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For the last 55 years or so, you've had a friend in Randy Newman ... But the case for Newman as popular music's greatest social commentators is the one being pressed most of all by critic-turned ...

I wanted to do a great songwriter, and on my list, the first one is Bob Dylan — I’m not saying he’s the best, but he’s the most important songwriter. He changed how songs are written.