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Don't forget the brilliant introductions and epilogues that accompany his songs. They're just as smart and funny as the songs themselves, with not an ounce of f
by MaxBarraclough 6y ago
Don't forget the brilliant introductions and epilogues that accompany his songs. They're just as smart and funny as the songs themselves, with not an ounce of fat on them.
> There's just no one like him and the way his songs have remained so relevant up to this day is something I find myself in awe of.
Much of Bob Newhart's comedy holds up very well today, but of course it's not music.
- fenomas 6y agoI always particularly loved how Lehrer's subtle, erudite style let him get away with comparatively racy material for that buttoned-down age. Like my all-time favorite line: > His education began in agricultural school, where he majored in animal husbandry.. (beat) ..until they caught him at it one day..
- dllthomas 6y agoOr how about the intro to We Will All Go Together When We Go where he says > I particularly remember a heart-warming novel of his about a young necropheliac who finally achieved his boy-hood ambition by becoming coroner. and there's a smattering of laughter and some awkward silence, and he says > The rest of you can look it up when you get home.
- lb1lf 6y agoOr the album intro to National Brotherhood Week - "...This year, for example, on the first day of the week Malcolm X was killed which gives you an idea of how effective the whole thing is. I'm sure we all agree that we ought to love one another and I know there are people in the world that do not love their fellow human beings and I hate people like that."
- golem14 6y agoI think Stan Freberg should be mentioned here as well. "take an Indian to lunch today" still feels very relevant today, to give one example.
- EricE 6y ago"St. George and the Dragonet" - one of my favorite tracks on the Dr. Demento anniversary set. I still would like a .20 caliber sword.