Talk:Randy Newman

"I Miss You"
Regarding this song, when he introduced it during his show at the Town Hall Theatre in New York City on March 5th, he said, "I wrote this song for my first wife after I was married to my second wife. Scared the hell out of both of them, for opposite reasons." I understand that "I heard him say it" is not a reliable WP source -- but that's one of my pet peeves about WP: an ineluctable *fact* that you have witnessed with your own ears, in person, cannot be used unless another ear-witness happens to have written it down, or talked to a reporter who wrote it down, in an acceptable sort of printed medium. I totally get why that rule exists -- but we might be getting a little strict when talking about song dedications, for Heaven's sake. Cheers, DoctorJoeE (talk) 19:40, 27 March 2011 (UTC)


 * If you "totally get" why the rule exists then it makes no sense to be peeved about it. And it's rather narcissistic; if we allowed it to be violated by you then we would have to allow it to be violated by anyone, and WP would become chock full of unreliable information. Your "ineluctable fact" isn't ineluctable for anyone else ... your "I heard him say it" is obviously inadequate and you know it.
 * Also, it's not really encyclopedic; a quip introducing a song on one occasion is not a "dedication". 2600:8802:5913:1700:79AD:D8B8:AA1:56A0 (talk) 06:08, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Family Guy
Many younger readers may only be familiar with Randy Newman (or at least with his name) via his appearance on Family Guy. Worth mentioning? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.199.179.176 (talk) 20:30, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Songbook - album or compilation?
Randy recently released his second "Songbook" volume. I noticed on this page that it's categorized as a "Compilation" rather than an "Album", even though it's a new studio recording. Is this common in wikipedia? Other music sites, notably musicbrainz.org (see http://musicbrainz.org/artist/da7bb7d8-557d-4635-9ca1-e6e985525bd5), consider this kind of release an "album", as it is all new material (it's just the works themselves, i.e. the songs recorded on the album, that were previously available). — Preceding unsigned comment added by SheamusPatt (talk • contribs) 20:32, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
 * The wording maybe common here on Wikipedia. So should we change it to "album" if necessary? Darth Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 23:37, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

Input requested at Template:Randy Newman
Input requested at Template talk:Randy Newman. The question is, should all of the films he scored be listed in the navbox, or only the two that have album articles? Softlavender (talk) 10:46, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

Contradictory script. Foreword notes say 9 Disney Pixar films, under heading Film Composer says 8 and "will return for Toy Story 4" update required. Gary the Gremlin (talk) 07:29, 18 June 2019 (UTC)

list of awards
The list is wrong. He only won two oscars.

Family Guy
If I am not mistaken, one of Family guy's earlier episodes featured Randy singing constantly with an annoying tonality. This was the episode where the world ended and the Griffin's set out to find the Twinkie factory. We should mention something about this.Ilikeguys21 (talk) 01:01, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

In french
N'importe quoi (in French) Des pages de récompenses avant de mettre ses albums, Quelle drôle d'encyclopédie ... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:1205:34DA:4C70:6105:FB7D:6C2:8796 (talk) 22:29, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

How tall is he?
How tall is Mr. Newman? That should be mentioned in the article. Normally it wouldn't be a relevant fact for most singers or songwriters, but for obvious reasons, I think it is in this case. Captain Quirk (talk) 08:22, 24 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Could not agree more, came here seeking this exact fact! 24.186.244.70 (talk) 20:10, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Um, why don't you folks tell us? This page isn't a Q&A page, it's for improving the article. -- 2600:8802:5913:1700:79AD:D8B8:AA1:56A0 (talk) 06:15, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

discography section: Randy Newman's Faust (1995) - not a studio album?
I've always regarded Randy Newman's Faust as a studio album - but it is altogether omitted from the discography section - I think that's a pity regarding such an eminent work.

On the independent discography article it's listed under 'musical' - that's certainly correct, while at the same time it's still a studio album, isn't it? (it's not a live album or something like that)

...just found out that Randy Newman's Faust has it's own wikipedia article, where it says "Randy Newman's Faust first had a limited run at La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego in September 1995, which coincided with the release of a concept album version, featuring a different cast and arrangements than the stage version."

This confirms my point of view, so I'm going to edit it in.

