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Randy Newman, Composer & Songwriter Pens Blistering Political Satire Track: “I’m dreaming of a white president”

Randy Newman is weighing in on the presidential election, and he’s playing the race card through a song he wrote called “I’m Dreaming.”

The piano tune features the refrain: “I’m dreaming of a white president.” It is full of satirical, sarcastic – and signature – Newman anecdotes about someone who votes for the president because he is white.

Newman, who is white, is openly supporting President Barack Obama. He says he wants the public to find comedic relief in the song, but to also know he’s serious about his thoughts that racism is well and alive in the world – and in the current presidential race. He called racism “the great issue of this country.”

“I felt that that sentiment exists in the country,” Newman said in an interview Monday. “I don’t know how many people you can get to admit it. I think maybe zero.”

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You can download the song for free on Randy Newman’s website.

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    You too? I was singing this yesterday and everyone was like “wtf are you talking about?”. It’s catchy.

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    You’ve got a friend in Barack Obama…

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    Get this out of my head.

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    this guy is my favorite white man

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    yes

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