About Randy NewmanBorn way back in 1942, Randy Newman is well known by music lovers for two reasons. Firstly, his work doing film scores for many popular animates films such as Toy Story and Monsters Inc. Secondly his own musical career which has often been a source of controversy for those who take his parodied songs a little too seriously. Randy Newman has made many successful songs in his career including his best known hit 'Sail Away', a song that describes a slave trader trying to attract new slaves, and 'Short People' written about a bigot who really hates short people. Randy Newman doesn't often sing songs about himself but rather different, often humour situations. If you want to listen to music but have a laugh at the same time, Randy is the perfect choice.