Looking at the Billboard Hot 100 this very week in 1978, here are - TopicsExpress



          

Looking at the Billboard Hot 100 this very week in 1978, here are the five biggest selling singles in the USA: 5) Slip Slidin Away - Paul Simon 4) Your In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) - Rod Stewart 3) Stayin Alive - The Bee Gees 2) Short People - Randy Newman 1) Baby Come Back - Player Here to sing his number 2 hit Short People is Randy Newman. When Randy wrote the hit, he wrote it from the point of view of a biased person against short people. Although Randy says that his song does not mean that he is biased against short people, many listeners interpreted the song in that manner. Short People became so controversial in the State of Maryland that legislation was introduced to ban the hit song from the radio, but it didnt pass. When asked what the song was about, Randy said that it was about a lunatic. He mentioned the song includes a line that reads short people are just the same as you and I, but many listeners dont hear that line. Regardless of all the controversy, the song peaked at number 2 in the USA and charted in 4 other countries! https://youtube/watch?v=sX6I2NrguAs
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 21:10:20 +0000

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