Song of the Week:"Short People"

Another new element I want to introduce to this blog is a 'song of the week'. Sometimes they will be related to the theme of the week, sometimes to something else.

For the first song I have chosen "Short People" by American songwriter Randy Newman. A bit controversal when first released, "Short People" was a 'tongue-in-cheek' attack on small minded people in the form of an an attack on short people.

Never really a big star, many of you may however know of the work of Randy Newman if you have watched films like 'Toy Story', 'A Bug's Life' and 'Monsters, Inc' as his were the songs on the soundtracks.

So, sit back and enjoy and, remember, the song IS meant to be satirical!!!

Short People
Randy Newman

Short people got no reason
Short people got no reason
Short people got no reason
To live

They got little hands
Little eyes
They walk around
Tellin great big lies
They got little noses
And tiny little teeth
They wear platform shoes
On their nasty little feet

Well, I dont want no short people
Dont want no short people
Dont want no short people
`round here

Short people are just the same
As you and i
(a fool such as I)
All men are brothers
Until the day they die
(its a wonderful world)

Short people got nobody
Short people got nobody
Short people got nobody
To love

They got little baby legs
That stand so low
You got to pick em up
Just to say hello
They got little cars
That go beep, beep, beep
They got little voices
Goin peep, peep, peep
They got grubby little fingers
And dirty little minds
Theyre gonna get you every time
Well, I dont want no short people
Dont want no short people
Dont want no short people
round here

Randy Newman