![]() I definitely want to include some of the new songs, but there will be plenty of my "greatest hits" in there, too. How much of your upcoming tour will revolve around the songs on the new album? Can you believe?! It's called "A Little Brains, A Little Talent" and will be released later this year through Broadway Records. I've also written two new original songs with Marc Shaiman and Alan Menken. I'm dueting with guest stars like Bernadette Peters, Josh Gad, Sean Hayes, and Tituss Burgess. ![]() There are some amazing collaborations on this one. I was told that you are now busy in the recording studio working on your new album. Looking back on the experience of making that record, how would you rate it? The last time we spoke was in 2019 around the time you released your debut album, Hey Gurl, It's Christmas. ![]() The same happened with my "Kamala" parody to the tune of "Camelot," which I'd used a few years back for Kavanaugh. I had already done a parody of the song "Tradition" from Fiddler on the Roof, but then when the word "sedition" came into the zeitgeist, thanks to you-know-who, everyone was clamoring for a reprise. It's rare, but it has happened.Īre you bombarded by suggestions of songs to parody from friends and fans, and if so, have you ever used any of them? A few times I have written songs and didn't release them because the news had shifted to focus on something else. I've just sort of been conditioned through the years, starting at home with my mom, who's always loved the genre, to naturally find the musical theatre parallel to any situation, be it in my personal life or on the world stage. Randy Rainbow: I'm a show queen! I naturally think in show tunes. Gregg Shapiro: Randy, I'd like to begin by asking you to say a few words about the process of selecting a song for your parody lyrics, and if there's ever been a song that you really wanted to use but had to abandon because it wasn't a good fit? Hard at work on the follow-up to his 2019 debut album Hey Gurl, It's Christmas, as well as working on the plans for his upcoming multi-city concert tour -including two shows at San Francisco's Masonic Hall on November 20- Randy was gracious enough to answer a few questions. His multitude of devoted fans and followers looked forward to Rainbow's brilliantly executed audio-visual treats, as catchy as they were thought-provoking. Shining brightly through the seemingly impenetrable dark storm clouds, Randy Rainbow burst forth with colorful parody songs and videos that provided endless sources of laughs. For many like-minded people, gay and straight, there was a ray of light and joy during the four years of Trump's reign of terror.
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