Transcript: Randy Newman

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December 22, 1998
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TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross.

(BEGIN AUDIO CLIP -- SINGER-SONGWRITER, RANDY NEWMAN) You're the miracle You get fooled deep Won't have to run through the jungle And scuff up your feet You just sing about Jesus And drink wine all day It's great to be an American GROSS: That's Randy Newman singing one of his best-known songs.

It's included on his new four CD box set, "Guilty: 30 Years of Randy Newman." It collects his studio recordings, including such classic says "Davy The Fat Boy," "Lonely at the Top," "Political Science," "Rednecks," and "Short People." It also features demos and ...

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