Randy Newman - Short people

[htcmicah]

@mattshu1 That's the point. He hasn't forgotten. He uses a hate spewing song about short people to demonstrate the ludicrous nature of prejudice. Detach Newman from the song and imagine some idiot standing outside a polling station in a military style uniform wielding a stick and screaming "You gon' hafta kill some midgets! You gon' hafta kill summa they babies!" It's all wrong, but many folks can't see that until they hear the same rhetoric about someone they don't hate.

[TheLooneyDaffy]

Randy newman writes his lyrics on perspective. this song is about a lunatic who hates short people.

[leirgauk]

I'm a tall guy, and I gotta say, having short guys' gel'd up compensation hair due all up in my face all the time is pretty annoying. It's about time somebody stood up and said something!

[mattshu1]

Randy Newman needs to die. NOW. I guess this Jew forgot Hitler thought the same thing about his race.

[Gigilaughs]

I moved a lot as a kid and no matter where I would move someone would sing this song to me. I'm grown and still 4 foot 10 inches. I have always liked being short and I like this song. It's easier for me because I'm female.

[IronInDaFace]

@zytxuy wow, that's a huge penis!!!

[WskOsc]

Pfft. I liked Randy's irony before it was mainstream. /joke Randy is just plain hilarious for those of us intelligent enough to appreciate what he's saying in such a ridiculous way. Humour at its finest - you just don't see things like this anymore.

[MroomProductions]

*Insert comment about how Randy Newman is ironic

[jjd705]

I'm 5 ft 5 male, I should kill myself because I have no reason to live.

[zytxuy]

Is 5'10" too short, ladies?

[xiAresx]

@zytxuy the song has nothing to do with short people get that through your head

[zytxuy]

@xiAresx I'm aware of that. I asked my question out of curiosity.

[cheesedude5050]

Play short people!!!!!

[1objection]

This song is supposed to sound rediculous in the begginning to show how rediculous prejudism of any kind is. This song is not meant punch short peoples' self-esteem.

[SugaFree200123]

anyways

[aknowneemus]

this is why a video like this only has 72000 views (currently), it's because people fail to see the irony in newman's work. If anything, it brings attention to the problems short people face.

[Baloonsnufsaid]

This isn't even about short people. It's about racism in general and that racism is silly. For example, saying black people have no reason to live, is as ridiculous as saying short people have no reason to live.

[DarrellTron]

4 people really care about short people

[spudsydog]

This song is really funny when you sync it up with midget porn.

[TheMrpurple13]

4 People are short aha

[DoMey88]

RHINOS

They scare little boys

Assassinating parents don't bring 'em much joy

Huh it's Randy

[Wonocva15]

@TheSololobo

usomad

[blam7]

Some people thought I was a midget and I'm 5"5". I don't care if some people think I'm a midget, at least I can do lots of things that a 6" can do except slam dunk. Wait! Some 6" can't even slam dunk!

[starstruckt]

how tall is he ? lol

[best496]

i wish girls were taller. i just got back to school today and theres only like 2 tall girls out of a school of i dont know 600+ kids. i dont find short girls attractive at all. im 6ft4 and 6ft4 1/2 with shoes on. i only find one girl at school attractive and shes i dont know at least 5ft10

[therealdirkdiggler]

FUCK THE SHORT

[myname4445]

I loved this song, maybe it's because I'm 6/5. I don't know.

[IDontUsePicks]

@TheSololobo umadbro?

[Mars464]

It's a wonderful world.

[TheSololobo]

So if I write a song called Randy Newman which said that people named randy newman who sang retarded songs and sounded and looked like they just had a stroke should jump off a bridge and spare us the same mundane melody in any upcoming pixar movies - I hope it's considered a masterpiece which pokes fun at prejudice.

[Thenitrohawk64]

@TheSololobo you do realize he wrote the song to tell people how stupid it is to be predjudice/racist against people

[TheSololobo]

@Thenitrohawk64 Either that or he found his wife with a hung midget in bed together.

[Froleyboy]

My friend's parents are abou 4' tall. This is there love song

[fretloser1]

It's alarming how many people can't detect the satire. He is illustrating the absurdity of prejudice with absurdity.

[Lrg8607]

good song!

[ScepticGargoyle]

Underbite people got no reason Underbite people got no reason Underbite people got no reason to live They got ugly glasses Peering eyes They got frizzy hair They got no talent for rhymes They got no sense when to shut up Dont want underbite people Dont want underbite pepole Down here

[Ryan2142]

@ScepticGargoyle WITTY!!

[jackinthebox5458]

@ScepticGargoyle he was the guy who made you got a friend in me from toy story

[Argastus]

what's wrong with short people?

[spartanses]

4 people are short

[Hightemplarl]

@GarbageRock I think I just did for that guy.

