Randy Newman - He gives us all his love

[martingerup]

Among all the inventions that mankind made to make death understandable and life more joyful God takes the prize. Thanks to chemistry, green tea and psychoanalysis. But praise to the lord.

[GuyTazz8]

This song is actually quite great. Yup, I'm a catholic and proud to be one. Did you guys know that this song is on a completely satirical CD? He can either be 1) Mocking religion as a social institution, 2) criticizing God or 3) (in line with the satire of the rest of the CD), taking the stance of someone who condemns or blames God for all wrong in this world and satirizing it... compare it to the other songs on the CD, he takes the stance of political leaders etc. and satirizes them.

[mrzeegrr]

It's all about the money...ask the church.

[Starvingrabbi7]

Thanks for sarcasm Randy :/ ... love most of your works... but I have to say your critism is faith and religion is greatly misplaced.

[grisha11amur]

God has been and He will be forever, everything will fail but God will not, i stand bold for God and you shoud know God Loves You too

[AMpufnstuf]

@grisha11amur You're a superstitious gaylord with no evidence to support or even suggest anything you just said is actually true: this makes you a liar. Apologize.

[grisha11amur]

DEVIL ALWAYS MOCKS GOD BUT ONE DAY GOD WILL PUT ALL DEMONS INTO HELL

[elgar104]

@grisha11amur Grow up. The world has some serious problems. Being scared of delusional inventions may have worked back in the dark ages buddy - but not any more. Stop using capitals and start evolving....

Nice song Randy. Cheers!

[rockleeezra]

@elgar104 what you going to do when you die its a pretty intresting theory just game over right life ends why dont you try listing to death story by lecrae please rethink

[perochupamelapijaa]

It's ironic or I just thank that?

[gowestwood]

@perochupamelapijaa Yep - he's having a little fun at the expense of the faithful.

[bigman6190]

LOL reality is crazy

[major600]

Please disable comments for this video. I had no idea people could be stirred to such hatred by a song. I don't believe a word of it either, but it's a nice tune.

[PaperViewed]

I think he kind of ruined the mood at the beginning lol. Regardless his religious beliefs or lack thereof, he shouldn't say shit like "I don't believe a word of this song" because then why play it? There's no emotional connection to the song and therefore, there is no emotional connection to the audience. Great flop, Randy.

[TheBigDelicious]

@PaperViewed : Mr. Newman does not believe that "he" gives us all his love. Get it? Doubt it.

[TheBigDelicious]

@PaperViewed : The Apocalypse is coming next week. Jesus will whisk you to heaven. Alas, I am doomed to

lie with the vermin and critters here.

[TheBigDelicious]

I kinda think that atheists do not care about or gravitate to "belief." I don't. I do believe in little women who eat my socks and suck my toes. I have seen it happen.

I bless you, Randy! If it's money that matters, (and it sometimes does), try to reach out to me or betta yet to the Sudan.

[wdchefdave56]

I'm very certain that Mr. Newman means and BELIEVES every word.

When Jim Croce died, Randy dedicated this song (Late night live something) to him.

It was NOT written for the movie "Cold Turkey"... but, he sold it to them like he has been doing for many years now!

I'm sure that his three uncles' footsteps have been well honored and then some. He's just being "sarcastic" and HATES short people!

[PriestessOfKvltlztht]

@wdchefdave56 have not heard the rest of newmans "christian songs?" an artist you like is an atheist fucking deal with it

[wdchefdave56]

@PriestessOfKvltlztht

I do not believe in atheists... unicorns,Bigfoot, and men who steal socks from my watching machine!

Atheists sign on of nothing... go get it!

And, shut the fuck up!

[talcomx]

@PriestessOfKvltlztht

i love it because if you know what he means, by not meaning what he is saying, then you just wanna hug him!!!

[talcomx]

@wdchefdave56

is he saying he is giving us All of his love, or he is giving All of us his love? either way its from up above, where god can smile and eat doritos. not from down here in the concrete jungle where shit is gettin REAL!

white man jesus is the same as george bush. kickin it hard, and ballin off of donation, or in the govts case, taxes and fines.

[wdchefdave56]

@talcomx

"God" is spelled with a CAPITAL "G"!!!

Get your shit together and explain why you want to fuck with me!

Especially about this song... and why JESUS has to be dragged into this!

"WHITE MAN"???

[TheBigDelicious]

@wdchefdave56 : Capital T: Duh, that is what the song is about. Anyway, Jesus was not dragged. He ploodded on whenst the Roamans or the Jews flogged Him. They Ain't Makin' Jews Like Jesus Anymore - so says Kinky Friedman.

[talcomx]

@wdchefdave56 what i mean is, the corporate world has taken jesus and turned him into a mascot. he went into the temple right before he was betrayed by judas, and turned over the tables of the money changers and the other vendors. do you think he would not be equally upset that we are selling bibles in stores and pictures of him, rather than GIVING and Sharing these things which are 'held' so 'dearly'. its not human fault to truly misunderstand respect but nonetheless is still a tragedy.

