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Randy Newman does not like LSU
Posted on 12/30/15 at 10:35 pm
Posted on 12/30/15 at 10:35 pm
I'm sure a good number of you have heard the song "Rednecks" by Randy Newman. For those of you who haven't, it's a satirical song about the Southern man. In the song, there is a particular lyric where Newman takes a shot at LSU:
College men from LSU, went in dumb, come out dumb too
Now, I know this song is meant to be satire, but it makes you wonder, out of all the Southern schools, why did Newman choose LSU as the one to diss? The only thing I can think of is that, if I remember correctly, Newman lived in New Orleans for a time, or had family there, maybe he's a Tulane fan?
College men from LSU, went in dumb, come out dumb too
Now, I know this song is meant to be satire, but it makes you wonder, out of all the Southern schools, why did Newman choose LSU as the one to diss? The only thing I can think of is that, if I remember correctly, Newman lived in New Orleans for a time, or had family there, maybe he's a Tulane fan?
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Posted on 12/30/15 at 10:39 pm to SaintlyTiger88
short people
Posted on 12/30/15 at 10:40 pm to SaintlyTiger88
quote:Is this inaccurate?
College men from LSU, went in dumb, come out dumb too
Posted on 12/30/15 at 10:42 pm to SaintlyTiger88
He played at the LSU Union a few years ago. Do you think he would have booked a show there if he hated it?
Posted on 12/30/15 at 10:46 pm to Brosef Stalin
Good point. I doubt this song was included in his set for that particular show though.
Just makes one wonder why he chose LSU, had to be something there.
Just makes one wonder why he chose LSU, had to be something there.
Posted on 12/30/15 at 10:49 pm to SaintlyTiger88
my theory sucked so I deleted it
This post was edited on 12/31/15 at 1:37 am
Posted on 12/30/15 at 11:43 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Probably because it rhymed with too
Good thread
Good thread
Posted on 12/31/15 at 12:00 am to The Boat
quote:Engineers from Southern sired
Probably because it rhymed with too
Three degrees but can't get hired
Posted on 12/31/15 at 12:08 am to Kafka
Volod??
Posted on 12/31/15 at 1:07 am to SaintlyTiger88
quote:
why did Newman choose LSU as the one to diss?
We got no-necked oilmen from Texas
And good ol' boys from Tennessee
And college men from LSU
Went in dumb - come out dumb too
Hustlin' 'round Atlanta in their alligator shoes
Meh. Probably a rhyming thing. We're the best known school by our initials, period. He also mentions 4 specific Southern "areas" including LSU. He also mentions 5 specific Northern places and liberal San Francisco as hypocritical and in denial about their bigotry.
That song is similar to "The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down" - in that it is a non-Southerner somewhat proudly expressing a Southern sentiment, right or wrong, however unpopular.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 1:34 am to Ace Midnight
Thread hijack
It's my opinion that The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down should be required listening for every red-blooded American male (the "dying breed" kind) walking this earth.
That song holds a lot of personal meaning for me. I listened to it on repeat when my grandfather was dying in the hospital, and I was pondering my new place in the family. I was 25 and starting to really understand what it meant to respect life. It WILL put you in the right frame of mind when you need to call upon it.
Levon
So grateful to have seen him at Jazz Fest a few years back on a wonderful Sunday, right before the Allman Brothers killed it as well.
It's my opinion that The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down should be required listening for every red-blooded American male (the "dying breed" kind) walking this earth.
That song holds a lot of personal meaning for me. I listened to it on repeat when my grandfather was dying in the hospital, and I was pondering my new place in the family. I was 25 and starting to really understand what it meant to respect life. It WILL put you in the right frame of mind when you need to call upon it.
Levon
So grateful to have seen him at Jazz Fest a few years back on a wonderful Sunday, right before the Allman Brothers killed it as well.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 8:08 am to SaintlyTiger88
Posted on 12/31/15 at 8:12 am to Dandy Lion
He's right, I was a dumbass when I went to LSU and I'm still one.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 9:05 am to JumpingTheShark
My brain was definitely relieved of some of its function by the time I graduated.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 9:24 am to SaintlyTiger88
He must be an Alabama fan, since he didn't mention them and on the same album has a song saying how freaking great Birmingham is.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 9:26 am to Rhio
The sign when you enter Birmingham...
"Birmingham- at least we aren't Montgomery."
"Birmingham- at least we aren't Montgomery."
Posted on 12/31/15 at 9:47 am to SaintlyTiger88
I've heard of LSU..never heard of Randy Newman till now.
And I'll probably forget him soon after I post this.
And I'll probably forget him soon after I post this.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 9:55 am to SEClint
If you've seen Major League, he's the guy singing to open the movie.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 12:13 pm to SaintlyTiger88
What song did you listen to? The satire is about the Northern States' view of the Southern States, so it's pro-LSU.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 1:00 pm to Socrates Johnson
I love 'Rednecks'. I laugh every single time I hear that line about LSU.
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