It's not just that his voice is endlessly distinctive and unique, it's that his melodies are so nuanced and accessible at the same time. They sound like songs that I've always known, but I'm hearing them for the first time.

@j.rodriguez8289

2 жыл бұрын

So true. And it's also the lyrics. He's such a great song writer.....

@Dave-lr2wo

2 жыл бұрын

He is an absolutely BRILLIANT musician and writer, among the all-time greats and definitely in the canon.

@michaelfebbert737

2 жыл бұрын

It's worth it!

@fredhoupt4078

Жыл бұрын

beautifully said.

That piano is like an extension of his imagination, flowing with his thoughts and his voice in perfect harmony.

Randy Newman has aged like fine wine, getting more complex, richer, deeper and warmer. A natural songwriter who can write the most savage satire and follow it with the most tender love song that will leave you in pieces, Enjoy him, savour him and be glad that you were born in the same era. Hats off - a genius!

@nicehatmrdog5265

4 жыл бұрын

Keith Bird fatty poo poo

@amandawilcox9638

4 жыл бұрын

@@nicehatmrdog5265 Feel better now?

@buttafoco

4 жыл бұрын

Beautifully said

@danielbloedorn7983

4 жыл бұрын

You can leave your hat on.

@__eganista6372

3 жыл бұрын

That was single handedly the best comment on here. Thank you x

Wow.. “She Chose Me” is songwriting genius. Absolutely gorgeous.

@kurtdewitt460

5 жыл бұрын

It's really close to "when she loved me" in chord structure etc. both great!

@Esus4

5 жыл бұрын

I think I just heard the greatest love song since Marie.

@molihanms

5 жыл бұрын

She Chose Me is absolutely amazing. But I totally didn't tear up at Wandering Boy....

I hope I'm never able to sit through "Wandering Boy" without crying. What an absolutely incredible song.

I’d never heard Wondering Boy before. That one hit deep for me. My son was homeless and struggling with addiction about the time this came out. I’m not sure I could have listened to this more than once back then. Heavy times. Fast forward…he’s 6+ years clean and just better than he’s ever been. If this was based on a true story for Randy, I truly hope his also ended well. 💙

@kimmyray1234

3 ай бұрын

PRAISE GOD! 🙏 I WISH MY PROPHETIC VOICE WOULD HAVE SPOKEN EARLIER , I E SUFFERED FROM ALOT !

@kimmyray1234

3 ай бұрын

Your story touched me ❤

@kimmyray1234

3 ай бұрын

He's still alive 80

@kimmyray1234

3 ай бұрын

Pray ❤ I heard hes jus recovering from a broken neck I heard 😢

I bought "Sail Away" with money from my paper route in 1972. Hard to believe it's been almost 50 years. Randy Newman is a national treasure.

@gregorywhite9095

Жыл бұрын

What an album! I'm glad somebody agrees with me.

@Mozart1220

Жыл бұрын

I just learned how to play "Sail Away" but I don;t know if it's for general audiences.

@Leo-qe3gl

10 ай бұрын

Wow. You had great musical taste for this young age.😮

Wandering Boy is one of most beautiful sad songs I've ever heard. His empathy as a songwriter has always been incredible

@Anonygaijin

5 жыл бұрын

This. As far as new stuff goes, Lost Without You is up there too, but Wandering Boy gets me every time.

@j.rodriguez8289

2 жыл бұрын

As a father, it brings tears to my eyes. My son is small......but just thinking of this happening to anyone's son is incredibly sad.

@floracaroline19

2 жыл бұрын

Me too... Just shatters me every time

@maxinbo

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, so touching.

@ElPepperoni

2 жыл бұрын

This song just shattered me, as a dad of an 11 month old girl. I have never gone from perfectly normal to sobbing uncontrollably the second I realized what the song was about.

Never thought this day would come

@jbonillaguitar

6 жыл бұрын

the universe answers, always

@swinnburn

6 жыл бұрын

Now it's your turn!??

She Chose Me put tears in my eyes...

@bobdylanlovr69

4 жыл бұрын

lambent ort and pushed them down my cheeks

What an absolute legend

@noah7329

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely he is

@HenryCasillas

3 жыл бұрын

💜

Randy can tickle your funny bone one minute and then tear your heart out of your chest the next. His lyrics always make you think and draw images in your minds eye. He is truly gifted and quite a gift to us. Thanks Tiny!

National Treasure is an understatement. International Treasure is an understatement. This man is one of the most influential people in film history. And he's a musician.

