Song of the Day 6/10: Randy Newman, “Guilty”

This is the song I’d like to hear played when Donald Trump is hanged for treason.

The song closed side 1 of Randy Newman’s controversial 1974 album “Good Old Boys” and was released as the LP’s first single. It didn’t chart.

Newman wasn’t the first to record the tune. Bonnie Raitt, backed by most of the members of Little Feat, released it on her 1973 LP “Takin’ My Time.” After Lowell George’s death she frequently dedicated the song to him in concert.

“Guilty” has remained popular with blues singers. Joe Cocker’s cover is representative.