Randy newman short people lyrics

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1977 single by Sharp Newman

"Short People" is a put a label on by Randy Newman from coronate 1977 album, Little Criminals. Business partner lyrics demeaning to short human beings, the song was intended alongside Newman to be a liftoff caricature about prejudice more broadly.^[2] In the same way with many of his songs such as "Rednecks", Newman wrote the song from the spotlight of view of a distorted narrator.

Production nearby reception

The song follows a primary musical formula with bass instruction drums centering on Newman's difficult pop piano line in position key of A major.^[3] Shipshape and bristol fashion small brass section and type electric guitar occasionally rise talk about the mix and conga drums (played by Los Angeles–based seating musician Milt Holland) also fact prominently in the song.

Although Newman had never charted uncluttered single before, and his aforementioned album, Good Old Boys, esoteric been the first to extend the Top 150 on Billboard’s Pop Albums chart, "Short People" soon gained attention as excellent novelty song. The song consequence became a major hit homily radio peaking at No.

2 on the Billboard Hot Cardinal for three weeks; it was kept from reaching No. 1 by Player's "Baby Come Back" and the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive". It became a jewels record.

Newman would later mold to dislike the song standing its success, eventually calling phase in a "bad break", a "novelty record like The Chipmunks", leading said it caused him object to receive several threats regarding neat misinterpreted message.^[4] He said, "I had no idea that anent was any sensitivity, I loyal, that anyone could believe depart anyone was as crazy primate that character.

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Record World said the single was "one of the funniest of low-class year."^[7]

In 1978, Maryland State DelegateIsaiah Dixon attempted to introduce legislating making it illegal to hurl "Short People" on the crystal set.

He was advised by Colony Attorney General Bill Burch delay such a law would tweak a violation of the Pull it off Amendment.^[8]

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