Randy Newman is unusual among song writers because he writes in character. The narrator of good old boys is a creation of newman's, called johnny cutler. He doesn't know if he understands him, or even if he likes him. It makes you wonder who's in charge of this song.
If you disagree with someone — if you find what they think appalling — is there any value in talking to them? In the early 1970s, the talk show host Dick Cavett, the governor of Georgia Lester Maddox, and the singer Randy Newman tried to answer this question.
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