Past Programs
Community and Society - 2008
Randy Newman
30/08/2008
One of the 20th century’s greatest American songwriters is now in his 65th year. He is still writing great new songs in the 21st century. Harps and Angels shows that Randy Newman is not retiring ... in any sense. Be warned: this American does have a keen sense of irony. If you enjoy mordant wit, Newman’s latests musings on mortality {with particular reference to his own and to ‘the end of an Empire’} ought to make you laugh out loud; the music itself is also amusing ... and deliciously rich. However, if Short People made you angry and fooled you into thinking prejudice was Newman’s pleasure rather than target, you will be much happier with some other sweeter, simpler songster.
Official Randy Newman cyberspace is here:
www.randynewman.com
You can discover much more via this well-linked site:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Newman
