# Randy Newman fans

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randy-newman-fans/582594>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 20, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randy-newman-fans/582594 "2011-05-20T17:07:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randy-newman-fans/582594/1 "2011-05-20T17:07:24Z")

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Here’s a treat for you.

> **[Video: Randy Newman Performs "Losing You," Shares Moving Story Behind It in...](https://www.nonesuch.com/journal/video-randy-newman-performs-losing-you-shares-moving-story-guardian-observer-how-i-wrote-2011-05-19)**
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> The official site of Nonesuch Records

It’s Randy performing his heart rending “Losing You” and give an explanation about how it came about.

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**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randy-newman-fans/582594/2 "2011-05-23T08:52:49Z")

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Thanks. That was worth listening to, even as a casual Newman fan.

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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randy-newman-fans/582594/3 "2011-05-23T17:42:02Z")

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Randy Newman is and has always been seventeen flavors of awesome.