Fun Music Information -> Randy Newman
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Music Quotes:
That's a hell of an ambition, to be mellow. It's like wanting to be senile. - Randy Newman on middle of the road music Submitted by: LucidLupin
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Strange Offspring Names:
- Amos - Submitted by: Eric Andrews
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Political Science" | "They all hate us anyhow, so let's drop the big one now - let's drop the big one now." The song is about the USA bombing the rest of the world to smithereens - a twisted version of political science - but the title makes no appearance in the song. - Martha Hankins |
Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Political Silence" | "Political Science" | Audrey Ruiz |
| "Shaun Of The Dead" | "Song For The Dead" | MOR |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "Who Do You Love?" | "I Love L.A.," Randy Newman | The whole city? - Brian Kelly |
| "Small Fry" | "Short People," Randy Newman | Kathy |
| "Who Stole My Car?" | "Little Criminals," Randy Newman | Martha Hankins |
| "Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp...)" | "Short People," Randy Newman | Martha Hankins |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Shot People" originally "Short People"
In a photo shoot, of course.
Hollajuku
"Red Banana" originally "Red Bandana"
Yvonne Sindri
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"It's Monkey That Matters" originally "It's Money That Matters"
George Straitjacket
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"Named Man" originally "Naked Man"
Regina Haniger
"Raked Man" originally "Naked Man"
Regina Haniger
"Faked Man" originally "Naked Man"
Regina Haniger
"Baked Man" originally "Naked Man"
Regina Haniger
"Nuked Man" originally "Naked Man"
Jake
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "You've Got A Friend In Me" | "You've Got An Enemy" | Steven Cavanagh2 |
| "Sigmund Freud's Impersonation of Albert Einstein" | "Dr. Phil's Impersonation of Alfred Hitchcock in America" | metaphorsbwithu |
| "Pants" | "Truth" | metaphorsbwithu |
| "Short People" | "Dead People" | metaphorsbwithu |
| "Mama Told Me Not To Come" | "Mama Told Me She Was Scum" | Alvin Rhodes |
| "You Can Leave Your Hat On" | "He Made Eve And Adam" | Alvin Rhodes |
| "It's A Jungle Out There" | "It's An Oven Out There" | Max Power |
| "You Can Leave Your Hat On" | "You Must Clean The Cat Box" | Alvin Rhodes |
| "Short People" | "Short Bosses" | Giblet O'sarcasm |
| "Short People" | "Short Crim'nals" | Royce Miller |
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Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| I Love LA | The San Fransisco Chamber of Commerce | Donna W |
| Little Criminals | Juvenile Detention Facility | Martha Hankins |
| Louisiana 1927 | Hurricane Katrina/Rita relief agency | Dan Fletcher |
| Political Science | The White House | cb guido |
| Rednecks | Bill Borrows' Answering Machine | pickle* |
| There are additional on hold music ideas available. | ||
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Short People Randy Newman | Angry People Barenaked Ladies | Short Angry People Stop biting my legs! | Paul Warren |
Misheard Lyrics:
"Simon Smith & His Amazing Dancing Bear."
Misheard Lyrics: It's amazing how bad people can be.
Original Lyrics: It's amazing how fair people can be.
| "Simon Smith & His Amazing Dancing Bear."
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, I'll step out in style
With my sissy smile and my dancing bear. Original Lyrics: Oh, I'll step out in style
With my sincere smile and my dancing bear. |
"Sail Away"
Misheard Lyrics: In a miracle, you get food to eat.
Original Lyrics: In America, you get food to eat.
| "I Love L.A"
Misheard Lyrics: I Love a lay
Original Lyrics: I Love L.A
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Funny Lyrics:
"Short People"
The Funny Lyrics: Don't want no,short people!,don't want no,short people!
Why They're Funny: A perfect song for a basketball team!
Submitted by: The Big A
| "Naked Man"
The Funny Lyrics: Old lady stand on the corner
With a purse in her hand She does not know but in a minute or so She will be robbed by a Naked Man Why They're Funny: Freaking Funniest song I know! 'Beware of the Naked Man'
Submitted by: John Patrick
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| There are additional Funny lyrics available. | |
Insulting Lyrics:
"God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind)"
The Insulting Lyrics: You all must be crazy to put your faith in me
That's why I love mankind Why They're Insulting: In this song, God is pointing out the stupidity of mankind.
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
| "Short People"
The Insulting Lyrics: Short people got no reason
Short people got no reason Short people got no reason to live Why They're Insulting: Very biting satire about prejudice. Unfortunately, a lot of people took this song seriously, getting it banned on the radio in some places.
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
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| There are additional Insulting lyrics available. | |
Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Four Eyes"
The Lyrics: For a while I stood there, on the sidewalk
A Roy Rogers lunch pail in my hand Then I heard sweet children's voices calling And I began to understand Who They Mention: Roy Rogers (singing cowboy of TV and Movies fame)
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
| "A Piece of the Pie"
The Lyrics: As General Motors goes so we all
Johnny Cougar's singing it's their country now He'll e singing for Toyota by the fall .... Bono's off in Africa - he's never around The country turns it's lonely eyes to whom? Jackson Browne Who They Mention: John Cougar Mellancamp
Bono Jackson Browne Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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| There are additional celebrity lyrics available. | |
Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Short People"
Opening Lines: Short people got nobody, short people got nobody, short people got nobody to love.
Comments: Satirical song about prejudice - many people still think it's really about hatred of short people.
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
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Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Louisiana 1927"
The Lyrics: Ten feet of water in the streets of Evangeline
Why: There are two places named Evangeline in Louisiana - a town in the southwest corner and a parish (equivalent of county) in south central Louisiana.
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
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Songs That Are Banned:
"Short People"
Banned from the radio in Maryland. Some people... so humorless.
Submitted by: Aninnymouse
Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:
"short people"
The Lyrics: don't want no,short people,we don't want,no short people!,around here! 1
Why: it may seem amusing to,some folk's,yet when the,dust settle's this,is a very BIGOTED SONG!,especially toward's,"LITTLE PEOPLE"
Submitted by: BIG AJ
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Lighter Side of Serious Bands:
"Short People"
This song satires prejudice by saying that short people shouldn't have a reason to live.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
