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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]
Little Criminals is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Randy Newman.Like most of Newman's work, the album eschews traditional pop-music themes ("I'll Be Home" is the only love song on the album) in favor of musical story-telling, often featuring quirky characters and cynical views.
Randy Newman at home in Pacific Palisades in 2017. The musician and songwriter is the subject of a new biography by former Times pop music critic Robert Hilburn. ... “Short People,” which ...
For the last 55 years or so, you’ve had a friend in Randy Newman, if you have a thing for songs that offer eviscerating, uncompromising, even devastating dissections of the human condition and ...
Newman's song "I Love L.A." was used in The Naked Gun and Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie, and over the end credits of Volcano. Newman's 1972 song "Burn On" was used as the opening song in Major League (1989) while his song "Political Science" was featured in Blast from the Past (1999).
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 is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist. Over his career he has received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and seven Grammy Awards (including the Governor's Award from The Recording Academy [1]) as well as nominations for a British Academy Film Award, three Critics' Choice Awards and seven Golden Globe Awards.