@dahalofreeek

6 жыл бұрын

One of the song writers he influenced was Brian Wilson so he's more or less influenced everyone indirectly.

@r.dbergman4034

6 жыл бұрын

You guys are both out of your minds. This guy is shit, and Brian Wilson is so overrated it's beyond belief..

@maxbiddick3263

6 жыл бұрын

get out you silly fucking troll

@arturobelano6243

6 жыл бұрын

listen to baltimore

@withnail-and-i

5 жыл бұрын

Lol that's a huge overstatement

Cool guy 10 outta 10. He's gotta friend in me.

@robertmichaeladams1334

6 жыл бұрын

well played !

After years of composing film scores, this genius is back to writing some of the funniest and most heartbreaking songs you could ever hope to hear. I saw him at the Troubadour in 1968. He was brilliant then and has, impossibly, gone even deeper and farther as a composer, lyricist and performer. He's a direct musical descendant of Gershwin, lyrical heir to the legacy of Yip Harburg and steeped in stride, blues and boogie woogie. He's able to synthesize the last couple hundred years of great American song into works that are both achingly personal and universal. These new songs have me laughing and crying at the same time. Thank you, Mr. Newman. (And thanks to NPR Tiny Desk for this lovely taste)

@stevenboyd593

6 жыл бұрын

And Yip Harburg, another great who 9 out 10 no nothing about and who like Mr N have contributed so greatly to the fiber of all that is worthwhile and beautiful in our lives

@pauljones5066

5 жыл бұрын

they are funny!

@eddiewakesmusic3137

5 жыл бұрын

Corey Fischer...Beautifully written...”Hear, Hear!!”

@vuls81

5 жыл бұрын

Dexter's Tune is my favorite piece from him. The scene in the movie Awakening just really hits you in the heart

@Dani68ABminus

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

Randy Newman, Tom Waits, Warren Zevon. Three of the best songwriters in my lifetime for songs that hit you in the heart.

@dalecornell5689

2 жыл бұрын

Can't overlook Townes Van Zandt

@JimHudson-kx6vl

Жыл бұрын

Great choices.

Randy Newman on NPR. What a day and age we live in - this is fucking brilliant.

LEGEND.

@lucasrem

3 жыл бұрын

Randy Oldman!

@jeffreycoleman8676

3 жыл бұрын

@@lucasrem Gary Newman

@codynico90

3 жыл бұрын

I dont mean to be so off topic but does anybody know of a tool to get back into an instagram account? I stupidly lost my password. I love any assistance you can give me!

@axtonfletcher3554

3 жыл бұрын

@Cody Nico instablaster :)

That last song brought tears to my eyes make me think about my son. Who I haven't seen in a while

Welp... just got floored with the last song "Wandering Boy". Don't think I'll stop crying for a few days. What an incredible song writer. Just an absolute legend.

Now this is a great songwriter.

That second song...sledge hammer to my heart. One of those rare rare gems that will grow in significance and meaning as life goes on. Incredible

Great songwriter, I can see great things happening to this young man!

@banjopete

5 жыл бұрын

Paul , it’s inevitable!!

@MacAoidh4

3 жыл бұрын

Only 38, he's got a serious future 😂👏🏼

@spookygasman5162

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha laughed so hard

@kathyhollenbach7413

2 жыл бұрын

@Paul Le Gloan, unless you're 100 yrs old, Randy is no young man and he has had great things happen to him.

@kathyhollenbach7413

2 жыл бұрын

@Michael McHugh, I know he's older than 38.

7:24 "They got a tap right on your phone, microphones and cameras checking out everything you do.... Call it paranoia, but even paranoids have enemies. I'm not the one who's crazy, I'm not afraid of them. THEY'RE AFRAID OF YOU AND ME!" Truer words have never been sung before.

@shemiyahyasharalla7695

2 ай бұрын

The first verse is my favorite…I’m the one people call paranoid ☝🏾 HEY! Who’s in charge here?!❤😂

I’m at work trying not cry and laugh out loud. Newman has always been one of a kind since I can remember

Wow he played the monk theme song, that makes me so happy

@dreidrei94

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I couldn't remember where I heard it from :\

@judahdsouza9196

4 жыл бұрын

Tyler Apsley that's what it was !!!

@setobikouta2310

3 жыл бұрын

no one seems to care, well i do

@Crime_Minister_1

3 жыл бұрын

Monk is the greatest show ever made. Mr Monk is the greatest detective to ever grace the planet. Marcey Maven is his biggest fan.

