Randy Newman Performs Timely 'Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man)' on Late Night

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Randy Newman Performs 'Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man)'

seemingly has a song for every occasion — even the current state of Donald Trump’s presidency. Monday night, he visited “This is a song I wrote back in the Pleistocene Era. But it’s become relevant again,” Newman said before launching into the eerily appropriate song: “Maybe you’re cheatin’/Maybe you’re lyin’/Maybe you have lost your mind/Maybe you only think about yourself.”, which touches on still more ever-relevant topics — racism and slavery among them.

President” is about Richard Nixon, but its lyrics could easily apply to Trump and the U.S.’ current state under COVID-19: “I know it may sound funny/But people ev’ry where are runnin’ out of money/We just can’t make it by ourself.”to perform his pandemic-inspired songThe musician released the quirky track at the beginning of April: “Venus in sweatpants/That’s who you are,” he sings. “And when this mess is over/I’ll buy you a car.

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