Randy Newman performs in Los Angeles in February. (Chris Pizzello/Invision via AP)Satirical songwriter Randy Newman has always been quick to skewer the pompous and the powerful — so he couldn’t resist the opportunity to write a decidedly less-than-flattering musical takedown of President Trump. But that song won’t see the light of day, Newman said in an interview with Vulture, and it isn’t included on the septuagenarian singer’s forthcoming studio album, “Dark Matter.”Why the self-edit? “Run to the village, to town, to the countryside, tell the people what you’ve seen here tonight.”)Cathartic, maybe — but, ultimately, not very constructive, Newman decided. “The funny thing was that the song I ended up writing wasn’t even that hard on him, despite the fact he’s a terrible person,” Newman said.

Source: Washington Post July 19, 2017 15:42 UTC