I just found that there are lots of videos of him performing his songs on YouTube. I never realized that videos of his performances existed.
This one is precious, I think, because it gives an idea what it must have been like to have him as a math teacher. I wonder how many of his songs have never seen the light of day outside of a math class.
Posted by Mike (Member # 55) on :
Delightful! But where's the rest of it? Posted by CaySedai (Member # 6459) on :
Awesome. I've spent the last half hour - at least - watching the videos. I love Tom Lehrer.
Posted by amira tharani (Member # 182) on :
No!!!! It cuts off at secant squared!!! I love the videos and the songs... many happy hours...
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
I love Tom Lehrer. I used to have the math AND the elements songs memorized. Actually, elements still is.
Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :
"So long Mom, I'm off to drop the bomb" and "Who's next?" are some of my favorite Lehrer songs but they probably aren't nearly as funny if you didn't live through Vietnam and the Cold War.
The Vatican Rag is also hilarious.
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
"2 4 6 8 Time to Transubstantiate" is the funniest line in all of Tom Lehrerdom.
I have his boxed set "The Remains of Tom Lehrer" and I love it.
Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
quote:Originally posted by amira tharani: No!!!! It cuts off at secant squared!!! I love the videos and the songs... many happy hours...
quote:"So long Mom, I'm off to drop the bomb" and "Who's next?" are some of my favorite Lehrer songs but they probably aren't nearly as funny if you didn't live through Vietnam and the Cold War.
They are.
Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :
quote:Originally posted by Teshi:
quote:"So long Mom, I'm off to drop the bomb" and "Who's next?" are some of my favorite Lehrer songs but they probably aren't nearly as funny if you didn't live through Vietnam and the Cold War.
They are.
I think those songs may be like the old Bugs Bunny cartoons. In those cartoons there are some jokes that are accessible to 5 year olds, there is another layer of humor directed at adults and there is yet another layer of political and social satire that you only understand if you know the history of the era. I suspect those jokes are funnier to the people who actually remember that era than they are to those of us who've only read about it. I think the same is true of many of Tome Lehrer's songs.
Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :
The Rabbit and The Pixiest have found something to agree on. Tom Lehrer brings people together.
Must be National Brotherhood Week.
Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :
I've also always wanted to see what his face looks like when he says "yechh!" in Masochism Tango. Actually, I'm not sure I've ever seen an actual photo of his face, just the caricature on the cover of "songs by Tom Lehrer."
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
Chris: Be grateful that it doesn't last all year.
Posted by CaySedai (Member # 6459) on :
"There are people in this world who do not love their fellow human beings and I hate people like that!" (National Brotherhood Week commentary)
Given the choice between his songs played in a studio versus recorded live, I prefer the live ones. The songs I've heard from studio recording don't have those comments, just the music, and I think it's better with the comments.
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But where's the rest of it? ![[Cry]](graemlins/cry.gif)