#ShortPeople January 7
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For January 2025, several of us are taking part in the 30-Day Song Lyrics Coach4aday Challenge. Each day we utilize a theme and post the song lyrics from a song that connects the two. Today my theme is Long/Short/Small/Tall and my song choice is SHORT PEOPLE.
When I read the four words Long/Short/Small/Tall I immediately gravitated to a singer/songwriter who I love named Randy Newman. His songs have become iconic musical scores for many films. His lyrics all tell a story. Some of his songs are very satirical including the one I selected “SHORT PEOPLE”
The song written by Newman got him labeled as some type of bigot by many for poking fun at vertically challenged people when in fact his intent was to poke fun at people who are short-tempered and small-minded. In fact, Newman had other songs that attacked bigotry including “Half a Man” and “Rednecks”.
Song Lyrics 30-Day Challenge Guidelines
Like previous challenges there are no hard and fast rules to participate. There are a few suggested guidelines
- Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, and explain, if necessary, why it connects to your daily theme.
- Please try to include the songwriters
- Link to a video so people can listen to the song
Lyrics -Short People
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“Short People” was written for Randy Newman’s 1977 album, Little Criminals.
You may notice that Glenn Frey and Tim Schmit both from The Eagles sang background vocals on this song.
Video
Remember the song is a satire!!!!
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