Don Henley Inducts Randy Newman into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame | 2013 Induction

[@gregorywhite9095]

I was driving back to the city about fifty years ago when I heard Birmingham on CBC radio. Changed my life. I don't give a shit what anybody thinks Randy Newman is a treasure and always will be.

[@kevincoffey6022]

Don Henley did a magnificent job on this. The R & R Hall now finally has America's greatest songwriter.

[@JamesHadfield-v3t]

BOB DYLAN WAS ALREADY THERE!

[@johnnyj.mitchum5606]

Randy Newman was ahead of his time and way above most people’s heads. I’m glad the hall of fame finally saw fit to include him, but his body of work speaks for itself. He’s one of the greatest artists to ever write a song. (Try his most recent album, Dark Matter. One of his very best.)

[@larrylinn8589]

I worked on this project with the Rand Corporation. At a small meeting once, the manager told me, “Larry, I’m tired of your sardonic wit”. I started laughing because I realized that is why I love Randy Newman.

[@tommyhaynes9157]

This is the best RRHOF induction I've ever heard and he deserved every bit of it . Well done Don

[@gregfreeman6118]

I love this one but I’ll take Trent Reznor inducting The Cure

[@gibbogle]

Randy is a genius.

[@sheckyfeinstein]

Don Henley is a most wise and articulate fellow. And of course, Randy Newman is a marvelous writer/performed.

[@PhilBaird1]

Don's induction speech was spot on. He got it just right.

[@jerrysensation1202]

One of the greatest inductions by Don Henley for his friend the fantastic Randy newman... full of wit and wisdom

[@RevWillTheThrill1974]

I was so pleased when I heard he got in. It took too damn long to get him there!

[@gregshirley4471]

Love, love, love Randy Newman. Love.

[@attygarland6909]

I think after he is gone Randy will be some day be remembered as sort of the Stephen Foster of our country's late 20th century ..

[@suehines2581]

Thank you. It's time he got the attention and love he deserves.

[@bobbyshabangu]

Don is a great public speaker. He uses words very beautifully.

[@samuelcrain4234]

I love Randy Newman, but I watch this and I just want to bring to everyone’s attention that warren zevon still isn’t in there, and that’s a tragedy.

[@PhilBaird1]

I didn't realise that. You're absolutely right. Zevon should be in any rock and roll museum if it means anything. Next to Randy too.

[@JimHudson-kx6vl]

Imagine if they had got together and written and performed a few songs.

[@thelevisullivan]

I really thought that Billy Joel beating the drums for his induction would have gotten it done this year.

[@robertusga]

"But". Never belongs in the same sentence as "I love Randy Newman". Your grievance belongs elsewhere.

[@JamesHadfield-v3t]

Yup it's a snake pit. And mike Jackson+cheap trick are. POLITICAL CLOWN SHOW. Warren was ROCK Comedy, 2 of my favorite subjects. ❤

[@ankapleune]

❤ you are in my heart since around 1978... it's no hall of fame, just a warm heart.

[@patrickreilly7256]

Wow. If there was ever a New Man in town... It was Randy ❤.

[@lovelyappletv]

Apart from the “Life Isn’t Fair” / “The World Isn’t Fair” mix-up, this is a great speech that captures well what some of Randy is about.

[@drtmuir]

This is a lovely speech.

[@davidmullen4763]

Feels like home is one of those songs so many can relate to

[@agalgonzalez]

Don Henley is a wonderful speaker!

[@silkywellman9046]

Amazing induction! Good job Don!

[@maryclarke959]

Don Henley is witty and articulate -- no need for a speechwriter when he is speaking. I need to go listen to some Randy Newman.

[@diananutt1517]

@maryclarke959 🌿☘️ I stumbled across this induction video when Randy's masterpiece "Louisiana 1927" called to me tonight. I listened to Aaron Neville's version (be still my heart ❤️) and then googled Randy's version. I love them both and really was glad that Randy included photos showing the devastation caused by the flooding of New Orleans. It's so important that we learn what people have had to overcome . History lessons in school either miss or don't fully convey what people have had to endure. I wasn't aware Randy had written so many songs, so like you, I listened to quite a few. I'm not surprised Don Henley and Randy are friends. They both care about important things that need our attention and use their talents to make a difference. Sorry this turned into a book, Mary! Take good care.

[@jessekanner7071]

I don't know who actually wrote this speech, but it's top-notch writing at its best. If it was Don himself... well hats off, you old coot. Good job!

[@candelise]

Great speech by Don Henley. No matter what may be said about him, the dryness of the wit mildy suggests a nifty stand-up. There is a job as a commentator on the weeks' world of absurdities to be created for him, IF the music career dries up!

[@LloydBraun11]

I'm a passionate musicfan and I still have my collection of nearly 2000 CD 's left + all the playlists online and if someone asks me what my favorite album is, I still say Land of Dreams by Randy Newman. Dons own musical talent shines through in his speech here as he certainly exceeded all expectations of it.

[@ericstewart9742]

Good to see the most humorless guy in music crack a few funnys.

