Taylor Swift, Randy Newman Duet at Premiere

Taylor Swift, Randy Newman Duet at Premiere


As the years go by, word of this duet will never die.  

Taylor Swift attended the Toy Story 5 world premiere—having written the song “I Knew it, I Knew You” for the forthcoming film—on June 9 in Los Angeles where she and composer Randy Newman surprised audience members with a duet of his beloved song, “You’ve Got a Friend in Me.”

The duet, which saw Newman on the keys of a grand piano and Swift singing alongside him, occurred 30 years after Newman, 82, penned the song for the original Toy Story released in 1995. 

This time, Newman even added a little flare to his hit song. When Swift sang, “Some other folks might be a little smarter than I am,” he added into the mic, “No one is smarter than you,” earning a laugh from the audience and the Midnights artist herself. 

And that wasn’t the only time Swift—who wore a sparkling yellow gown for the occasion, her hair fashioned into a braid à la cowgirl Jessie—sang during the premiere: She also treated attendees to the first live performance of her new track, singing “I Knew It, I Knew You” accompanied by the piano. 

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