Weight Eye color Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his distinctive voice, mordant (and often satirical) pop songs, and for film scores. Some time during Moon Man's classic YTMND era, Newman and Moon Man collaborated on a cover of Newman's song "Short People", calling the cover "Black 'People'". This caused a small scandal in both the jewish and the White Power communities, as Newman is jewish.