nine years, complete with songs about Putin and medical research. But he still plays the Toy Story tear-jerkers too
Dorian Lynskey
07, Sep, 2017 @12:38 PM

Randy Newman: Dark Matter review – not dark enough
(Nonesuch)
Neil Spencer
06, Aug, 2017 @7:00 AM

Randy Newman: Dark Matter review – classy song satirist still bites
Dave Simpson
03, Aug, 2017 @9:30 PM

Randy Newman writes comic song about Donald Trump's penis
Oscar-winning songwriter left vulgar song off new album Dark Matter so he wouldn’t ‘add to the problem of how ugly the conversation we’re all having is’
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
20, Jul, 2017 @9:32 AM

The week in radio: Randy Newman’s America; Wimbledon; Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City: The Days of Anna Madrigal
The grizzly American songwriter proved as compelling in conversation as he is on record, while Mrs Madrigal was rooted in the past
Miranda Sawyer
09, Jul, 2017 @7:00 AM

Family life: The too-short lives of the Semple boys, Randy Newman’s Political Science, and golden butterscotch
Readers’ favourite photographs, songs and recipes
12, Nov, 2016 @6:45 AM

Readers recommend: songs that aren't what they seem | Peter Kimpton
Ambiguous, misunderstood or misappropriated, suggest your selection of works with words taken the wrong way either by accident or on purpose, says Peter Kimpton
Peter Kimpton
10, Dec, 2015 @8:30 PM
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