Randy Newman - Short People

[Xosmil3z13]

lol well im glad im tall =D

[lupita605]

im little too this song is mean

[willysubpar23]

I hate the studio versino of this song. I want this version but can't find it anywhere. Anyone know where to find it to donwload?

[lostjunky]

Was this in a movie?

[Runescape2Help515]

Isn't this song banned in Maryland?

[RayNDeere]

No, there was a bill in the Maryland legislature proposing that it be banned, but it never passed.

[TheBlueSkidoo]

oh haha, that is hilarious.

fab song!

[mrhistory112890]

No a Bill was introduced to the state legislature in 1978 but never passed on grounds of restriction of Freedom of Speech and Expression.

[boxofrox619]

its a satire on peoples stupid reasons to be prejudiced on other races, cultures, or just simple differences like being to short

[AlienBusDriver]

small people carry a life long anger inside them about being small it stays with them to the day the die, in their tiny little coffin

[4haley109]

Some people just don't get it that music is art and that art requires you to understand the artist's intent. Randy Newman's intent was to create a whimsical tune that pokes fun at prejudice by writing from the perspective of a bizarre point of view. Very clever.

[paranoid711]

i love how this song has so many different meaning to so many different people, and yet Randy has said that when he wrote the song, he was really only writing about a lunatic who hates short people

lol

[spookey2318]

Wo bekommt man solche Aufnahmen her, das sieht fast aus wie aufgenommen in Mr. Newmans Wohnzimmer! Unglaublich geil.

Is this recorded in Mr. Newmans living room? :D And yes, it's a good idea to listen to what he sings. Until this very moment I loved the song because of the piano and because Mr. Newman is unique with piano and singing...

[pearldrums1012]

he wrote this song about discrimination and how ridiculous it is

[meandmrsthatcher]

He's 1 of the worst singers i've ever heard.

But at the same time 1 of the best.

[Shawnypookie]

why do i like this song

[Denjac10]

Does He mean Short-tempered people? Idk Im confused whats the Irony he means?

[Darkhole1444]

im sad now im short :[

[thekev506]

am I the only person to click on that this song's about how ridiculous racism is?

[PRO7E]

no. its just that the majority of people are too stupid to see it.

heck maybe they're just not sensitive enough to subtle sarcasm. because they're short... ?

[FeelingProopy]

@thekev506 I don't believe this is racism, more an attempt to ridicule those who find incredibly indifferent things in a group of people and use this as an apology to hate.

[tonkawrestling2011]

dude its not even about short people not even literally lol noob

[Charonveritas]

It has nothing to do with Racism... Most people think Racism is a cureall label for differences. Please, be smarter than that for your own sake...

[duttyschemerw6]

Its really about s people who have tiny little souls, not hands and feet!

[McDoug182]

@thekev506 Being short isn't a friggin' race. Psha.

[sandsiblings2]

@thekev506 no way dude i get it too

[Narufan300]

You aren't.I'm one of them.Short people are awesome!I know this song's joking,atleast I hope so.

[hhxdog]

he's not that tall himself :P

[Gerb65]

Maybe that`s why he composed this song?...

[mdad40]

This song comes out on the radio at the height of the disco era. No wonder it pissed people off. Love Randy's music anyway.

[slipskater16]

this song is so fucked up but i laughed

[faithfultrout]

@slipskater16 me 2

[billsgwn]

great song. Lucky he made this song back in the 70s and not today because the politically correct liberals would have wanted him thrown in jail.

[333tarynsxe333]

yup

[jax1moi8]

We need satire! This song is excellent for that purpose. So's "Let's Drop the Big One" and, by Dire Straits, "Money for Nothing."

AND: "Randy Newman's got/no reason ..." (Just kidding.)

[Isaksk8]

Awesome!

[biglimes]

Randy's a national treasure.

[stephcat7]

:( aww im short but a good song :)

[lilbollox]

hey leave small people alone am small and were awsome lol

[oldstylelife]

saying something like that is just asking to be made fun of lol

[BuffAlotBill]

Love it ..its an evergreen 4 sure.

[ebutemetube]

short people give everything they've got and less.

[OverlordDeath666]

O yeah short people are least likely to get struck by lightning :P

i still like the song

[vytux007]

Aweasome, amazing, hilarious!!!!