[@janethardy3208]

Don Henley is very funny!!

[@dannyize]

Henley delivered a gem with this induction speech. I'll take your word for it that DH is humorless, but I've also come to understand that leading a band while also achieving a degree of success requires this. Frank Zappa had a phrase "would you like a window seat or an aisle seat [back to LA]?" for band members reluctant to endure the pain of touring.

[@ThomasSLutter]

Not only the two greats Don Henley and Randy Newman,... it's so nice to see Tom Petty laughing. Also a big one!

[@damnyankeefl]

i'm so glad he mentioned Louisiana 1927. what a brilliant song

[@heywilbur]

Been a fan since I found his "Live" album (at The Bitter End) around 1971, maybe 1972. Found it in a bargain bin... best dollar I ever spent 😎👍...

[@damnyankeefl]

took me an hour and a half to get here i love it lol

[@tharamariesantiago]

The Eagles Legend Himself back in 1998 and 2019

[@joelcarlson1091]

Randy Newman is the Mark Twain of Rock and Roll!

[@shawnmcvey7789]

*Don Henley omitted You've Got A Friend In Me only because he can't speak about Toy Story without tearing up*

[@connievino4226]

Yeah?

[@shawnmcvey7789]

@@connievino4226 Yes, he mentions it in every interview how the end of Toy Story 3 broke him as a person.

[@connievino4226]

Doubt it. Henley doesn't have much of a heart. Randy does.❤

[@karb58benefits]

Great tribute

[@jasongentile7098]

What a speech

[@jnadle1]

Funny thing is he once sang backing vocals on Randy's Rider in the Rain.

[@smck001]

Randy Newman. The God of ambiguity.

[@schtuff.8207]

He means to say "The World Isn't Fair"... that's the song title. Life isn't fair indeed... !

[@janethardy3208]

Give him a break!!!!

[@lnl3237]

...and a great admirer of Randy Newman's, Linda Ronstadt, did not get inducted until the following year. Truly "life is not fair!" Fortunately, this did not matter to Ms. Ronstadt who has stated her professional goal was simply to earn a living singing. Amazingly, six years after receiving this award, Randy Newman was nominated for an Oscar for scoring the film "Marriage Story."

[@damnyankeefl]

GEDDY!

[@alexcrawford5350]

3:30 I like that: “It’s about short people.”

[@bonesc7201]

Anybody but Don Henley... love you Randy Newman!

[@janethardy3208]

Don Henley is a living Legend

[@alexcrawford5350]

0:26 I wonder if he was emotional because hearing “5 decades” out loud makes him realize how old he is.

[@BrianCatron]

Thank yeeeewwwww, Don....laaaaayts go down, to that Commie Grill on Sunset

[@bonnogetz]

Took me an hour and a half to get here hahahah 1:45

[@cerph]

Welcome to L.A. ;o)

[@charlesdickinson4173]

Good evening 😊 Don Henley. God

[@connievino4226]

Scary.

[@Bm-uy2yn]

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[@Bm-uy2yn]

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[@leonardroemer7796]

1:45 :D

[@derekpratte7259]

Don Henley just had to throw his name in there, didn’t he? Sheeesh.

[@BoogerwolfJones]

i wonder what spike thinks of randy

[@pianobanter]

"This peculiar and perplexing organisaton"... the hall of fame certainly is that. Every artist inducted in it was making music long before it was founded and then they make random decisions on who to honour each year. The artists and songwriters are special. The hall of fame is a joke and should never be taken seriously.

[@lehsu]

The guy that sang Short People got no reasons to live?

[@davethelen4327]

No Don't do it Don!

[@johnliebenthal]

Life became a lot less fair when the Eagles priced commoners out of concert attendance.

[@connievino4226]

Have to agree.

[@nrich5127]

Randy Newman - a damn good song writer - but Rock & Roll ... not a trace in any of his songs.

[@MudmanBlues]

I can hear it on songs like It's Money That I Love, he's also got it on the witty humor presented in most of his songs. I think they're not making a Ragtime Awards anytime soon so it's understandable that he should be recognized somewhere else

[@tylerclarke26]

You might wanna give a listen to the original version of "Last Night I Had a Dream" from 1968... one of the most aggressive garage rock pieces of the late 1960s. And if you don't consider "Mama Told Me Not To Come" a rock song, that's on you.

[@PhilBaird1]

What genre would you put him in ? Many of his songs tap into the same root that rock and roll did. He just did it his own way.

[@thelevisullivan]

A lot of artists have their own unique brand of rock and roll. Randy Newman is no different.

[@theelectricant98]

He fused tin pan alley stylings and brill building stuff with rock and soul. Look at his collaboration with Nilsson. Look at harpers bazaar and the everly brothers versions of his songs. Pop at the time was rock, and as a pop songwriter, rock is one of the ingredients he was working with

[@mylifealive1983]

Ew no!!!... Definitely not a fan!

[@gibbogle]

You have my sympathy. The way I feel for vegetarians when I eat bacon and eggs.

[@fishn2death]

what a treat