That Time Randy Newman Wrote the Theme for a Musical Cop Show

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Cop Rock maybe one of the worst shows of all time, but it’s also a Nineties gem

Newman wrote five songs for the pilot: “He’s Guilty,” “We’ve Got the Power,” “You’re the One for Me,” “Since She Chose Me” and “Sandman.” Oddly enough, “She Chose Me,” a stunner of a romantic track, appears on his 2017 standout album. “[In the show this] supposedly ugly guy [has] an absolutely beautiful wife, and he was wondering how he could be so blessed to have this wonderful person loving him. And that’s not a bad idea. It’s kind of a big idea.

The double duty this song serves pretty much encapsulates Newman as a songwriter. The same man who wrote the tender “Don’t Throw Yourself Away” for, can also pen a scorching condemnation of racism like 1974’s “Rednecks,” in which he embodies the titular character to an uncomfortable degree. Newman faces off against his cousin, Thomas Newman, in the Best Original Score category at this year’s Academy Awards: Randy for

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