This week was the 71st birthday of one of the world’s greatest living songwriters – Randy Newman! To celebrate this underappreciated genius, Mike Dutkewych and I (Dave Lawson) played a night of all Randy Newman songs (the only exception being two early Goffin/King numbers, as Randy has referenced in several interviews how she was a big influence on him during his early period). In addition to many songs sung by Randy himself, the mix features a lot of lesser known songs Randy wrote for others in his early days, covers of Randy’s tunes performed by some of the greatest singers of the day, plus tunes that Randy arranged for others like Leiber and Stoller and Fats Domino. Mike and I wondered if this was perhaps the only time in history that there has been a live DJ night at a bar featuring all Randy Newman all night. If it was, it probably won’t be the last – wait til next year!
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Randy Newman’s Birthday Party – December 2nd, 2014
Dave Lawson (D) and Mike Dutkewych (M)
Randy Newman – The Majors – The Mind Is a Strange Thing (from “The Natural”) (D)
Harper’s Bizarre – The Debutate’s Ball (D)
Randy Newman – Burn On (D)
Randy Newman – New Orleans Wins the War (D)
Nilsson – Yellow Man (D)
Randy Newman – Naked Man (D)
Randy Newman – Tickle Me (D)
Randy Newman – Bet No One Ever Hurt This Bad (D)
The Fleetwoods – They Tell Me Its Summer (D)
Skeeter Davis – Don’t Let Me Stand in Your Way (D) [Goffin/King]
Gene Pitney – Every Little Breath I Take (D) [Goffin/King]
Gene Pitney – Nobody Needs Your Love (D)
Irma Thomas – Anyone Who Has a Heart (D)
Nilsson – Living without You (M)
Johnny Shepard – 20 Acres of Land (D)
Nilsson – Sail Away (M)
Peggy Lee – Love Story (D)
Nilsson – Vine Street (M)
Harpers Bizarre – The Greatest Night of Her Life (D)
Randy Newman – Political Science (M)
Randy Newman – The Girls in My Life (part 1) (D)
Randy Newman – Old Kentucky Home (M)
Everly Brothers – Illinois (D)
Nilsson – Beehive State (M)
Eric Budon and the Animals – I Think It’s Gonna Rain Today (D)
Randy Newman – Christmas in Capetown (M)
Ringo Starr – Have You Seen My Baby (D)
Randy Newman – Have You Seen My Baby (M)
Nina Simone – Baltimore (D)
Randy Newman – It’s Money That I Love (M)
Randy Newman – I Love L.A. (D)
Randy Newman – Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear (M)
Harper’s Bizarre – Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear (D)
Randy Newman – Dixie Flyer (M)
Dusty Springfield – I Don’t Want to Hear It Anymore (D)
Randy Newman – Mama Told Me Not to Come (M)
Wilson Pickett – Mama Told Me Not to Come (D)
Randy Newman – Every Man a King (M)
Etta James – Sail Away (D)
Randy Newman – Short People (M)
Lou Rawls – Let’s Burn Down the Cornfield (D)
Randy Newman – Lover’s Prayer (live) (M)
Fats Domino – My Old Friend (D) [horns arranged by Randy Newman]
Randy Newman – Back on My Feet Again (M)
Jackie Deshannon – Did He Call Today Mama? (D)
Randy Newman – Last Night I Had a Dream (LP version) (M)
Randy Newman – Last Night I Had a Dream (single version) (D)
Randy Newman – Jolly Coppers (M)
Ella Fitzgerald – I Wonder Why (D)
Randy Newman – Yellow Man (M)
Ella Fitzgerald – Yellow Man (D)
Randy Newman – Baltimore (M)
Randy Newman – Gone Dead Train (D)
Randy Newman – My Life Is Good (M)
Etta James – Leave Your Hat On (D)
Randy Newman – Living Without You (M)
Peggy Lee – Johnny (D)
Randy Newman – Davy the Fat Boy (M)
Dusty Springfield – Just One Smile (D)
Randy Newman – It’s Lonely at the Top (M)
We Talkies – What Are You Waiting for? (D)
Randy Newman – God’s Song (M)
Etta James – God’s Song (D)
Randy Newman – Wedding Cherokee County (M)
Bonnie Raitt – Guilty (D)
Randy Newman – Birmingham (M)
Harper’s Bizarre – Happyland (D)
Randy Newman – Pants (M)
Randy Newman – In Germany Before the War (D)
Randy Newman – Louisiana 1927 (M)
Randy Newman – Maybe I’m Doing It Wrong (D)
Nilsson – Caroline (M)
Randy Newman – He Gives Us All His Love (M)
Randy Newman – Mr. President Have Pity on the Working Man (D)
Randy Newman – Burn On (M)
Randy Newman – Change Your Ways (D)
Randy Newman – Harlem Moon (M)
Peggy Lee – Is That All There Is (D) [arranged and conducted by Randy Newman]
Randy Newman – Old Man on the Farm (M)
Alfred Newman – Prelude in E Minor (D) [Randy’s uncle]
Randy Newman – I Think It’s Gonna Rain Today (M)
Randy Newman – Real Emotional Girl (D)
Randy Newman – Old Man (M)
Randy Newman – I’m Different (D)
Nilsson – Daytona Ohio (M)
Randy Newman – Ghosts (D)
Nilsson – So Long Dad (M)
Eric Burdon and the Animals – Wait Til Next Year (D)
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