Lyrics to Interviewing Randy Newman

It was a hot afternoon

I caught a train up to town

I walked from Charing Cross to Soho

In just under half an hour

Into an internet cafe

I went and had some tea

And I surfed the 'net

Looking for information on Randy

And I haven't even mentioned

That I was interviewing Randy Newman



I didn't feel at all nervous

Though for me this was new

Presenting an hour long special

On Randy for Radio Two

Hey! We're in the same business

And have some mutual acquaintances

I felt like I should know enough

To put him through his paces

It should be a wizard wheeze

For me to shoot the breeze with Randy Newman



“Lets get a few things straight”

Said Steve, the producer of the radio show

“Just relax and have a good time

But there are some key things we'll want to know”

“That's fine” I said “I’ve done my homework

I've bought the CDs and some notes

But I'd rather not read from written questions

So let's just see how it goes

We've got an hour so let's not worry

We'll get some banter going and not hurry”



He looked a little bit nervous

I said that it would be great

We're taping here in London

And Randy's at home in L.A.

Cut to two hours later and it's one minute to five

And I'm thinking to myself I'm glad this isn't going out live

There's a pounding in my heart as I start interviewing Randy Newman



“Hello there Randy, I'm Glenn Tilbrook

Are you there? Can you hear me?

Let me just say that I've been a big fan of yours since 1973”

And all the questions that I thought would flow

just sailed right out of my head

And in the hour that followed I huffed and bluffed my way

through a pool of sweat

I remember asking him if he was doing merchandise in '74

And if so did he ever consider selling 'Randy Newman's Mighty Sword'

As a joke it wouldn't have made the 'C' List

It's a character of Randy's pet name for his penis



Yes I was something less

than a resounding success with Randy Newman

Randy had been kind

but I floundered like I didn't have a clue, man

'Bad Love''s his new record if you haven't got it yet

well you should do, man



The following week we re-voiced my bits

Steve did wonders with lots of edits

Randy and me we sounded like old mates

Everyone agreed that it turned out great

Interviewing Randy Newman.