Re: 1977 Album Survivor Round 3 - results

>SavoyBG wrote:
>
>>as long as Newman is recognized as a
>>"pop" artist, rather than a "rock & roll" artist, which ic my contention all
>>along.
>
> I'm not sure I could be that cut and dried about it -- if Newman isn't rock
>and roll, then what about, say, Carole King?  Newman seems one small step
>removed from the Brill Building to me.  Don't be fooled by the piano-based
>instrumentation and unconventional delivery (as you must not be for Carole)
>--
>the guy did write "Mama Told Me Not to Come" and "You Can Leave Your Hat On".
>
>
>JGM
>  

"(It's) Money That Matters" rocked pretty good...and it's actually a Randy
Newman doing one of his own songs. It's classic Newman satire/irony rocked up
by producer-fan Mark Knopfler in MK's "Money For Nothing" style. 

Overall though, Randy's a pop artist, albeit a unique one who likes to fool
around with many music popular piano-based music styles and genres from
throughout the 20th century..including some fine 70s and 80s pop when he felt
like it. 

imo, 

Steve