| "Short People" | ||||
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| Single by Randy Newman | ||||
| from the album Little Criminals | ||||
| B-side | "Old Man on the Farm" | |||
| Released | November 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Novelty rock[1] | |||
| Length | 2:54 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Randy Newman | |||
| Producer(s) | Lenny Waronker, Russ Titelman | |||
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| "Short People" on YouTube | ||||
"Short People" is a song by Randy Newman from his 1977 album, Little Criminals.
The verses and chorus are lyrically constructed as a prejudiced attack on short people. In contrast, the bridge states that "short people are just the same as you and I."; "A fool such as I" and "All men are brothers (...) It's a wonderful world." Many listeners thought that the song reflected Newman's sincere beliefs. However, Newman intended the song to be a satire about prejudice more broadly: "The guy in that song is crazy. He was not to be believed."[2] As with many of his songs such as "Rednecks", Newman wrote the song from the point of view of a biased narrator.
- ^ "Randy Newman: still biting, still brilliant | Arts & Culture | Music | spiked". Spiked-online.com. November 6, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ^ Fricke, David (September 15, 2017). "Randy Newman: My Life in 15 Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 28, 2020.