[kilmon3]

does this guy sing any songs in toy story cuz I think he does.

[timthehippie]

@kilmon3 excellent call kilmon 'Friend Like Me' would be the contribution I am aware of

Timothy

:o)

[MCAMARA57]

Lol only my man Randy Newman wud make a song like dat

[whitewitchoz]

So politicaly incorrect ,  yet so damn catchy.

[amslfive]

i remember hearing this song when I was a kid - I was 4 when this song came out... I remember thinking this song was kind of mean to short people.

[wrholloway]

how does he sing this without laughing!

[mysteriman415]

best song ever.

[perigosobrauner]

1:14 I thought he would cry

[perigosobrauner]

amazing

[bentilbox]

Tell those midgets who's the boss Randy!!

You the man!

[CopaBleyenhoek]

This song is dedicated to Jermaine Dupri. He passed away today 15/12/09 R.I.P Jermaine Dupri.

[georgeymo]

Dude, I know exactly where

He's coming from...

[cfish03]

Haha omg this is awesome! Great song!

[TheRanny68]

the pro

[boggym1999]

Great song, too short lol

xx

[AceChrisP]

Ill go ahead and pardon the pun for you.

[tristankoerner]

This song is in the movie "The Little Rascals"! Randy Newman is one of the greatest artists I can think of when it comes to the piano... the only reason I'm saying that is because I'm a pianist myself.

[pianoman500]

cant forget billy joel =)

[GTO071]

Short people get no respect.

But it's better to be short than ugly.

[KingSolomon808]

LOL! Don't worry bro I'm short too. I say that same line. Haha! but if I was short AND UGLY, I would have pretty low self esteem. Thank god he gave me some looks! oh yea!

[blckbird94]

No i think hes talking about little babies and how they are

[oldstylelife]

right....

[weaponEX]

It's the weirdest song

[ButterS38g]

It is a good one though! Weird is okay!

[vnaut92]

he's an awesome musician and writer! i love his songs

[aznativethug]

this song is hilarious.

[8ballsix27]

the piano part reminds me of the high school song 'you are the music in me' i used to like that, low key.

[MW2stickyfingersph]

damn it im short

[darklamb7]

lol

[IslandGurl105]

wow.. you gotta give this guy props for his unique sense of humor.

i like the piano on this.. Imma learn how to play it :D

[IslandGurl105]

Lol! you've got to give this guy props for his unique sense of humor..

I really like this song :) Imma learn how to play this on the piano!

[Montly99]

This song is perfect for my teacher, he's like 5'3 or something, but he makes it up by being buff.

[sweet518]

amazing.

[ilovmusic34]

lov the song and im 5.1 and a quarter lol its cool being short

[maddygal159]

Im short but I have always liked this song

[lonelygnome1]

He brought the art of song writing to a whole nother level.

[jojodot]

this song was banned from our local station, was too offensive

[abracefacetwoeyes]

This is so funny!

[DeadManOnLeave]

I heard this driving back from work on Friday on Radio 2 in England....funny as hell!

[Macegorilla]

Thank god for this song, those midget bastards needed to be taken down a peg

[bettertenu]

@Macegorilla hell yea

[drakeryan]

This is my Godmother and her youngest son's theme song, she almost 60 and hes 22-23

[DrunkenJediFilms]

Idk. I guess after hearing his voice so much, I kind of expected a larger black guy. Go figure.

[fazelife]

he makes great happy sing along songs.

[joeymofucka]

sweet vid i gotta give it a 5:)

[SuperJayJay99]

Yo i really like this song!!! It's a low key type of thing..

[Cobbleston]

He looks alike the Michael Caine in my opinion...

[falloutboy19974]

is totaly my song

[shortymatt420]

Woot!

Im a short person haha

[King689]

This song is a satire. He's trying to show how stupid it is for people to be prejudice towards other groups of people.

[spac3blubb3r]

i sing this song to my mate who is 4'5" and he cracks up and sings songs about fat people and cake. LOLZ!

[littlem39]

Look guys, this was the 70's! we were not so serious then, definately not PC, we just wanted lower gas prices and a good laugh...I was in 3rd grade and we had a dance to this performed on stage in front of the whole school, it was a blast.

