Bad Love (album)

Bad Love is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Randy Newman, released on June 1, 1999.

The album finds Newman bitter and satirical – as "biting as ever, yet unafraid to tackle personal and heartfelt concerns".

[1] Newman tackles issues such as the state of American culture in "My Country", which chronicles suburbia's growing dependence on television[citation needed], and "The World Isn’t Fair", which takes a look at the world through the eyes of Karl Marx.

Another subject is aging – "Shame" takes a negative look at an "older man courting a younger woman" via the barbed lyrics and an exchange between the lead vocalist and the backing singer.

[11] AllMusic stated that the songs on Bad Love "should rest comfortably alongside his other four-star offerings.