Randy Newman received an upright piano for his ... no gentle breezes and birdsong. In “Short People” (1977), he sings: They got little baby legs They stand so low You got to pick ’em up ...

His sunny postcard is too pretty to be entirely believable, especially compared to his description of New York (“all the people are dressed ... studio albums, Randy Newman has not shied away ...

the self-titled Randy Newman. His string of hits include "Mama Told Me Not to Come," "Feels Like Home," "You Can Leave Your Hat On," "Short People," "Baltimore" and "It's a Jungle Out There" among ...