It takes a while to get to grips with Randy Newman – the lovely music is tempered by the singer's vile narrators

On this song – which was never recorded in the studio – Laura Nyro captured a side of America worth celebrating

Neil Young isn't saying women should be skivvies – he's revealing his own inadequacies in this lament

Continuing Rumer's takeover of Old music, the singer remembers a Bacharach and David classic – and discussing it at the White House with its writer

This week, Rumer takes over Old Music and kicks off with a look at a classic from America's greatest undersung songwriter