394 - Randy Newman - Good Old Boys - Jordan Temple

 

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EPISODE SUMMARY:

It's nearly impossible to succinctly categorize the catalogue of arranger and composer Randy Newman. Is he unusual? Definitely. Is he funny? Absolutely. Is he emotionally resonant while also being bitingly cynical? Without a doubt. That's what it takes to be an artist whose range includes the Toy Story soundtrack as well as 1974's savagely satirical masterwork Good Old Boys. And it's precisely that diversity of style that appealed to comedian Jordan Temple, whose own critical has led him to be a co-producer for FX's Atlanta and Amazon Prime's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

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SHOW NOTES:

00:30 - Intro
09:30 - Expanding your musical mind
12:30 - Infantile magic
17:00 - An album of relief
23:45 - No, you can’t say it
35:00 - Confessions from the bottle
43:45 - The state of comedy
57:00 - Death up close
1:19:30 - Meeting the man
1:21:30 - Facts!
1:23:30 - The power of adaptability
1:25:15 - Outro/New music

ALBUM STREAM - GOOD OLD BOYS:

NEW MUSIC FROM FORMER GUEST CHRIS SULLIVAN’S BAND JOSEPH THE SPOUSE: