{"id":12407,"date":"2012-09-18T16:47:38","date_gmt":"2012-09-19T00:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=12407"},"modified":"2012-09-18T16:47:38","modified_gmt":"2012-09-19T00:47:38","slug":"listen-to-randy-newmans-new-song-im-dreaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2012-09\/listen-to-randy-newmans-new-song-im-dreaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen to Randy Newman&#8217;s New Song &#8220;I&#8217;m Dreaming&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Randy Newman - &quot;I&#039;m Dreaming&quot;\" width=\"635\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cvLeQbwuKys?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Randy Newman<\/strong> has never been one to shy away from controversial topics.\u00a0 His record label, <strong>Nonesuch<\/strong>, has made his new song <em><strong>I&#8217;m Dreaming<\/strong> <\/em>available via video stream above and for audio download immediately below.\u00a0 Nonesuch and southern man Newman have also (after the download) issued a press release discussing the song<strong><\/strong>.\u00a0 Further, you can read a thoughtful piece in the <strong>New Yorker<\/strong> about <em><strong>I&#8217;m Dreaming<\/strong><\/em> and Newman&#8217;s history with respect to similar topical matters <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/online\/blogs\/culture\/2012\/09\/dreaming-of-a-white-president.html\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 The songs lyrics are way below.\u00a0 One way or the other, get out and vote in November.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F59614093&amp;show_artwork=true&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_artwork=false&amp;color=ff7700&amp;callback=reqwest_0&amp;_=1348014554486\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nonesuch<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/nonesuch.com\/artists\/ranyd-newman\">Randy Newman<\/a>\u2019s new song, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nonesuch.com\/albums\/im-dreaming\">I\u2019m Dreaming<\/a>,\u201d is available as a free  download&#8230;[and streaming] video [at top]. With lyrics from the viewpoint of a voter who casts his ballot solely based on skin color, the song draws attention to something Newman has noticed and written about for 40 years: racism in America. While the song, which Newman performs solo at the piano, is free, anyone wishing to contribute is encouraged to donate to the United Negro College Fund at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncf.org\" target=\"_blank\">www.uncf.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Newman explains, \u201cNo other Western industrialized nation would\u2019ve elected a black president. I\u2019m proud of this country for having elected Obama in 2008. But from the beginning of his term, I noticed a particular heat to conversations that wouldn\u2019t ordinarily generate that kind of passion: The budget, appointments, health care.\u201d He continues, \u201cI think there are a lot of people who find it jarring to have a black man in the White House and they want him out. They just can\u2019t believe that there\u2019s not a more qualified white man. You won\u2019t get anyone, and I do mean anyone, to admit it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI often write songs in character. You can\u2019t always trust or believe the narrators in my songs. So why listen? Good question.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyway the guy in this song may exist somewhere. Let\u2019s hope not. Vote in November.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI\u2019m Dreaming\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>George Washington was a white man<br \/>\nAdams and Jefferson too<br \/>\nAbe Lincoln was a white man, probably<br \/>\nAnd William McKinley the whitest of them all<br \/>\nWas shot down by an immigrant in Buffalo<br \/>\nAnd a star fell out of heaven<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m dreaming of a white President<br \/>\nJust like the ones we\u2019ve always had<br \/>\nA real live white man<br \/>\nWho knows the score<br \/>\nHow to handle money or start a war<br \/>\nWouldn\u2019t even have to tell me what we were fighting for<br \/>\nHe\u2019d be the right man<br \/>\nIf he were a<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m dreaming of a white President<br \/>\nSomeone whom we can understand<br \/>\nSomeone who knows where we\u2019re coming from<br \/>\nAnd that the law of the jungle is not the law of this land<br \/>\nIn deepest darkest Africa nineteen three<br \/>\nA little boy says, \u201cDaddy, I just discovered relativity.<br \/>\nA big eclipse is coming<br \/>\nAnd I\u2019ll prove it. Wait and see!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou better eclipse yourself outta here, son<br \/>\nAnd find yourself a tree<br \/>\nThere\u2019s a lion in the front yard<br \/>\nAnd he knows he won\u2019t catch me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How many little Albert Einsteins<br \/>\nCut down in their prime?<br \/>\nHow many little Ronald Reagans<br \/>\nGobbled up before their time?<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t believe in evolution<br \/>\nBut it does occur to me,<br \/>\nWhat if little William Howard Taft had to face a lion<br \/>\nOr God forbid, climb a tree?<br \/>\nWhere would this country be?<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m dreaming of a white President<br \/>\nBuh buh buh buh<br \/>\n\u2018Cause things have never been this bad<br \/>\nSo he won\u2019t run the hundred in ten seconds flat<br \/>\nSo he won\u2019t have a pretty jump shot<br \/>\nOr be an Olympic acrobat<br \/>\nSo he won\u2019t know much about global warming<br \/>\nIs that really where you\u2019re at?<br \/>\nHe won\u2019t be the brightest, perhaps<br \/>\nBut he\u2019ll be the whitest<br \/>\nAnd I\u2019ll vote for that<\/p>\n<p>Whiter than this?<br \/>\nYes<br \/>\nWhiter than this?<br \/>\nYes<br \/>\nWhiter than this?<br \/>\nYes<br \/>\nWhiter than this?<br \/>\nOh yeah&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Randy Newman has never been one to shy away from controversial topics.\u00a0 His record label, Nonesuch, has made his new song I&#8217;m Dreaming available via video stream above and for audio download immediately below.\u00a0 Nonesuch and southern man Newman have also (after the download) issued a press release discussing the song.\u00a0 Further, you can read [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12407\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}