Left foot, right foot, left foot, right foot...

Holy sh*t he's a white guy.

God I wish he would just die. This guy has to be the most horrible singer on the planet. Why oh why does he keep getting gigs? The guy sucks beyond all reason.

ambercricket: God I wish he would just die.

You sound short.

gas giant: ambercricket: God I wish he would just die.

You sound short.

No, it's just that I still have the ability to hear

ambercricket: God I wish he would just die. This guy has to be the most horrible singer on the planet. Why oh why does he keep getting gigs? The guy sucks beyond all reason.

you probably think Nolan Ryan was a shiatty baseball player too. after all, his career batting average was only .110

gas giant: ambercricket: God I wish he would just die.

You sound short.

Zing! Short People is satire, anyway. The guy is a kind of journeyman song writer and I guess I am a journeyman listener, but some of his songs I just love. Plus 17 (I think) Oscar nominations, 12 Grammy nominations - he's being voted on by the people who do this for a living.

ambercricket: God I wish he would just die. This guy has to be the most horrible singer on the planet. Why oh why does he keep getting gigs? The guy sucks beyond all reason.

Don't judge the man by the one song you don't like.

From WIKI:
Academy Award
2007: Nominee - Original Song - "Our Town" - Cars
2002: Winner - Original Song - "If I Didn't Have You" - Monsters, Inc.
2002: Nominee - Original Score - Monsters, Inc.
2001: Nominee - Original Song - "A Fool In Love" - Meet The Parents
2000: Nominee - Original Song - "When She Loved Me" - Toy Story 2
1999: Nominee - Original Dramatic Score - Pleasantville
1999: Nominee - Original Musical or Comedy Score - A Bug's Life
1999: Nominee - Original Song - "That'll Do" - Babe: Pig in the City
1997: Nominee - Original Musical or Comedy Score - James and the Giant Peach
1996: Nominee - Original Song - "You've Got a Friend in Me" - Toy Story
1996: Nominee - Original Musical or Comedy Score - Toy Story
1995: Nominee - Original Song - "Make Up Your Mind" - The Paper
1991: Nominee - Original Score - Avalon
1990: Nominee - Original Song - "I Love to See You Smile" - Parenthood
1985: Nominee - Original Score - The Natural
1982: Nominee - Original Score - Ragtime
1982: Nominee - Original Song - "One More Hour" - Ragtime
Golden Globe
2000: Nominee - Original Song - "When She Loved Me" - Toy Story 2
1999: Nominee - Original Score - A Bug's Life
1996: Nominee - Original Song - "You've Got a Friend in Me" - Toy Story
1991: Nominee - Original Score - Avalon
1990: Nominee - Original Song - "I Love to See You Smile" - Parenthood
1982: Nominee - Original Song - "One More Hour" - Ragtime
Grammy
2007: Winner - Song Written for Motion Picture or Television - "Our Town" - Cars
2004: Nominee - Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture or Television - Seabiscuit
2003: Winner - Song Written for Motion Picture or Television - "If I Didn't Have You" - Monsters, Inc.'
2003: Nominee - Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture or Television - Monsters, Inc.
2001: Winner - Song Written for Motion Picture or Television - "When She Loved Me" - Toy Story 2'
2001: Nominee - Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture or Television - Toy Story 2
2000: Winner - Instrumental Composition Written for Motion Picture or Television - A Bug's Life
2000: Nominee - Song Written for Motion Picture or Television - "The Time Of Your Life" - A Bug's Life'
1992: Nominee - Instrumental Composition Written for Motion Picture or Television - Avalon
1992: Nominee - Instrumental Composition Written for Motion Picture or Television - Awakenings
1990: Nominee - Song Written for Motion Picture or Television - Parenthood
1983: Nominee - Score Album for Motion Picture or Television - Ragtime
Emmy
2004: Winner - Main Title Theme Music ("It's a Jungle Out There") - Monk
1991: Winner - Achievement in Music and Lyrics - Cop Rock
Annie Award
2007: Winner - Music in an Animated Feature Production - Cars
2003: Nominee - Music in an Animated Feature Production - Monsters, Inc.
2000: Winner - Music in an Animated Feature Production - Toy Story 2
1997: Winner - Music in an Animated Feature Production - Cats Don't Dance
1996: Winner - Music in an Animated Feature Production - Toy Story
BAFTA Award
1983: Nominee - Original Song - "One More Hour" - Ragtime
Chicago Film Critics Association Award
1999: Nominee - Original Score - A Bug's Life
1996: Winner - Original Score - Toy Story
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award
1981: Winner - Music - Ragtime
Online Film Critics Society Award
1999: Winner - Original Score - Pleasantville

Listen to a song called Dixie Flyer.