[stratdaddy89]

this song is not about short people...its about predjudice. Its called IRONY people. Irony mixed with sarcasm and wisdom! Now if he'd of said dumb people...then maybe you should get offended..lmao!

[therealraybaby]

This song brings back childhood memories of Roomper Room, Mr. Patches the Muppets Rocky and The Bicentennial Year when every little 9 year old kid in my 4th grade classroom kept asking me was I Democrat or Republician? Not knowing what the hell they were talking about off of the top of my head I said Republician. Now that i'm a grown man I understand why all the black kids frowned and got mad at me when all the white kids smiled & said Good Choice! LOLTrue story im not lying I was a little dummy

[sisters1and2]

great vid

[iJill1313]

i'm pretty sure it wasn't deliberately composed/written/performed in a discriminative sense.

i mean come on, it was it the "Little Rascals" soundtrack. obviously he's not being serious :/

[manumanok]

Who ever finds this offensive has no sense of humor

[XxDizzyRhizxX]

isn't he taking the piss out of the situation?

[5150mick]

I`m the shortest person in my year and this song is awsome for me

[sisters1and2]

great vid! 5/5

[sisters1and2]

AWSOME VID

[ardvarkd]

Randy Newman = Legend

[Nikkinewshoes]

I love it! and I'm short! I remember this from Ally McBeal someone singing it and John Cage getting flustered - hilarious.

[jakethesnake1828]

funny ass song

[ceasterly67]

This song is about racism and how stupid it is not about how he dos'nt like short people he was like 5'3

[LACatahoulaCur]

i forgot to put this in my last post but has anybody ever thought he was talking about the plite of midgets and just put that verse that says we're the same without that verse it's nothing but racisim like if i wrote a song about a black guy and said they all have big lips and should die but put we're the same then no more racisim or like saying all saying catholics and jews are the same my point being people that like something try to deny what is in front of them

[LACatahoulaCur]

regardless of what the song is about once it was out it ruined his career and he finaly got it back 20 years later when toy story was released but thats not the point of the song i guess

[guitarcapo]

The song is about bigotry. Unfortunately people took him literally instead of as a character. It didn't help that Randy was offended having to explain himself/

[onetthome]

I dont how people are offended by this song, it's clearly a parody

[TylerPHS]

Man,this song is the shit.I remember this song from The Little Rascals

[mitch13815]

this song is bluesy its cool

[breannaschool55]

I always thought "short people" meant close-minded individuals, but I guess another word for it would be prejudice.

[coolcat42o7]

nice vid

[watergrass5150]

i really like it, very cool and kind of funny too

[PwnzyUberleet]

this song is GOD.

[sisters1and2]

i love randy newman! he has a singing voice that no other singer does :)) 5/5 great job!

[chaosbringer127]

wow I love this guys songs

[Chameleonardodavinci]

Wasn't the whole thing against short-mindedness?

[sydneyhannah1]

i proud and love to be SHORT!!!!!!!!!

[bruce35795]

such an offensive song but yet cant stop listening to it : /

[jackdelamare]

This is great

[Msaucey1]

haha love this song

sounds funny

and is pretty deep when you feel like thinking about it

[gunthehun]

Short power ! 5'4

[smarticlebrenda]

aww this is funny i'm short but people that r short please dont get offended this is funny lol

[xIsaiah2x]

WIN

[GatoradeGood]

WTF... All I'm hearing from this guy is "All midgets should die" what the hell is that... someone needs to tell him that this is not a good song

[lilburnmafia]

It's so catchy.

[shouamabane]

Lots of truth in this song. Short people are basically untrustworthy and unpleasant to look at.

[vcshort1]

is he singin bout midgets?

[LennartS1994]

Eines seiner besten lieder!

one of his greatest songs!

[courtneyisadino91]

i loves this song. my community choir did an acapella version of it, and the lead girl was about 4"11. :]

[famousshaymus5]

yep reminded me of the little rascals 2 still have it

[Skakid789]

If someone has an issue with this, I think that's their own personal issues, my friend is like 5'0 and he heard this song and says he loves it.