[brentguy1]

like.. Midget short? Cause if its midget short I am going to have to agree with your statement Randy!

[flyerfan21]

Randy once said himself that the song doesn't have a political message like how stupid racism is. He said it's "just about a lunatic", and when asked later about if the song had a message about racism Randy responded with "uhhh... sure. Why not?"

[iGravitee]

4 people must be short

[majhiggins]

Notice how the adjective 'short' is taking precedence in this argument? There are a few hundred examples of other adjectives or phrases that describe these mythical 'people'. He was being ironic how the most vocal and sensitive of this new-founded movement could be.stirred by this song. It's intended to put the name of "short people" onto petty people, not those shorter in stature.

[funnifilms96]

Terrible person to make fun of an en entire group of people especially something they cant help like being short so he can go grow a pair and make fun of himself

and yes im short

[Hightemplarl]

@funnifilms96 It's a satire, he's not making fun of short people.

[aguapyro]

@funnifilms96 he wrote the song to be ironic and alot of people dont understand the irony of the song... HES SHORT so SHUT UP

[johnisallin]

@funnifilms96 oh grow up....

[kaytii2]

Im short :)

[uri643]

lol this song is overkill

[jackalow13]

3 people are short

[EndofCommonSense]

@jackalow13 and have no reason.

[brentguy1]

haha this is my new favorite song

[alexwhitehead]

Tim is right. It's a song about how stupid it is to be racist. He inserts short people for a any particular race. Come on guys.

[KelsoMusicLibrary]

Shit I'm short...

[mutater0]

I can't believe how many people take Newman's songs for face value. This song was written from the perspective of a lunatic who hates short people, it isn't him writing a song about his own disgust towards shorter people.. The amount of morons out there is astounding.

[mrdisgrace]

@mutater0 I'm a 5 foot guy and I totally got this song, it's fucking hilarious to me haha

[mrdisgrace]

@mrdisgrace and yeah i'm still not a midget if anyone is wondering, seriously people, midgets and dwarfs are 3 foot tall! that's a lot shorter than 5 foot lols, they come up to my hips ffs.

[mutater0]

@mrdisgrace its a great song :)

[philateliceun]

@mutater0 Indeed and its also to expose the meaningless of hating people for their appearances.

[Account4TheMusic]

@mutater0 sorry i'm not too up-to-date on randy newman's songs and how he writes them, i guess i'm just a moron

[randallschecter]

@mutater0 well, your explenation dosent come with this song everytime its played, so can you blame someone for not knowing that? there are ALOT of stupid people, but not for that reason.

[1castillo713]

people taller than 6ft look like freaks and have back problems love little people

[YourGimpGuy]

2 people are tall ( ha! you thought i was going to say short! )

[TimCOM62]

Its an anti racist song , why does no one get this ? Newman is so known for his strong sense of irony .

[crazy4sims]

lol vara

[magnumshifter]

It was cool to dog on short people back in the 70's.

[PMSOnYOU]

@magnumshifter Imagine how many migits commited suicide after hearing this song! :^(

[TheStrangestSara]

Short people have no reason to live and no one to love. That's why we flock together!

[UrSkulled]

6 foot 1, i love this song, but short people don't bother me I just love the bass line.

[talexiou]

omg, i am short and i love this song!!!!! what a beautiful ode to me; thank you!!!!

[talexiou]

omg, i am short and i love this song!!!!! what a beautiful ode to me; thank you!!!!

[Zballin13]

short people have no reason too live- thats the message 

[dh777777777777777777]

Nobody on here knows the actual meaning of this song.

[ChaoticBluee]

@JokinJoe 5'5? I'm 5'2!

[paintandillustrate]

In yo face!!

[Culzean91]

I'm 6' 6" so ur all short.

[honestman43]

@Culzean91 I'm 6'7" short man...lol

[VernonGoddard]

It's about prejudice and a brilliant song.........

[AugustVonpetersborg]

@VernonGoddard Actually it's not about anything, it's supposed to from the perspective of what is essentially a crazy person; from what I've read the prejudice explanation was brought up by someone else and Newman just went along with it because he was getting so much hate flung his way do to the song. A number of his songs are like that. Man's a genius.

[megan8madonna]

I'm a short person and I will have this song played at my funeral. What an anthem!

[MyDadsRubberBroke]

It's the Oompa Loompa theme song!

[dryBri]

great song

[TKandSH]

Fuck you Randy Newman!! I'm short and people absolutely love me!! Screw Off!!!!!!!!!

[SgtZippzapp]

@TKandSH he doesnt mean it by that, i think he means short people with people who are pricks, not that short people are pricks

[tat3r0sal3d]

@TKandSH

it is a joke

[tttaraX0X0]

@tat3r0sal3d i was joking too!