Dixie Flyer (new window)

If you don't find this song even a little charming, you are dead inside.

gas giant heh heh. That was good.

Bring-out-your-dead:Don't judge the man by the one song you don't like.


Exactly. I judge him by all the songs I don't like. Thanks for listing them

Newman's success at Oscar time is due to the system, not his talent. Kid friendly, never controversial, the Disney/Pixar people probably have him on speed dial. The farking Oscars had 3(!) songs from Enchanted nominated out of the five slots last year. I'm still amazed Three Six Mafia won a few years ago, the Academy must've felt very pleased with themselves after that.

/SO glad Hansard/Irglova won for Falling Slowly
// Still bitter about Aimee Mann losing to Phil Collins in '99

Both Sail Away and Good Old Boys are awesome albums

/because my opinion is important

I knew a girl who had pictures of him scattered all across her floor.

Bring-out-your-dead: ambercricket: God I wish he would just die. This guy has to be the most horrible singer on the planet. Why oh why does he keep getting gigs? The guy sucks beyond all reason.

Don't judge the man by the one song you don't like.

From WIKI:
Academy Award
2007: Nominee - Original Song - "Our Town" - Cars
2002: Winner - Original Song - "If I Didn't Have You" - Monsters, Inc.
2002: Nominee - Original Score - Monsters, Inc.
2001: Nominee - Original Song - "A Fool In Love" - Meet The Parents
2000: Nominee - Original Song - "When She Loved Me" - Toy Story 2
1999: Nominee - Original Dramatic Score - Pleasantville
1999: Nominee - Original Musical or Comedy Score - A Bug's Life
1999: Nominee - Original Song - "That'll Do" - Babe: Pig in the City
1997: Nominee - Original Musical or Comedy Score - James and the Giant Peach
1996: Nominee - Original Song - "You've Got a Friend in Me" - Toy Story
1996: Nominee - Original Musical or Comedy Score - Toy Story
1995: Nominee - Original Song - "Make Up Your Mind" - The Paper
1991: Nominee - Original Score - Avalon
1990: Nominee - Original Song - "I Love to See You Smile" - Parenthood
1985: Nominee - Original Score - The Natural
1982: Nominee - Original Score - Ragtime
1982: Nominee - Original Song - "One More Hour" - Ragtime
Golden Globe
2000: Nominee - Original Song - "When She Loved Me" - Toy Story 2
1999: Nominee - Original Score - A Bug's Life
1996: Nominee - Original Song - "You've Got a Friend in Me" - Toy Story
1991: Nominee - Original Score - Avalon
1990: Nominee - Original Song - "I Love to See You Smile" - Parenthood
1982: Nominee - Original Song - "One More Hour" - Ragtime
Grammy
2007: Winner - Song Written for Motion Picture or Television - "Our Town" - Cars
2004: Nominee - Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture or Television - Seabiscuit
2003: Winner - Song Written for Motion Picture or Television - "If I Didn't Have You" - Monsters, Inc.'
2003: Nominee - Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture or Television - Monsters, Inc.
2001: Winner - Song Written for Motion Picture or Television - "When She Loved Me" - Toy Story 2'
2001: Nominee - Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture or Television - Toy Story 2
2000: Winner - Instrumental Composition Written for Motion Picture or Television - A Bug's Life
2000: Nominee - Song Written for Motion Picture or Television - "The Time Of Your Life" - A Bug's Life'
1992: Nominee - Instrumental Composition Written for Motion Picture or Television - Avalon
1992: Nominee - Instrumental Composition Written for Motion Picture or Television - Awakenings
1990: Nominee - Song Written for Motion Picture or Television - Parenthood
1983: Nominee - Score Album for Motion Picture or Television - Ragtime
Emmy
2004: Winner - Main Title Theme Music ("It's a Jungle Out There") - Monk
1991: Winner - Achievement in Music and Lyrics - Cop Rock
Annie Award
2007: Winner - Music in an Animated Feature Production - Cars
2003: Nominee - Music in an Animated Feature Production - Monsters, Inc.
2000: Winner - Music in an Animated Feature Production - Toy Story 2
1997: Winner - Music in an Animated Feature Production - Cats Don't Dance
1996: Winner - Music in an Animated Feature Production - Toy Story
BAFTA Award
1983: Nominee - Original Song - "One More Hour" - Ragtime
Chicago Film Critics Association Award
1999: Nominee - Original Score - A Bug's Life
1996: Winner - Original Score - Toy Story
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award
1981: Winner - Music - Ragtime
Online Film Critics Society Award
1999: Winner - Original Score - Pleasantville

Okay, I'll judge him by ALL these songs I don't like.

Randy Newman blows.

mdbuff12: the Disney/Pixar people probably have him on speed dial.


Nah, he's probably camped out in the lobby, playing on the display piano under the marble, Mickey-adorned staircase.

