tom lehrer

[bombshell]

just curious- any fans out there? national brotherhood week is gold.

[Sarah]

Love him. Grew up on him, in fact. Perhaps for that reason, I'm partial to the early stuff: "Oedipus Rex," "The Old Dope Peddler," etc.

[angryrobot]

There's a bunch of videos of him up on Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIlJ8ZCs4jY

[Ramsobot]

I actually discovered him from a piece on NPR and then bought the box set. Really enjoy his stuff, and am glad to be able to see some footage of him performing on YouTube.

I really like "The Vatican Rag."

[Sarah]

There's a bunch of videos of him up on Youtube

Neato! Guess I'll be reliving my childhood today. (I know I was listening to Tom Lehrer by the time I was five, since I recall singing "We'll All Go Together When We Go" at that age. My family had the first two records, and my sisters and I listened to them endlessly. Later, in fifth grade at a new school, I was put greatly at ease when the teacher performed "I Hold Your Hand in Mine" for the class.)

[DiscoInferiorityComplex]

"Poisoning Pigeons in the Park" would have been my favorite song as a child if I had given Lehrer a chance, and not just assumed he was that News Hour guy on PBS.

[Mutant Despot]

I love Tom Lehrer. As a kid I looked down on everyone who liked Weird Al because of him.

[Gene George]

The Tom Lehrer box set is one of my favorite things in the world.

I often find myself singing "Fight Fiercely Harvard" to myself and giggling.

[DonTGD]

I actually believe that Tom Lehrer is the smartest musical comedian that ever lived, even better than Gilbert and Sullivan. I think his material is untouchable for intelligence. I can't imagine what it would have felt like to have heard his satirical stuff in situ.