@howisitgoin4267

2 жыл бұрын

It's a jungle ouit theya

The true voice of the "Human Condition"! His satire comedy, lyrics, and amazing compositions are a true treasure! Thank you Randy!

Genius... I was just going to stay a minute- briefly see what he was up to these days and move on. Couldn't stop watching, stayed to the end. There's no one like him.

NPR’s tiny desk just proved it’s one of the best things in the world again

Randy Newman offers a banquet of musical nourishment. You can touch and taste his offerings. There is something on the table for everyone. He is incomparable.

Wandering Boy just punched me right in the eyes and I can't stop crying

what a man. an artist of staggering, tremendous depth and musicality. so lovely to see him do a tiny desk.

By "Wandering Boy" (but long before then) you can tell he's doing something different than most musicians: He's actually inhabiting these characters he's written. His songs will live forever, because they're alive like a Tennessee Williams play. They live and breathe, and speak their truth through the music.

God this Wandering Boy song makes me think how my sweet mother must worry, as I am currently homeless in Minneapolis. It just gets me everytime. So beautiful! I'll be back home soon, Mom! Just had to remind myself who I am again... THANK YOU Randy Newman! I love u, Brother! 1LOVE, ✊🏽✌🏽BRITTIAN🖖🏽✊🏽

@dianek3051

5 ай бұрын

Did u go back to mom?

Giant of a song writer. One of a kind. National treasure

Oh, my. She chose me has me in tears. What a lovely, loving song.

The greatest gift you can give a musician is that moment of stillness at the end of a quiet song... that feeling of not even wanting to disturb that moment by even breathing. After "Wandering Boy," the audience doesn't even move, and neither does Randy. That, my friends, is the greatest gift to a musician, when we are all connected in that glorious moment.

@Callmemrnichols

4 жыл бұрын

Jill Knapp amen.

I asked him to play at my wedding. Currently the pricing is at $18,000 before including paying for his hotel and food for the event and such. I'm starting to think it's worth it.

@santacruz600

6 жыл бұрын

Get a real wedding band that people can dance too...

@ragilmalik

6 жыл бұрын

it is considered cheap, somehow. local band in my country costs at least $2.000, a band with national reputation ranges from $5.000 - $10.000. just the band, everything else excluded. $18.000 for a legend ? he is sure gonna have so little to none rest timr

@vetlerradio

6 жыл бұрын

What the fuck, where do you live?

@somedude5817

6 жыл бұрын

Doesn't matter. I do wedding parties for about $2500. More recognizable bands are $10000. Which is why I'm using a god damn laptop for my wedding.

@jameshill2450

6 жыл бұрын

If I could afford it I would pay 18k to have him play just the second song alone. If you have that in your budget it's absolutely worth it.

I've been a fan and "friend" of Randy Newman for over 50 years. His music has always Spoken to me in such a profound way. Thank you Mr. Newman.

Very few artists are truly original and can never be replaced, Randy Newman is one of those artists

@lucasrem

3 жыл бұрын

Nobody replaced Elvis

I've been a huge fan of Randy Newman since 1969 - he is brilliant and I love him.

@nancyconway4026

5 жыл бұрын

And so glad you like Pittsburgh!

That piano riff in “it’s a jungle out there” is so sick

I urge anyone who likes this to check out the album, recorded in the late sixties, called 'Nilsson Sings Newman'. A whole album showcasing some of Newman's best songs sung by one of the greatest voices - and Randy plays piano throughout, and the quality of production is outstanding.

Excellent. This is pure gold. Thank You NPR!

Dude. Tom Waits and Randy Newman. Savages. We need so much more heart in the world, these guys ooze it.

The second & fourth songs put my heart firmly in my throat god dammit Mr. Newman

If you liked the second and fourth songs I urge you to listen to others from his discography including "I Miss You," "Losing You," "Feels Like Home," "Every Time It Rains," "Bad News from Home," "I Want You to Hurt Like I Do," "Texas Girl at the Funeral of Her Father," "In Germany Before the War," "I'll Be Home," "Marie," "A Wedding in Cherokee County," "Old Man," and "I Think it's Going to Rain Today."

@rustyhguitar1

3 жыл бұрын

I play Feels Like Home. A beautiful song I chose for my dearest friend who I ache so deeply to be not just my friend. And I also chose it as an exercise in finding the essence of what 10 genius fingers are doing, and reducing it to my four stubby fingers coaxing life out of six pieces of wire on a wooden box. Beautiful beautiful song. Tears are always close when I play it. I fear the day we lose this man.