[lbtalldayerryday]

@TKandSH i could be wrong but i think by short people he means people with short personalities aka bad personalities. people who are jerks.

[TheBeairdManCometh]

@lbtalldayerryday yeah but short people are REALLY weird tho. and dudes under 6 feet tall is just weird, and nearly ALL of them have napoleon complexes. short people suck! yay! :D short women are still cool, cuz they still have vaginas! yay! :D

[lbtalldayerryday]

@TheBeairdManCometh dude i'm like 5' 8" but yeah fuck short people! and hooray for vaginas, i like those thingys!! :D

[TheBeairdManCometh]

@lbtalldayerryday lol you have a good sense of humor, dude. something that i so rarely find on youtube. rock on brother

[JokinJoe]

@TheBeairdManCometh

Pffft 5'8.... try being 5'5...

Anyway short people are fucking awesome.

[groeneduim]

@TheBeairdManCometh

I like short women, because their small hands make my d1ck look huuuuuge.

....Some are like... shit I wish I had three hands.

[uncoverbrother]

very deep song. we should all analyze the "short" people in our lives and check ourselves. go randy!

[67dkm]

u rock like this song!!!!!!!!

[derekjtg]

R.I.P Gary Coleman

[ckycrew416]

@derekjtg hahahahahahahaaha

[horrorjunkie92]

To me it sounds like he's actually referring to children. But I guess not.

[markgreen12321]

At 1st when this song came out people were angry at him for descrimagating short people. But this song is really symbolizes a point he was trying to make in the song, he was just making fun of his point!!! This song is great. I showed it to my friend who is short. He 1st yelled @ me then laughed his butt off!!!

[KD22o]

I really like this song.

[bigdogmom7363]

I LOVE this song (and Randy Newman, too) and I'm only 5' 1" . . . .

[WanderingGnome]

I was in band in middle school and my teacher was giving away a bunch of older music. I scammed Short People. My stepdad always said that this was his song. I learned how to play it and have always loved Randy Newman ever since.

[philateliceun]

He is illustrating how stupid racism is. If we talk about someones height in a racist matter people don't take it serious. But unfortunately some people didn't get this when it came out. It even was found on white supremacists collection CD's. The Irony :P

[kayandcay]

ahaha im short and one of my teachers told me to look it up!!!! im used to being made fun of cus im short but it dsnt botherr me anymoree!!! i like the song

[MoveOverCasanova]

@kayandcay

i think what this song is least about is people short in centimetrs!!)) this would make no sense and no fun by the way! - - to me this is just about self hatred, very twisted

[cliffypp]

@kayandcay Well said !!!

[dlane0308]

It is of course satirical. It was meant to be a satire on racism and the arbitrary distinctions we place on classes of people who are different from us. It is hilarious to me that people dont realize this. I read that a midget advocacy group pitched a huge fit when this came out haha.

[KoolKenzie41]

Im short...... ;(

[luxlucis777]

Small minds make for small people.

[MasterShake219]

i dont think this song was made to be mean, it's sattire. He's illustrating a point by showing how ridiculous people can be. I think he looks like a crack head in this video, hahaha.

[sisters1and2]

he looked more like a comedian than a singer wen he was younger

[Steven197981]

The song was not meant to be taken seriously by anyone who listened to it. Nobody knew that Randy was using irony in this song. The irony behind the entire song is that Randy is a short person singing about how bad short people are.

[marsiscoldashell]

Actually, Randy Newman was the original artist and composer of this song.

[MrWaffle927]

haha im mrwaffle and theres a mr pancakes

[Steven197981]

I love Randy's aviator eye glasses!

[TheWhatFace]

mrpancakes420... please dont be so short-minded.

:-)

[theodorehui]

m8 u r over-reacted

i think this song just means to reflect how absurd the ones who laugh at short people are.

you see, the reasons stated in the lyrics are pretty ironic

[mrpancakes420]

....its a joke lol

[Thed00rs35]

this song kicks fucking ass dude

[markjamesmunroe]

I totally agree, fuck short people and their nasty little feet

[markjamesmunroe]

i totally agree, Fuck short people with their nasty little feet

[MoveOverCasanova]

it so unbelieable that people are still so stupid to get this song wrong. they are obviously the real short people, without newman having intended at first to insult them---it is so obvious that it is a song like "my life is good" about materially privileged people´s prejudices against the "insignificant",--or even about women being afraid of smaller men,-- there´s a hundred ways to give this song a very accurate meaning, but it is purely "humanistic"

[GuyPyro87]

After this song was over, all the ppl suffering from dwarfism got up and left..

[theodorehui]

agree!

[AEROSOFTproductions]

U said LITTLE

[fnupfnup]

It's gotten a little better over the years.