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Alyson Lewis
June 22, 2023
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Randy Newman was given pretty simple instructions: “They wanted a song that was very specifically about a special friendship between the boy and Woody, the cowboy,” he recalled in a 2019 interview with Australian radio. “They always mentioned friendship.” Newman took it from there.
It’s now been 28 years since Newman’s most popular song first came into our consciousness. It’s also been 28 years since the world first met Woody, Buzz and the rest of the crew from Toy Story — and, by extension, Pixar, the studio that asked Newman to come up with a signature song for its first film. “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” was Toy Story’s emotional linchpin, becoming the theme to the animation company’s greatest franchise, the song’s meaning changing over time as sequels beget sequels. No hardcore Newman fan would call it his best tune, and yet the things we love about the man are embedded within it, even if you have to dig a little to find them.
Abel Tesfaye, the artist soon to be formerly known as The Weeknd, may be the rapper currently gracing our screens every Sunday night in Max’s The Idol, but he’s not the only one who has worked with the network. Back in 2007, Kanye West shot a pilot for HBO, which was inspired by his love of Curb Your Enthusiasm and his appearance on Entourage that same year.
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