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It's been a consistent of my life, every good friend I've had already knows all the words to all the Tom Lehrer songs. And enjoys singing them while drunk. My
by dbg31415 9y ago
It's been a consistent of my life, every good friend I've had already knows all the words to all the Tom Lehrer songs. And enjoys singing them while drunk.
My parents... who are only slightly younger than Tom Lehrer... think he speaks too fast, think he's too disrespectful, or just don't get the humor. I get that he was successful -- but I think classic example of someone born a little too soon.
Anyway, if someone could put Tom Lehrer and Stephen Colbert together for an interview I'd be pretty happy.
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Good atricle from 2000.
* 'When Kissinger won the Nobel peace prize, satire died' | Global | The Guardian || https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2000/jul/31/artsfeatures1 https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2000/jul/31/artsfeatures...
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Some of my favorite songs... but you can't go wrong, and they're all on YouTube.
* Tom Lehrer: Smut (concert live) (1965) - YouTube || https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jARdWfJulo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jARdWfJulo
* Tom Lehrer: Alma (concert live) (1965) - YouTube || https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL6KgbrGSKQ&list=RDQL6KgbrGSKQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL6KgbrGSKQ&list=RDQL6KgbrGS...
* Tom Lehrer - Wernher von Braun - with intro - widescreen - YouTube || https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTKn1aSOyOs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTKn1aSOyOs