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 |
| "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 Stole My Car?" | "Little Criminals," Randy Newman | Martha Hankins |
| "Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp...)" | "Short People," Randy Newman | Martha Hankins |
| "New York State of Mind" | "I Love L.A.," Randy Newman | Martha Hankins |
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Ed Bandana" originally "Red Bandana"
Hi, I'm Ed Bandana!
oldsongs
"Red Banana" originally "Red Bandana"
Yvonne Sindri
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"Shorn People" originally "Short People"
Nice haircut!
oldtimer
"Shore People" originally "Short People"
oldtimer
"Snort People" originally "Short People"
oldtimer
"Shirt People" originally "Short People"
As opposed to skin people or pants people.
oldtimer
"Shoot People" originally "Short People"
Or has Randy Newman already done that?
Micky
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "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 |
| "I Will Go Sailing No More" | "I'm Not Alive No More" | John Candy |
| "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 |
| "Short People" | "Those People" | Adagio |
| "Short people" | "Otaku" | Wizardz199 |
| "It's a Jungle Out There" | "There's Some Fungus In There (Fridge Song)" | Adagio |
| "It's a Jungle Out There (Monk Theme)" | "It's a Jingle He'll Spare" | Rick Duncan |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| 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* |
| I Think It's Going To Rain Today | Meterologist's Office | Eric Andrews |
| 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:
"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
| "Political Science"
The Funny Lyrics: Asia's crowded. Europe's too old.
Africa's far too hot and Canada's too cold. South America stole our name. Let's drop the big one, they'll be no one left to blame us. Why They're Funny: none
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:
"Louisiana 1927"
The Lyrics: President Coolidge came down in a railroad train With a little fat man with a note-pad in his hand The President say, 'Little fat man isn't it a shame what the river has done To this poor crackers land.'
Who They Mention: President Calvin Coolidge
Submitted by: Cheeseburger in Parodies
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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