Everything off of Sail Away is great.

Aside from that, meh.

Hmm... Randy Newman Creates Something New Under The Sun, 12 Songs, Sail Away, Good Old Boys, Land of Dreams... yeah, everything he's done really sucks. But by all means, you kids carry on. Me, I'm leaving my hat on.

Loud_Mouth_Soup: mdbuff12: the Disney/Pixar people probably have him on speed dial.


Nah, he's probably camped out in the lobby, playing on the display piano under the marble, Mickey-adorned staircase.

Singing about everything he sees passing by.

lerxst2112: Singing about everything he sees passing by.

Left foot, right foot
Left foot, right foot

LewDux: lerxst2112: Singing about everything he sees passing by.

Left foot, right foot
Left foot, right foot

FG Audio, no video (new window)

Do people really think Short People is the most controversial song
Randy Newman's ever done?

Clearly they haven't heard Rednecks (new window) , Sail Away (new window) or Political Science 101 (new window)

Say what you will, hes certainly an original.

dogcow69: Do people really think Short People is the most controversial song
Randy Newman's ever done?

Clearly they haven't heard Rednecks (new window) , Sail Away (new window) or Political Science 101 (new window)

Say what you will, hes certainly an original.

I love "In Germany Before the War." Plus the three you mentioned. Plus Short People. Yep, he is weird. And anything he has written will outlast "My Heart Will Go On and On and ON and ON" from Titanic.

Baby take off your coat...(real slow)
Baby take off your shoes...(here I'll take your shoes)
Baby take off your dress
Yes yes yes
You can leave your hat on
You can leave your hat on
You can leave your hat on

Go on over there and turn on the light...no all the lights
Now come back here and stand on this chair...that's right
Raise your arms up in to the air...shake 'em...

Hey, I think it's hot.

You know, his new record is EXTREMELY good. Funny, sad, intelligent, acerbic. Surprisingly great.

Recommended.

But first, a few words in defense of our country:

I'd like to say a few words
In defense of our country
Whose people aren't bad nor are they mean
Now the leaders we have
While they're the worst that we've had
Are hardly the worst this poor world has seen

Just a few words in defense of our country
Whose time at the top
Could be coming to an end
Now we don't want their love
And respect at this point is pretty much out of the question
But in times like these
We sure could use a friend

A President once said,
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
Now it seems like we're supposed to be afraid
It's patriotic in fact and color coded
And what are we supposed to be afraid of?
Why, of being afraid
That's what terror means, doesn't it?
That's what it used to mean

Randy Newman is unquestionably one of the greatest songwriters of all time. I thought that his stuff was just the Disney crap until I heard Nilsson Sings Newman. His piano playing is friggin' sardonic as hell.

The Family Guy bit was funny, but I worry that it's keeping other members of my generation from realizing how brilliant Newman is.

torgo jr.: ambercricket: God I wish he would just die. This guy has to be the most horrible singer on the planet. Why oh why does he keep getting gigs? The guy sucks beyond all reason.

you probably think Nolan Ryan was a shiatty baseball player too. after all, his career batting average was only .110

If Nolan Ryan had a voice that sounded like a frog with a throat fungus and that mattered to baseball, then yeah.

EllaFitzgerald: gas giant: ambercricket: God I wish he would just die.

You sound short.

Zing! Short People is satire, anyway. The guy is a kind of journeyman song writer and I guess I am a journeyman listener, but some of his songs I just love. Plus 17 (I think) Oscar nominations, 12 Grammy nominations - he's being voted on by the people who do this for a living.

Being voted on by people who do this for a living? You mean like when Republican politicians vote for Republicans?

Argument from authority doesn't make Newman sound any less like he's trying to vomit on the keyboard.

Great_Milenko: Bring-out-your-dead: ambercricket: God I wish he would just die. This guy has to be the most horrible singer on the planet. Why oh why does he keep getting gigs? The guy sucks beyond all reason.

........

Okay, I'll judge him by ALL these songs I don't like.

Randy Newman blows.

High five dude!

CatJumpJohn: Randy Newman is unquestionably one of the greatest songwriters of all time....The Family Guy bit was funny, but I worry that it's keeping other members of my generation from realizing how brilliant Newman is.

No, it's not Family Guy that is doing it, it is your generation's ears.

ambercricket: No, it's not Family Guy that is doing it, it is your generation's ears.

For someone who hates Randy Newman you sure post a lot in threads about him.

CatJumpJohn: ambercricket: No, it's not Family Guy that is doing it, it is your generation's ears.

For someone who hates Randy Newman you sure post a lot in threads about him.

You haven't been on Fark very long I assume?

ambercricket: You haven't been on Fark very long I assume?

Long enough to know how to dismiss retards.

/And a year and a half longer than you