Brian Newman
PopFolksinger-songwriterfilm score composersatirical popcharacter-driven narrative songwriting
Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman (born November 28, 1943) is a singer/songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is notable for his mordant (and often satirical) pop songs and for his many film scores. Newman is noted for his practice of writing lyrics from the perspective of a character far removed from Newman's own biography. For example, the 1972 song "Sail Away" is written as a slave trader's sales pitch to attract slaves, while the narrator of "Political Science" is a U.
Influenced by: Fats Domino, Harry Nilsson, Tom Waits
- Label:
- Reprise Records
- Active:
- 1968-present
- Scene:
- Los Angeles
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