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Those words haven't (so far as I know) been sung either: they're from one of his spoken preambles, not from any of the songs. (The preambles are generally at l

by gjm11 2y ago

Those words haven't (so far as I know) been sung either: they're from one of his spoken preambles, not from any of the songs. (The preambles are generally at least as funny as the songs, at least in my estimation.)

walterbell 2y ago
From https://tomlehrersongs.com/we-will-all-go-together-when-we-go/ https://tomlehrersongs.com/we-will-all-go-together-when-we-g...
mannyv 2y ago
I wouldn't call what he does singing given the normal meaning of the phrase.
- walterbell 2y ago
  mini-musical?
- gjm11 2y ago
  That seems unfair. He is (or at least was when he was doing it -- he's 96 years old now) a very competent singer and pianist. He's not particularly trying to make a beautiful sound, but there's more to singing than that.
  - mannyv 2y ago
    Even he has said that calling what he was doing 'singing' would be generous.
    - gjm11 2y ago
      Well, yes, self-deprecating humour is a thing, but there's a difference between Tom Lehrer pretending he can't really sing and someone else claiming he can't really sing.