Long time ago, my son was about 3 years old, and he was watching the Toy Story movie on VHS tape about 6 times a day; a video of Lyle Lovett and Randy Newman singing this song was included at the end. We got in an elevator at the Houston Airport and a skinny guy dressed in black was the only person in the back of the elevator. I was talking to my wife and suddenly my son pulled my pants and with his head "pointed" at the guy. I tried to avoid looking at the guy, but my son insisted and I just recognized Lyle Lovett, who with his half smile was pretending that he didn't notice my son. My son didn't stop looking at him for the 3 or 4 floors ride and when Mr. Lovett was exiting the elevator, he looked at my son and just said: " You've got a friend in me". Fifteen years later, my son got tickets to watch him perform at the Texas A&M Auditorium; he never forgot that elevator moment.y
I have only seen Mr. Lovett and his band twice - once at an indoor performance theater with Francine Reed beltin' it out across the stage from Lyle... and outdoors at the initial weekend of concerts of the Red Ants Pants Festival in White Sulphur Springs, MT. Both times he was extremely gracious with audience and highly respectful of his bandmates. I think he's been this way ever since he started recording and having a public profile. He sure seems like the genuine article to me. This story of the little boy and Lyle in the elevator and how Lyle handled it speaks volumes to the man's character. I liked Lyle Lovett before... but I like him a little bit more after reading this comment.
Tienes un amigo en mi You've got a friend in me Tienes un amigo en mi You've got a friend in me Cuando el camino se ve difícil When the road looks rough ahead Y eres millas y millas And you're miles and miles De tu agradable y cálida cama From your nice warm bed Solo recuerda lo que dijo tu viejo amigo You just remember what your old pal said Chico, tienes un amigo en mi Boy, you've got a friend in me Si, tienes un amigo en mi Yeah, you've got a friend in me Tienes un amigo en mi You've got a friend in me Tienes un amigo en mi You've got a friend in me Tienes problemas, yo también los tengo You got troubles, I've got 'em too No hay nada que yo no haría por ti There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you Nos mantenemos unidos y lo vemos a través We stick together and see it through Porque tienes un amigo en mi 'Cause you've got a friend in me Tienes un amigo en mi You've got a friend in me Algunas otras personas pueden estar Some other folks might be Un poco más inteligente que yo A little bit smarter than I am Mas grande y mas fuerte tambien Bigger and stronger too Quizás Maybe Pero ninguno de ellos te amará jamás But none of them will ever love you La forma en que hago The way I do Somos tu y yo, chico It's me and you, boy Y a medida que pasan los años And as the years go by Nuestra amistad nunca morirá Our friendship will never die Vas a ver que es nuestro destino You're gonna see it's our destiny Tienes un amigo en mi You've got a friend in me Tienes un amigo en mi You've got a friend in me Tienes un amigo en mi You've got a friend in me
I always thought it that way indeed! Especially when I got to see how Lyle Lovett looked for the first time, I think his head posture matched Woody's and Randy Newman's matched Buzz's.
Tu te souviens juste de ce que ton vieux copain a dit Mec, tu as un ami en moi Ouais, tu as un ami en moi Je suis ton ami Je suis ton ami Si vous avez des problèmes, je les ai aussi Il n'y a rien que je ne ferais pas pour toi Nous restons unis et pouvons le voir à travers Parce que tu as un ami en moi Ouais, tu as un ami en moi Certains autres pourraient être Un peu plus intelligent que moi Plus gros et plus fort aussi, peut-être Mais aucun d'eux ne t'aimera jamais La façon dont je fais, c'est toi et moi, garçon Et au fil des années Notre amitié ne mourra jamais Tu vas voir que c'est notre destin Je suis ton ami Je suis ton ami Ouais, tu as un ami en moi
I like the songs of Randy Newman, but I am not that knowledgeable about him. Did this song come out before the Movie or was this song- You Got a Friend in Me - or was the song Specificallly written for the Movie. The same goes- It Crazy out there- The Theme from the Monk TV Series. Was that song specifically written for the Series or was the song released before the SEries ever came out and the Producers of the TV Series like the Song so much, they ended up using it was their theme song.?