[mkl62]

This is from the movie, Cold Turkey. One of the actresses from the movie has just passed away. She is Peggy Rea. We will miss you, Peggy.

[mifrecords]

@buffMBA don't insult Randy Newman's talent as a songwriter by passing credit off to an imaginary source. it's offensive to the beauty, uniqueness and intelligence of man.

[BuffMBA]

He shows us how much He loves us by blessing this guy with this song even though he doesn't believe it's beautiful lyrics.

[lubermanl]

@BuffMBA

Actually i believe he was 'inspired' by getting paid to write a song for a weird movie based on crazy religious americans trying to stop people in a small town from smoking. So the reason why the song isn't all that satirical (although it is a bit, 'he hears the babies crying, he sees the old folks dying, he's giving us all his love') is because the movie itself is satire and this is the intro. Although im not sure.

[leearno]

Shy of his real feeling, he flips his intro

[buggoff]

Would be nice to have a clip of the song without the snarky intro comments...

[jamesoblivion]

@buggoff Why, so you can twist it to mean what you want it to mean, rather than what it actually MEANS?

[buggoff]

@jamesoblivion Yes so I can twist it to meaning something else. Dumbass. It's just a song. Much better appreciated without Mr. Neuman's prefacing comments. No one said he can't believe what he does.

[jamesoblivion]

@buggoff Indeed, I am a dumbass for accepting the song on its own terms. Thank you for pointing this out.

[doktorzoom]

I love playing this for a classroom of college freshmen, then asking what they think of its sentiments...then I play "God's Song" and watch their heads explode.

[jacksblack1]

You only have a short time to comment on anything you want. You can say blue is black and green is pink. You can say the sky is falling and anything else you want. No matter how hard you try and how hard you say it, in the end there will still be only two places to spend eternity. One is called Paradise and the other is Hell and hell fire. Eternity is longer than forever. Your choice. Free will......

[jenesaispas82]

@jacksblack1 Free will...eternity is longer than its own synonym, forever...People who dig this song (who get the meaning) aren't likely to be duped into taking "faith" seriously by the same threat most of us grew up with, hell for the unfaithful. It takes more moral courage to rid oneself of that nightmarish concept than it takes cowardice to succumb to it. They promise you a reward AFTER YOU DIE for obeying them while alive. And hellfire hurts dead people? It's way hotter than regular fire!

[Ndizzyinthehizzy]

This is my favorite song of his.

[marvy1118]

I wonder if he's modified his opinion at all since then, since he's now approaching eternity.

It happens.

[wowinkorporated]

@marvy1118 Have you heard his recent Harps and Angels? It seems to suggest so.

[marvy1118]

@wowinkorporated

Yeah - I see what you mean!

[MrMystery96]

0:19 This describes a lot of christian worship bands today.... :(

[kc7fys]

@MrMystery96 Making a living is a legitimate reason to play in ANY band. The pious idea that people should be so moved to spread the gospel that they play in one of those cheesy suburban church praise bands--that's a joke.

[MrMystery96]

@kc7fys

I see your point in a sense. And I'm not saying money or making money through the word or your beleifs is evil, it's contridicting your beleifs while doing so, and not meaning a word you say. Thats just cheap. And Cheasy? Its more of a service for affordable worship for churches. Or sometimes, they are free, and some amazing talent comes from those bands. You got to start somwhere, you know.

[avapepper]

Thanks for uploading this.

"I'm just doing this for the money'

[aerycksmusic]

Typical quasi religious music of the 70's. Just getting a ride of God.

[pianoguitar1]

couldnt be farther from the truth if you tried.

[RickTBL]

This song makes a powerful statement in the movie Cold Turkey. In the opening, it's God that "gives us all his love". At the end of the movie, after everything has gone insane, we hear it again. President Nixon has just sent the town a message, announcing the building of a new military base, signed "Love, the President" The crowd goes wild, and the song comes creeping back, now referring to Nixon, not God. It's brilliant and disturbing.

[billyredux]

Randy Newman is like a cosmic prototype to song composition, dudes und dudettes! 2 maybe 3 verses tops! All of it both beautiful and amusing at the same time! Randy I say! Randy Newman! (Beer-fueled promotion of one of my favorite artists!).

[billyredux]

this song was in the movie "Cold Turkey"

[ricktv420]

I love Randy's sarcasm!

[LennyBound]

Haha, what an awesome intro. It is a testament to the ignorance of man that this video has so little views.

Thank you so much for uploading these.

[jimbobago]

Speaking of ignorance, it's "so few views" not "so little views".

Great intro. Sometimes we need more blunt honesty like this.

[zackhanscom]

@LennyBound you're such a fucking moron. ignorance loses its meaning when you use it so loosely. by your logic, the lack of views from certain people for miley cryus videos is a "testament to the ignorance of man"