[crazycoop2009]

I love this song haha

[emocupcake100]

Possibly the greatest song I'm 5'6 5'7 and it sucks! I am taller then all the girls..Of course their short..and this song is fucking great XD

[sponserdsk8ter]

heard this on rob and big lol

[adamthecg]

this song is a metaphor for the stupidity of all types of discrimination.

[knivesy]

dude... what a self esteem downder. I'm all small-like, and no one loves me. (4'11") I love this song, nonetheless.

[Ollietheoldie]

Lol

[Zeldamariomz]

Affirmative action - nothing like reverse racism to get the hate pumping again.

[horselover4life1572]

I LIKE the song. I am SHORT, 5 ft flat. I think it's funny :) some people need to take a few chill pills.

[Aqueuss]

Ive got nothing against short people, but that song is very funny

[FlamewaveLeader]

i really need to play this at my school because everyone is really short :D

[huntingmage]

I remember this song from The Little Rascals, which is still my favorite childhood movie. =)

[victorwootenfan]

yeah me too. Its one of those songs thats ingrained in my mind from watching that movie so much as a kid.

[armobro31]

i knew there was a reason why this song reminded me of my childhood! i love that movie!

[Dougc143]

Radio Flier is way better

[jimbean437]

@huntingmage my god...THANK YOU! i KNEW i heard this song befre lol

[RockOutRB]

@huntingmage Oh MY GOSH!!! I knew it! Oh, sorry, I was trying to find out what this song was from and I thought it was from the Little Rascals but my sister said no.

Anyway, thank you.

God bless. :)

[thecrazycliffshow]

horray for short people!

[tdatmb2]

i had a friend who knew i liked Randy Newman so he told me to check out a local Chicago band called "Tin Tin Can". Holy wow cow, they're awesome. Search "tin tin can" (include the quotes) to see them live. amazing stuff.

[lannyheart]

lalalala. best song ever lol "gotta pick them up just to say hello!"

i sing this to my sister who's shorter than me any time she bugs me lol!!!

"Don't want no shooort people round here!!"

[BIGBREN99]

funny song great singer and im 6'5

[BIGBREN99]

im 6'4 and just a kid so i dont find this offending

[pizzaguy401]

I think "short people" are meant to represent all people.

He's trying to convey the message of absurdism, that all people's lives are without meaning.

[Doughnut189]

:P, you really ought to be able to tell this song is a joke even without the lines that praise brotherhood.

..or maybe its just that where I am from short people aernt generally discriminated against.

[pinklilly827]

okay so my best friend jus dedicated this 2 me...idk y cuz he KNO he wants ME around!! :) lol i like this its funny...n im not that short!..im 5'1.5"!!! lol i grew 1.5 inches ;)

[ObLiesk]

oh stfu with this PC bullshit this is a great song , and obviously you aren't listening to the song at all because it's not even about short people

[Geaghs84]

Has someone even explained the true meaning behind this song? Because it doesnt take einstein to work out what he is saying and what its meaning, dont try and make out these lyrics mean anything other than ridiculing short people!!!

[ak47doubletap]

great great song, and I'm 5'1 on my tippy, tippy, tippy toes. Love it.

[ya2121]

dude, you have 56 thumbs up. you rule.

[4sk83]

im touched by this song

[stevenlathamgolf]

good job Randy, good job

[MerchforCoins]

Wow dummies he is talking about the government,,,

[greedyprovolone]

hahaha i cant listen to this song without laughing my ass off

[SuperBlondie108]

LOL!!! Short people...the reason I have a smile on my face now....:)

[EliteSnowBall]

I'm Five Foot

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[bheniken12]

its not about short people, little rascals

[WanderingGnome]

This is one of the first songs I learned on the piano - I love his music!

[NetProwlers]

People who did not get the message in this song also thought Jonathan Swift wanted us to be cannibals

[sk8terboy139]

im 5'5

this is my new themesong. FTW

[mangalover2604]

I'm 13, 4'9 and I like this song.

[EdZimmerman]

My song: I'm 6'3 ...call me hightower

[mclamaburgers]

really speaks to me

[cafienatedpanda]

I LIKE THIS SONG AND IM SHORT!!!

[lovelylikesexy]

this song is so funny

[makenna88]

Great lyrics and a great message.

[BeeFree5595]

What movie was this in?