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" 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."
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Nov 28, 2023 · Randy Newman had no qualms about opening his 1977 song “Short People” with these declarations. And that was just the beginning of his story. “Short People” goes on to describe more...
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Songfacts®: This song is widely misinterpreted, which generated a great deal of exposure for the song and controversy for Newman. On the surface, the song is making fun of little people, but "short" is meant in a figurative sense, intending to poke fun at people who are short-tempered and small-minded, which is quite the opposite of the ...
For those of you who believe short people to be an easy and safe demographic to poke fun of or use to demonstrate a point, you are so flipping wrong. It's not okay.