92.195.32.226 (talk) 22:13, 28 April 2021 (UTC)

Randy Newman is a Christian writer
I apologize for not doing coding right, however, here is the proof that Randy Newman is a Christian and writer. https://www.amazon.com/Randy-Newman/e/B001KI1W0S?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1620838612&sr=1-2 (Also, good books, if you'd like to read them.) Please stop the person inventing his fictional religious beliefs. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.94.178.112 (talk) 17:09, 12 May 2021 (UTC) Why is it okay on Wiki to let someone committing liable to Randy Newman? And why is this person allowed to repeat it, because they know the coding? I'm taking my info from Randy Newman's author bio page, so obviously the other person is doing this for a bad agenda.

Randy's author bio from Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Randy-Newman/e/B001KI1W0S%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

About Randy Newman

Randy Newman is a teacher and writer with Connection Points, a ministry that seeks to engage people's hearts the way Jesus did. Through his workshops and teaching, he helps people see the links between God and all of life and enjoy them. Randy is the Senior Teaching Fellow for Apologetics and Evangelism at The C. S. Lewis Institute and an adjunct faculty member at several evangelical seminaries. He has also taught at Patrick Henry College. He served for over thirty years with Campus Crusade for Christ. He is the author of Questioning Evangelism, Corner Conversations, Bringing the Gospel Home, Engaging with Jewish People, Unlikely Converts and Mere Evangelism. His books seek to help Christians articulate their faith in winsome ways. He earned a bachelor's degree in music education from Temple University and a M.Div. and PhD in Intercultural Studies from Trinity International University. He and his wife Pam live in Annandale, Virginia. They have three grown sons, two delightful daughters-in-law, and a growing number of grandchildren. He blogs and offers insights about evangelism and how faith intersects with everything else at www.connectionpoints.us.
 * Uh, wrong Newman. Do you notice any lack of mentions of any of the above in the article? BusterD (talk) 20:17, 17 July 2021 (UTC)

Uhhh, yes. Because you keep removing it. Hard to believe but wiki was supposed to be a nonbiased site. People like you reinvent a person's past to fit your agenda. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.49.69.238 (talk • contribs) 12:29, 18 July 2021 (UTC)
 * More than one wikipedian has reverted you, has disagreed with you. For my part, I'm fine that there's been an honest mistake: you believe Randy Newman should best be an article about a little-known Virginia Christian teacher; the rest of us believe that this pagespace should be about a New Orleans-born world famous songwriter who has won Oscars, Grammys, and Emmys. You could begin an article Randy Newman (teacher) but you'll need much better sourcing than you've presented here to support it. Until then, leave THIS page alone. You've gotten sufficient warning from multiple editors you are in the wrong. BusterD (talk) 16:43, 18 July 2021 (UTC)

This started as my mistake. I met Randy Newman in a webinar last year. He really is Randy Newman. He also looked so much like the songwriter Randy Newman that I assumed it was the same person. And, how long does it take to write? Maybe 4 hours a day? So I assumed he continued to write while holding down his other job. The one I kept adding.

Add to that, he does parody, ironing, and puts himself into another person's shoes. Read his interviews assuming he hasn't left that part of himself back home. Yes, you can read his beliefs either way. (Especially when an atheist calls atheism "arid.")

And finally, the links to show he is an atheist was no closer than anyone on here writing about him, and done on a leftist site. (I don't call that journalism when done from the right or left.) The writer never interviewed the songwriter. He told what he felt of what the songwriter wrote, and added a quote or paraphrase, out of context, for something Randy said here or there. It was a review of an album from a fan.

So, those are the reasons I royally screwed up, and I apologize for that. I was wrong.

That said, it was too much for to show me why I was wrong, instead of putting me down? AND, assuming I was the writer Randy Newman? That was stupider, which is saying a lot for how stupid I was. 1. Looking at who the writer is, why would he do that? 2. Since the whole article is wrong about him, why wouldn't he fix the whole thing?

I was wrong. I will leave this article alone. But, honestly? For those who truly want to keep this article as much about Randy Newman as possible, why would you accept changes from a guy who assumed the Christian writer named Randy Newman would do what I've done? Is he anymore trustworthy than I have been? 173.49.69.238 (talk) 13:19, 19 July 2021 (UTC)


 * I have enormous respect for someone who admits a mistake in discussion. Thank you. I'm not an expert, but generally speaking I avoid trying to fish out identities or intents. If you're determined not to edit here, why don't we find a different article to work on? There are 6,339,703 reasons to hang around and contribute. BusterD (talk) 13:43, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

This is not a blog or a confessional or a complaint department or a place for affirmations, it's a page for improving the article. This whole looney tunes section should probably be deleted as a violation of BLP. -- 2600:8802:5913:1700:79AD:D8B8:AA1:56A0 (talk) 06:32, 28 April 2024 (UTC)