#30: Sail Away - Randy Newman (1972)

I’m joined by musician, songwriter, actor, director, podcaster, Adam Busch to dive deeply into the many and varied thorny subjects serenaded with supurb satirical mirth on the master, Randy Newman’s brilliant Sail Away. This heady but damn fun discussion surrounds the myriad of subjects in Newman’s songs including racism, misogyny, politics, religion, parenthood, nostalgia, sexual perversity, ecology, and capitalism.Sail Away“Sail Away”“Lonely at the Top”“He Gives Us All His Love”“Last Night I Had a Dream”“Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear”“Old Man”“Political Science”“Burn On”“Memo to My Son”“Dayton, Ohio 1903”“You Can Leave Your Heart”“God’s Song (That’s Why I Love Mankind)”Additional selections:“Louisiana 1927” - Common Rotation (live recording)“Maybe I’m Doing It It Wrong” - Randy Newman from Randy Newman Live“You Can Leave Your Hat On “ - Joe Cocker from CockerFirst one: 20:11Second: 1:33:45 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices