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Randy Newman

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. Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1You've Got A Friend In Me
753412
2You've Got A Friend In Me - From "Toy Story"/Soundtrack Version
561769
3Monsters, Inc.
338595
4Short People
307176
5Sail Away
175030
6I Love L.A.
173922
7Political Science
101366
8Strange Things
96621
9Mr. President (Have Pity On The Working Man)
86891
10I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away
83237

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