That last song was really touching.

I saw him live once; during a pause he said he probably had enough songs for TWO concerts, not one. A short pause..."of course, the second one would be pretty shitty"; not sure I agree with that.

I have listened to Newman for almost forty years. He always moves me.

Wandering Boy. Already one of the best Songs of all time.

@howardhewitt1797

Жыл бұрын

Poetry always has the same effect on me too, captures our inner most joy and loss, the enigmatic gift of this life.

@Leo-qe3gl

Жыл бұрын

@@howardhewitt1797 this was poetic. Randy would be proud.😊

Love how NPR keeps surprising me with talented people I did not know. Thank you NPR!

@innovativeatavist159

6 жыл бұрын

David Lo Dico you should dig deeper into his catalogue. Randy Newman has never been afraid of a subject. He's tackled a lot more than Toy Story.

@davidlodico6367

6 жыл бұрын

I will! Any recommendations?

@innovativeatavist159

6 жыл бұрын

David Lo Dico Sail Away and Good Old Boys are both great. I grew up with them in my father's cd collection. If you can, I would go down a deep dark spotify hole and figure out what you like.

@ekaril5060

6 жыл бұрын

12 Songs, Sail Away, and Good Old Boys are his 3 masterpieces (thats not to say his other albums are bad). You are in for a treat

@tedfort1698

6 жыл бұрын

Bad Love is my personal favorite album. Just a delightful composition of love songs of varying levels of cynicism.

She choses me, to be able to transform love in a song as this one, you are gifted and so am I. Early morning in the Netherlands and you made me smile.

Don’t mind the dislikes. They’re just short people.

@clrok

3 жыл бұрын

I'm short :-) and NO one could love him more. Even that song lol

@vanishthecat

3 жыл бұрын

They probably couldn't reach the like button

@seeingitself5629

3 жыл бұрын

They are short of something...

To think the man that was made a meme because of his writing style wrote a song like "She Chose Me". Such a beautiful song. Randy Newman is a legendary musician through and through.

@nathanreiber6819

Жыл бұрын

the meme is so off base and has nothing to do with how he writes.

@pepeshiraz655

6 ай бұрын

what meme?

WOW! What a master. 73 years old. What Wisdom. This is what We (as Humans), used to find, mine, in our seniors. So few, and far between.

Randy Newman, I love you. from Sail Away til now, you have moved my heart. Please never stop writing and singing.

tears are streaming down my face for Wandering Boy. , How can you not love Randy? Yes to Keith Bird (below) - totally right

"She Chose Me" ... wow that hit somewhere profoundly deep

You could say Mr. Newman, write a song about moth balls. And in 5 minutes you would hear the most incredible song you ever heard about moth balls.

@foljs5858

3 жыл бұрын

Moths have balls?

Wandering boy hits me so hard I only just managed to hold back tears. I've loved Randy's work for 50 years - I saw him when we were both young at a concert in Munich. He has the same level of musical and lyrical ability as another hero from the same era - Tom Lehrer. Big intellects both of them.

I didn't want this to end, wish he played longer

Merci Mr. Newman. Vous êtes un génie. Tout est si parfait quand vous êtes à votre piano. Je vous aime. From France.

Oh my god, I genuinely burst into tears at that last one.

She chose me...means a lot to me.

Fucking brilliant. You got a fan in me, Randy Newman.

What a treasure. Thank you NPR and Mr. Newman! It ended 10 minutes ago and I am still in tears. Wandering Boy, especially. So sincere and achingly beautiful.

Untouchable songwriter

Gosh, he’s so funny! But it makes his music sound so sincere!

@ronsmith1364

6 жыл бұрын

there's no "sound" as bil the cat sez thbbtttttzzzzzz genuine as a sunrise, the tides and the wind

I have to come back to this video to watch this version of Wandering Boy. It tugs at the heartstrings like nothing else

An absolute joy to see a master at work.

Why he is not considered to be in the same league as, say, a Bob Dylan or a Leonard Cohen, I'll never know. An ABSOLUTE treasure. This is wonderful.

@fretfix1

2 жыл бұрын

I consider him to be...but I am just A Wandering Boy....

@firefighterps2

Жыл бұрын

He is I believe.

@dzinypinydoroviny

Жыл бұрын

I'd even argue that Randy is way above Dylan or Cohen.

