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"Short People" is a song by Randy Newman from his 1977 album, Little Criminals. With lyrics demeaning to short people, the song was intended by Newman to be a satire about prejudice more broadly. [2] As with many of his songs such as "Rednecks", Newman wrote the song from the point of view of a biased narrator.
Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer, songwriter, arranger, pianist, composer, conductor and orchestrator. He is known for his non-rhotic Southern-accented singing style, early Americana-influenced songs (often with mordant or satirical lyrics), and various film scores. [5]
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic writes "a collection like The Best of Randy Newman isn't simply welcome, it's necessary" and goes on to say "This may not be every longtime fan's choice for the very best of Randy Newman, but it does give a good sense of his genius and how far-reaching it is by featuring all those previously mentioned songs, along with many others that confirm the depth of ...
Randy Newman at home in Pacific Palisades in 2017. ... he also digs into the trap-door depths of Newman’s two famous quasi-novelty hits: “Short People,” which somehow reached No. 2 in 1978 ...
According to Q magazine, 12 Songs demonstrated Newman's eccentric mix of traditional pop song structures and his sardonic, satirical humor. [7] AllMusic's Mark Deming said although his sense of humor seemed more caustic than on his self-titled debut album, Newman's "most mordant character studies" on 12 Songs "boast a recognizable humanity, which often make his subjects both pitiable and all ...
The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1 is the eleventh studio and first songbook album by Randy Newman and contains newly recorded, stripped-down versions of some of Newman's best-known songs, performed by Randy Newman singing and playing the piano without accompaniment.
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Randy Newman was not a commercial success. It never dented the Billboard Top 200; indeed, according to Ken Tucker, the album sold so poorly that Warner offered buyers the opportunity to trade the album for another in the company's catalog. [7] The album was out of print for over 15 years until it was issued on CD in 1995, remastered by Lee ...