Randall Stuart Newman (28 de noviembre de 1943), compositor, arreglista, cantante y pianista estadounidense. Es conocido por sus mordaces canciones y por varias de las bandas sonoras que ha escrito.
Newman nació en Los Ángeles, California, en el seno de una familia judía pero siendo un bebe su familia se trasladó a Nueva Orleans, Louisiana, donde vivía la familia de su madre. Allí vivió hasta los 11 años. Su familia por parte de padre incluye a sus tíos Alfred Newman
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
...THE GREAT NATIONS OF EUROPE... by Randy Newman ---------------------------------................
*from 'Bad Love' (1999)*
Intro:
DmAm, BbF/CG7
Verse 1:
CFEbF/AF/CBbBb/DF/C The Great Nations of Europe, had gathered on the shore; FBb Bdim7 F/CG7C7 They'd conquered what was be-hind them, and now they wanted more.
CFEbF/AF/CBbBb/DF/C So they looked to the mighty ocean, and took to the Western Sea; Bb Bdim7 F/CBbF The great Nations of Europe, in the 16th centu-ry.
Chorus 1:
EbBbFAmDm Hide your wives and daughters, hide the groceries too; BbC7F The great Nations of Europe comin' through.
Interlude:
FBb (x2), C7, F
Verse 2:
FEbDAmDFAm The Grand Ca-nary Islands; first land to which they came. Bb Bdim7 F/C They slaughtered all the ca-naries there, G7C7 Which gave the land its name.
FEbF/AF/C There were natives there, called Guanches, BbBb/DF/C Guanches by the score. Bb Bdim7 F/CBbF Bullet's, di-sease, the Portugese; they weren't there any-more.
Bridge 1:
FBbF Now they're gone, they're gone, they're really gone; AmFEbG7C You've never seen any-one so gone.
FBbF There's pictures in a mu-seum, some lines written in a book, GmAmBbC7F But you won't find a live one, no matter where you look.
Chorus 2:
EbBbFAmDm Hide your wives and daughters, hide the groceries too; BbC7F The great Nations of Europe comin' through.
Interlude:
FBb (x2), C7, F
Break:
DmAbDmAb Co-lumbus sailed for India; found Salvidor in-stead. DmAmG7C7 He shook hands with some Indians, and soon they all were dead.
FC/GFBbA7Dm They got TB and Typhoid and athletes foot, dip-theria and the flu; EbBbF 'Scuse me; great nations comin' through.
Interlude:
Bb, F (x2)
Break 2:
EbG7CEbG7C Bal-boa found the Pa-cific, and on the trail one day, EbG7CG7C7 He met some friendly Indians, whom he was told were gay. So...
FC/GFBbA7Dm He had them torn a-part by dogs, on re-ligious grounds they say; FBb Bdim7 F/CG7C7 The great Nations of Europe, were quite holy in their way.
Bridge 2:
FBbF Now they're gone, they're gone, they're really gone; AmFEbG7C You've never seen any-one so gone.
FBbFBb Some bones hidden in a canyon, some paintings in a cave; GmAmBbC7F There's no use tryin' to save them; there's nothin' left to save.
Chorus 3:
EbBbFAmDm Hide your wives and daughters, hide your sons as well; BbC7F With the great Nations of Europe, you never can tell.
Interlude:
FBb (x2), C7, F
Verse 3:
CFEbF/AF/CBbBb/DF/C Where you and I are standing, at the end of a centu-ry; Bb Bdim7 F/CG7C7 Europe's have sprung up everywhere, as even I can see.
FC/GFBbA7Dm But there on the ho-rizon, is the possi-bili-ty, DbAbEbDmAmC That some bug from out of Africa, might come for you and me.
FC/GFBbA7Dm De-stroying everything in its path, from sea to shining sea. BbFC7F Like the great Nations of Europe, in the 16th centu-ry.