@barbarascott3350

Жыл бұрын

Well who says he’s not… frankly a cut above Dylan

@dylanherne6093

Жыл бұрын

​@@dzinypinydoroviny I grew up on Dylan, I was named after the guy... I think Randy is far beyond Dylan in every way. Dylan has been sniffing his own farts for far too long.

My God, how I love this man, his mind and music. Thank you Lord for the gift of Randy Newman.

Genius, melody, lyrics, wit, humor, and artistry! I salute you, Randy Newman

Legendary!

A legend. I love him so much.

I don't understand how you can dislike this great performance! So wholesome and raw 👏🏽👏🏽

@nathanreiber6819

Жыл бұрын

odd to see Randy described as wholesome. lol

I did a double take when I saw the name

@throttleblip1

6 жыл бұрын

reffoelcnu alouncelal same here I was like wow his grandson.. no the man himself

A delight. The NPR Music description above says it all. Except that this man is not only a national treasure. He is a world treasure. The poignancy, wit and sheer humanity . .thank you Randy Newman

Newman's haunting lyrics and sardonic wit are among his trademarks. A brilliant storyteller and arguably America's greatest composer.

Oh wow. This channel!

Randy Newman is an international treasure. He was - with Cornelis Vreeswijk and Jim Groce - one of the favorite singer-songwriters of my father (oh, and the guys from Stealers Wheel), who was born on august 18th 1941. He would be 80 years old today if he didn't die on october 28th of the year 2008. very confusing year. On his 'birthday' I listen to the music of Randy Newman again, and enjoy it a lot...

Where is Newman when we need him the most

My god man...wandering boy...so much simple and beautiful story telling, tucked up like a blanket under the chin of a sleeping boy, all accomplished with impossibly lovely melody and cord changes. Thank you for doubtless weeping when you wrote it, and reminding all of us of our shared humanity as we listen. My god man.

What a show, what a talent. The ultimate songwriter.

I never cried so much watching a concert. This man is something else.

Randy....thank you for sharing all your great music. Much love and God Bless from Texas.

Saw him and his orchestra live in Tennessee and loved every second. You're a legend, thank you for your work.

"Kurds & whey...Hey" :)

@stevenboyd593

6 жыл бұрын

Steve Garbarini Sad but true Kurds in his way, till the day he dies

Putin Man 0:00 She Chose Me 3:29 It's A Jungle Out There 6:06 Wandering Boy 10:06

@Slax15

5 жыл бұрын

No short people?

@vuls81

5 жыл бұрын

Dexter's Tune is my favorite piece from him. The scene in the movie Awakening just really hits you in the heart

As a very casual fan, that rendition of "Wandering boy".... wow. If you felt nothing, buddy, I guess you just don't feel.

holy shit... the way he just packs his emotions right back in after those two damn near tear jerkers is nothing short of the definition of a master performer

Whose cutting onions

There is no measuring effortless talent like that. This is sublime.

This has to be one of the most underrated Tiny Desk Concerts on here! Love it!

Man, I'd love to sit down with Randy just to talk with him about his life and his perspective on it. He may be the butt of many jokes, but I feel it all comes from a place of appreciation. You've got a friend in me, is one of the earliest examples of music giving me goosebumps. Thank you Mr.Newman, thank you for years of music in some of my favorite movies.

NPR cannot put this up and expect people to work because it's difficult to cry and perform at the same time.

@GatorBaitUF

6 жыл бұрын

My boss just walked in and asked me "Why are you crying?"

@tflynn717

6 жыл бұрын

I had to go to a back room to pull myself together and my coworker walked in and asked if I was okay

@chandlerhunter1684

4 жыл бұрын

Is it bad that I started crying a minute in?

if you play piano or at least guitar, you know how hard it is to play the chords and melodies whilst singing like that. love randy!

@fsiagia

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, well he didn't just play it. He created those songs.

@bgp6656

3 жыл бұрын

Can confirm, I play both Protect him at all costs.

This video is actually a first time I see Randy Newman perform - everything I saw before was parody of him like the one in the Family Guy. And back then I thought to myself "Well, might be just another musician with funny voice that people make fun of - I've got more important things to do than to check him out"... ...Damn. I've never been so wrong in my entire life.

@francismuir9313

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that slice of humble pie with us

@OregonDroneScapes

4 жыл бұрын

Listen to it all and be amazed at his quick ability to make you chuckle a bit than cry.