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* RecycledScript: Some feel he has a tendency to recycle his songs' themes, though this is largely with his film songs and scores, and less so with his independent albums. This is not to say he ''doesn't'' do this on his albums. "A Few Words In Defense Of Our Country" borrows nearly the entire melody from "[[WesternAnimation/MonstersInc If I Didn't Have You]]."
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* RecycledScript: Some feel he has a tendency to recycle his songs' themes, though this is largely with his film songs and scores, and less so with his independent albums. This is not to say he ''doesn't'' do this on his albums. "A Few Words In Defense Of Our Country" borrows nearly the entire melody from "[[WesternAnimation/MonstersInc "[[WesternAnimation/MonstersInc1 If I Didn't Have You]]."
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* FridgeHorror: In-Universe with "Only a Girl." By the end of the song, he realizes she only likes him for his money.
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* FridgeHorror: In-Universe with "Only a Girl." By the end of the song, he realizes [[GoldDigger she only likes him for his money.money]].
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* ValuesResonance: "Political Science" could be seen as a pinpoint satire of the American political climate at the height of UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror...if not for the fact that it was released during UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar. The singer bemoaning how, "Noone likes us, I don't know why...All around, even our old friends put us down" reflected how Anti-American rhetoric and protests against The War on Terror became common even in steadfast American allies like the UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom. The mention of bombing UsefulNotes/{{France}} reflected the anti-French sentiment that briefly surged among American conservatives in 2003 as a result of France refusing to support military force being used against UsefulNotes/SaddamHussein.[[note]]Some voices on the American Right were actually [[AluminumChristmasTrees advocating for the United States to invade France]] when the anti-French backlash was at its fever pitch. Remember when we briefly ate "Freedom fries" and "freedom toast" and shared "freedom kisses" with girls?[[/note]] He advocates sparing UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}, which was one of the few countries that supported the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. The singer then excitedly proclaiming "WE'LL SET EVERYBODY FREE!!" as the United States nukes the world into oblivion reflects UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush's now-infamous [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Accomplished_speech "Mission Accomplished" speech]] and how his administration continued to justify the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq as bringing "freedom" to the Afghani and Iraqi people as they dragged out and became increasingly violent and deadly. For his part, Newman re-released the song shortly after Operation Iraqi Freedom concluded in 2003 and performed it frequently during this time.
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* ValuesResonance: "Political Science" could be seen as a pinpoint satire of the American political climate at the height of UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror...if not for the fact that it was released during UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar. The singer bemoaning how, "Noone likes us, I don't know why...All around, even our old friends put us down" reflected how Anti-American rhetoric and protests against The the perceived excesses of the War on Terror became common even in steadfast American allies like the UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom. The mention of bombing UsefulNotes/{{France}} reflected the anti-French sentiment that briefly surged among American conservatives in 2003 as a result of France refusing to support military force being used against UsefulNotes/SaddamHussein.[[note]]Some extreme voices on the American Right were actually [[AluminumChristmasTrees advocating for the United States to invade France]] when the anti-French backlash was at its fever pitch. Remember when we briefly ate "Freedom fries" and "freedom toast" and shared "freedom kisses" with girls?[[/note]] others?[[/note]] He advocates sparing UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}, which was one of the few countries that supported the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. The singer then excitedly proclaiming "WE'LL SET EVERYBODY FREE!!" as the United States nukes the world into oblivion reflects UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush's now-infamous [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Accomplished_speech "Mission Accomplished" speech]] and how his administration continued to justify the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq as bringing "freedom" to the Afghani Afghan and Iraqi people as they dragged out and became increasingly violent and deadly. For his part, Newman re-released the song shortly after Operation Iraqi Freedom concluded in 2003 and performed it frequently during this time.
