Interviewing Randy Newman chords by Glenn Tilbrook

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Verse 1
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Tilbrook
It was a hot afternoon,
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I caught a train up to town
I walked from Charing Cross to Soho
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in just under half an hour
Into an internet café, I went
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and had some tea
And I surfed the 'net looking
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for information on Randy
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And I haven't even mentioned that
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I was interviewing Randy Newman.
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I didn't feel at all nervous though
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for me this was new
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Presenting an hour long spe cial on
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Randy for Radio Two
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Hey, we're in the same business and
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have some mutual ac quaintances
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I felt like I should know enough to
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put him through his paces
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It should be  a wizard wheeze for me to
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shoot the breeze with Randy Newman.
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'Lets get a few things straight' - said Steve,
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the producer of the radio show
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'Just relax and have a good time but      there
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are some key things we'll want to know'
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'That's fine' - I said - 'I've done my homework,
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I've bought the CDs and some notes'
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'But I'd rather not read from written ques
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tions so let's just see how it goes'
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'We've got an hour so let's
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not worry'
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'We'll get some banter go
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ing and not hurry'.
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He looked a little bit nervous,

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I said that it would be great
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We're taping here in London
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and Randy's at home in L.A.
Cut to two hours later and it's one
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minute to five
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And I'm thinking to myself,
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I'm glad this isn't going out live
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There's a pounding in my heart as I start
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interviewing Randy Newman.
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'Hello

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there, Randy,
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I'm Glenn Tilbrook, are you there? Can you hear me?'
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'Let me just say that I've been
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a big    fan of yours since 1973'
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And all the questions that I thought  would
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flow just sailed right out of my head
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And in the hour that followed I        huffed and bluffed
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my way through a pool of sweat
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I remember asking him if he       was
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doing merchandise in  '74
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And if so did he ever con      sider selling
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'Randy Newman's Mighty Sword'
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As a joke it wouldn't have made
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the 'C' List
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It's a character of Randy's
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pet name for his penis.

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Yes I was something less than a resounding
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success with Randy Newman
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Randy had been kind but I floundered
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like I didn't have a clue, man
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'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 bitsSteve did wonders with lots of editsRandy and me we sounded
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like old matesEveryone agreed that it turned out greatInterviewing Randy NewmanInterviewing Randy NewmanInterviewing Randy Newman.]